In one mega group-test Evo sees which is the best road-racer model out of the Porsche 911 GT3, the Aston Martin V12 Vantage, the Audi R8 V10 and the Corvette ZR1. While describing this test as determining the most “hard-core” model, the introduction doesn’t really specify the criteria.

In fact, after a look at the engine specs and details, the Corvette is pegged as one of the more interesting models due to its very fast engine. But if you were to explain from the beginning that by “road-racing” you mean vehicles that can go fast elegantly, corner well, and give an overall fast but assured driving experience, you’d probably understand that the ZR1 is not quite in the league of the others (although some accusations of bias were levelled at Evo in the comments).

After an initial drive, Evo says:

Continue reading: Group test: Porsche GT3 vs Vantage V12 vs Audi R8 V10 vs Corvette ZR1

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The Corvette C6R GT2 has been released with this gallery set showing the yellow and black livery has been maintained. The GT2 is replacing the GT1 and will compete with the Ferrari 430 and Porsche 997 in racing events. The drivers for Corvette Racing are: Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Marcel Fassler.

The new GT2 is based on the Corvette Z06 with some features from the ZR1. This is to move it closer to the market for fans to purchase, with an alluminium production series chassis and steel, not carbon, brakes. While based on the GT1 seven-litre engine, the GT2 has a reduced engine capacity to six litres to use at the beginning of the championship, to be substituted then by a V8 5.5-litre unit. It will soon be introduced on GM group cars and will be manufactured by General Motors Performance together with the LS9 from the Corvette ZR1.

Continue reading: Corvette Racing C6R GT2 pics

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When the first images of this car emerged, we were pretty sure it would be the new generation of Chevrolet Corvette. After all, why would GM build an entirely new car only to appear in a movie, even if a blockbuster like “Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen”? It made no sense at the time and makes even less sense now (if that is possible). This concept, named Stingray Corvette Concept, was supposed to be revealed at GM’s Centennial, but it ended up being presented only this year, at the Chicago Auto Show.

There is no word on engine or technical specs, probably to help GM deny we are in front of Corvette C7. We only got to know the car will be an Autobot called Sideswipe in the movie. Due to the company’s problems, any new car will take a while to emerge, especially one that is so important to GM’s history as Corvette. Denying will also help GM develop the car in peace. We just hope this peace does not change the mean appearance of this 21st century Stingray when it arrives at dealerships, somewhere around 2012.

Source: GM

Chevrolet Stingray Corvette Concept

Continue reading: Is this the Corvette C7? GM presents the Stingray Concept in Chicago

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So the Corvette ZR1 is not news, but it’s still something to get excited about. Passing it so many times at the Bologna motor show, we finally conceded to its fascination and took these shots. Isn’t she lovely?

Continue reading: Corvette ZR1 live at the Bologna motor show

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The three madmen from Top Gear have been cooking up something again, with the troup of Clarkson, Hammond and May turning up in Reno, Nevada, with a small convoy of supercars. It appears that the Bonneville Salt Flats was the destination, an immense salt deposit near Salt Lake City in Utah.

Whatever for, you might ask…? Well, it’s clear that a test drive was on the cars and the photos suggest we could see an attempt at the maximum speed of the Corvette ZR1. Bonneville has often been the theatre for new speed records and it could be the ideal place for a crazy experiment like this one.

Continue reading: Top Gear tests the Corvette ZR1: maximum speed at Bonneville

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The rear window is all you need to understand how this car’s style was developed. Its sloping lines escape towards the rear, reflecting the purity of a stingray. It has plenty of cinema charisma, as Corvette shows the first images of the Centennial Design; the mysterious concept car destined to be a protagonist in “Revenge of the Fallen”, the colossal sequel to Transformers.

We love the evocative rear, but aren’t so convinced about the front - too little Corvette, too much invention, which doesn’t continue with the rear lines. But for the film, it could nearly steal the show.

Source | Jalopnik (Thanks to themozz and lupin3rd for the tip)

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We only know a few numbers (7:26.4) about this version, and yet talk is already out about the next generation. The Americans are aiming to get on top of European competition with this Corvette ZR1, which will have twin turbo combined with a V6 engine. The car should abandon the classic V8 and will follow the Nissan GT-R example.

No news is available on the twin clutch transmission or the central engine. The new ‘Vette though, starting with the the C7, will be counting on an attractive engine and reducing emissions and consumption.

Source | Autoblog

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This guy, Dave Ressler, will now always be able to look at the “0001″ on the number plate of his new Corvette ZR1 anytime he wants. And how did this pleasure cost? A mere one million dollars.

Dave has managed two Chevrolet dealerships for many years and owns the oldest example of a Corvette around - the “0003″ from 1953 (0001 and 0002 belong to GM).

In the film you can see Dave, along with his family, in the historic factory at Bowling Green, Kentucky, while he picks up what he just paid for with his mega, six zero cheque.

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Squashed between two adversaries - the C6 and the ZR1, they are but admiring sisters. The Corvette Z06 remains faithful to its origins, undergoing some changes to detail in the model year 2009. The V8 LS7, 7.0 litre engine will remain untouched with its 513 hp.

New colours (Cyber Gray Metallic and Blade Silver Metallic) are available, while Machine Silver Metallic will be cut from the range, reducing choice to nine crome options. New, ten-spoke alloy wheels make their appearance, emphasising the sporty style with red calipers.

Continue reading: Corvette Z06 MY 2009: defending its origins

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In case relative and superlative adjectives aren’t enough to describe the exquisite Corvette ZR1, Tadge Juechter, project manager, has an interview with Edmunds in which he summarises all its values and characteristics, and adds a some news.

First the new American coupé will be produced (starting this summer) in 2,000 units a year: a figure which, together with the price of about 100,000 USD, indicates an assumed commercial success. But not only, the ability to “conquer the track record of any world circuit” reveals itself and we wonder if the ZR 1 could be defined as the perfect car.

Continue reading: Corvette ZR1: will 2000 units a year be enough?

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