a 50 horsepower gain over the outgoing C5 Corvette. A year later, Chevrolet brought back the Z06 option for the 2006 Corvette after discontinuing it with the end of the C5 Corvette production.

Nearly five months after its debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show touting "at least 625 horsepower," the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has now been SAE-certified to produce an impressive 650 hp.