Measure more than 2.16 meters can have certain advantages, such as having a different perspective of things, reaching high places without effort or more likely to become a NBA star that measuring 1.75 meters. However, this height also implies many everyday problems to which the great stars of the NBA face daily: choosing clothes of their size, footwear or even a car adequate to enter In it comfortably without the knees being above the steering wheel.
When it comes to supercar, these inconveniences multiply because these types of cars do not stand out precisely by the space of its habitats. Shaquille O’Neal, one of the biggest NBA stars of all time, has just received the only corvette c8 z06 of elongated chassis in the world, an exclusive creation tailored to him by the Effortless Motors workshop in California.
The first Corvette C8 Z06 “L” of History
Like production luxury cars, they take out a variant L (from Limousine) slightly longer That the base model to give more space to the rear seats, Effortless Motors has created a Corvette Z06 that, at first glance, is exactly the same as the original model. However, in reality, it is 50 cm longer than the standard version of Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06 that is manufactured in the General Motors factory in Bowling Green (Kentucky) and is sold in concessionaires by concessionaires by concessionaires An approximate price of $ 136,000.
The Chevrolet supercard measures 4.68 meters, but the version that will lead O’Neal reaches 5.18 meters. This data matches it in size to a Mercedes Skeeping the original design of the model, which makes the modification made to adapt it to the size of O’Neal even more surprising.
The Effortless Motors vehicle customization workshop, based in California, assumed the challenge of modifying the Chevrolet Corvette C8 Z06 only for Shaquille O’Neal and has published A video about it. Customization specialists have managed to stretch about 50 cm extra to give the NBA star the space it needs to accommodate after the steering wheel.
This process required to manufacture from zero elements such as doors, fenders and motor lid, in addition to making the wider rear wheel steps to maintain the harmony of design, and even redesign the capota to adapt it to the new length of the cabin. However, in the workshop they failed to lower the seats, so O’Neal could have difficulty driving with the cape installed. Judging by the video, his head would touch the roof.
In essence, it is as if the car had stretched in its central zone leaving larger doors, keeping the front, the rear and all its power under the hood.
The modification of the doors also involved the manufacture of custom windows for them. However, the pressure that the windows could exert on them was not taken into account, so when using them for the first time, both crystals cracked delaying the delivery of the car to the sports star that assumed it with its good characteristic humor.
Benefits and details of the exclusive Support
Despite all the structural changes that make this corvette c8 z06 an exclusive piece, the heart of the Corvette C8 Z06 It is still the same. It has an LT6 atmospheric V8 engine of 679 hp and 623 nm of torque, capable of moving from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.6 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 322 km/h.
This level of power and performance makes it one of the more supercar exclusive and fast market. That is why O’Neal has not been able to resist the temptation to adapt a unit to its height to feel all that power under your right foot.
As for the experience inside, O’Neal has shared unique moments after receiving the car: “The first big uncle in a Z06,” O’Neal exclaimed when sitting behind the wheel after several months of waiting. Even so, the modification has made possible the dream of O’Neal to handle a Z06 adapted to its exceptional dimensions and seemed fully satisfied with the fact of being able to conduct its own supercar.
Although it is not very common, the Personalization of the Support O’Neal is not unique. A little less than a year ago, Mark Zuckerberg too commissioned a similar project to the television car customization workshop West Coast Customs The creation of a Cayenne Turbo GT “Minivan” so that his wife could take his daughters to school.
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