Friday 18th July 2008

ZR1 Preview For Corvette Club

New Corvette supercar shown to club members ahead of British Motor Show

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It was a ‘club first’ for Classic Corvette Club UK last night when members were invited by GM to attend an exclusive preview of the new flagship Corvette ZR1 ahead of the London Motor Show.

Over 70 Vettes attended the event at the Fairmile hotel in Cobham, Surrey yesterday evening.

This 6.2 litre supercharged, ceramic braked, 647 ps, 205 mph Corvette only landed in the UK a couple of days previously and is the only one in Europe and the first in red to be seen in public.

GM said that this unprecedented preview was a thank you to the loyal members of the Club.

 

 

[qube_TA]

Quick, let the Stig have a go.

[Sivraj]

Over 70 Vettes or Over 70's Vet's
It looks like the average age of the Vettes club is over 70 judging by the photo!

[idlewillo]

Sivraj said:

Over 70 Vettes or Over 70's Vet's
It looks like the average age of the Vettes club is over 70 judging by the photo!

only the old can afford to be young

[3sixty]

Last pic looks strangely like a photoshop to me, must just be lighting......

[houlbt]

I really want to like these cars but those chrome wheels are nasty... look like the horrible bbk tatt you see on an old chavved up Toyota celica. Moving on, the transparent bonnet is tacky too.

I also think the interiors are crap... but at least that's nothing new.

Why couldn't they go all stealth mean looking... darker coloured car, graphite wheels, maybe a few (nothing too excessive) exposed carbon fibre bits, job done.

[White-Noise]

Err, looks like a tarted up C6... :S

[havvy]

The pic of the Corvette Club members gathered around the ZR1 is totally genuine and untouched by photoshop, as I took it! Havvy.

[Le Man]

houlbt said:

I really want to like these cars but those chrome wheels are nasty... look like the horrible bbk tatt you see on an old chavved up Toyota celica. Moving on, the transparent bonnet is tacky too.

I also think the interiors are crap... but at least that's nothing new.

Why couldn't they go all stealth mean looking... darker coloured car, graphite wheels, maybe a few (nothing too excessive) exposed carbon fibre bits, job done.

Buy something else then....

[G4HKS]

Can't you just tell this thread is being generated off the PH home page?!!!!

[Le Man]

I do like it being criticised by an MR2 owner......

[G4HKS]

In White......

[G4HKS]

With a body kit from ying-tong land.

[Le Man]

In the words of Fred Astaire... "You've either got, or you haven't got style. If you have, then it stands out a mile".

Knew about cars, old Fred.

[CypherP]

i really like this 'vette. So its american, a little basic in terms of the interior materials but for the price and the looks, i'd definitely have one, given the chance!

I quite like the chrome wheels/bonnet actually.. just a little different to the norm.

[Le Man]

It's a whole day faster around the ring than an MR2, mind you, some of that is down to hairdressers having a lower G tolerance.

[Hunttheshunt]

I'd have one in a heartbeat, in black with standard wheels. Interior isn't great but then again neither is a Caterham, Noble or dare I say it....996 Turbo.

[ZR1cliff]

G4HKS said:

Can't you just tell this thread is being generated off the PH home page?!!!!

It's a miracle 17 posts and not one mention about handling

[DamoLLb]

RHD RHD RHD RHD!!!!!!!!!!!

[Le Man]

DamoLLb said:

RHD RHD RHD RHD!!!!!!!!!!!

959
F40
288GTO
F50
Enzo
FXX
Bugatti 110 GT

All survived despite LHD, one or two became quite popular I believe.

Japanese sports car buyers prefer to take their cars in the configuration offered in the home market so they like LHD Ferraris, but RHD Astons. When you drive LHD Ferraris, you begin to realise that they might have discovered something.

[Road_Terrorist]

houlbt said:

I really want to like these cars but those chrome wheels are nasty... look like the horrible bbk tatt you see on an old chavved up Toyota celica. Moving on, the transparent bonnet is tacky too.

I also think the interiors are crap... but at least that's nothing new.

Why couldn't they go all stealth mean looking... darker coloured car, graphite wheels, maybe a few (nothing too excessive) exposed carbon fibre bits, job done.

Those chrome wheels are optional, but wheels are probably the easiest thing to change on a car anyway and make a dramatic difference in appearence.