@falkor222 Could have been the cars trailer if it was a race team, or test track, alot of the time they trailer the cars there. But why it was RIGHT there... thats a little too close.. haha
If I owned a tuning company I would #1: Stuff the 502 Fuel Injected Big Block under the hood. Or maybee the 572/converted to Fuel Injection. And #2: I would swap the stock axle ratio for the 4.56. Or maybe the 5.13. Oh what the heck! I'll just step it up to the 5.83! That would be the Ultimate Corvette! Then when it's done, I would have Top Gear test it. Oh well! If only in my dreams!
@DwnNvr >----> Yes it would if I were to drop the ratio for 6 th gear. That's what gear tuning is all about. All you need to do is raise the final drive ratio to increase acceleration, and lower the ratio for 6 th gear to increase the Top Speed. You can even lower the ratios for every other gear wich will also raise the MPH for each of those gears. The possibilities are almost endless.
@extremedrivr Inceasing the RPM isn't something that should be done with stock springs. You'd have to do a lot of dropping in 6th gear to not only make up, but to surpass the top speed. Don't you think that when high performance cars like this go under gear tuning? It's probably best to leave it alone unless you add power.
@DwnNvr >----> You could add more power, but you can also safely add more RPM with the stock springs as long as the stock springs can handle the extra RPM. I increased the RPM on my 4.3 Vortec V6 from 5500 to 6500 about ten years ago. It still has the stock springs, and there has not yet been a problem. Of course I only have about 250 Horsepower though.
@darkcarguy ...would otherwise be scary as hell if one didn't do it for a living - that's for sure... good thing the car's ACTUALLY DESIGNED for it. Were it not and those kind of headwinds hit the car the wrong way @ that speed, kiss of death!
When youre talking about top speed and acceleration gearing has everything to do with both. A high ration like 4.11 to 1 for final gear ratio will give a car very fast acceleration times, but a very low top speed depending on the number of gears in the gear box. A ratio of 2.73 to 1 will give very a car very "sluggish" acceleration, but will give you a higher top speed this is also dependent on the number of gears. So when comparing apples to oranges consider all the
it weights less because its a sport car the bmw is not a sport car its a common car and you can see it everywhere here in italy all series 5 looks the same anyone who doesnt understand about car will mistake it for a series 5. If you see a corvette you sure will turn around your head to have a look at it.... M5 is an anonimous car
@Ryosaeba24 please some one correct me if im wrong, but z06 has the same engine in it as a zr1 but its not made of aluminum and does not have a super in it stock. im not aware of any other differences
th z06 has a 7 liter v8 the zr1 has the 6.2 ls9 v8. the 7l engine couldnt support the turbine because of too thin walls of cylinder. thats where come from the other 138hp from the turbo charger that z06 doesnt have
Why is everyone bitching about 205mph top speed. Is that not fast enough? There aren't any race tracks that I am aware of where you need any more speed. Looks to me that it is geared perfectly for it's purpose.......kicking ass. Talk shit about 1-2 million dollar cars if you want to.....this one can be had LOADED for 130,000. Can't be beaten. Oh' yeah......I am a Ford man by the way.....lol
funny that people are arguing about an comparison between an Enzo and an ZR1. Just the fact that there is an argument between which is best means the Corvette won....lol the Enzo if yo can find one to buy will be well above a million dollars. I like to know how many people here owns a Million dollar home forget the car. I actually like to know how many people on this Board can afford an Corvette ZR1. How do you argue about something you never driven and have no hopes of ever owning.
So-called muscle cars from the 60s and 70s would've been a nightmare to handle at half this speed. This was like sitting on the sofa and watching TV. The new ZR1 is the shit, man -- straight off the showroom floor. For the money, nothing touches it.
I have to say, though: when this car is wringing it out at 205 mph for all it's worth, it would be pretty impressive to see a Veyron go blowing by at 235 -- just as stable, if not more so.
The time on the ZR1 was the 'official' as inspected time, by an ENGINEER - not a racing professional.
The Ferrari Enzo was driven by a racing professional, Marc Basseng.
When the ZR1 was driven by a racing professional, Jan Magnussen. It actually turned in a time of 7:22.4.
