Posts Tagged ‘Corvette Zr1’
769-hp Corvette ZR1 by TIKT
Monday, January 16, 2012 17:53 by Arman Barari No CommentsTIKT’s idea of a powerful Corvette is really very scary, both to look at and to deal with. Read More… Let’s cut to the chase. This ZR1 makes 769 hp and 910 Nm of torque. That’s a lot, especially in a fiber glass-bodied car with a not-so-sophisticated chassis. But then, the standard ZR1 has 650 [...]
Corvette ZR1 Review by The Smoking Tire
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:26 by Arman Barari 1 CommentSmocking Tires’ Matt Farah takes a 620-hp Corvette ZR1 to the Mojave Mile in his quest to hit 180mph. He didn’t manage to accomplish that goal, but he brought to us an honest review of the car. The ZR1 is considered one of the ultimate American supercars, and it’s certainly got enough power and speed [...]
World’s Fastest ZR1 Runs 10-second Quarter Mile
Monday, December 12, 2011 14:43 by Arman Barari No CommentsThis Corvette ZR1 might look pretty much standard, but it’s supercharged engine has been tuned by Late Model Racecraft tuning center. And by the looks of things they’ve managed to extract a million horsepower out of it, because as you see in the video it runs an unbelievably quick quarter mile in 9.68 seconds at [...]
Video: Corvette ZR1 Sets New Nurburgring Lap Record
Thursday, June 9, 2011 16:06 by Arman Barari No CommentsChevrolet just released this video of the 2012 Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nurburgring in 7:19.63. That’s six seconds faster than the record set by the previous ZR1 in 2008, and shows the real effect of all the upgrades and tweaks that GM engineers have made to the car, namely the new Michelin Pilot Sport tires [...]
Hennessey ZR750 Corvette ZR1 Test Drive Video
Friday, April 8, 2011 14:45 by Arman Barari No CommentsOne thing that we like the most about Hennessey Performance, besides their huge obsession with horsepower, is the fact that they always put their money where their mouth is. They don’t just claim something, they will prove it to you by drag or dyno videos. In this video John Hennessey himself takes you for a [...]
High-Tech Sunscreen For Corvette ZR1
Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:31 by Arman Barari No CommentsYep, your car needs sunscreen too! Well, only if it has exposed carbon fiber bits. You see, the sun degrades the material that are not protected with paint, so you couldn’t have the cool looks of exposed-weave carbon fiber in your production car. But now GM engineers have come up with a solution, applied on [...]
Video: Corvette ZR1 Vs Porsche 911 Turbo
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 17:14 by Arman Barari No CommentsBoth of these cars, Corvette ZR1 and Porsche 911 Turbo, are the sort of day to day supercars with a price tag that is hefty, but not insanely! So they have a rather big customer base, and many people might be in a dilemma right now deciding which one to buy. Regardless of price and [...]









