10Best Test Notes: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette and Corvette Z06

That the Corvette has landed on past 10Best lists is something of an anomaly. It’s loud, rough, and rude in any trim, a far cry from the polished posies we usually pick as our favorites. But it has made the cut because it offers a revelatory level of performance for the money. Even in base trim, this car offers enough to make it intimidating on a public road, particularly those like the ones we orbit during 10Best: as smooth as a highball of Everclear, twistier than a Dan Brown plotline, and—oh yeah—lined with trees. Old, fat trees. Scary trees. If the base car isn’t necessarily friendly, the Z06—from the moment you fire it up—is downright

frightening, the drill sergeant that puts a deadly weapon in your hands and barks that today you become a man. Your hands will shake and your knees tremble, but when the Z06 is done with you, you’ll know what you’re made of. Nobody is chummy with their drill sergeants, but everyone reveres them. Our 10Best winners will be announced in our January 2010 issue. Please check for it on newsstands on December 5. Related posts: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 / Z06 / ZR1 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport – First Drive Review 10Best Test Notes: 2010 Porsche Cayman

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10Best Test Notes: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette and Corvette Z06