The Corvette ZR-1 at the Geneva Auto ShowAnd I thought the ZO-6 was just the end all be all, and along comes the fastest, baddest corvette ever produced at the factory.
While the base Corvette has 435 hp and the ZO-6 has about 505 horses, this latest version will have over 600 horses. Wow. By comparison my 1978 Vette had about 235 horses from the factory and was considered the fastest production car that year, edging the Porsche 911 with a top end of about 135-140 MPH.
Certainly GM is attempting to focus attention back on the Vette after some higher performance Mustangs and Vipers got too close for comfort to this bow tie legends title of fastest car in America.
The ZO-6 is itself a very special car, with a 7 L light weight engine that is hand assembled by one person and gets an amazing 25 MPG highway, to a special aluminium frame, carbon fiber fenders that weigh 3 lbs and a transmission mounted near the rear tires to maintain a near perfect front to rear weight balance. The ZO-6 also does not have an oil pan, it has a dry sump that continuously circulates the oil, even against high G forces, like a race car.Which it is, with a top end near 195 MPH
I'm sure this new ZR-1 has all these tricks and more. Wow.
Not a car that preserves your CO2 credits, but they will only make 2000 of them a year.
Hey, a guy can dream right?
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