After the ZR1 set the record w/ 7:26.4 for a production vehicle w/ an engineer, the Italian's and Chrysler came to the track with professional drivers to try to one-up the ZR1.
fuck u man ur just a fucking american car hater... fucking ferraris r so fucking expensive and u can get a corvette that comes close to the specs of a ferrari for wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy fucking less so shut the fuck up and stick a fucking ferrari up ur gay asshole
You were born in "Malta." We own you by birth alone. By the way, I loved the new "Malta"............car this year. It's sure to own the Corvette again this year. We could nuke your pathetic country off the face of the map and no one would give a fuck.
Rumors don't have lap numbers. You can call Nüburgring yourself and ask about it. Its simply an unofficial track time because the car was not inspected. None the less it's an Official lap time For the ZR1. I guess when corvette kicked Ferraris ass at Lemmas that did not count 4 U either. Get over it. it got beat. Along with Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW, Maserati, Bugatti and a bunch of others. & BTW, I got news for you. Americas got another car that fucked them up called the "Viper"
and thats with an extrar dude in the car in whats a light weight car. so kick that guy out and might get an extra 2 or 3 mph, but at that speed wind is your biggest prob
yes the air resistance is the biggest problem, like with every car reaching its top speed, if there was no air resistance cars would be going a lot faster than 200mph.
Thats a pretty bold thing to say.. Better than any Lambo,Porsche or Ferrari? Zonda? Koenigsegg? Mc Laren? Saleen S7? SSC Ulimtae Aero.. All of those cars are more impressive than any Corvette.. Good job to GM for making a vette that deserves world-wide attention, but come on, it is not king of the supercars
Yeah it is the King Of All Supercars! When you take into the consideration power, design, speed, performance, and most of all cost which makes it the "BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK Supercar" you can't go wrong with the VETTE.
You said King of all Supercars, and Best Bang For the Buck Supercar.. Which is it? I'm sorry, no corvette is king of the supercars. If you want to argue that its performance for the price is unbeatable, i would give you that. But im sorry, this Vette does not dethrone Supercar Ferraris, Lambos, Porsches, and the others. Its biggest competitor ( though it has beat it ) is a Nissan. Come on, its being compared to a 480 hp Nissan, not an Enzo, not a Murcielago, not a Carrera GT, not a Koenigsegg..
If you take everything the Chevy Corvette ZR1 offers and compare it to the others such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche the ZR1 is flat out the best all around. There's no argument there. So yeah, the ZR1 is the "King Of All Supercars" as well as the "Best Bang For The Buck". For everything it's capable of it deserves both titles. Outstanding car all around.
This discussion got out of hand. I wouldnt take anything away from the ZR-1, but to me, when it comes to the ultimate supercar, the car that hands down out performs all others i cant give the Vette that credit. It doesnt deserve it, Chevrolet is doing something impressive no doubt, but there is a reason that drivers like Michael Schumacher and Mario Andretti drive and drove for Ferrari and not Chevy
Sorry man, gotta disagree with you. It has nothing to do with the Chevy name, it's the name of the Corvette. Put a Ferrari next to it and see what happens lol
Why hasnt anyone done that then? Why is being compared to the GTR and not the Enzo? I know theres a huge price difference but still.. We need to see this Vette with a slew of supercars and see where it stands. I would really like to see someone like topgear or maybe motor trend get their hands on about 5 supercars and toss the ZR1 in there and see how it measures up. That would settle all this
Sure, throw everybody from the crowd into the ring, but that doesn't take away the fact that this is the current champ. Ferrari this, Ferrari that, bottom line, you can't knock the ZR1. (Unbiased opinion)
I agree, i was never meaning to knock the car, this all started by someone crowning the ZR1 the King of All Supercars. It just isnt that at all.. Its not even a Supercar, its a muscle car. No argument can change that fact, the Veyron is the king, in performance, price, and wild styling. Thats what a Supercar is about. I am unbiased for the most part, though i tend to favor European engineering when you talk about a true "race" car. The ZR1 is a baaaadass car, no argument on that point.
A super car in most cases is a production car with great performance, great handling, and is pretty much any car that can do at least 200 mph and maintain reasonable control. The vette is a "muscle car", but the Vette has always been a "super car", just like the viper and the FordGT. Price has nothing to do with it. Price fits more in the "exotic" category.
So the ZR1 is not a super car, but it's one of the fastest production cars around a track and in a straight line. Why don't people dog the Enzo for having a bad interior? Oh I know why, because they're biased. The ZR1 is a supercar, and redefines supercar for all prices.
