New Corvette ZR-1

[30psi]

Tonight the new Corvette ZR-1 was shown for the first time in the UK down a pub in advance of the Motorshow next week. The orginal ZR-1 was the quad cam 32 valver from the early 90's. The ZR-1's LS9 is supercharged and rattles out 620bhp.

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[Hobbytog]

When I said you can borrow the car I said take the Corsa!!

Beautiful looking motor and very clear crisp images.

Paul

[BigD]

as i said on sxoc, that car is sex on wheels :D great photos to,the first one makes it looks so fat and angry .

[SXOC Mark]

Why do Americans have to spoil cars with chrome rims :'(:bang:

Nice photos Martin :thumbs:

[Matt Sayle]

The first and last shots are the best :)

[badgerbaiter]

gimme gimme

nice photos considering it was down the pub

i was lucky enough to work on the engine project on the original ZR1.. that thing was a beast. it had two keys with it, one that you give to your wife so it would only produce 1/2 the BHP, and another that would give it full BHP.
It had so many lights on the instrument panel - it even had a light that told you if the low tyre pressure warning system was broken.

/attempt at boring people to death over

[dixon]

Nice pictures of a lovely looking car :thumbs:
We had a tour of the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a few years ago. Darn good It was too! The Corvette museum is right next door also :woot:

[Kev_mk3]

pretty car :)

[andrewc]

gimme gimme

nice photos considering it was down the pub

i was lucky enough to work on the engine project on the original ZR1.. that thing was a beast. it had two keys with it, one that you give to your wife so it would only produce 1/2 the BHP, and another that would give it full BHP.
It had so many lights on the instrument panel - it even had a light that told you if the low tyre pressure warning system was broken.

/attempt at boring people to death over

IIRC they called it the Valet key, so when you handed the keys over to the hotel or restaurant parking valet, there stood a reasonable chance of you getting your car back in one piece.

I wish pop-up headlights hadn't been banned - cars looked better with them :)

[Matt Sayle]

I wish pop-up headlights hadn't been banned - cars looked better with them :)

You learn something new every day!!

[andrewc]

Last generaton Corvette and Lotus Esprit were last cars to have pop up headlights

[Matt Sayle]

I never knew they got banned. Why did they?

[Borats Baby]

I never knew they got banned. Why did they?

Same reason the leaping Jaguar's got banned from the bonnets of Jags.

Danger of ripping people to shreads as they flop all over your bonnet when you hit them.

[andrewc]

A few maimed pedestrians is a small price to pay for cool looking cars...





















<joke before some ultra sensative PC softie complains>

[Matt Sayle]

Serves the people right for getting in your way, shirley?!?!? :shrug:

[Martyn]

You should have popped the bonnet and got a shot of Jake on the intake :D

[BigD]

Serves the people right for getting in your way, shirley?!?!? :shrug:

whos shirley :lol:

[30psi]

The first and last shots are the best :)

Cheers, I think no.3 would have been best without the people behind it, but it took ages for the people to clear away.

I didn't realise I had a polariser on me so used there for shot 3 & 5 once I remembered.

[30psi]

i was lucky enough to work on the engine project on the original ZR1..

What did you do on the project out of interest?

[tappilappi]

....And was it when it was being developed "at that place that builds cars" near where you/I come from? :D

[andrewc]

Probably. Lotus were responsible for the engine.

[30psi]

Ah yeah Lotus rings a bell. They did some good work in the 90's

[tappilappi]

Not allowed to talk about what I "might" have seen................. signed that damn non-disclosure/confidentiality agreement.

But they sure are some great pics of a great car.

[badgerbaiter]

was a joint project between lotus and mercury marine. I sat on a test cell revving the engine and wide open throttle watching the exhaust glow white :)

[CT]

Drooooool. One of the few yank cars, I can get excited about. Probably not a good idea in the UK with fuel costs just now though!

[badgerbaiter]

Drooooool. One of the few yank cars, I can get excited about. Probably not a good idea in the UK with fuel costs just now though!

yeah, it probably wasnt the best timing to launch one of these right now lol

[Kerioak]

Not a very "elegant" car, for me it does not flow together with all those hard shaped holes on it - or is this just a feminine opinion :) . Where does the front number plate go or is it stuck on the body rather than being rigid.

[CT]

Not a very "elegant" car, for me it does not flow together with all those hard shaped holes on it - or is this just a feminine opinion :) . Where does the front number plate go or is it stuck on the body rather than being rigid.

In most states in the USA, a front no plate isn't required. :D

[Kerioak]

............ oh well, at least it showed I did look at the photos :D