Spied: 2009 Corvette Stingray - Car News
650-hp boosted super-Vette is getting closer to reality.
BY JON YANCA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS DOANE FOR BRENDA PRIDDY & COMPANY, MORGAN SEGAL, AND THE MANUFACTURERS
October 2006


From afar this Vette would appear to be just another Z06. Now rub your eyes and take a closer look, because these are the first spy shots of the highly anticipated, but yet unnamed super Corvette. The large hood bulge you see is rumored to be concealing a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8, and packing upwards of 650 horsepower. This engine will likely use an integrated intake-manifold intercooler and should sprint from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.4 seconds. And, with the addition of more carbon fiber in the body and expanded use of polycarbonates, this super Vette could weigh less than the current Z06.

GM’s Performance Center in Wixom, Michigan will likely produce the powerplant, but expect only about 1500–2000 copies annually. Initially called the Blue Devil, there has been much speculation in the past several months about the name for this super Z06. Recently we hear that GM has scrapped the Blue Devil name in favor of Corvette SS (we hope not), Z07, or even reviving the Stingray nameplate. Whatever the name may be, expect this beast to carry a sticker around the $100,000 mark, which is by far the cheapest way to get 650 hp in a production car.




Lutz: Like developing a new Corvette.
April 13, 2007

By ALISA PRIDDLE, PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS DOANE FOR BRENDA PRIDDY & COMPANY, MORGAN SEGAL, AND THE MANUFACTURER
April 2007

It appears the “Blue Devil” Corvette already is so quick it has even outrun a freeze on large and powerful rear-drive cars at General Motors, and it’s not even finished yet.

“That one is too late to stop. That’s almost finished. It’s in the final stages of tuning,” Bob Lutz, vice chairman in charge of product development, told CARandDRIVER.com during a recent interview in which he outlined a series of rear-drive projects that have been put on hold until the auto maker knows how strict the proposed new corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) regulations will be.


Keep dreamin

Sweet! Wish I could afford it... =\

I want! and i love that hood...

The link doesn't work for me.

Where'd you get the picture??

Looks chopped to me.

I'd still get a Viper. The Vette will be faster, but the Viper is more unique.

Ever since the C5 the Corvette has shown the world it can stand toe to toe with the "exotics" from around the world. With potent performance at a fraction of the price over any imported Italian or German car. Raise the bar to a similar price level and the Corvette guys can build you a car that can whip the world. GM has long said they have considered moving the Corvette upscale to compete on the world stage. They have already proven to be a force to be reckoned with at LeMans and other GT races both here and abroad. I t looks like the "super Corvette" is coming and I think reviving the "Stingray" nameplate is a worthy moniker to grace the fenders of this Italian giant killer.

The photo is a spy shot of a test mule.

It's from car and driver.

I got the scoop from

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47960

Nice!