#201504 - 12/19/07 10:32 PM
first look at the corvette ZR-1
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#201505 - 12/19/07 11:36 PM
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Saw it on another forum not too long ago. Motor Trend is going to be in some deep doodoo... they jumped the time for revealing it.
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#201508 - 12/20/07 05:49 AM
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looks like its going to be a beast. How much longer until the vette goes AWD? You can only get so much useful power through two wheels.
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#201509 - 12/20/07 08:13 AM
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I'm kinda-sorta in a round-a-bout way starting to see some of the same lines as the Cadillac XLR.
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#201510 - 12/20/07 09:11 AM
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Originally posted by brown:
looks like its going to be a beast. How much longer until the vette goes AWD? You can only get so much useful power through two wheels. The same time it goes to a mid engine car.
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#201511 - 12/20/07 07:40 PM
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"-- near turbo efficiency with no lag."
ME LIKEY!
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#201512 - 12/21/07 02:27 AM
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The only problem I have with a car like that is...where do you go? I mean, that's the type of car for someone who has a lot of money, and doesn't like to do the work themselves.
Frankly, I'd prefer to spend less, but mod the car myself. A car like that is going to have a good intake and exhaust, it's already got a blower AND intercooler...practically the only thing you could do would be add a turbo to twin-charge it.
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#201513 - 12/21/07 05:44 AM
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Originally posted by Acefighter:
The only problem I have with a car like that is...where do you go? That's not the point. The point is the General is finally making a car that takes the fight to the Italians.
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#201514 - 12/21/07 08:53 AM
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USA Today has an article on the ZR1. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-12-20-corvette-zr1_N.htm?csp=34 "Chevrolet hasn't revealed performance figures yet, but the ZR1 will have a top speed in excess of 200 mph and will be able to race from zero to 60 mph in first gear."
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#201515 - 12/21/07 11:52 AM
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why do you spend that much money on the clear coat on the carbon fiber?? just leave it carbon fiber and nobody is really gonna care...
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#201516 - 12/21/07 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by GP GT GUY:
why do you spend that much money on the clear coat on the carbon fiber?? just leave it carbon fiber and nobody is really gonna care... "It took years to develop the clearcoat for the carbon-fiber because sunlight degrades the material over time."
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#201517 - 12/21/07 01:59 PM
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what kind of difference is it between a fiberglass roof and a carbon fiber... like whats the weight difference... i think it would be minimal on something that small
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#201518 - 12/21/07 02:29 PM
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Fiberglass is very light, but very weak. Carbon Fiber is VERY light and VERY VERY strong. In the event of a accedent, that CarbonFiber will be like having a strong metal structure around the driver without the weight.
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