Road Test: 2016 Callaway SC757 Z06 Corvette - Abuse of Power

As of right now, the Z06 sits atop the stock Chevrolet Corvette horsepower heap. But even though it breached a whole new level of performance for Corvette; it wasn’t enough for the folks at Callaway cars. So of course they’ve worked their typical magic and brought us this 757-horsepower beast! So let’s see how it runs.
It’s true the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is more than enough car for most mortals, but we’re not “most”; and neither are the hard-charging gearhead genius’s at Callaway Cars. This SC757 Z06 is their answer to the question, “how can you make a Z06 even better?”
Adding power is a time-tested means, and here that methodology is carried out by upping supercharger displacement from 1.7-liters to 2.3. The intercooler is redesigned, as is the intake manifold; fed by Callaway’s high flow cold air intake system. When it’s all said and done, 757-horsepower and 777 lb-ft. of torque now pour out Chevrolet’s LT4 V8.
Both measures jumping 100+ from the stock Z06.
Those numbers might also bring to mind certain Boeing aircraft; and while those planes certainly have this Z06 covered as far as top speed and seating capacity goes, this Callaway’s take off puts both to shame...
Complete Road Test: goo.gl/ghJLF2

[@-Munditimum-]

Quite an incredible 0-60 time of 2.8s with 1- almost no traction and 2- considering this is a manual...Thank you Motorweek for your wonderful shows on KZbin.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Munditimum - Don't believe the hype. I've owned Corvettes since 1992 and three Z06s (so far). The manual is actually faster 0-60mph. The gearing is better and you don't change gears until after 60mph so you're in first the whole time. GM has been pushing that "automatic is faster" bullsh*t for years now because they want to sell more cars. The automatic costs less to make, they charge more for it, and you can sell more of them because most people are lazy and want an automatic. It's just $$$ in their pocket. Watch Randy Pobst's track test at Sears Point from a few years ago. The GM executives told him the automatic was faster around the track and he agreed until he drove the manual. He went faster and faster with each lap. Just my two pennies. Have a great day.

[@genericdenizen1]

Absolutely LOVE my new 2019 Corvette C7 Grand Sport with its Manual Transmission.

[@MrFister84]

Nice flex.

[@jackdelong8634]

We are so lucky to live in a age where you can go to your local dealership and purchase car's making 6-700 HP. And the car's are comfortable and affordable ( compared to Italian exotics) and you can drive them to the grocery store and then go to the track. I think the true muscle car era is now. Sorry 60's muscle car fans but the car's of today are way superior to those old metal death traps. Now anybody have 90,000 I could borrow, I saw a vette that I just have to have.

[@ekscalybur]

Those 60s muscle cars were affordable to the people that wanted them. This is a very important factor that can't be ignored. 6 figures is the price of most people's cars they'd own over the course of a couple of decades.

[@burninggas7715]

I want one, its a bargain

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

I love the Italian exotics I just drove for a ferraru Italia but the Corvette is more powerful maybe not as nice overall but more powerful for sure.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

ikr. espec compared to a 458 or a huracan !

[@worldhello1234]

Nope, the charme of the muscles of the 60ies is unreached. Superior my ass. You don''t buy a car to crash. Just learn to drive. Chances to die in a car crash without being to blame is low. :)

[@SavageListener]

My favorite Callaway is 1996 Corvette Supernatural LM. Bring back those headlight!

[@tmat04]

Callaway should've replaced the rear tires with 355s.

[@shitstain7137]

what a weekend toy this would make!

[@kanob6440]

these guys have reviewed every car in the world lol

[@thorandmoljnir]

Interesting how Callaway bumped the power up mostly by adding the 2.3L supercharger. The 1.7L in the regular Z06 is too small and didn't have the proper cooling, causing overheating in track use. Kind of ironic that the last gen ZR1 had the same size 2.3L supercharger and didn't have cooling issues. Chevy should have used that 2.3L from the beginning.

[@LynksysV]

They put the 1.7L in because they wanted to keep a low hood line. Callaway had to cut the hood to create space for their 2.3L. Personally I'd rather have a supercharger sticking out of my hood and running/looking cool all day instead of deal with any overheating. The extra horsepower is just an added benefit. :D

[@thorandmoljnir]

LynksysV I agree. Keep it cool, keep it running laps!

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

thorandmoljnir the cool thing is its carb legal to satisfy the carb nazis. thinking about getting it.😎

[@cali2468]

LynksysV Keeping a low hood line was GM's lame excuse after they had realized they made a mistake. The TVS 2300 will fit under the stock hood with no modifications. The reason why it sticks through the hood on this particular application is because of the (larger) triple-element intercooler configuration.

[@cali2468]

jeff rosenberg Not only that it doesn't void the factory warranty.

[@mvoutour]

dang man that sun tan is epic!

