slngsht Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 the rest of you may find this boring... assembly of the new ZR-1 http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1612773635 a top speed run... pay attention to the red LED display in the middle of the console. http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1519707894&channel=335994200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjslutz Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 From the old Fiberglass Impalas of years back to this car. Talk about reading and reacting to the market and being a world leader with auto technology. Not easy for a long time Porsche owner to admit to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 From the old Fiberglass Impalas of years back to this car. Talk about reading and reacting to the market and being a world leader with auto technology. Not easy for a long time Porsche owner to admit to. :iagree: At 100.5 MPH by the little red readout it looked as if they were only going about 65MPH in the video but I know that speed is deceiving in those settings. One must remember that is a very controlled situation and I would be willing to bet that a ZR-1 that you purchase from your local dealer would not get to that speed without some major tweaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 :iagree: At 100.5 MPH by the little red readout it looked as if they were only going about 65MPH in the video but I know that speed is deceiving in those settings. One must remember that is a very controlled situation and I would be willing to bet that a ZR-1 that you purchase from your local dealer would not get to that speed without some major tweaking. I have not read everything on the ZR-1, so I'm not sure if they installed a speed limiter on it or not, BUT, without a speed limiter, I have no doubt a stock one can do those speeds. When GM first release the power numbers on the ZR1, they quoted it as 620 HP. Actual "official" numbers released by GM list it at 638hp. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/25/officially-official-corvette-zr1-makes-638-hp-and-604-lb-ft/ The ZR1 has also already been spied at "the Ring", running an unofficial 7:40 lap on a damp track. It'd be interesting to see the final time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderbrake Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 the rest of you may find this boring... BORING ? Not on your life ! I would so love to drive one of those on the track. I have a vette, and, while I haven't tracked it, I did attend the Bragg-Smith school ( now Spring Mountain), where we got to flog their vettes and Z06's for 3 days around their track. What a hoot. I can only imagine what an extra 200+ horsepower is like. Not too many places you can let it wind all the way out, so it's an experience few get to try. (While not admitting to anything, I have been on Highway 50 in Utah in my vette, and there is room to wind it out there) :leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted June 29, 2008 Author Share Posted June 29, 2008 Well, more info is creeping out about the ZR1. Now they just need to get one of their factory LeMans drivers behind the wheel and lay down the law :thumbs: From GM: By: Tadge J. Juechter Corvette Chief Engineer I know many people have been very interested in how fast the ZR1 would be at the Ring… Most car enthusiasts are quite familiar with the Nürburgring. Built in the 1920’s near Cologne, Germany, “the Ring” is considered to be the toughest and most challenging race track in the world. Over the last two weeks, we have been doing our final tuning and testing there before we start ZR1 production cars. This morning (Friday June 27), General Motors development engineer Jim Mero drove the Corvette ZR1 around the Nürburgring in a time of 7:26.4. Jim commented after the lap that conditions were good except for a strong headwind down the main straight and that the lap was solid, but he felt there were a few places he could have gone faster. The car was bone stock with the exception of the communications and safety equipment. The tires were production Michelin Pilot Sport 2’s. These tires have been developed specifically for the ZR1 and will have impressive wet traction and wear (tread wear rating = 220), in addition to excellent dry road holding. Chassis alignment and vehicle height were set to factory specs. Likewise, the engine calibrations were absolutely stock, emissions compliant and the car ran on pump (not racing) fuel. The vehicle was exactly like the cars that will be built in Bowling Green, Kentucky and sold around the world later this summer. Despite posting one of the fastest times ever run by a production car, Nürburgring lap times were not an over-riding priority in the development of the ZR1. The truth is, if the only priority was speed at the ring, the car would not be very pleasant to drive on American roads. The ZR1 is an incredibly capable track machine, but unlike most ultra-high performance cars, it is very easy to live with on a daily basis. The timed lap was run with a rolling start, a departure from our previous practice of standing starts. This is more aligned with current industry practice. The lap was electronically timed and confirmed with two hand-held stopwatches. An in-car video will be posted when the engineering team returns from Germany. Look for it the week of July 7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdca7 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I tracked C5 Z06's for 4 years before selling my last one to get a Caterham. I still have a great love for those cars - right off the dealership floor they are very capable on the track, and with a few inexpensive upgrades are very fast and reliable track cars. I love my Caterham even more, but do miss the horsepower as well as the aerodynamics of a more modern design. It seems like I hit a wall of wind at about 80 mph in the Caterham that takes forever to accelerate in! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locostv8 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 put a LS7 in the cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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