C7 ZR1 leaked

[68_427]

Car dyno'd at 668. Only 200 miles on it!
I hope you're kidding about those last two......

No I'm not.  If they're my car's I can do what I want with them.

There's a guy here in Rochester that has been daily driving his 06 Z06 year round since new.  Over it's life it's had snow tires, tire chains, and he even tows his snowmobiles, jet skis, and ski boat with it.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

No I'm not.  If they're my car's I can do what I want with them.

There's a guy here in Rochester that has been daily driving his 06 Z06 year round since new.  Over it's life it's had snow tires, tire chains, and he even tows his snowmobiles, jet skis, and ski boat with it.

So you're comparing a 2006 Z06 (25K) to two Ferrari that are worth over a million bucks apiece?  First of all if you can afford either of those cars you can afford PLENTY of cars and trucks to drive in the winter! And I'm pretty sure you'd have more fun (and be safer) in a proper winter vehicle than in a damn F40 in the snow......... 

[MX793]

DUDE! His car was covered in SALT! And to top it off he took his effing Quad to the wash a sprayed it off but left the McChicken (as he calls it) filthy! SMH! Crazy if you ask me! 

It's not like carbon fiber will rust...

[SVT_Power]

I would drive a McLaren in the snow too.  An F40 and F50 even

Eh I probably would not do the F40/F50 in the snow. Not because they're just expensive, they're pieces of automotive history at this point.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

It's not like carbon fiber will rust...

The underpinnings with look like shit tho......

[giant_mtb]

I understand both sides of this.

If you have a car, drive it.

But...a McClaren isn't meant to be in snow...so why not choose the better tool for the job.

[12,000 RPM]

To troll the h8rs

Personally, that's a bridge too far for me. I revere those cars and value my time and safety too much to endanger myself and my car to anger strangers. I can do that from the safety of my keyboard

[68_427]

It's not to troll anyone.  If I enjoy it I don't care what other people think.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I understand both sides of this.

If you have a car, drive it.

But...a McClaren isn't meant to be in snow...so why not choose the better tool for the job.

BINGO!

[GoCougs]

Good review of the new ZR1 by Matt Farrah of One Take fame:  https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/a19903865/2019-corvette-zr1-review-first-drive-photos-info/

In short, some how, some way, despite 100+ more hp than the Z06, it is a vastly superior performance car, including being able to put all that power, in a car smaller than a Civic, to the street.

Oh, and it runs 10.1 @ 134 and destroyed the Ford GT's time at VIR...

[CaminoRacer]

Wow wow wow

[Laconian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0oZlLKi1R0

[Xer0]

It sounds like this thing is shaping up to be the car the Z06 was always promised to be but never was.  And just like the last ZR1, its incredibly ugly and tacky.

[CALL_911]

Wowow do want. I fucking love this thing

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Good review of the new ZR1 by Matt Farrah of One Take fame:  https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/a19903865/2019-corvette-zr1-review-first-drive-photos-info/

In short, some how, some way, despite 100+ more hp than the Z06, it is a vastly superior performance car, including being able to put all that power, in a car smaller than a Civic, to the street.

Oh, and it runs 10.1 @ 134 and destroyed the Ford GT's time at VIR...

Special car indeed! I can't wait to see what the C8 does!

[12,000 RPM]

I was going to try to play the hipster "who cares" card but after watching that video... man, this is the real deal.

[Laconian]

I was going to try to play the hipster "who cares" card but after watching that video... man, this is the real deal.

It absolutely devoured the track... drool..

[CaminoRacer]

It absolutely devoured the track... drool..

And it's doing it with dino tech.

[12,000 RPM]

That thing's about as dino as a GT-R.... DI, VVT, active diff, magna ride, probably the best TC system in the industry... this ain't yer grandpa's Corvette

[CaminoRacer]

Pooprods, non-active aero, leaf springs.

[565]

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-instrumented-test-review

135mph trap speed. 

The top end difference is striking compared to the z06.

ZR1 0-160 16.1 sec
Z06 0-160 22.9 sec

This is even with the ZR1 in the ZTK high downforce package.


Also more straight line speed than the Ford GT
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/ford-gt-full-test-of-the-blue-oval-supercar-review

134mph trap speed.
Ford GT 0-160 17.5 sec



The McLaren 720S, however is still bonkers in comparison
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-mclaren-720s-instrumented-test-review
trap speed 145
0-160 12.7 sec (WTF?!!?!)

[MrH]

720S is truly a nutty car. It's like a P1 for a fraction of the price.

[12,000 RPM]

Its fucking nuts that 0-160 is the new metric. They must have new testing venues.

[Submariner]

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2019-chevrolet-corvette-zr1-instrumented-test-review

135mph trap speed. 

The top end difference is striking compared to the z06.

ZR1 0-160 16.1 sec
Z06 0-160 22.9 sec

This is even with the ZR1 in the ZTK high downforce package.


Also more straight line speed than the Ford GT
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/ford-gt-full-test-of-the-blue-oval-supercar-review

134mph trap speed.
Ford GT 0-160 17.5 sec



The McLaren 720S, however is still bonkers in comparison
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-mclaren-720s-instrumented-test-review
trap speed 145
0-160 12.7 sec (WTF?!!?!)

I've driven cars made in recent memory that take as long to get to 60. 

[giant_mtb]

I like how they spent so much time talking about how shitty the road is in that McLaren review. Looks perfect compared to some of the shit we have here.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNoMcL5Zsw8

[AutobahnSHO]

Oops.

[AutobahnSHO]

It was a GM VP driving, both airbags deployed...!

https://jalopnik-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/jalopnik.com/gm-exec-is-the-first-person-to-publicly-crash-a-2018-1826521390/amp?amp_js_v=0.1#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

It was a GM VP driving, both airbags deployed...!

https://jalopnik-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/jalopnik.com/gm-exec-is-the-first-person-to-publicly-crash-a-2018-1826521390/amp?amp_js_v=0.1#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s

Yup!

[Laconian]

Ha, I'd shrivel up and die of embarassment.