The brand-new Chevy LT6 V8 engine is in a league all its own. In fact, the new LT6 doesn’t share a single part with any of Chevy’s other V8 engines making it an anomaly in the GM lineup. GM’s V8s have a rich history of calculated parts sharing as it allows the brand to amortize development costs and perfect long-standing designs. When it came to the Corvette C8 Z06’s LT6 V8, however, nothing in the current lineup was good enough.
For starters let’s establish the fact that we love all of Chevy’s LT and LS V8 engines that have been a staple in the enthusiast community for decades. These reliable, compact, and powerful engines found their way into the engine bays of some of GM’s greatest products spanning from Trucks to sports sedans. When Chevy unveiled the new mid-engine C8 Corvette many enthusiasts hoped for high revving V8 for the track-focused Z06 model and boy did Chevy deliver.