[@tomoday4450]

Sick and beautiful

[@CRORICHard]

My dream car C7 Z06 757 😍

[@cheerthug]

98k for that performance is still amazing

[@Len1977gt]

Not really, for $20k you could take a stock Z06 vette and make it better

[@shitstain7137]

what was the camera car??

[@BandanazX]

I'd love to see VIR lightning lap results with this car. Probably not much slower than a 918.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

it ran a 2:44 stock without the Callaway. Not sure how much faster it would be since there is no suspension tuning. Only thing is it may run cooler since of the bigger blower.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

yesterday I punched my c7 z06 in first and not that hard I thought. I was in SPORT mode with full TC and the TC light came on but the back end immediately came in. Now in the old c6 z06 that thing kicked like a mule and literally had the tail out at 90 degrees. The new car with the EDIFF and much stickier optional CUP tires is a more controllable car by far then the c6 z06.

[@quentinwooten30]

10.5 wow

[@kingrandorrobinson301]

Would love to see a head to head with this and the 2019 zr1

[@knjpollard]

I have the Z06, but it doesn’t need more power. It needs more traction. I am putting Toyo R888R tires on it in the Summer. This should get me 2.8 0-60 and 10.8 1/4.

[@Dutil48]

10 GTR owners disliked this vid.

[@mfmf100]

If it's possible for a 100k plus car to be good value, this is it. Performance and style comparable to cars costing 10s if not 100s thousands more.

[@coflyer2949]

mfmf100 *cough coughJaguar F-Type svr*

[@marcsmith3881]

@@coflyer2949 That car would be a zip code behind this .

[@coflyer2949]

@@marcsmith3881 golf alltrack with IS38 would be a zip code ahead from a launch ;)

[@marcsmith3881]

@@coflyer2949 That's a modified car

[@coflyer2949]

@@marcsmith3881 still costs less ;)

[@deucedaprodeuca]

I'd like to see the numbers on an 8 speed automatic

[@williamheinsinger7390]

Nice 👍

[@deangrant6339]

So a Procharger system, the base of which is around $7000, gives you 825 HP at the crank, and figure $10,000 installed and tuned, no need to cut a hole in your hood. Plus completely reversible. Plus centrifugal superchargers make more sense for a 6.2 L motor which already has enough torque to smoke the tires even without forced induction so it drives more predictably. And has a cool turbo sound instead of the Hellcat whine which I hate. Z06 is my next car, current '15 Z51 has 600 crank, 520 RWHP and is plenty for the street.

[@toymaker-te8fq]

More clearance for some Massive sub woofers! =D

[@bonosimic532]

i'm sure that I can do substantially faster qtr. mile times than 10.5. a standstill real world 2.8 seconds 0-60 mph in a rwd application.... God Bless America ! :)

[@teamz28]

Sounds like faster than the ZR1. How come the dealer sell more that price?

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

Ntse_ Laiv yes it is faster than because it has an automatic option but the c6 zr1 was also an excellent car.

[@gdlkinbi]

Z-06 is a better handler and easier to drive overall, ZR-1 is brute and requires a good driver to corner well but it would take the Z-06 in a straight line easy because Z-06 has too many wings and spoilers, ZR-1 is more pure GT Class.

[@kingrandor7272]

You probably would have got a better quarter mile time if you would of heated up the tires but that's still impressive

[@frontxxrunner]

they might have done that already but didn't show it, or maybe they timed other runs but for filming footage they just showed some basic run that was more camera friendly. i could be wrong

[@stevend3753]

Damn, what tires this side of drag radials can make that thing turn a 10.5?!?

[@555Tbird]

Vette comes on Pilot Super Sports. 335 in the rear.

[@gtperfection1596]

not to be smart its 285 front and 335 rear Michelin pilot sport cup 2 on this Zo7 the super sports come standard.

[@555Tbird]

Sorry, I got the two mixed up. 385 would be ridiculous.

[@gtperfection1596]

I only know because ima corvette nerd to the tenth power LOL

[@VickB87]

+DustinCorvetteZr1 👍 thought i was the only one lol

[@TheTmat007]

Damn!!! I just wish the Z06 would deliver that kind of performance right out of the GM's factory. And I'm sure this Callaway Z06 is capable of producing even better acceration figures, as Motor Week usually don't achieve the best acceleration results for cars that they test on their track. I have seen one or two videos (on youtube) that show C7 Z06s produce slighly better 1/4 mile times than what Motor Week recorded for the Callaway. And some people claim it was "stock." However, I'm not so sure about that!

[@blackice7408]

It does now

[@TheTmat007]

@@blackice7408 Sure. But it is still behind the competition. The 992 Turbo S, F8/488 Pista, 720s and even the RWD Lamborghini Evo, which has less horse power, are faster. But, the Z06's perform is good, for the money. And I absolutely love the sound.

