Corvette ZR1 hits up Nurburgring with lap times in the low 7:40s
Apr 10, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Corvette ZR1 hits up Nurburgring with lap times in the low 7:40s First seen at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 recently hit up the Nurburgring in Germany for some high-speed fun. The engineers behind the wheel claim that the Corvette ZR1 was bringing in lap times in the low 7:40s.
Edmunds says that given the damp condition and rough hand-timed numbers, they expect to see even quicker lap times when Chevrolet releases its official Nurburgring data. The Nissan GT-R already holds a lap time of 7:38 and the ZR-1 is expected to shave off a couple seconds of that time.
The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is powered by a LS9 supercharged 6.2L V8 engine which gives it 620 horsepower and approximately 595 lb-ft. of torque. When the Corvette ZR1 arrives in dealerships it will only be available with two options including chrome wheels and a “luxury” package. Pricing is expected to be around $100,000.
Edmunds says that given the damp condition and rough hand-timed numbers, they expect to see even quicker lap times when Chevrolet releases its official Nurburgring data. The Nissan GT-R already holds a lap time of 7:38 and the ZR-1 is expected to shave off a couple seconds of that time.
The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is powered by a LS9 supercharged 6.2L V8 engine which gives it 620 horsepower and approximately 595 lb-ft. of torque. When the Corvette ZR1 arrives in dealerships it will only be available with two options including chrome wheels and a “luxury” package. Pricing is expected to be around $100,000.
Apr 10, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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That is a quick beast. The wheels need to be melted down and thrown at the designer though.
My bet is that the opening market on these is going to command quite the premium. My cousin owns a dealership in south texas and says that they are getting one and its already sold to the local corvette club president as was the first Z06 and so on.
My bet is that the opening market on these is going to command quite the premium. My cousin owns a dealership in south texas and says that they are getting one and its already sold to the local corvette club president as was the first Z06 and so on.
Apr 11, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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