Tuesday, October 28, 2014

TopSpeed Exclusive: Wrecked 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Caught on a Flatbed




One of our savvy readers caught a 2015 Z06 after some sort of nasty collision in the Chicago area. By our memory, this is the first-ever Z06 crash in the U.S., and you can only see the images at TopSpeed.com






What happens when 650-horsepower wrapped in a carbon fiber and aluminum meets an immovable object? You get destruction and sadness for starters. It seems that what we have here are the exclusive first images of a wrecked Corvette Z06. The car was spotted by an eagle-eyed reader as it was making its way down the interstate just outside of Chicago on a flatbed.



The car is in the signature bright-yellow paint, Z06 badges and all, and it appears to have been smashed quite heavily into a barrier of some sort. The front end is completely missing and the front of the fenders look pretty roughed up as well. The car itself is wearing press tags from Michigan, the tow truck is also wearing Michigan tags, so it is possible that this was an incident involving a journalist. The fact that the Z06 isn't available to the public until early 2015 also leads us to believe this accident happened with a member of the media behind the wheel.



Whatever happened, we just hope that everyone involved is doing well. Crashing a sports car that is capable of well over 200 mph can have some disastrous ends. For now, just hit the jump to check out the photos, and our reader was even able to snap some video footage.



We are ready and willing to hear your theories about what happened in the comments below. Are you upset that there is one less Corvette Z06 in the world right now?



Big thanks to our reader, Mitch.



Click past the jump to read more about Chevrolet Corvette Z06.



TopSpeed Exclusive: Wrecked 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Caught on a Flatbed originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 15:00 EST.



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