[@blackice7408]

@@TheTmat007 but it costs way less than the competition n is within the league of that said competition. Lust like how the c4 zr1 was destroying the competition for much less money - even tho it technically was a financial failure for gm

[@AndreForceRacing]

The Callaway Corvette is nothing. I've got a 2015 Corvette Z07 1,200 HP twin turbo with racing transmission. Super fast 0-60 and 2.7 seconds. Oh did I mention it's all wheel drive AWD. Blows away anything and it'll keep up with a Ferrari looking in the rear view mirror!.

[@crusader7091]

So, .1 second faster than this 800hp beast with a factory warranty?

[@Ganbala]

this is the Zr1 GM go in to sale

[@burninggas7715]

I want one, its a bargain

[@Len1977gt]

no its not

[@DLWMJR]

I want to like this video, but I don't want to mess up the current 757 like count ;)

[@klasseact6663]

I wonder if they fixed the cooling issues? Also the black wheels with red pinstripe, the fad is over, surely someone can do MUCH better, the car deserves sooooo much better! $20K for the added power and exhaust isn't too bad when you consider it's a GM approved tuner that's been doing it forever!

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

Klasse Act I think the cooling issues are overrated unless you're really running hard on the track I've had my car for months now and I've never had it get hot at all but then again I don't race it.

[@techmaven5900]

But what about MPG? :P

[@hmackprotection1]

john robert, lol..stop

[@techmaven5900]

:)))))

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

john robert if you really want to know it sucks

[@gdlkinbi]

If you're asking you will never even buy one...

[@davidpineda645]

Needs all wheel drive baby then its a real sports car

[@TheCorrectionist1984]

😂

[@stevenresendez1170]

18k for a 100hp???

[@debowiec3]

Only two tenths of a second faster doing 0 to 60 after all that??!!!!!!!

[@skip741x3]

watching this in the c8 era.. the acceleration of this is actually on par with the c8 and is faster in the 1/4 mi

[@frontxxrunner]

the C8 can hang with it from 0-60 due to the excellent launch the C8 can do, but anything after that and the horsepower difference will show.

[@marcsmith3881]

@@frontxxrunner I agree. This would be much nastier with the 8 speed auto.

[@BryceLovesTech]

That's funny that's the same 0 to 60 is a Tesla model S

[@hmackprotection1]

Bryce, who cares?..if you'd rather drive a soulless electric car than that fire breathing, noise making monster Z06, than something's wrong with you

[@MrTyphoonracer]

who cares about you shitty tesla :D

[@masmcg]

How much coal are you burning instead of gas? Electric cars aren't any better unless you use solar panels

[@Len1977gt]

@@hmackprotection1 Obivously you do, and so do alot of other people that a boxy looking 4 door car can beat a 2 door plastic aerodynamic corvette with a 10X bigger engine that gets horrible gas mileage.

[@cabudge09]

Does he have a spray tan???

[@mspeals]

MANUAL CALLAWAY VETTE VS TIPTRONIC 911 TURBO S= A DEAD HEAT IN QUARTER MILE!

[@DaLizMs]

JB Weld is not good grip.

[@BurtSampson]

The new Z06 already makes too much power. I'd rather just have the new Grand Sport.

[@FACTOTUM_55]

I was going to say the same thing! the base vette is fast enough.

[@sclark0021]

If you heard them at speed, you'd instantly change your mind.

[@FACTOTUM_55]

we live in a world with speed limits. and licences that can get revoked. cars impounded etc. 650hp isnt needed to get the job done. the 455hp vette is plenty. I have driven the 505hp z06 and it does 100kmh/60mph in first gear. here in Ontario if you get caught going 50kmh over the limit. the vehicle is impounded, your licence is immediately suspended, and you get charged with street racing. it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. I don't need the biggest schtick in the yard. because next year it won't be anymore. you'll have just as much fun in the base vette. I'd save the money on the z06 and buy a second everyday vehicle with the difference

[@Len1977gt]

welcome to America, where bigger and faster and better changes all the time.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

Burt Sampson hey burt. I driven both and I felt the z51 C7 was a little bit on the slow side. it didn't feel that powerful so that's why I got the z06. 😆

[@Courtney1992]

still not as expensive as the zr1

[@billgator2005]

same old vette rear well traction does not exist...

[@hassantalib3426]

jay moore......you have no idea bro......none at all

[@billgator2005]

AND THEN STILL NOT THERE...

[@ninjapants7688]

Why is this man so ORANGE?

[@billgator2005]

rousch stage 3 2.11 hp/cubic inch. callaway 2.00 hp/ cubic inch...always the same as in antiquity...chev needs more cubic inch to be competitive ...

[@gdlkinbi]

Run your Mustang into a crowd clown....that's y'all good for !

