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CORVETTE TODAY EXTRA - Harlan Charles Talks Everything Z06!
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May 8, 2025
It's another CORVETTE TODAY EXTRA...Corvette Brand Manager Harlan Charles is back on the CORVETTE TODAY show with your host Steve Garrett to talk about everything Z06! Steve and Harlan discuss full pricing, options and combinations that can be ordered with this new supercar. If you're ordering a new C8 Z06, you must listen or watch this show! You'll discover all the in's and out's of this car. Plus, you'll also learn what combinations will and will not work when ordering. Don't miss this CORVETTE TODAY EXTRA with Corvette Brand Manager, Harlan Charles on CORVETTE TODAY!
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know or understand all the options harlan charles the corvette brand manager is back on the show to talk more
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about the z06 along with some of those available options combinations and pricing harlan welcome back to corvette
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today hi thanks steve thanks for having me on your show you bet it's always great to have you here buddy and thank
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you for coming back on the show and talking about the z06 first of all let's
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talk about the pricing and the trim levels for the coupe and the convertible yeah first of all i want to say that z06
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is now available for ordering and the order guides have been released and the pricing has been released so obviously
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i'm sure there's a lot of excitement and then a lot of questions about everybody who's trying to configure their dream
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corvette z06 the way that they want it the z06 starts at 105 000 actually with
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the destination that comes up to 106 395 and we have three trim levels and people
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who have familiar with the corvette stingray and quarterbacks in general for a number of years will understand the
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basic three level strategy we have for both coupe and convertible so the coupe is 105 000 is the base
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price with the destination that's 106 395 2lz which adds a lot of feature
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content goes up to 115 595 and the ultimate 3lz with the leather wrapped
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interior is 120 245 and the convertible is pretty similar it has about seven
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thousand dollars to those prices for the convertible with the retractable hardtop so 1lz is 113 895 then it's 2lz 122 595.
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n3lc 127 245. gotcha all right now let's also talk about the z07 package that's
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what i want yeah so the ultimate about that all the corvette z06s are track
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capable but if you really want the ultimate z06 we do have the z07
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performance package that adds ceramic brakes it has unique chassis tuning the
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michelin pilot cup zp tires of course those are really the closest thing to a
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street legal racing tire that package is 89.95 but it does require the carbon
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fiber arrow package if you order the carbon fiber arrow and you've probably seen that in our show cars that's the
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one that has the carbon fiber high wing the dive planes of course the full ground effects the underbody strikes if
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you don't want the cup tires you can get that with just the j57 carbon ceramic brake option and keep the standard
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chassis and tires or for the ultimate you get that along with the z07 package and we have it in two finishes you can
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get it it's all carbon fiber but you can get it painted carbon flash which is the black metallic paint is 84.95 or you can
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get it in the physical carbon fiber you see the visible weave and that's 10 495. that's really nice obviously i'm a
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carbon fiber fanatic so i would go for the visible carbon fiber ten thousand four ninety five speaking of carbon
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fiber my friend the biggest addition for me and i love this is the new carbon
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fiber wheels that save you 41 pounds of unsprung weight a set of these wheels is
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only 9995 dollars in carbon flash and 11 995
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and exposed carbon i think that is outstanding talk about those wheels yeah
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we're very proud of those wheels these are the first carbon fiber wheels on the corvette and these are also the widest
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that i've ever been in production again you know all the corvette z06s have 20 inch front 21 inch rear and it's you
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know saves 41 pounds of unspawn weight and we do have like you said the two versions the painted carbon flash and
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the carbon fiber if you go for the 007 package that z07 package is available on
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coupe convertible all the trim levels so you can get that on any one of them you can add the carbon fiber wheels for the
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ultimate on top of that so many people are interested in that for right now it is a z07 only
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but we are looking into at some point in the future looking at a chassis calibration maybe without 07 if
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people want to get those that's not available now but that is something that we've heard people ask for and so we may
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come out at some point in the future wow that'd be outstanding also harlan there are two overrides and i need to
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understand these overrides a little bit better myself one is a d30 and it's a
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color combination override and then there's the r6x which is the color
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interior trim and seat combo override talk about what those options give you and the pricing on those as well yeah so
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we've had this on corvette since the 8th gen came out on the stingray so d30 let
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me talk about that one first we have a recommended interior and exterior colors as well as seat belt colors most of the
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color combos are recommended and we want to encourage people obviously to get the recommended or if a dealer is ordering a
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car the customer didn't order to stock those but we also want to understand everybody's taste is different obviously
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so if you want for example adrenaline red interior and accelerate yellow car
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which is not one of our recommended colors but hey everybody's different right so we make that available as an
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override okay that makes sense there's a few colors like that like a red with an
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orange we want to make people at least understand make sure this is what you really want before you get it but the
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other hand we didn't want to totally restrict it to make it not available if that's somebody's dream combo you can get it so it only affects interior color
