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2009 Corvette ZR1 Trying To Set Record Lap?

To say the 2009 Corvette ZR1 is a fast car, that would be an understatement. But just how fast? Well it looks like the General has taken aim on setting a record time at the Nürburgring. Rumors are swirling of smack-talking engineers claiming the big bad 'Vette can out-pace the Nissan GT-R. Those claims would mean the ZR1 would have to set a time of less than 7:29 around the Nordschleife.

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3:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By marnold
4,023 views, 116 comments

Latest by Doshu: @Shapeshifter: Well, whoever comes out on top (GTR or Vette) is going to have huge bragging rights. If the Vette wins, the definitely. If the GT-R wins, then not-so-much. In a straight line test, even at Le Mans, I'd hope the Vette would more »

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Chevy Gets A 2009 Corvette ZR1 Right To The Chin Hey, Look, A ZR1

Looks like Jay Leno is going to be the first journalist with a drive of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 as these pictures — taken by Jalopnik reader Brendan McAleer — show. That is definitely the Chin taking a spin around Detroit. Guess that means that the current store on autojounro ZR1 drives sits as follows: Pop Mechanics 1, rest of Auto Journiverse 0.
Come on Angus and Chubby Checkers, are you going to let Pop Mech get the scoop? To be fair, we don't know who he is doing this for and, quite likely, he's probably just driving it because Ed Welburn gave him the keys to his ZR1 and said "here, take it." (UPDATE: This is apparently not Jay Leno and the photos were not, it seems, taken by our reader. Rather, they're from the Corvette Forums and taken by a nice guy named Jason about a month ago. Still, pics of a ZR1 on the street.)

1:20 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,750 views, 39 comments

Latest by TechnoDestructo: "Arrest-Me Yellow" That should be its official name, how it appears on the invoice or whatever. more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Power Numbers Finalized: LS9 V8 Hits 638 HP!

We got a release from the folks at the General yesterday, and we were told we could run it at midnight-plus-one, but then we forgot about it. These things happen, you know. We mean, who gets excited about something as fait accompli as the 2009 Corvette ZR1 getting just over 620 HP? Well, if your answer is everyone, you're probably right. And why shouldn't we be excited about Zee new Really fast One from Chevy? Especially since they've now got officially certified power ratings on that beautiful Jakegasmic LS9 engine — 638 HP, nearly 103 horses per liter — and 604 lb-ft of torque, which'll let the new supercharged Corvette ZR1 break that all-important 200 MPH speed barrier. We knew there was a reason we liked this from the moment we first exploded the LS9 for all to see. Next question however is whether Wes will be back in the road test saddle in time for what we're expecting will be a summertime drive of the new ZR1 or whether it'll have to be one of us other Jalops jumping behind the wheel of the supercharged new Corvette. This may be the first time we've ever hoped someone wouldn't get better as quickly as possible. We kid. On the square. Anyway, what we do know is we've got the full press release after the jump.

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10:20 AM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By Ray Wert
6,026 views, 93 comments

Latest by WhoNeedsBrakes: @Adamskiy: It's one thing for a car to reach a given high speed and it's quite another for it to be safe enough to maintain that speed. If it doesn't have the proper aerodynamics you might not have enough time more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Raptured, Leaves Behind Carefully Labeled Carbon Fiber Clothes

Here's a pretty slick wall display from Plasan, the supplier of the carbon fiber parts for the 2009 Corvette ZR1. Instead of just stacking their stuff on the floor and making a path for people to walk through, like we do in the home office, they decided to utilize the wonders of vertical storage and even went all the way with a clever labeling scheme. Here we find out the weights of all the carbon fiber bits they supply for the mega-Vette.

