|
Browse by Tags
All Tags » Chevrolet » corvette » featured ( RSS)
-
|
Filed under: Supercars , Chevrolet , First Drive Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Last week, General Motors' Bowling Green, KY assembly plant began manufacturing the fastest, most powerful production Corvette in its 55-year history. We got our first official look at the 2009 Corvette ZR1 at the Detroit Auto Show in January and, at that time, Chevrolet officials hadn't finalized the numbers. Over the intervening months, GM continued to tease us with bits of information, including the ZR1's 205 mph top speed, 638 horsepower , 605 lb.-ft. of torque, and 7:26.4 lap time at the Nurburgring . Throughout all of this, we've been waiting patiently for one of the most anticipated invitations of 2008: the ZR1 First Drive. That wait finally ended a few weeks ago when we got the call to arrive at GM's Milford Proving Grounds. All we needed was cooperative weather. As the sun crested the horizon on the appointed day, the darkened skies threatened...
|
-
|
Filed under: Supercars , Chevrolet , First Drive Click above for high-res gallery of our ride in the Corvette ZR1 Chevrolet officially kicked off series production of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 at its Bowling Green KY assembly plant this week and decided to celebrate by inviting the media out to drive the new "King of the Hill". Since there are still several more waves of writers scheduled to drive the cars over the next week, we can't tell you what we thought of how it drives just yet. We can, however, share some photos of the cars we drove today around the Lutz-ring at General Motors' Milford Proving Ground. Stay tuned next Wednesday, August 20 for our full evaluation. In the meantime, enjoy the gallery and refresh your memory with our intro to the ZR1 from earlier this year. Related: Detroit 2008: The King is back atop the hill - 2009 Corvette ZR1 Detroit 2008: The Heart of the King, the LS9 is born! Gallery: First Drive: 2009 Corvette ZR1 Photos Copyright (C)2008 Chris...
|
|
|
|