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exterior color and then the seat belt color on a few situations got it now is
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there a trim level that's required for that and what is the pricing no there's not really a trim level required you
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can't break things across trim levels it's a 695 option and then the other one
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you brought up the r6x yes that's a little bit different that's only on the 3lc or on the stingray 3lt we made a few
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special interiors there were things that customers had asked for that weren't normally available so we created these
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interiors they're all based on red black and gray interior so for example if you
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want an all black interior but you just want a red seat in it you can do that or
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if you want a red interior but you want your seat to be black with red stitching instead of a full red seat we have that
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and then the same thing with the gray and black so we made a few of these interiors like that that are kind of
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mixed match combinations and so they're sort of like a special order but we do have those available again they're rare
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but some people if they're what you're looking for i have heard people that why don't you have this combo so we created
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those and those that's what the r6x is that's fantastic that's a great option as well and the other option that seems
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to be really popular buddy are stripe options for the car and the roof options let's talk about the stripes and the
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roofs and the pricing for both yes so we have both the full racing stripes that are 9.95 and we have those available in
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seven colors so it's a really neat way to personalize it and give it the racing feel with the full racing stripe but
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then we also have the stinger stripes and that's a little bit more subtle if you just want a little touch on the hood
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we have the edge red edge yellow and the silver on those those are 500 and those are all factory installed
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which is nice you get it straight from the factory no dealer installation to worry about the other question was on
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the roofs right the z06 and the stingray coupe basically have to have the same
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roof options with a couple exceptions you have the standard painted roof that's your body color that comes
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standard you can go to a transparent roof panel which is tinted clear which really opens up the interior it's a nice
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option in 9.95 and then we have the carbon fiber roof which is really the ultimate has the visible weave on it
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that's 24.95 gotcha well harlan let's take our first break and when we come back we're going to talk about some of
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i'm your host steve garrett with me today is corvette brand manager harlan charles we're talking z06 today and the
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options in segment number two we're going to go over all the interior options harlan first let's start with my
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favorite brand new interior the adrenaline red dipped interior i absolutely love that talk about the
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ordering and what it costs to get that interior well this adrenaline red if you love red this is your interior and i
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just want to point out we still have the more traditional adrenaline red with black accents available but if you love
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red this is new for 23. it just requires that the level 3 lc to get that oh okay
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that sounds good let's also talk about the stealth interior package because i know you really like that as well talk
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about what that is and what that costs so the stealth interior package we have in corvette the bright aluminum speakers
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the trim around the fence for the climate control in the car and so if you
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just like it more subdued like a darker stealth or a lot of times if you're ordering the carbon fiber interior parts
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that's available and it's a 595 option sounds good also let's talk about the carbon 2 interior because when we
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trim level 2 because we've had the i guess the level 1 we call it carbon fiber in the stingray for a while and
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it's still available and what it is it's an either or option so if you just want a little bit of carbon fiber in your
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corvette you can get the level one the fa5 it's 1500 and then this one is kind
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of the ultimate if you love carbon fiber and want as much carbon in your interior as you can this is a 49.95 option only
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on the 3lz level gotcha now do you have to get carbon 1 in order to get the
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carbon 2 package no you don't it's either or great one of the other all right let's talk also about stitching on
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the 3lz package is that only on the 3lz package yeah we have again similar to
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3lz it's kind of a nice touch if you want more of a subtle bit of color in the car that's a 495 option sounds good
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also we have seat belt options as well let's talk about the seat belt options that we've got and the pricing and the
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colors yeah so seat belts options have been really pretty popular we have a lot of
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colors where you have the red the yellow the orange the blue and the natural if you get the dipped interiors however
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like the adrenaline red one we just talked about or the natural dip they do come with the colored belts included or
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the blue interior comes with the blue seat belts included but if you want to mix it up and get the yellow bell to
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dress it up a little bit it's a 495 option is a nice way to personalize your
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interior definitely and i love the steering wheels too and the paddles let's talk about the carbon fiber
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steering wheels that are available yeah that's all new for z06 we have a special steering wheel with the carbon fiber rim
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on the top and the bottom and carbon fiber shifter paddles and that comes included with the 3lz interior a lot of
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people have asked about that you just have to order 3lc and it comes with it that's cool and we have two seat options
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as well i like the gt2 seats and the competition seats yeah so we've continued that i feel the competition
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now your 1lz and the 2lz come standard with the gt1 seat which is a good
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overall seat for comfort and support the 1lz is available we thought about the