3:00 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,802 views, 34 comments

Latest by MOPAR-MAN: @ash78: I'm fat and middle aged, that's why I runa big block! more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Sets Nürburgring On Fire

The 2009 Corvette ZR1 is getting oh so close to launch, and it's just been caught doing hot laps on the Nürburgring. The most powerful Corvette ever built was captured on video running consecutive laps in the 7:40 range — that unofficial time puts it in the race for the top production car ever round the Nordschleife. Not only that, but the conditions of the drive were pure funk, with a cold and wet track and engineers at the helm. ZR1 Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter is noted as saying the ZR1 will beat any production car's track record anywhere in the world and this news stands to back that up. Meander over to Edmunds Inside Line to see video and hear the beast in its element for the first time.


3:00 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,339 views, 110 comments

Latest by Tony87: No no no... Everyone on this forum's got it wrong.Since most of the "performance driving" normal people see is on their way to work, the question comes down to this and this only. Will the ZR1 attract girls on cruise more »

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Fireblade Concept Is The New 2009 Corvette ZR1

There's little doubt we're fan-boys when it comes to the new 2009 Corvette ZR1. Any time you take a Corvette and give it more power, lighter weight, bigger brakes and a more competent suspension, you're talking about all the ingredients to send our supercar-loving hearts thumping right out of our chest, sign in hand proclaiming, "Do Want!" Then we found this — the Fireblade design concept — a re-skinning of the already potentially iconic Corvette ZR1 by South African designer-wannabe Idries Noah. Now we know it's nothing more than a 3D dream car rather than even a one-off design, it's still making at least one of us feel a level of pants-tightening excitement we haven't felt since the first time we spotted the ZR1 in an embargoed press event the month before the Detroit Auto Show. True, one of us did say...

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4:40 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Ray Wert
3,791 views, 54 comments

Latest by beercheck: @wyatt_1st: But would you like her as much if she were re-shaped like Oprah? Which is what I was describing. more »

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2009 Corvette ZR1 Caught Testing In Assorted Colors

It's not secret that we're psyched about the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. So while we've already seen a lot of the upcoming super 'vette in blue, gray, and even with its LS9 engine in pieces, we're excited to see up close shots of it in red and yellow. And now, thanks to some kid hanging out near Corvette HQ in Kentucky, we have. How exactly were the ZR1s caught? They stopped to get burgers. Just don't tell Jeremy Clarkson; we'll never hear the end of it.

[YouTube via CorvetteBlogger via AutoBlog]

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2:30 AM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By marnold
7,529 views, 52 comments

Latest by Tony87: "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks" well put... more »

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Chicago Auto Show: 2009 Corvette ZR1 Numbers Confirmed?

Holy surprise, Batman! GM bit the bullet and confirmed those 2008 Corvette ZR1 numbers for us. As we expected, the supercharged V8 will be putting down 620 hp and 595 lb.ft. of torque. And also as expected, the car will rocket to a 200 mph top speed. It's further expected to end world hunger, invent perpetual motion, and discover the origins of life. Seriously! 595 lb.ft. of torque can do that!

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2:00 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,155 views, 47 comments

Latest by karan1003: @Come&VetteMe "It's further expected to end world hunger, invent perpetual motion, and discover the origins of life. Seriously! 595 lb.ft. of torque can do that!" My argument was that if 600 lb.ft of torque can do that much, then the R8 V12 more »

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Motor Trend Gaming Google on the 2009 Corvette ZR1?

While covering the Barrett-Jackson auction this weekend, specifically the $1 million purchase of the first "retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1, we did a quick Google search for the 2009 Corvette ZR1 in order to pull up our old story on the new super-Vette from the General. When the results came up, we noticed something rather odd. No, not Motor Trend being the first result — we mean, come on, they're Motor fuckin' Trend — the fact that Jalopnik is merely a step behind them says little about us and more about Motor Trend's inability to leverage their brand name on the internet — and about how low they've let their brand name go. But we digress. What was weird was that they've got their "exclusive" "scoop" on the ZR1 set up in the "roadtest" section of their site. What? Do they know something we don't? Was there some super-secret drive of the new ZR1 they partook in with Chevy? Our sources at Chevy say no. So what's the reason? More »

