bonza Donating Members 228 Member For: 18y 6m 12d Gender: Male Location: perth Posted 30/06/08 01:09 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 01:09 AM http://www.leftlanenews.com/z-before-g-che...g-lap-time.html"General Motors has announced that its Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has navigated Germany’s famed Nürburgring in 7 minutes 26.4 seconds – besting the mighty Nissan GT-R by nearly three seconds (7:29). The Corvette ZR1 set the blistering mark earlier this morning, piloted by GM development engineer Jim Mero.The announcement was made today by Tadge J. Juechter, the Corvette’s Chief Engineer, on the GMNext blog. Although the mark of 7 minutes 26.4 seconds is amazingly fast, Mero said that he thought he could shaved a couple tics off that mark. Conditions for the run were good, although there was a stiff headwind down the main straight away.The Corvette ZR1 that set the mark was completely stock, including a tank full of pump gas.With the ZR1 besting the GT-R’s mark, the gloves are probably officially off. Both Lexus and Acura have vowed that their upcoming supercars – the LF-A and NSX, respectively – will trump the GT-R, but the Japanese automakers will now have to set their sights on the most potent Chevrolet ever created. Moreover, Nissan is developing an even more high-performance V-Spec version of the GT-R, which could potentially trump the ZR1’s 7:26.4 lap time. The latest round of supercar wars just got very interesting…" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 30/06/08 01:15 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 01:15 AM Honda's in the wings as well getting ready to hunt it down..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 30/06/08 01:52 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 01:52 AM The V-Spec will tear that apart once it lays an official time. I bet all the GM lads will be chanting "No replacement for Displacement" hahaBTW that was a very diplomatic post dags... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Member 141 Member For: 17y 28d Location: Sydney Posted 30/06/08 02:47 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 02:47 AM Corvettes since maybe the C4 (mid 1990's) have been incredible performers for the money when compared to "cost is no object" overpriced European super cars - often out doing them in lateral G force tests. I guess the Japanese are now going to show the Italians how to make an extremely quick (relatively) cheap car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/06/08 03:42 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 03:42 AM Jesus H these cars are getting fast!V Spec! V Spec! V Spec! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvaro351 Member 30 Member For: 20y 3m 20d Location: Rockingham Posted 30/06/08 06:22 AM Share Posted 30/06/08 06:22 AM The issue is that up to the Z06 came out, none of them were great handlers, not from my personal experience, just random reviews. However, the LS7 powered Z06 also handles pretty well and now the ZR1 has gone up another couple of notches. But its all come at a price - The ZR1 is no longer around the US$70K mark, its more than US$100K. US$30K more than the base model GTR. U could buy a GTR, up the boost and have enough change for a Mustang. OR you could just buy a Porker GT3. I know which one I'd rather have. The other issue is that the ZR1 is a stripped track weapon with lots of composite panels and very stiff suspension. The GTR on the other hand, can hold two yank fat-a$$es in relative confort, and your granny can drive it to the shops to get some milk. Still, credit where credit is due. ps... as much as I like japanese cars, if coin wasn't an issue, I'd rather have the slow italian red cars . And I don't think the italians particularly care that the yanks or japanese have a couple of 500kW blasters in their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 7m 17d Gender: Male Posted 01/07/08 10:04 AM Share Posted 01/07/08 10:04 AM wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 01/07/08 11:14 AM Share Posted 01/07/08 11:14 AM Is this driving the full 20Kms circuit???I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/07/08 11:21 AM Share Posted 01/07/08 11:21 AM The GTR times was set on a damp track, so the times are not the best effort for the GTR.While the ZR1 is a quick car, it is not a daily road car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 2d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 01/07/08 12:37 PM Share Posted 01/07/08 12:37 PM Is this driving the full 20Kms circuit???I.B.There is no shorter version so yes full track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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