GM Shows Off 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Naw, I'd take this Vette any day over the Tesla. This is such an improvement over the last 2 or 3 years.

The Tesla is vaporware. They can't get it finished, they are having lots of problems meeting any of their deadlines. They have tons of peoples money tied up in a project , that is having lots of issues.

They are talking about releasing the car with a single speed transmission , instead of the two speed due to durability issues.

All electric ? We already have power issues in California , rolling blackouts anyone ? And how do they make electricity ? Nuclear power and all the leftovers that go along with that , burning coal , yeah thats clean , or fractions of a percent of "green" via solar or wind energy. Keep dreaming about electric powered cars, cause thats all they are.

This ZR1 would smoke the Tesla , all day , every day . Tesla isn't even close to the potential of this Corvette.

It would be nice to own one.

The GTR also looks as ugly as shit. 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. Sure! Try it six times and enjoy buying that new clutch. The nice thing about testing cars for a magazine is you don't have to worry about such things. You'll find very few owners, if any, willing to launch a GTR that way. In a real world race, where the owners actually owns and pays for the cars, a GTR will have enough problems trying to keep up with a Z06, never mind a ZR1.

ZR1?? Who cares! Bugatti Veyron's the sexiest car alive! :cool:

ok i agree the GTR is ugly as hell but its fast. i'd rather have the zr1 anyday. GTR is faster than a z06 john, what are you smokin a 0-60 time of 3.3 a z06 won't catch up at all, i think the GTR and ZR1 will be same time. Also, the GTR is a 4 seater, so you can have friends while you're racing, bottom line corvette is nice, GTR looks like crap but is fast and GTR and ZR1 will be good race but GTR is a good deal for price, and a 4 seater.

What I'm saying is no owner will launch the GTR that way in order to get 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. 4500RPM and dump the clutch? Can you say new clutch really soon? :)

The GTR is really fast up to 100MPH because of its AWD system. After that, the the AWD and 3,800lbs becomes a liability. That's why its 1/4 speed is only120MPH. A Z06 is doing 126MPH by the 1/4. Also, I've seen bone stock Z06 run in the 10's.

4500 and dump the clutch ? No . 4500 rpms and release the brake . The ECU controls the clutch. DSG transmission. All wheel drive More people are going to be able to get quicker times, in all weather conditions with the GT-R . More power in a RWD car means more wheelspin. More wheelspin in the first 60 feet means slower 1/4 mile times. The MPH can be huge, but the time to cover the distance will be longer. 0.1 seconds in the first 60 feet = 0.2 seconds at the end of the 1/4 mile. As far as ugly , have you seen one in person yet ? I helped to arrange the event with Edmunds/Inside Line and Nissan GT-R owners that went on at Chiat Day in Los Angeles.

OK, so the ECU will dump the clutch. Same thing. Technology can only compensate for the laws physics so much. The bottom line is the GTR is a heavy pig. No matter what fancy tech you're running, 3800 lbs and 480HP is not going to be faster than 3133 lbs and 505HP. But if your life is to enjoy 3.3 seconds 0-60 then enjoy buying a new clutch every week. That's only 0.1 seconds faster than the fastest 0-60 Card & Driver recorded for a Z06.

I agree with that. The GTR looks like a frickin' Transformer. Kids may like it, but it looks like a hideous lump of steel to me. Oh, and I don't like the interior either.

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What website?

That's an ignorant tree-hugger statement :roll:
Do you enjoy bicyclists calling your car stupid for simply having one?

Cars like the ZR1 are typically weekend cars and not used for daily driving. The average emissions from a Civic are more likely to greater than those of a ZR1 driver due to levels of use. It also depends on how you drive the vehicle.

But go ahead, piss on the parade of the car enthusiasts who like to take their hot rods out during the summer and those few other times throughout the year.

That i have to agree with leo, not meant for daily driving.

It probably gets better gas mileage , and less overall emissions than the VW bus that you are driving.

Go hug a tree hippie, and leave my enthusiast cars alone. Talk to someone else about the farce that people want you to believe is global warming.