9:45 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Ray Wert
2,640 views, 42 comments

Latest by 79TA: rkwadd FTL! more »

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Barrett-Jackson: First 2009 Corvette ZR1 Sells at Auction for $1,000,000

The first 2009 Corvette ZR1 just sold here on big money day at the big BJ auction for $1,000,000 with a little help from GM's best bud, Jay Leno to Dave Ressler. Although the money's all going to the United Way, we're wondering what this'll mean for the mark-up on the sticker price we'll see for this already $99,000 two-seat supercar. And keep in mind we still don't know what the final number will end up being on horsepower and torque. But — what we do know now is that the sticker price will be $99,000 — thanks to the need to provide the above-and-beyond price for IRS purposes and the charitable deduction. But hey, maybe you'll still get that 100,000 mile guarantee on the powertrain — even if you're buying #1 off the assembly line. Full description from the folks at Barrett-Jackson plus more on winning bidder Dave Ressler, main man at Ressler Chevrolet, below the jump.

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10:19 PM on Sat Jan 19 2008
By Ray Wert
15,898 views, 40 comments

Latest by DieterX: @edgarj: When you look through the Ferrari window, you see a beautiful engine. When you look through the Corvette hood, you see a plastic badge that says ZR-1. 'Nuff said. more »

Anyone want to buy a 2009 Corvette ZR1? The official website just went live. [Chevy]

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Detroit Auto Show: Corvette Manager Talks ZR1, Environmentalism?

Our intrepid videographer spent some time listening to Harlan Charles, the Project Manager at GM behind the 2009 Corvette ZR1 talks about his demon ride. During the conversation he manages to fit in as many refs to other products as possible. Count along: Ferrari 599, Audi R8, Corvette Z06, previous gen ZR1. He then goes on to hint inadvertently that the next C6 special edition could involve an environmental twist, but quickly retreats from the statement. Hybrid Vette anyone? Probably E85 Vette first.


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1:00 PM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Matt Hardigree
478 views, 14 comments

Latest by CARBONFIBER: @danio3834: *** ** ?? CAN ANYONE PLEASE FIND OUT IF THE ZR1 + CTS-V WILL BE AT GENEVA??? THANK YOU!!! more »

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Detroit Auto Show: More 2009 Corvette ZR1 Pr0n!

Hey, you know — who can't get enough of the 600+ HP 2009 Corvette ZR1? We know we can't — which is why we sent Team Jalopnik photographer Sherry Kraft down to the show floor to get us some more shots of Chevy's new super-hotness. We hope you enjoy these close-up and friendly shots. We did, and we ain't even dragons.

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2:35 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ray Wert
2,265 views, 41 comments

Latest by demonwolf: the color is bad cus the camera white balance on the camera is either wrong or it sucks. more »

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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Corvette ZR1 at GM Style, on Runway...and with Kid Rock?

Oh yeah, that's it baby, that's it — work it girl! Work — oh wait, something's not right. We know why — that's not a model up there. Nope, it's the 2009 Corvette ZR1 — unveiled here at the GM Style event tonight for it's first ever public unveiling. For a moment we thought maybe it was just some insanely beautiful woman. Also, we thought we were a dragon. Shoot — wrong on both counts. Still some sexy metal — and an amazingly sexy engine. Click the link if you've been living in a cave bereft of any and all automotive news and need to know more about Chevy's new super-Corvette. And yes, to clear up any questions, that is Kid Rock behind the ZR1 and yes, that is Jeff Gordon driving it down the runway. But, what truly made the evening amazing was none other than Run of Run D.M.C. jumping out on stage to bust some rhymes — or whatever it is them thar rappers do. We were too busy gaping at the ZR1 to notice much of what else was going on. Mary J. who?