The inside of the car is the part you sit in. A car's interior is where you will spend the most time,who wants to pay 109 grand to look at cheap hard plastics?
not to be rude, but it has been against other super cars in a drag race. Search ZR1 Drag Race King. Its a race between GTR, Porsche GT2, and the Ferrari 599 (2nd fastest ferrari, right behind the enzo).
Yeah but American cars have always dominated DRAG races. Theres more to it than that. And i now it went around the ring in like 7:21 or 7:26, all im saying is the ZR1 IS NOT THE KING OF SUPERCARS.
oh no, it isn't king at all. But i suppose people also look at the price. And if all they want is performance, then the ZR1 is king for its price (note that I said price). For 114,000 USD, it is very cheap for how freakin fast it goes. But the title of "King of Supercars" definitly can not go to the ZR1. I suppose it belongs to higher end and higher priced cars such as the Koenigsegg CCXR and the Bugatti Veyron
Nobody compared a ZR1 to an Enzo because it is bloody difficult to get a hold of one.. remember through what top gear had to go in order to get an Enzo? Anyway, even if it lost to a supercar I wouldn't feel ashamed cause the ZR1 is one of the best production cars
Not only did it loose as far as track numbers went it also lost on fuel consumption, price and practicality. But hey, it's a Ferrari so its always going to take home the wow factor (that is until you try to take your grandmother to the grocery store in it). To be fair. I doubt she will care much for a ZR-1.
wtf is with everyone and ferrari's. its been done before and guess what happened next? the zr-1 smokes it. There are few cars that can beat the zr-1 in stock.
The vette WAS tested by Top Gear and it fit in right near the top of their chart of fastest cars on the course above a ton of ferraris and porches and all that, just search for top gear chevy corvette, they do it with a z06
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its a plastic piece of shit look at that disgusting interior from a chevy malibu....oh and by the way......the brakes from from the Ferrari enzo ....and the suspension is by Bilstein (Germany)
The ZR-1 does not have a bilstien suspension, it uses magnetorheological shocks from Michigan based Delphi. These same shocks happen to be used in several Ferraris. Try doing some research. Also, the rear brakes on the ZR-1 are the same as the front brakes on the Enzo and the Front ZR-1 brakes are shared with the Bugatti Veyron. These are supplied by Brembo.
you're half wrong. the car does have one of the worst interiors this side of a dodge avenger. but the suspension comes from america. delphi. and their megnetic shock absorbers are in the audi tt, the ferrari scuderia, 612, 599. it might not be luxurious, but it gives performance better than nearly any other car. i know what you mean though, i don't really want one. well, i do, but i'd sooner get an r8 or a 911 turbo before i buy this. they just make more sense more of the time.
you shitty german idiot you lost the war and still talkin about your bmw and mercedes who look always the same shitty car? 240 190 740 540 320 all shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
630 hp and much lighter than a ford gt makes me wonder would the hell ford put into the 550hp 212mph ford gt and would the hell s.v.t team put into the 700hp 226mph ford gtx1
And also don't forget that they also need to be geared to the torque curve of the engine. It might spin 7000RPM, but if peak torque is at 4000RPM, then it needs to have a lower gear set.
umm ya reason why speed doesnt increase with hp: speed increases with the square of air resistance. to go 3 times faster you need 9 times the power. zr1's the best car for the money.
Thats only half the story and thats only half correct.
To attain a high speed the car has to be properly geared. You can have a 1000HP car, but if you got 26" tires, 4.10:1 rear, 1:1 final and 6K redline, top speed 115mph, thats it.
Now you can have a 150hp car, but with a 2.73:1 rear and the "theoretical" top speed is 170mph.
Look at those cars, they have so much more to offer, but are geared too high. Stick a 2.41:1 rear in the z06 and then see it's top speed (290mph theoretical speed) :p
Very suprising that the zr1 is not faster. The zo6 with 135 less horsepower is only 5-6 mph slower, 198 vs 204. I thought the top speed would be in the 210-215mph range like the slr, porsche gt, 599gtb, enzo.
No, thats the difference between a v8 and v12 smart guy. Th cars giantmidge named all have v12's, the vette is a s/c which in the top end department isnt good because superhcargers rob the engine of output power to work.
Zr1 is the truth!! Don't know what gear they were rolling in but the upshift at .30sec.... Damn that's power!! Watch their heads pin even at shifts at a high rate of speed!!!