[@devinespinozamontiel]

$100,000.00 dollars and you have a supera car quicker then a Bugatti Veyron

[@gdlkinbi]

You're so stupid...

[@ericgomez9601]

I would get one vette clean asf 💦💦🔥🔥

[@zachg9065]

$18,000 is a rip off for the performance you get. All of the performance parts can be purchased and installed with a dyno tune for less then $10,000. All you get with the Callaway is the name and the badges.

[@YoungDen]

ZL1Gimpelson Will that include warranty, rear mufflers and updated trim plus badges?

[@zachg9065]

Young Den Includes Exhaust, but not warranty. Who cares about the badges. Is the warranty really worth 8K?

[@YoungDen]

ZL1Gimpelson It's a bit pricey but Callaway is the vette to spend that money on.

[@cali2468]

The Enthusiast The fact that you can have a 757hp, mid/low 10-second Corvette and still KEEP YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY makes this package worth it. Try doing that through catalog parts and an aftermarket tuner.

[@hassantalib3426]

C6Z06S are waaaaay better as far as performance

[@cali2468]

Hassan Talib LOL Not even close.

[@MrSupersaiyangoku]

The cars brakes are not quite Porsche spect? Really? The Corvette has far better tham any porsche. Bar none

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

Servant of JESUS CHRIST I thought the comment was BS. driven my c7 z06 now and I can attest that the brakes are just phenomenal. much better than my other two cars with brembos.😎

[@MrSupersaiyangoku]

They also forget the Corvette set records for braking distances.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

yup. comment was stupid and not based on fact. i own 3 cars with brembos. this one is the best of the 3. the rotors are carbon ceramic too.

[@MrSupersaiyangoku]

jeff rosenberg I just noticed your name. I practice mixed martial arts lol.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

cool. i am watching bellator tonight. met and trained with some of the fighters like Chuck liddell and dominic cruz. my fav sport bar none

[@jacobshort5378]

For the price you pay for this, you could buy a new z06, build it even faster than this and still have money left over. It's cool and all, but you pay for the name more than anything.

[@oneslackr]

The difference is if you modify your Z06 you void your factory warranty. If you go through Callaway the factory warranty remains intact.

[@billgator2005]

any frankly drive america's only sports car(not america's musce car) america's sports car... A Mustang...

[@ekscalybur]

Without all wheel drive, 150 of those horses are completely unusable.

[@ekscalybur]

falchulk Race teams have race tires, and unbelievably large amounts of downforce. Also, this is NOT a race car, so your argument is 100% irrelevant. This is a car that can break the tires loose at triple digit speeds, which means it has unusable power. Watch it's 1/4 mile footage, that wiggle it makes 3/4 down the track means it has power that it CAN'T use, without wrecking the car and kill the driver. That power would be better used pushing a taller gear, or converted into greater fuel efficiency. Or, AWD can actually put that power to use.

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

Eks calybur I agree there are stock Z06's running 10.4 and 10.3 with the auto. For all you manual guys that just rolled your eyes, yes it's funner to drive a stick in the open but not rush hour unless you want a big left quad muscle. I prefer sticks but the facts are with today's technology autos are flat out faster. Even my roush raptor says so as do 99% of you that own and drive a truck. Most jeeps in Moab crawling around having fun are autos. The co that built my jeep suggested NOT to get a stick glad I listened My jeep is also an auto makes crawling much funner than fighting a clutch up and down places like Moab UT. I have a 2016 z06 with Z07 package a8(I lost my left leg in an accident so I have to drive an auto. I had to give up my c6 Z wasn't sure about the auto. Every car guy that has driven it has the same reaction I get driving it a big ol smile) Big hp sounds cool but 99% of the drivers out there don't know what to do with it. all this car is doing off the line is spinning. Those of you that can right on! put up your vids so we can watch.

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

Eks calybur entirely untrue I drive my car in spory with the traction control on and it works fine. in fact I even drove in the rain and it didn't spin out and I have the slick tires. no spin.

[@ekscalybur]

jeff rosenberg Traction control either retards the power output, or applies the brakes. Both scenarios exactly prove my point, and this dingus opens with entirely untrue.' Did you ever tell a girl named Jenny that you aren't a smart man??

[@jeffufcfanaticrosenberg]

***** have you driven hypo awd cars like the gtr. it goes sideways from a dig. duh.

[@cdangers]

John Davis needs to go away. His used car salesmen voice is about 2 decades past its expiration date.

[@cdangers]

He sounds like a cheesy '82 commercial.

[@damefaso]

And that's the reason why he should stay

[@shitstain7137]

how very dare you! john davis is a legend!

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

cdangers bite your tongue. there is only one voice for Motor Week...John Davis. I've been listening to him for 35 years. I don't want to hear anyone else.

[@billgator2005]

this is not a sports car but a lawn tractor with too much power...