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1lz competition seat this would be for somebody they want the lightest car available more for track use right so we
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have a special all performance textile version that really holds you into that car with minimal leather that's a 9.85
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option on a 2lz since you're starting you can get the upgrade to the gt2 seat
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which has the carbon fiber inserts and the napple leather and it kind of gives you a lot of the look of the competition
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seat but still gives you the comfort of the standard gt1 that's a 1695 option or
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you can go all the way to the comp seats for 19.95 and then the 3lz you start
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already with the gt2 included in that package and competition c is 500 for 3lc
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and that one that makes sense well buddy let's take our final break and when we come back we're going to talk about some of the extra options you can order for
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i'm your host steve garrett with me this week is corvette brand manager harlan charles we're talking z06 this afternoon
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in this third and final segment we're going to talk about some of the other options you can order for your z06
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harlan one of my favorite options is the seventh anniversary packages talk about
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what's in that seventh anniversary package and what the price is yeah so we're celebrating 70 years of corvette
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it's the oldest car nameplate out there and we have introduced it on the stingray and people are starting to get
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their cars already and of course we had to include that with the z06 as well and
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it's pretty similar there's a couple differences z06 related but if you recall it's available in two special
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colors carbon flash metallic or 70th anniversary white pearl tri-coat of
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course it has a special interior as well that goes with it it's a ceramic leather with red stitching and suede on the
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instrument panels seats steering wheel red accents seat belts of course special
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70th embossment on the seats some steering wheel soap plates the exterior badging it's got the z06 wheels graphite
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with red stripes as well and it even comes with the accessory custom luggage
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set that was designed specifically for the 70th anniversary with red stitching and the 70th emblem that matches the
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interior wow so we're pretty excited about that and just seen some of the first early builds and those cars are
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just stunning what's the price on the 70th anniversary package for the z06 it's the same as the stingray price
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59.95 so it's really a great package absolutely that's great let's talk about the hardtop convertibles for just a
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little bit because we have options for the nacelles let's talk about the options that are available and the
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pricing on those so our convertible again is retractable hard top so it comes standard in
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whatever body color that you pick but a lot of people really like the contrasting roof so you can get either
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the full roof and carbon flash or just the rear nacelles those are the parts that go behind the headrest you can get
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it either way and that's a good option if you're going to get a strike package because you want to keep the stripe on
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the body color a lot of people ask why we have that option it's really good if you're getting a car with graphics on it
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or just like that look and both of them are 1295. excellent also can you still
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order front end lift for the z06 yes front end lift on the z06 and maybe even more important than on the stairway
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because especially if you're ordering the ground effects package with the larger splitter you're going to want to
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protect that the front lift is a great system to avoid some of these curbs and driveway ramps that can be a little
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steep sometimes what's the pricing on the front and lift 25.95 excellent all right we also have
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some new options for the exhaust tips talk about those because i know you're excited about those yeah the black
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exhaust tip option so the standard is a bright tip but again if you're getting a lot of carbon or you just are getting
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black wheels it's another way to customize your corvette it's 395 for the
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black exhaust tip option and it's also available in the stingray 2 stingray or z06 very nice now wheels we have lots of
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wheel options i love these spider wheels let's talk about the different options and the costs for each of these wheels
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yeah so the standard wheel is called titanium satin kind of a silver painted color and then we have satin graphite or
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black wheels those at 495 or then you can get the machine face wheels and if
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people are remember the silver show car that was used a lot a lot of people like those are really upright and you really
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set the car off nicely those 14.95 and then again i mentioned the anniversary
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has the red stripe wheel that is also available as an accessory and then of course we talked about with z07 you can
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go all the way to the two carbon fiber wheels either the painted or the visible carbon right and there's also another
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accessory tech bronze wheel as well oh that's right what's the price on the tech bronze
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37.95 and the satin graphite with red stripe is 35.95 gotcha now i guess if
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we're talking about wheels we should talk about brake calipers and the color options that are available too right
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that's a good question on the big calipers because it is a little different on the z06 depending on which
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brake system you get right so the standard z06 brakes comes with the black
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calipers and then you can option for the yellow or we have the two reds continuing the bright red or the edge
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red which is a little bit darker like for example if you're getting the red mist you want the edge red if you're getting the torch red you want the
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bright red to go with it so then when you move up to the carbon ceramic breaks
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it goes to a gray standard caliper and we still have the other colors the two reds and the yellow but we also have
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added a new orange straight for color that's exclusive to the ceramic brakes
