The mag shocks are impressive. :)

I'm impressed that GM is leasing that out. It means it's the best.

It's like Mitsubishi's Turbos, or Honda and Toyota's hybrid tech from a few years back, leased out for the benefit of others.

Same, and to be perfectly honest, I am butthurt that I didn't fork over the extra $9K to get it and the CB's in my car. If I had, I probably would not be lusting after a different ride in another year or so.

Just playing my role here. :tiphat:

Time to shlob the ZR-1's knob a little more.

Of course, the Vette took home a class win at Le Mans this weekend.

When I was watching the broadcast, they mentioned how out of all of the cars in the production class, the off-the-showroom ZR1 is closest to the actual race car. The main differences were that the race car had wider flared fenders to suit the fat racing wheels, and that the engine was de-tuned from the production version to meet the 500ish hp limit for that class.

i have a le mans vette :)


http://www.classyauto.com/image_larg...mage_id=340832
this one isnt mine, no pics on this comp.

hmmmm, $105,000 gets you a ZR1 that'll do "the Ring" on dry pavement 5 seconds faster than a $90,000 '11 GTR in semi-wet conditions. Oh, and you have to be a bad-***, balls out driver like that guy in the ZR1. Mad props to that dude.

He's an awesome driver for sure, but reviews on the PTM system have been sounding like it's going to make bad drivers look really good (e.g.: Edmunds Full-Test - 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 w PTM - LS1TECH).

One test I read with the PTM tested on a course like Leguna or VIR or something (ie. not a huge one like the 'ring) said that PTM shaved about 1/2 second off of Merl's time, and around 2 seconds off of an "enthusiasts" time. PTM really does kick *** from what I understand. It's the same thing almost identically as that $2000 Racelogic kit GTM raves about from what I understand.

They only come stock on the performance package ZR1. Yes. The ZR1 now has a "high performance" model option, lol

So there is a low performance ZR1 :icon17:

"All Corvettes are high performance cars: the difference is only in degree."-Performance Data Corvette Chief ZoraArkus-Duntov

So a lesser performing ZR1?

The performance ZR1 package keeps the old ZR1 transmissions ratio's and gets the PS CUP tires.

The non-"performance package" ZR1 gets a double-overdrive similar to the current Z06 and rolls on PS2 ZP's. Worth a mpg or two here and there supposedly.

that's why it's a 6 figure car... lol