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8:58 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Ray Wert
8,417 views, 41 comments

Latest by h00ligan: I am not an American muscle fan ususally , preferring euro sport - but that car is just BAD ASS. I'd give up my m3 for it. more »

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Detroit Auto Show: 2009 Corvette ZR1? Wait, GM Style Is About Cars?

Who knew? Seriously — we're here at the GM Style event and although the place is chock full of pretty people and faux hipsters — it's unfortunately seemingly rather bereft of the "cars" at the moment. But for a site like Jalopnik, cars are the stars and supposedly we'll be seeing a very special one tonight — it's the 600+ HP 2009 Corvette ZR1 — and we're absolutely tingling with excitement and anticipation. So, keep checking back this evening and we'll keep you up-to-date on our first sighting of GM's super-duper car. For the moment be content with a car-star — GM's Rick Wagoner. He looks totally hawt tonight, OMG!

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7:01 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Ray Wert
737 views, 7 comments

Latest by MalFuller: Because unlike Ron Howard, he's still got some.@Aaron Martin-Colby: more »

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More Corvette ZR1 P0rn09r4phy

GM's endowed webshow Garage 419 with a considerable amount of track footage of the soon-to-be outed Corvette ZR1 shot at VIRginia International Raceway. One none-too-surprising observation: at full bore, the kompressor'd LS9 sounds just spacey enough to play the lead role in a movie version of OutRun 2019 (that's Quantum Redshift to you, youngsters). Still, while we're all for the ZR-1's lightness calculus and considerable horsepower, that engine cover — as seen through the hood window — looks like the inside of a Hamilton Beach panini maker. We'd have been satisfied with a shaker hood and a feathered roach clip hanging from the rear-view. [Garage 419]

5:30 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Mike Spinelli
1,745 views, 56 comments

Latest by superbmtsub: For the sleeper look, it does the job. Otherwise, regular people are gonna be like "it's another corvette" especially with that yellow paint. If you're into showing off your ride, this thing will not do it. more »

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Barrett-Jackson to Auction First "Retailable" 2009 Corvette ZR1

Want to be the first to get your hands on a new 2009 Corvette ZR1? In 14 days, head on over to the Barrett-Jackson auction as we've just heard the first ZR1 will be going up for auction as part of their "Muscle Car Wars" marketing of a sale of the first 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8, a Shelby GT500 KR and now a 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1. Don't they know we've already got the "Muscle Car Wars" thing trademarked? We'll take our royalties in either cash or any mix of the above acronym-obsessive vehicles from the BJ auctioneers. Full lot quote from the folks all about the BJ after the jump. Oh — and did we mention the Barrett-Jackson folks think it's a "ZR-1 CONVERTIBLE?"

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1:45 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Ray Wert
3,356 views, 30 comments

Latest by CARBONFIBER: * The Price is Right? I will top the highest bid + $1 Mr.Barker. What do I win? And I dont want any damn hair curlers! more »

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Detroit Auto Show: Exploding the 2009 Corvette ZR1's Brilliantly Beautiful LS9 Engine

Although you'll be able to see it for yourself if you're in town for the Detroit Auto Show next month (or watch the coverage live here on Jalopnik!), you still won't be able to see the new 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 the way we're showing it to you right now. If you'll remember, we were the first to show you the unofficial shots of the new 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1's beautiful 620+ HP LS9 engine. Next we brought you the in-cockpit camera footage of the ZR1 taking a lap at Laguna. Then we had the opportunity to show off all of the pictures and details on the new up-powered Corvette ZR1. Now we're going to go a little bit more in-depth, showing off all the little bits n' pieces of the supercharged small-block V8 engine under the hood of Zee-Really fast One. Above, you'll find the LS9 completely exploded and below, you'll find all the little bits n' pieces in the detail you know you need. Specific press release on the LS9 below the jump.

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12:15 PM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Ray Wert
43,030 views, 48 comments

Latest by therealthatguy: @CaliforniaCajun: tell that to EVERY CAR THAT HAS EVER EXISTED, when this engine hits the road... more »