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12-20-2007, 09:09 AM
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2009 Corvette ZR1
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Not so green anymore
Join Date: May 2003
City: Canonsburg, PA; Aberdeen, MD
State: Pennsylvania
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2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Revealed, Officially!
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This is it. The speculation, rumors and half-truths can now be set aside -- this is the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, officially revealed for all the world to see. Powered by a supercharged LS9 6.2L small-block engine, the ZR1 hasn't even received an official horsepower number from the engineers toiling away at the General. All Harlan Charles, project manager for the Corvette team was able to tell us last week was the new high-powered 'Vette engine is "capable of producing at least 100 horsepower per liter. That's at least 620 horsepower, and approximately 595 lb.-ft. of torque." Chevrolet wasn't even able to give us a time on the 0-60. Charles was only willing to say "it's in the low three seconds." The small-block engine under the hood is only able to hit those massive numbers due to the addition of the positive-displacement Roots-type supercharger with a new, four-lobe rotor design plus an integrated charge cooling system that reduces inlet air temperature for increased performance. That's the "go" end, but the "whoa" end is just as impressive. The ZR1 gets some simply huge carbon-ceramic, drilled disc brake rotors. 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. Except on the ZR1, they go on the 20" tires in the rear. In the front, they'll be getting even larger 15.5-inch-diameter rotors. Yup, they're simply breathtaking to see up-close. For the time being everyone else will have to check out the gallery below or the full press release after the jump. In case anyone's wondering -- the magazine and website all about the Trend in Motors are the sleazy bunch of d-bags who broke the embargo seven hours early. We just followed suit. We'll have more time to talk about that later -- now go and read the press release and look at the pretty pictures.
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2002 Mineral Grey GT, 5-speed: MGW short throw, JLT CAI
2002 Electric Green V6, Auto: SOLD
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12-20-2007, 09:12 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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l337 Gamer
Join Date: Feb 2005
City: De-cat-turd
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What a sweet piece of machinery!
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12-20-2007, 09:48 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Boostaholic
Join Date: Mar 2007
State: Louisiana
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Is it just me or does it look like it has a solar panel in the hood? :P |
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12-20-2007, 09:52 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Consumer of Beers
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Huntsville
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It's got a lexan window on the hood. It's the only thing I don't like about the car. It just screams "2f2f". To quote one of my buddies on another site, "it's gayer than two dudes touching pickles."
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12-20-2007, 09:53 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Imma Ho...
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: Baton Rouge
State: Louisiana
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Nice....yeah, that must be to show off the supercharger that you can't see because of the cover. 
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12-20-2007, 10:20 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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too broke to race
Join Date: May 2007
City: Denham Springs
State: Louisiana
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corvette has really stepped into it's own relm they are truly taking the supercar world by strom but without the supercar price tag
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 06 GT flowmasters, SCT2, CAI, 4:10 gears, ZEX 150hp wet shot. 11.76E/T at 115MPH & its my wife's car lol and the other muscle is a 1970
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12-20-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Not so green anymore
Join Date: May 2003
City: Canonsburg, PA; Aberdeen, MD
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You don't think the zr1 will have a supercar price tag?
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2002 Mineral Grey GT, 5-speed: MGW short throw, JLT CAI
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12-20-2007, 10:29 AM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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too broke to race
Join Date: May 2007
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I'm guessing 100K
but most of the cars it competes with are twice as much
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06 GT flowmasters, SCT2, CAI, 4:10 gears, ZEX 150hp wet shot. 11.76E/T at 115MPH & its my wife's car lol and the other muscle is a 1970
Chevelle SS 454
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12-20-2007, 12:00 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Not so green anymore
Join Date: May 2003
City: Canonsburg, PA; Aberdeen, MD
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I see what you're saying. I was thinking it would be ~Ford GT priced. But maybe closer to 100K
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2002 Mineral Grey GT, 5-speed: MGW short throw, JLT CAI
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12-20-2007, 12:29 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Jeep Boy
Join Date: May 2003
City: Harvest
State: Alabama
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I would drive the piss out of it
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12-20-2007, 12:31 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Imma Ho...
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: Baton Rouge
State: Louisiana
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+1....to the first dealership and trade it in on the new Saleen S302E...and a nice DD.
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12-20-2007, 01:17 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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McLovin?
Join Date: Jun 2004
City: Atlanta/Chattanooga
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so hot.
those are some huge rotors
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12-20-2007, 01:18 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Consumer of Beers
Join Date: Jul 2004
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12-20-2007, 01:22 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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too broke to race
Join Date: May 2007
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I based my 100K guess b/c the MSRP on a Cadillac XLR-V is 100K and it boast the 4.6L version of that engine
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06 GT flowmasters, SCT2, CAI, 4:10 gears, ZEX 150hp wet shot. 11.76E/T at 115MPH & its my wife's car lol and the other muscle is a 1970
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12-20-2007, 02:03 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Imma Ho...
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: Baton Rouge
State: Louisiana
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Yeah, I am in a pretty happy mood today... 
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12-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Consumer of Beers
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Huntsville
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You're supposed to get all mad and write me hateful private messages.
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12-20-2007, 02:42 PM
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Re: 2009 Corvette ZR1
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Imma Ho...
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: Baton Rouge
State: Louisiana
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Woops...my bad...I'll see what I can do once I figure out this cluster fuck of a query
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