The Corvette underwent its most dramatic redesign in decades as the new C7 emerged in 2014. As radical as the new look may have been, Chevy made sure to keep essentials unchanged—a powerful V8 and a manual. The new 7-speed manual transmission (an 8-speed automatic is optional) is one of the best hooked to any V8. That's true even for the top-of-the-line Z06 model, which makes a rather astonishing 638 hp from its supercharged V8 and, when shifted by an expert tester, can hit 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds.One might expect a car with such heavyweight performance to have a transmission that takes muscle to shift. But the Z06's gearbox is a pleasure to use, creating one of the best-driving sports cars in the world—at any price.