4K-Mile 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Manual Coupe

The C5 Z06 represented a specific ambition within the Corvette program: not a standard Corvette with more power, but a lighter, stiffer, more focused car built around an engine developed for the purpose. When the Z06 designation returned for 2001 after years of absence, it carried forward a name that had first appeared on the 1963 Sting Ray option package and applied it to the most capable factory Corvette available. For 2002 Chevrolet refined the LS6 with improved cylinder heads and revised camshaft timing, bringing output to 405 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque from a naturally aspirated pushrod V8 — a result that outpaced most contemporary European sports cars at a fraction of the price and without a supercharger in sight. The C5 Z06 has aged into one of the most regarded American performance cars of its era. Unmodified examples have grown scarce as the modification rate on these cars has historically been high; a two-owner, Kansas-titled car from new with under 4,000 miles and a clean Carfax is a genuinely uncommon find. The low-mileage, unmodified segment of the C5 Z06 market has moved decisively upward as buyers have recognized what these cars represent, and this example sits at the far end of that spectrum.