2009 Corvette ZR1 with 6.2 LS-9 - Page 3

koman · 12-02-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by fergyflyer

From what I hear the Z06 is dead. The ZR1 is it's replacement. They will move the Z51 upscale to fill in the gap. I'm not sure if that means you will get the Z06 goodies on the Z51 now or not. But the last I heard is this is the last year for the Z06.

Also I agree with GM needing to have a school for prospective buyers of this car. They should set something up with Spring Mountain to teach people the respect that this thing is going to need. I'm guessing in the hands of a guy like Ranger this thing is going to be a low 10 second street car with well into the 200 mph area for a top speed. A guy that doesn't know what he's doing driving at 60 mph is probably 3 seconds from death in it.

i see your point about the school and i agree...but without the school there would be so many extra and available ls9's that it wouldn't be funny...some with a few miles on them some with a few thousand miles. would be nice if those zr1 parts interchanged with my gto parts too...anyway a closed circuit track in a "company" vehicle would be excellent so the buyer could see/feel what they were really up against.

Wing_Nut · 12-02-2007, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fergyflyer

Also I agree with GM needing to have a school for prospective buyers of this car. They should set something up with Spring Mountain to teach people the respect that this thing is going to need. I'm guessing in the hands of a guy like Ranger this thing is going to be a low 10 second street car with well into the 200 mph area for a top speed. A guy that doesn't know what he's doing driving at 60 mph is probably 3 seconds from death in it.

I'd go one step further. At what point does more power just become stupid and irresponsible on public roads? How many people that have the cash also have the skill and the brains? Will they know when to back off? Will they know how to recover from an error in judgement? Will there be an opportunity for recovery on a public road where you're not in a controlled environment with other skilled drivers around you? Risky!

I can see a "club racer" version as an absolute purist car stripped down for the track crowd. But a car with this much power, on public roads, in the hands of any yahoo with the cash to buy one.......will get someone killed. Probably a lot of someones. I don't have a problem with that as long as it's ony the driver of said uber car. If I'm at risk from their behavior I have a very strong opinion on the subject.

It's the reality of my environment that's got me hooked on handling rather than power at the moment. Hence my rabid defense of the Honda S2000. Quite honestly, traffic is so heavy anywhere in Fairfield county CT and the NY metro area that I could seldom get above 75 MPH even on the highway. Now a great handling car on the other hand, I can enjoy pretty much all the time and, it's not a danger to anyone.

Just my opinion.

gm4life · 12-03-2007, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fergyflyer

From what I hear the Z06 is dead. The ZR1 is it's replacement. They will move the Z51 upscale to fill in the gap. I'm not sure if that means you will get the Z06 goodies on the Z51 now or not. But the last I heard is this is the last year for the Z06.

Also I agree with GM needing to have a school for prospective buyers of this car. They should set something up with Spring Mountain to teach people the respect that this thing is going to need. I'm guessing in the hands of a guy like Ranger this thing is going to be a low 10 second street car with well into the 200 mph area for a top speed. A guy that doesn't know what he's doing driving at 60 mph is probably 3 seconds from death in it.

I fully agree with something like Spring Mountain. This is one of the reasons I brought up the school: http://www.wreckedexotics.com/ Its not only about the car its about peoples lives. Ranger is a vary good driver from what I saw over on the Corvette Forum now he can drive.

65Tempest · 12-20-2007, 12:15 AM

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled

hereeeee is a bunch of pics..idk if some1 else posted the site or pics in another one..but here..its beautiful!!!!!