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https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.com/forum/me-discussion-photos-videos/203241-rumor-z06-version-has-mag-wheels

Rumor: Z06 Version Has Mag Wheels

10-30-2020, 10:36 AM

\This rumor makes sense in several different ways as means of improving the Z06’s performance and handling — especially when one reads this GM press release as to magnesium wheels’ advantages. So now we have two C8 Z06 wheel rumors, that there will be a visible carbon fiber option and there will be magnesium wheel option. Since there are most likely going to be three different Z06 versions, let’s suggest the entry version has aluminum wheels. Here’s the backstory behind the mag wheels rumor.

Originally posted by media.com

Cadillac V-Series Blackwing Previews Exclusive Magnesium Wheels to Enhance Ride and Handling

2020-10-30

DETROIT – Today, Cadillac unveiled one of the first uncamouflaged exterior images of its V-Series Blackwing vehicles, showcasing the cars’ exclusive magnesium wheels. The 2022 CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing will be the only GM products to offer magnesium wheels in the near future.

Inspired by the championship-winning Cadillac DPi-V.R race car, the optional forged magnesium alloy wheels will help reduce the unsprung weight of the vehicle, improving ride and handling, and the overall driving experience.

Five Fast Facts About Magnesium

1. Magnesium has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of all commonly available metals1.

2. Magnesium wheels absorb road vibration and transform it into heat, which is dissipated1.

3. Magnesium was first discovered in 1755 and is the eighth most abundant element in the Earth’s crust2.

4. Formula 1, MotoGP and World Endurance Championship teams use forged magnesium wheels to improve acceleration times and enhance safety1.

5. Magnesium is a mineral needed by every cell in the human body3.

The 2022 CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing will be available4 starting summer 2021. Visit the V-Series Blackwing future vehicles page on Cadillac.com to sign up for future product updates.

1 According to MagnesiumWheels.com

2 According to The Royal Science of Chemistry

3 According to the National Institutes of Health

4V-Series Blackwing models will have limited availability

https://media.cadillac.com/media/us/en/cadillac/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2020/oct/1030-blackwing.html

0-30-2020, 03:21 PM

How expensive are magnesium wheels compared to aluminum or carbon fiber?

10-30-2020, 03:36 PM

Good question. i do not know what they would be as a GM option but my wild guess it they would be a set starting as a $3,000-$4,000 cost above the aluminums, about $10,000 less than a set of real visible carbon fiber ones. But perhaps the mags might would come standard in the middle version of the Z06 (of course that amount included in its MSRP).

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