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ZEE
09-05-2007, 08:45 PM
Chevrolet's 650-horsepower Corvette, developed under the codename "Blue Devil," will be called ZR1.

That badge will appear on the January 2008 Detroit show car, and on the production version set to go on sale later next year as a 2009 model.

GM has been developing this car for several years, using a supercharged version of the new 6.2-liter small block V-8 used in the 2008 Corvette.

GM also considered such names as Z07 and Super Sport for the ultra-low-volume car. Price will be much higher than the 505-horsepower Z06, and Chevy will continue production of that car when the ZR1 launches.

Chevy first used the ZR1 moniker for a reported eight cars built in the 1971 model year with a 370-horsepower, 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) small block V-8. The option cost $1,010, while a 425-horse 454 was $1,221.

The '71 ZR1 came with no special bodywork or badging. Chevy revived the name in 1990 for a 32-valve Lotus-designed, Mercury Marine-built 375-horsepower quad-cam V-8. That car had a wider tail to accommodate P315/35ZR17 Goodyears on 11-inch wide wheels and was built through the '95 model year. Badges included a hyphen, as in ZR-1, which doesn't fit GM RPO nomenclature.

The blown 6.2 also looks like the engine that will power the next Cadillac CTS-V, rather than something based off of GM's new high-feature overhead cam V-8 debuting in '09.

fbodyguy
09-05-2007, 09:06 PM
PErsonnally I think it should have been named the StingRay.

DustinsDuster
09-05-2007, 10:56 PM
cant wait to see it; and cant wait to see what Dodge and Ford do to combat it....

69gt4speed
09-05-2007, 11:15 PM
Why not zL1 or sting ray? Earlier vettes were sting ray later was stingray. ZL1 was top dog 69 427 engine w 2 vettes made w it.

Since over at ford they will be doing gt500kr and super snakes. Those were 67 and 68 vintage originally. A coworker's son is getting a super snake 725hp so he says.

Domestic Disturbance
09-06-2007, 01:12 AM
i like the zr1 name 4 this car. lots of magazines were calling it the corvette ss and that just didnt sound rite. i thought all the hype was goin to b a sc'd ls7 tho aiming 4 700 horses. it better kick some crazy ass cuz that part disappoints me a lil

69gt4speed
09-06-2007, 02:00 AM
I know it will be lighter than a new stang w better f/r. Odds are it will do better esp on street tires. If it is s/c probably I'm guessing a big eaton at 8# it still could upgrade w a pulley and a tune. If Dustin Whipple can ramp up enough 3.4 L that would be a great upgradeable car w 1000 hp easily. They better put in forged pistons though at 8.5 to 9.0 comp. along with those fancy titanium rods. A displacement on demand system imo is good need less cam, ci to act like a big ci engine. A self contained intercooled s/c is about warranty free as u can get with decent mpg.

slobalt
09-06-2007, 12:54 PM
Can't wait to see one. I guess to see these autoshows I've got to travel to Chicago, St Louis or KC

RandomHero
09-06-2007, 06:13 PM
L88?

ZEE
09-06-2007, 07:34 PM
Carbon fiber body panels will make the curb weight 2900 lbs.