Corvette ZR1 knocks off 4 seconds of 'Ring time to 7:22.4(?)

quagmire · 10-28-2008, 02:42 PM

If the time is valid, holy crap.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/c...off-ring-time/

TK-421 · 10-28-2008, 02:45 PM

Wow, looks like the stereotype of U.S. high-performance cars is slowly drifting away...

gonzo · 10-28-2008, 02:56 PM

I could live with the interior and squishy rear bumper.

josephr25 · 10-28-2008, 03:40 PM

The squishy bumper is probably cheaper to repair, and is a lot lighter, than using aluminum or some other sheetmetal. The safety come from the crash structure.

NewSong · 10-28-2008, 03:55 PM

This car is honestly making me want to consider a Vette instead of a Porsche for my next car...

lyndon_h · 10-28-2008, 04:08 PM

Incredible time. It was only a couple of years ago when a 7:50 was an awesome time for an almost-kinda-affordable car.

Deda · 10-28-2008, 05:08 PM

interesting.

Year's_End · 10-28-2008, 05:16 PM

Good gawd.

footie · 10-28-2008, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyndon_h

Incredible time. It was only a couple of years ago when a 7:50 was an awesome time for an almost-kinda-affordable car.

Over here in the UK the ZR1 isn't what you would call 'affordable', it's going to cost you twice the price of a GTR, at a not to cheap £109K and that's still with the steering wheel on the wrong side for over here.

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