Automotive News, Media & Press - ZR1 Corvette makes its return w/ 650HP

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http://blogs.motortrend.com/6215473/car-news/corvette-blue-devil-finally-gets-a-name-zr1/index.html

Corvette Blue Devil (finally) gets a name - ZR1

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(pictured). 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.

GM has never confirmed nor denied rumors that "ZR" stands for "Zora's Racer."
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.

Source: MotorTrend.com

Very cool, cant wait to see how this car compares to the lambos and ferraris :devil:

Awesome I like ZR1 name 100 times better than SS or Blue Devil.

ZR1 Legend Killer that car will destroy everything on the road and air lol.

i love that they brought back the ZR1 model. This car is going to be awesome.

:thumb: awesome. i'm kinda surprised they are using it but i'm happy they are:D

so there using a supercharged ls3 becuase its the engine in the 08 vettes as stated which is an ls3

wow, the prices on those things are going to get higher each year. I couldnt see myself spending that much. You could almost finance a house. Love the cars but , wow.

Awesome! Sounds way better than "corvette SS". Not like I'll ever buy one, but still cool :lol:

-J

I want to see GM's new overhead cam motor and what they do with that.

ZL1 would have been just as good....

Wow, I'm actually really glad that GM decided to go with that. That's a really classy move right there.

I agree SS was getting overdone.

Wow, I'm actually really glad that GM decided to go with that. That's a really classy move right there.

I agree 100%. :judge:

Legend Killer

That it will be. GM should really advertise it that way.....

"The 2009 Corvette ZR-1; also known as, 'The Legend Killer'. It's back, and it's better than ever."

Shit, 650hp in a car that will probably weight about the same as a new ZO6. And the factory blower will make gains SOOOOO easy. The Italian stuff can kiss this car's American ass. :usa: :D

Will it be a 6-figure car though? Is Corvette ready to break that barrier? The original ZR-1 package doubled the price of a new C4. If that will be the case again, we'll be looking at a serious price tag for this bundle of joy.

I bet the guy over at Dodge are mother fucking GM right now. Looks like the new viper being top dog isn't going to last but about another 15 minutes. I still love the viper, its a sexy beast. But this new vette is going to be one level up on the performance side of things.

Car is going to be bad ass!

Cool. Is ZR1 will make a run for LeMans instead of Z06 model?

Perfect name! Cant wait.

So, it'll be like a C6 z06 with a 150 kit? I bet that 650hp is either under-rated, or the car is detuned as well.

GG rest of the sports car world. :hail:

I can't wait to see how HUGE modded numbers will end up. It WILL deff. have a forged bottom end.
Ooooohhhhh I can't wait, the REAL hp wars are in mid-swing, and it is great. Oh love the name too, seems appropriate.

Only thing is the old ZR1 vettes had overhead cam motors and they were NA. This is a push rod motor with boost still cool tho. Also I alrdy seen the price tag will be 100k at least thats what motortrend says.

Craz1469, that's the funniest thing I've heard all week. Thank you! I'm laughn' my ass off. You know someone on this other forum said the vette will never be able to top the viper becuse of it's displacement capacity, but I've never heard of a motor over 500ci. making 10hp, and that's all your allowed in top fuel. So to say the viper will always be able to one up is wrong. Too bad it will be so damn expensive though. I got the old lady holdn' me at 50k on my next car. Women. :bang:

good deal, ZR1 was the name I was pulling for- anything but SS

I'm so glad they chose ZR1! I loved the original Viper killer, and I'm sure I'll love this one!

Awesome. ZR1 was my pic too. Way to go, GM. Thanks for giving us a car to dream about. thanks for giving us a trump card to lay against any other manufacturer in the whole world. :thumb:

Very lightly modded, I bet these cars will take anything in the world. Bone stock, I bet they'll give anything a good run at least.

Whos Zora?

Whos Zora?
The man who helped turn the Corvette into the performance car it is today, instead of the I6 that it used to be.
I will probably spell it wrong, but it is Zora Arkus Duntov.

The man who helped turn the Corvette into the performance car it is today, instead of the I6 that it used to be.
I will probably spell it wrong, but it is Zora Arkus Duntov.

Chevrolet would not be where it is today with racing and high perf.
if it wasnt for Zora Arkus Duntov.

im glad that the bottom end is finally forged,
now we should be able to get forged cranks, rods and pistons from GMPP
hope they make the forged bottom end a catalog item like the LSX block
and such.

LSX block
6 bolt GMPP Heads
ZR1 bottom end
+TT
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:thefinger TO ALL

^ That's what I'm thinking.

Zora the man...

http://www.slotforum.com/reviews/Revell-Grand-Sport/Arkus-Duntov.jpg

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/specs/2006/Z06History.shtml

Although this isn't official news, I do like the ZR1 nameplate choice.

It's very recognizeable, and people will remember it well.
....especially this newest rendition! :cool:

I'm so glad they chose ZR1! I loved the original Viper killer, and I'm sure I'll love this one!

i don't think the original ZR1's were viper killers, i think the vipers were vette killers

Thank God that they didn't call it SS!!!!

I was pulling for ZR1 or ZL1. Can't wait to see it on the streets.

I love the ZR1 name, hope this name sticks and they don't change it. My only wish for this car is that they do some cosmetic work to clearly differentiate it from the C6 and Z06. The original C4 ZR1 was wider than the regular Corvette, hopefully the ZR1 gets its own nose, updated headlights, and wider rearend with ZR1-only wheels. The most common complaint from current Z06 owners is that their cars do not stand out enough from the base model C6. I agree, since everyone always asked me if my base C6 was a Z06.

i don't think the original ZR1's were viper killers, i think the vipers were vette killers

The original ZR-1s were out before the Viper. They came out in 1990.

