Alain Menu, Nicola Larini And Rob Huff Purchase Corvette For Personal Use

ZÜRICH, 23rd October 2007 – Alain Menu, Nicola Larini and Robert Huff, the Chevrolet WTCC team racing drivers, have each purchased a Corvette Z06 for their personal use. At the weekends they win races in their light blue Chevrolet Lacetti race car in FIA’s World Touring Car Championship and during the week drive around in their yellow Corvette Z06.The main technical characteristics of the Corvette Z06 are well known: 512 hp, 637Nm torque and 0-100kph in 3.9 seconds. The sixth generation Corvette was launched in 2005 and a year later the race-bred Z06 version was introduced. This American sports car icon is recognized as the best value, high performance car on the market, with sales in Europe nearly double last year.

Among its many customers are not only lovers of beautiful and exclusive cars, but also many racing drivers. Recently the Corvette Z06 has attracted three more high profile names in the form of Alain Menu, Nicola Larini and Robert Huff all of whom compete very successfully in the FIA’s World Touring Car Championship for Chevrolet.

Robert Huff was the first one of the trio to buy a yellow Z06, this summer. Nicola Larini had the opportunity to try it on the road and ordered his immediately, also in yellow. Then Alain Menu tried Rob's Z06 and also was convinced to buy one. His comment: “Simply brilliant. It’s perfect: the chassis, the performance, the brakes and even the comfort. I was surprised by the car's performance and by the ease with which it can be driven on the road.” The rest is history: Alain Menu ordered a Corvette Z06, in yellow, of course.