Zr1 Corvette - The Beat Corvette

By Author: Richard Shrayck
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Chevrolet delivers more-than-expected value in every vehicle category. With the largest dealer network in the United States, Chevy is the leader in full-size trucks and the leader in sales of vehicles priced $35,000 and above. They're so big and are required to be so powerful they're using the same 15-inch-diameter discs found on the front of a Ferrari 599. Personally I think supercharging is kinda cheating.

Additionally, the ZR1 has a maximum speed of 205 miles per hour and is marketed as the most fuel-efficient engine for engines classified as having 600 horsepower or greater. Chevrolet made a press release in which announced that, this spring, Europe will get the Chevrolet Corvette Competition . Expect to reach 60mph in the sub-4 second range. Like the original 1990 ZR1, the heart of this new model is the engine.

Final weight of the ZR1 is approximately 3,350 pounds, which compares to the Z06 weight of 3,132 pounds. But both of these cost well over $300,000, while we expect the ZR1 to sticker for around $100,000 when its 2000 production units arrive next summer. For the price though, I doubt that will matter ...
... much. GM Powertrain testing shows the engine makesapproximately 300 horsepower (224 kW) at 3,000 rpm and nearly 320lb.

The new Magnetic Selcctive Ride Control that allows softer spring rates than the standard car for better ride, but instantly adjusts the damping when a firmer response is required. We were lucky enough to spend some time with Ron Meegan, the assistant chief of GM�s small block engine program, and he gave us an engineer�s view of the supercharged LS9 engine . Exposed carbon-fibre is used on the roof, roof bow, rocker moulding and front splitter.

We were lucky enough to spend some time with Ron Meegan, the assistant chief of GM's small block engine program, and he gave us an engineer's view of the supercharged LS9 engine . GM Powertrain testing shows the engine makes approximately 300 horsepower (224 kW) at 3,000 rpm and nearly 320 lb. They're also working on offering a kit for the Lexus IS-F , set to include headers and a modified exhaust system to squeeze more oopmh from the eight-geared oddity. 2L small-block engine, the ZR1 hasn�t even received an official horsepower number from the engineers toiling away at the General.

Underpinned by a supercharged V8, the new ZR1 Corvette is impressively insane. Torque tops 793 Nm at about the 4,000-rpm mark, while horsepower peaks at 6,500 rpm. More information on Chevrolet can be found at www.

GM folks say they're getting closer to a production car, but, they say, the battery technology still needs to get better before these cars hit dealerships. GM is offering you the chance to be a Hydrogen Fuel Cell guinea pig. The supercharger's four-lobe design offers improved efficiency over three-lobe models. 5 pounds of boost is partially to thank for those ridiculous power levels.