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very nice and also we can still do the museum delivery isn't that correct oh yeah of course that's kind of the
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ultimate corvette experience at the national corvette museum to do the museum delivery and of course you can do
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that on any corvette and that's for 9.95 9.95 great the option that i'm real
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excited about harlan is the build your own engine option talk about what is involved with that build your own engine
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option and the pricing on that and when will that be available well the build your own engine experience it was a
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great option we had it previously those who had remember the previous generation z06 and zero one engines those engines
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are hand built at the bowling green factory with the car so the new lt6 engine is also hand built
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so the experience will involve you get to work under supervision of the builder you know just give you a bunch of parts
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and you're on your own full warranty get to have the experience of building your own corvette z06 engine and have your
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plaque with your name on it as the builder for the engine it's a great experience it's not available right at
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our launch obviously our factory they want to get up to full speed you know where they're building corvette z06 at
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the line rate when we ramp up so maybe towards the middle of the model year we'll be able to open up that experience
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but it really is ultimate fantasy camp you want to own your car and be part of it and build the engine everybody that
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i've talked to that does it really thought it was one of the best experiences they've had and that's a two-day experience and i think it's a
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five thousand dollar option is that correct yeah and actually the engine build takes place over one day okay
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usually have people fly in the night before and the national corvette museum will be handling logistics of where to
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stay and when we get started and be your guy to do that there's like a lunch included at the plant it's just a great
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day that's so cool i love that option i'd love to build my own z06 engine there's a few things coming harlan at a
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later date we have a lot of carbon fiber stuff and i'm looking forward to all four of these things we have the front
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grille we have the side mirrors we have the engine base around and the x-brace
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talk about those yeah so again you know we keep for this car being derived from racing carbon
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fiber is a big part of racing and lightweight strong materials and we just
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want to offer more ways to personalize your corvette don't have an eta yet for these but they're becoming nice thing
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about accessories once you're available you can order them with your car but if not you missed out you can always come
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back install them later so right we have the front grille the side mirrors again have been available to get the carbon
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fiber supply is not really ready for those right yet and the engine we have two things actually we have the engine
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appearance package which comes from the factory which has the closeouts and then there's the engine cover that we did
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have on our show cars right that will be coming as well that sounds good also you
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alluded to this a little bit earlier in the show but let's talk about the luggage because i love the luggage what
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are the options available for all the luggage pieces we have this great leather bag wanted to
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be a high-end kind of weekend bag they fit really well you put two in the rear trunk or one in the front trunk as well
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there's both the traditional one we came out with the black version that's available and then we have for this year
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a special 70th anniversary version of that and that is actually included in the package but you can also get those
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as accessories as well wow that's really nice and also harlan gm just announced a
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five thousand dollar i will call it a bonus for owners that keep their z06 longer than 12 months that's kind of a
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cool deal isn't it yeah you know we want to encourage the xeo6 buyers to be
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people that really appreciate the car buying it to drive it and enjoy it and own it these cars are so desirable
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there's been a culture of brokers or flipping and things like that not that we can stop it but we're hoping some of
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these initiatives that we're taking will help encourage us directing the cars to customers that are really buying the car
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to enjoy it on their own it's a nice reward with the reward points there's a lot of uses for those points the value
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is about five thousand dollars like you said that you can use if you keep the car for 12 months and most true corvette
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customers and enthusiasts they're the ones that would obviously of course they're going to keep it for 12 months but that's why they're getting and those
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are the people that we really want to sell the corvette z06 to absolutely i keep my car i'm not flipping mine that's
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for darn sure is there anything else that you can think of harlem that we haven't covered or touched on
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no other than i just want to emphasize that again that the ordering has started and like i said all the pricing is out
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order guides are out encourage you to go to your chevrolet dealer and start configuring we do have the visualizer
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online that you can go on and you can try the different options and experiment and really create your own dream z06 and
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also on our website we have a lot of new videos a lot of great content on there that talks about the development of the
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corvette z06 the connection to our c8r racing program and anybody that wants to
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know more about the ins and outs of the development of this great car you can learn more about that by watching those
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yeah those z06 academy videos are fantastic i really love those yeah i agree thanks you bet harlan thank you so
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much for coming back on corvette today i greatly appreciate your time and thank you very much we'll talk with you soon
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okay thanks and thanks to you steve you do a great podcast i know it's been very successful and i want to thank you for
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