The 600 bhp club - ZR1
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Road and track (Feb 2009) declare ZR1 to be truly America's supercar after their road test..
See also their 600 bhp club,
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id...
"In a way, the Corvette is the most "conventional" car here — a front-engine, rear-drive, 2-seat sports car with a standard transmission and clutch, a standard-spec sports car that just happens to have an incredible engine and highly refined suspension. There's nothing exotic or fussy to restrict day-to-day usefulness of the car; it's immediately as comfortable and familiar as your favorite pair of running shoes (if you could run about 200 mph). It's that very familiarity — combined with an engine whose role in life is providing unlimited wish fulfillment — that made the ZR1 one of our favorites on this trip. It might just be the best "regular" sports car ever made."
See also their 600 bhp club,
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id...
"In a way, the Corvette is the most "conventional" car here — a front-engine, rear-drive, 2-seat sports car with a standard transmission and clutch, a standard-spec sports car that just happens to have an incredible engine and highly refined suspension. There's nothing exotic or fussy to restrict day-to-day usefulness of the car; it's immediately as comfortable and familiar as your favorite pair of running shoes (if you could run about 200 mph). It's that very familiarity — combined with an engine whose role in life is providing unlimited wish fulfillment — that made the ZR1 one of our favorites on this trip. It might just be the best "regular" sports car ever made."
vetteheadracer said:
Road and Track think ZR1 is great....shock! Hardly surprising given all the other rave reviews the car has received.
Pay attention at the back!!Last year they said it was the best "regular" sports car. This year they declare it the "American supercar". Question is, what superlative can they think of next??
The 600hp Club article is the usual shoddy, wishy-washy rubbish we have come to expect from US car magazines.
They really do churn out drivel, don't they?
How can so-called professional automotive journalists that have been writing for decades still regularly spew cliches like "it corners on rails", "stops on a dime" etc?
They really do churn out drivel, don't they?
How can so-called professional automotive journalists that have been writing for decades still regularly spew cliches like "it corners on rails", "stops on a dime" etc?
“With the supercharger’s help down low, the ZR1 produces a never-ending forward surge of other-worldly power, the kind of rush that makes you laugh hysterically with every full-throttle run through the gears. The force of its acceleration actually makes you forget to breathe, and the violence with which it gobbles up blacktop – as though it hasn’t eaten in months – startles passengers.”
Sounds OK to me!
Sounds OK to me!
Godzilla said:
The 600hp Club article is the usual shoddy, wishy-washy rubbish we have come to expect from US car magazines.
They really do churn out drivel, don't they?
How can so-called professional automotive journalists that have been writing for decades still regularly spew cliches like "it corners on rails", "stops on a dime" etc?
I agree the quality of content in American car zines is poor. I suspect they work on a much tighter budget than Evo or Top Gear.They really do churn out drivel, don't they?
How can so-called professional automotive journalists that have been writing for decades still regularly spew cliches like "it corners on rails", "stops on a dime" etc?
However, the ZR1 seems to offer incredible performance and investment value right now. Why would one consider a Nissan GTR, GT40, M6, Exige S or even a 911 variant when they could get a trully gnarly (yet reserved looking) ZR1 for the same or a little more $.
I'm curious to know where these are selling relative to MSRP here in the states. I know of a Porsche dealer purportedly selling all 2008 911 variants $20k below msrp.
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