Maybe since they are going back to the ZR1 the camaro will go with a ZL1 for the top of the line camaro.

Maybe since they are going back to the ZR1 the camaro will go with a ZL1 for the top of the line camaro.
They made ZL1 Corvettes also, so that would make for a good name for the next top dog corvette.

New engine in 09' and this s/c'ed engine may find itself in the CTS-V? I wonder what the new enigne is going to go into? The Camaro perhaps?

I love the ZR1 name, hope this name sticks and they don't change it. My only wish for this car is that they do some cosmetic work to clearly differentiate it from the C6 and Z06. The original C4 ZR1 was wider than the regular Corvette, hopefully the ZR1 gets its own nose, updated headlights, and wider rearend with ZR1-only wheels. The most common complaint from current Z06 owners is that their cars do not stand out enough from the base model C6. I agree, since everyone always asked me if my base C6 was a Z06.

thats exactly what I was thinking, because the average eye doesn't know the difference from a Zo6 and Z51... so I would hope that this one stands out as a 100k car somehow and hopefully these wheels that are just for the ZR1 don't flood the market so they stand out a little bit more... seems like every vette I see now has Zo6 rims on it

Factory power adder :headbang:

thats exactly what I was thinking, because the average eye doesn't know the difference from a Zo6 and Z51... so I would hope that this one stands out as a 100k car somehow and hopefully these wheels that are just for the ZR1 don't flood the market so they stand out a little bit more... seems like every vette I see now has Zo6 rims on it

You probably don't have to worry about that. I'm sure they won't even fit the Z06.

The current 430hp car has trouble hooking up with 285 width tires in the back.
The current 505hp Z06 has trouble hooking up with 325 width tires in the back.
I'm betting that the 600hp Viper still has trouble hooking up with 345 width tires in the back.
I wonder how wide they will be able to go with the 650hp ZR1?

The current 430hp car has trouble hooking up with 285 width tires in the back.
The current 505hp Z06 has trouble hooking up with 325 width tires in the back.
I'm betting that the 600hp Viper still has trouble hooking up with 345 width tires in the back.
I wonder how wide they will be able to go with the 650hp ZR1?

I bet they go with 215's. Thats on my friends 07 Civic Si.. The end-all-be-all of fastness. He even has an injen "like what yo" seriesII intake, and has no traction on his 215's.......

i can't wait till someone throws a 3.6l whipple on this and rolls up to some turbo viper that thinks he's the man

GO CHEVY

real men wear bowties

... I for one would like to apologise for my irresponsible post, seen above. I wasnt thinking before I typed. I should be shunned, perhaps even banned, for mentioning any Civic, even the 2007 Si :rice, in the same thread as the upcoming world-beater that will be the Corvette ZR-1.

To the entire LSx world... I apologize.

All Hail the ZR-1
ZR-1= :drive: :judge: :judge: :judge: :hump: :hump: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :dark: :poke: :headbang: :thumb:

Should have gone with STINGRAY...or STING RAY.

i wonder how much hp the new motor will take, the cobras can take all most double, i wonder how strong the long block is i hope very very very strong

Hell 2.2 KB Cobras are making what this motor is going to be putting down stock. Full exhaust, pulley, tune and maybe a clutch and you will have a stock-ish car that will smoke about 99.99999% of all shit on the road. I hate to say it though, I was disappointed that GM didn't decide to put a forged LS7 with a blower in the ZR-1. A little overkill and the motor would have massively been detuned. But ZR1 is perfect, don't think GM could have picked a better name to remake.

Hell 2.2 KB Cobras are making what this motor is going to be putting down stock. Full exhaust, pulley, tune and maybe a clutch and you will have a stock-ish car that will smoke about 99.99999% of all shit on the road. I hate to say it though, I was disappointed that GM didn't decide to put a forged LS7 with a blower in the ZR-1. A little overkill and the motor would have massively been detuned. But ZR1 is perfect, don't think GM could have picked a better name to remake.

a forged LS7 would have been redonkulous.... that is only thing that could have made it better and that would have been overkill like you said

awesome name for an awesome car! :)

ls7 shoulad been forged since day 1 imo

I love the fact that they are going to be using the ZR 1 name for the new exotic vette, very apropriate. But I have to wonder how this thing is going to hold up on a road course with all this power. I'll bet it'll oversteer like crazy...not that its a bad thing I'm all about the stylin points!

I love the fact that they are going to be using the ZR 1 name for the new exotic vette, very apropriate. But I have to wonder how this thing is going to hold up on a road course with all this power. I'll bet it'll oversteer like crazy...not that its a bad thing I'm all about the stylin points!

the z06 already handles pretty well, the 600hp viper can handle damn well, so I am sure chevy will have no problem mastering that department...

I wonder if lotus had a hand in making this new motor up this time around? :D

i think a forged LS7 with blower wouldve been icing on the cake.

hell no not overkill

Only overkill torwards just about every car out there:) Believe me I would love to see that motor too.

Bracing for all the Ferrari and Lambo fanboys to complain about how Corvette's are dime a dozen, have crappy interiors, and ancient suspension...

All the while they are getting lapped by a car that costs probably less than 1/4 of whats theirs did and still rapes it on and off the track...

Well the interior and suspension is cheaper...that is why the car costs so much less.

W

I read somewhere (notsure where) that chevy was adding some carbon fiber in various areas for weight reduction. The predicted final weight would be an estimated 2800-2900 pounds. Any truth to this?