---
title: "2022 Chevy Corvette Z06 Will Have 625-HP, Flat-Plane V8 That Revs to 9,000 RPM: Report"
description: "It'll supposedly be a road-going version of the C8.R race car's power plant."
date: "2020-08-28"
modified: "2020-08-28"
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  - name: "Peter Holderith"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/36053/2022-chevy-corvette-z06-will-have-625-hp-flat-plane-v8-that-revs-to-9000-rpm-report"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
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tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
---

# 2022 Chevy Corvette Z06 Will Have 625-HP, Flat-Plane V8 That Revs to 9,000 RPM: Report

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The Corvette is quickly transforming into a genuine supercar. It saw a big jump in performance with the new C8, which can run sub-three-second zero to 60 times with the assistance of the popular [Z51 package.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30900/2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-with-z51-package-does-0-60-in-just-2-9-seconds>) The more potent [Z06 version](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33958/2022-chevy-corvette-z06-will-offer-active-aero-and-carbon-fiber-wheels-report>) of the Corvette has yet to be unveiled, however, [*MotorTrend*](<https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-chevrolet-corvette-z06-engine/>) claims to have obtained details of the car's drivetrain from an anonymous source within GM. If the source is to be trusted—and the rumors of the next-generation C9 [going full electric](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35419/did-joe-biden-just-blow-the-lid-on-a-200-mph-electric-corvette>) are true—the combustion engine in the Corvette is not going quietly. Eight cylinders, dual overhead cams, 5.5 liters, a flat-plane crank, 625 horsepower and a redline of not 7,000, not 8,000, but 9,000 rpm.

For certain, it's a bold claim. [We've heard a similar story in the past](<https://jalopnik.com/what-we-know-about-the-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-c8-corve-1839885240>), though, and with an additional source now corroborating these details independently, the level of doubt is getting lower every day.

But it's not as easy as Corvette engineers just throwing a race-bred engine like this into a car. This [5.5-liter V8](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35805/listen-to-what-may-be-the-corvette-z06s-flat-plane-crank-v8>) they plan to use is very similar in layout to the 5.2-liter "Voodoo" flat-plane V8 in the [Mustang GT350.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31547/2020-ford-mustang-shelby-gt350-heritage-edition-pays-homage-to-the-original-icon>) Ford engineers had to deal with the intense vibration associated with having such a large flat-plane V8 by attaching a rubber damper to the front of the crankshaft. It's not clear if Chevrolet will take a similar approach, but Corvette engineers surely have a solution planned either way. The 5.5-liter powerplant is not only similar to the GT350's engine, it's similar to the racing engine used in the [C8.R endurance racer.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30360/chevy-corvette-c8-r-based-engine-on-its-way-to-high-performance-road-car-variant>) We can therefore assume that, if they found a solution to this vibration in the race car, such a solution could be adapted into the Z06.

https://youtube.com/embed/-cSh0-CAWRA

And as for rumors concerning [turbocharged power for the Z06,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28977/mid-engined-chevrolet-corvette-c8-could-pack-twin-turbo-lt7-motor-in-z06-trim-report>) that seems to be a mix-up. This same basic engine will reportedly be found in the even-higher performance ZR1, albeit with a turbo for each bank of cylinders. This twin-turbocharged powerplant is expected to produce the disorienting 800-plus horsepower that we've been hearing so much about. That's also not the end of the road as far as power goes. A swan-song, hybrid Corvette approaching a rumored 1,000 horsepower seems all but confirmed at this point. The Corvette was built ready to support all-wheel-drive, there's already space for the power electronics and motor—[it's all there.](<https://jalopnik.com/what-we-know-about-the-hybrid-all-wheel-drive-c8-corve-1839885240>)

The most powerful Corvette ever [will be called the Zora,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33138/leaked-chevy-corvette-launch-timeline-reveals-1000-hp-zora-halo-and-e-ray-hybrid>) named after the father of the Corvette, Zora Arkus-Duntov. And if this is the end of combustion power for the legendary sports car, then it's one hell of a way to go.

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## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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