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Chevrolet to build just 2,000 Corvette ZR1s per year

 
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Chevrolet to build just 2,000 Corvette ZR1s per year

Chevrolet to build just 2,000 Corvette ZR1s per year

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The chief engineer for the Corvette ZR1, Tadge Juechter, has spilled all manner of details about the upcoming supercar in the past month, with everything from Nurburgring lap times to possible fuel economy figures getting a mention. Juechter has boasted in the past that the ZR1 "will be able to take the production-car track record at any racetrack," including beating Nissan’s official 7m 29s Nurburgring lap time posted by the GT-R last month.

The GM engineer has now revealed the ZR1 will be the most fuel-efficient 600hp car you can buy in the world, although he wasn’t willing to give exact numbers, Edmunds reports. He did however, mention that its fuel economy "will be somewhat less than a Z06,” which according to EPA tests returns 15mpg on in the city and 24mpg on the highway.

Juechter also said production of the ZR1 will start this summer, "and we can produce approximately 2,000 ZR1s per year for the world." Final pricing will be announced later this month and is expected to be around the $100,000 mark.

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Comments (15)

  1. By C6R Posted: 5/6/2008 9:05pm PDT

    Nobody can beat Nissan at fake ridiculous claims :)
    Juechter didn't know what is going to come, he was thinking of honest competitors...
     
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  2. By Gus Posted: 5/6/2008 10:36pm PDT

    Still cheap at that price...
     
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  3. By Gunnar Posted: 5/7/2008 1:23am PDT

    As far as limited productions go, 2,000 units ain't bad at all.
     
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  4. By Raptor Posted: 5/7/2008 6:53am PDT

    This is a wonderful car but it's never going to beat Nissan at Nürburgring.
     
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  5. By Alan Posted: 5/7/2008 7:57am PDT

    Who cares if it doesn't beat GTR at Nurburgring though, i mean what difference does it really make to the people actually buying these cars. As long as this car can get close to 7:30 i think it's fast enough.

    Honestly though, i would prefer this over GTR, it's just so much more exciting, and will no doubt have a much better sound track. However, the interior does look rather dated and cheap compared to GTR
     
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  6. By lexlife Posted: 5/7/2008 10:38am PDT

    I know which one I'd rather be if it started raining and I was at high speed - The awd G T R.
    You need near perfect conditions to lap that fiberglass ZR1. Keep in mind the forthcoming "V" Edition GTR will go even faster - Its a much better value and it is quite striking in person.
     
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  7. By Raptor Posted: 5/7/2008 11:42am PDT

    Vette is a great car and I'd choose it over GTR anytime (IMO looks better, sounds better and RWD is a lot cooler). But there is no way it beats 7 m 29 s.
     
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  8. By chris Posted: 5/7/2008 12:55pm PDT

    I've got my money on 7:29, but lex is right. the spec-v will take back the title. better value? hell no. paying another 30 grand for another 3 seconds isnt value. the ZR1 isnt even "good value" compared to the standard C6. the standard vehicle isn't that much heavier than the ZR1 and for that matter, 430 hp isn't exactly "stingey" on a 3000 lbs car.

    my focus hatch back weighed almost that much.
     
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  9. By J.B. Harrell Posted: 5/10/2008 11:22pm PDT

    Of course the standard C6 isn't much heavier than the ZR-1. The ZR-1 has a intercooled supercharger. (they aren't exactly light)
     
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  10. By Wizards Lore Posted: 5/13/2008 10:33pm PDT

    its still a p.o.s and is labelled as such by true worldwide motoring fans
     
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  11. By J.B. Harrell Posted: 5/18/2008 5:21pm PDT

    The horsepower this car has versus its price makes it a true bargain car. It was named on the front cover of some magazine as being "America's Ferrari killer". And indeed it is. If General Motors made this car to sell for only $100,000 just imagine what General Motors could do with $200,000.
     
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  12. By J.B. Harrell Posted: 5/18/2008 5:24pm PDT

    I mean, General Motors already supplies engines for supercars such as the SSC Super Aero. And that car is currently the fasts production car in the world. It has a Chevrolet Corvette engine.
     
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  13. By J.B. Harrell Posted: 5/18/2008 5:26pm PDT

    General Motors could definitly make one bad a** car with $200,000.
     
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  14. By Ultra Posted: 5/19/2008 5:28pm PDT

    No one gives a shit that an Automatic can win in the track.It should every single time if its a race automatic trans because its always in the perfect gear.With a manual it all depends on the driver.

    If a Z06 had that trans setup it would post 11.3 in the 1/4 and the zr1 10's .acording to motor or road and track. One idiot said he would rather drive a grt in the rain? well if your racing in the rain your retarted.

    Even if the Zr1 had a dualclutch trany I would not buy one I would get the 6speed. Zr1 exterior looks like a 40k car not a 100k car. same goes for interior.

    Gm should make a 4wheel drive dual clutch Z06 not even a Zr1 to Rape destroy all track records just for bragin rights.
     
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  15. By J.B. Harrell Posted: 5/31/2008 8:34am PDT

    The interior and exterior isn't what matters. It's the engine that makes the car, not the looks. And the ZR-1 has one nice engine for what it's priced for. When it comes to performance supercars, the main thing that matters is the speed, not looks
     
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