What would happen to that car if you just slammed on the brakes at 205mph? I know it's absurd, but the thought just randomly entered my mind as I was watching this.
Look at that bank, how many degrees is that?
WhiteAfricanMonster 6 months ago
wow that ride seemed exciting and fun.
sphinxofthenewage 11 months ago
can't see shit captain
Kais3r2001 11 months ago
what a BEAUTIFUL CAR.
noshabibis 1 year ago
corvette 4 ever!!!
hackakacka 1 year ago
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I love this car
TheGeorgefr 1 year ago
I love this car
TheGeorgefr 1 year ago
where can i get a job like this?
CODEEmx527 1 year ago
don't want a blow out then.....
chrompearl 1 year ago
1:41 - What the hell is a tractor trailer doing on what looks like a high speed ring test track that is just a loop?....wtf
falkor222 1 year ago
@falkor222 Could have been the cars trailer if it was a race team, or test track, alot of the time they trailer the cars there. But why it was RIGHT there... thats a little too close.. haha
Vikturus2k6 1 year ago
would of gone faster if the windows were up lol
Hamer30 1 year ago
If I owned a tuning company I would #1: Stuff the 502 Fuel Injected Big Block under the hood. Or maybee the 572/converted to Fuel Injection. And #2: I would swap the stock axle ratio for the 4.56. Or maybe the 5.13. Oh what the heck! I'll just step it up to the 5.83! That would be the Ultimate Corvette! Then when it's done, I would have Top Gear test it. Oh well! If only in my dreams!
extremedrivr 1 year ago
@extremedrivr good luck mate tune the corvette so nothink could even touch it :)
gu81singh 1 year ago
@extremedrivr It wouldn't have top speed with those gears.
DwnNvr 1 year ago
@DwnNvr >----> Yes it would if I were to drop the ratio for 6 th gear. That's what gear tuning is all about. All you need to do is raise the final drive ratio to increase acceleration, and lower the ratio for 6 th gear to increase the Top Speed. You can even lower the ratios for every other gear wich will also raise the MPH for each of those gears. The possibilities are almost endless.
extremedrivr 1 year ago
@DwnNvr >----> And you can even increase the engines RPM to increase the Top Speed also. Like I said. The possibilities are almost endless.
extremedrivr 1 year ago
@extremedrivr Inceasing the RPM isn't something that should be done with stock springs. You'd have to do a lot of dropping in 6th gear to not only make up, but to surpass the top speed. Don't you think that when high performance cars like this go under gear tuning? It's probably best to leave it alone unless you add power.
DwnNvr 1 year ago
@DwnNvr >----> You could add more power, but you can also safely add more RPM with the stock springs as long as the stock springs can handle the extra RPM. I increased the RPM on my 4.3 Vortec V6 from 5500 to 6500 about ten years ago. It still has the stock springs, and there has not yet been a problem. Of course I only have about 250 Horsepower though.
extremedrivr 1 year ago
HOLY FUCK THAT LLOOKS FAST
360DRONE 1 year ago
i think its cheaply made
but the performance for straight line and top speed is pretty good..not the best on the track
however it did well on the Nordschleife..still handles terriably on most tracks and when their is turns and such
but this speed is amazing
reppin49dank 1 year ago
that looks like fun...wish i could drive sports cars for a living...
darkcarguy 2 years ago 2
@darkcarguy ...would otherwise be scary as hell if one didn't do it for a living - that's for sure... good thing the car's ACTUALLY DESIGNED for it. Were it not and those kind of headwinds hit the car the wrong way @ that speed, kiss of death!
Perellisole 2 years ago
aspects of the vehicles before just comparing one number.
