The New ZR1
 

Start saving up. Anyone here going to get one?

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/zr1/

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-...te-zr1/537467/

The thing is downright scary in its acceleration....an absolute monster. It looks even better in person, and the wheels could be the best design on a production car ever. Money well spent...:thumbsup:

Man, I what I wouldn't give to hear it doing WOT blasts on the north-south straightaway. :bow:

GM rated the C6ZO6 at a top speed of 198. Has anything been said of the top speed of the ZR-1? Just curious as it makes A LOT more power.

Scott, from the performance tab on the chevrolet site - * With its 600+ horsepower LS9 supercharged V8, ZR1 is capable of 200+ mph on the test track

That is my favorite Vette to date! Can't wait to see what the other automakers do to try and compete...:thumbsup: I so want to see the new ZR1 and Skyline on the TRACK!!!!!

Yeah, but how much over 200mph? :D There quite a few videos on Youtube with guys topping out their ZO6's, so it's only a matter of time before we see what this beast can do. :bow:

:drool: :drool: that thing is friggin schweeeet! I cant wait for gmpp to roll out the ls9 crate engine.:willy:

:drool: :thumbsup: Everybody that I have shown this to has called other people over to look at it. Just a little bit ago we had 15 people trying to look at the same 17" monitor, all drooling :D .

David

The exposed carbon fiber is killer!

http://images.motortrend.com/feature...rbon_fiber.jpg

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I'm sure the rotors and calipers are real cheap, too. :willy:

http://images.motortrend.com/feature...bo_caliper.jpg

Actually...Those exact same brakes are a $20,000 option on a Ferrari 599 (According to the Corvette Chief Engineer) 15" out back, and 15.5 up front..Carbon-Ceramic....and here is another interesting quote from the Detroit Free Press...

"It took years to develop the clearcoat for the carbon-fiber because sunlight degrades the material over time. The coating, which only the ZR1 has, uses a special additive to prevent that. The additive alone costs $60,000 a gallon, while the mixture of clearcoat and additive applied to the roof costs $2,200 a gallon."


100K is a bargain...of course, they will probably be selling for 200K+

I am also digging the CF. Did anybody notice the oil squirters and dowels for the crank on a production block? WOW...



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