OUR FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR OF ALL TIME.
Here's what's possible when you apply everything you've learned in racing and engineering to a single automobile - the Corvette ZR1 (very limited availability). With its 638-hp supercharged LS9 engine and a test-track top speed of 205 mph, it is the fastest GM production car of all time. The ZR1 was the overall winner of the 2010 Car and Driver Lightning Lap competition, which pitted the ZR1 against the fastest cars in the world.
INTERIOR
Corvette provides a premium driving environment with such options of rich leather coverings on the instrument panel upper, door panel uppers, console cover and sport seat surfaces with the available Custom Leather-Wrapper Interior Package on the 3ZR trim level. This option also gives you the opportunity to personalize your Corvette with contrasting stitching in Red, Yellow, and Blue.
ZR1 is powered by a 6.2 Liter LS9 aluminum block V8 equipped with a four-lobe Eaton® Twin Vortices Series™ supercharger with intercooler. It delivers an SAE-certified 638 hp at 6500 rpm and 604 lb.- ft. of torque at 3800 rpm. The engine employs lightweight titanium intake valves and connecting rods and contains a high-performance dry-sump oil system, which distributes pressurized oil from an external reservoir to protect vital components under high-g driving conditions.
ZR1 engineers were religious about maintaining a favorable power-to-weight ratio. So they specified high-strength, lightweight materials wherever possible. One example is the aluminum frame structure (the same one used on the C6.R race car), which weighs 138 lbs. less than an equivalent steel structure. Result: an extremely favorable power-to-weight ratio of 5.2 pounds per horsepower.
The ZR1 offers massive stopping power, thanks to its Brembo carbon-ceramic brake rotors that weigh almost 50 percent less than equivalent cast-iron units. Besides reducing overall mass, they are capable of operating at 1,000 degrees Celsius (as hot as molten lava) without warping. The system employs six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers engaging vented, cross-drilled rotors.
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We're goin' for a ride around the 14-plus-mile Nürburgring — the toughest racetrack in the world. Watch the video to the left. The lap time is an amazing 7:19:63, one of the best times recorded for a production two-seat car on stock street tires.
TECHNOLOGY
The incredible performance is born from years of racing experience on the world's best-known tracks against the world's best sports cars. Features include:
- Dry-sump oil system (coupe with manual transmission only)
- Wide-stance body with flared fenders
- Six-piston front brake calipers and four-piston rears engaging cross-drilled rotors
- Brake cooling ducts
- High rear spoiler
PUTTING 638 HP TO THE PAVEMENT
is standard on ZR1. It manages acceleration out of turns via integration of the Magnetic Selective Ride Control, Traction Control and Active Handling systems.
is also standard with the short-throw manual gearbox. It modulates engine rpm to lay the power down more smoothly while providing consistent acceleration times on the test track.
THE CORVETTE EXPERIENCE
You also have the opportunity to build your own LS7 engine at the GM Performance Build Center in Wixom, Michigan. The experience will pair you up with an engine-building professional, and you will get the opportunity to do all the hands-on work. The engine you build will be subject to a rigorous, certified testing procedure and is fully guaranteed. See your dealer for more details.
Want the ultimate way to take possession of your new Corvette? Now you can take delivery of your new Corvette right on the floor of the National Corvette Museum (NCM) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The experience includes a NCM Delivery Team tour of the nearby Corvette Assembly Plant and a VIP tour of NCM. Museum delivery is available to order through any Chevy dealer for an additional cost.
Read MoreZR1 ownership provides an opportunity for a two-day driving school experience courtesy of the Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in suburban Phoenix or the Ron Fellows Performance Corvette Driving School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch near Las Vegas. Your choice. See your dealer for details.
SAFETY
Corvette is engineered for safety before, during and - thanks to OnStar - after a collision.
- Active Handling and 4-wheel antilock brakes help you stay on the road and in control to help avoid accidents in the first place.
- Standard run-flat tires enable safe function during and after loss of pressure for some distance at a moderate speed until the tire can be repaired.
- Standard high intensity discharge xenon headlamps shed 900 lumens of light onto the road for excellent visibility.
- Frontal and side-impact air bags(12) help protect you in the event of a collision.
PROTECTED & CONNECTED WITH ONSTAR
uses built-in sensors that can automatically alert an Advisor, who is immediately connected into your vehicle and can request emergency help be sent to your exact GPS location - even if you're unable to respond. Standard for the first six months.
ACCOLADES
SEE WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY
2010 Editors Choice Award: Sports Car category
- Car and Driver magazine
"Best Resale Value: Top 10"
- Kelley Blue Book
"Best Buy 2011"
- Consumers Digest
2010 Motorist Choice Award: "Fun to Drive" and "Sexy Styling"
- IntelliChoice
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