77Cutlass455 2 years ago
When youre talking about top speed and acceleration gearing has everything to do with both. A high ration like 4.11 to 1 for final gear ratio will give a car very fast acceleration times, but a very low top speed depending on the number of gears in the gear box. A ratio of 2.73 to 1 will give very a car very "sluggish" acceleration, but will give you a higher top speed this is also dependent on the number of gears. So when comparing apples to oranges consider all the
77Cutlass455 2 years ago 2
WOW at full speed and still can hear the engine!!! just WOW
hamdanae 2 years ago 2
who gives a fuk how fast a ford gt or the zr1 can go its not like gonna be bitchin about how there car hits 205 and urs only hits 202 lol
sparkalanio 2 years ago
it weights less because its a sport car the bmw is not a sport car its a common car and you can see it everywhere here in italy all series 5 looks the same anyone who doesnt understand about car will mistake it for a series 5. If you see a corvette you sure will turn around your head to have a look at it.... M5 is an anonimous car
Ryosaeba24 2 years ago
then explain please why the zr1 laps the nurburging in 7.26.40 and the M5 in 8.13.00
its more than 1 minute gap... its not slower... its the slowest even a z06 is faster
Ryosaeba24 2 years ago
@Ryosaeba24 please some one correct me if im wrong, but z06 has the same engine in it as a zr1 but its not made of aluminum and does not have a super in it stock. im not aware of any other differences
GIjoemomma002 2 years ago
th z06 has a 7 liter v8 the zr1 has the 6.2 ls9 v8. the 7l engine couldnt support the turbine because of too thin walls of cylinder. thats where come from the other 138hp from the turbo charger that z06 doesnt have
Ryosaeba24 2 years ago
@Ryosaeba24 zr1 has a supercharged ls9..
urlame101 1 year ago
nope. Im pretty sure the LS9 is based off of the LS3, but regardless the ls7 and ls9 are very different.
SusanSally88 2 years ago
you have to look even at the time the cars use to reach that speed
Ryosaeba24 2 years ago
Why is everyone bitching about 205mph top speed. Is that not fast enough? There aren't any race tracks that I am aware of where you need any more speed. Looks to me that it is geared perfectly for it's purpose.......kicking ass. Talk shit about 1-2 million dollar cars if you want to.....this one can be had LOADED for 130,000. Can't be beaten. Oh' yeah......I am a Ford man by the way.....lol
meanfiveohh 2 years ago 3
well said man! agree with you!
Ivan1990Raptor 2 years ago
funny that people are arguing about an comparison between an Enzo and an ZR1. Just the fact that there is an argument between which is best means the Corvette won....lol the Enzo if yo can find one to buy will be well above a million dollars. I like to know how many people here owns a Million dollar home forget the car. I actually like to know how many people on this Board can afford an Corvette ZR1. How do you argue about something you never driven and have no hopes of ever owning.
racezx9 2 years ago
thats fast.
13tomabram 2 years ago
i agree!!!
thisiselvis 2 years ago
So-called muscle cars from the 60s and 70s would've been a nightmare to handle at half this speed. This was like sitting on the sofa and watching TV. The new ZR1 is the shit, man -- straight off the showroom floor. For the money, nothing touches it.
stratotanker518 2 years ago 16
I have to say, though: when this car is wringing it out at 205 mph for all it's worth, it would be pretty impressive to see a Veyron go blowing by at 235 -- just as stable, if not more so.
stratotanker518 2 years ago
and at only 10X the cost
Currahee05GT 2 years ago 2
@stratotanker518 >----> What are you talking about!!! The 60's and early 70's was the Muscle Car ERA!!!!
extremedrivr 1 year ago
it is fast as hell but still the sound of the zo6 is more brutal
mukangtae3 2 years ago
Good lord look how stable and flat it is, he doesn't even have to move the damn steering wheel. I can't imagine why it's limited to 205mph.
iXetsuei 2 years ago
@iXetsuei >----> I agree! It could easily run to about 225!
extremedrivr 1 year ago
they should tie a tonka trike to the end of it and put steve-o on it
chevyman5436 2 years ago
that would be the funniest thing ever!
commandokell 2 years ago
The corvette zr1 reinforces my faith of the american auto industry, and it's reputation =^-^=.
Badass automobile.
mdeonx16 2 years ago
i'm a big ferrari fan but this car looks btter than any ferrari
ICEONFIRE8 2 years ago 10
Enzo= ferarri. Not everybody has $1,200,000 to spend on a car. And you could probably get that for 70 or 80 thousand. A bargain compared to a ferarri
firedragon365 2 years ago 5
The time on the ZR1 was the 'official' as inspected time, by an ENGINEER - not a racing professional.
The Ferrari Enzo was driven by a racing professional, Marc Basseng.
When the ZR1 was driven by a racing professional, Jan Magnussen. It actually turned in a time of 7:22.4.
After the ZR1 set the record w/ 7:26.4 for a production vehicle w/ an engineer, the Italian's and Chrysler came to the track with professional drivers to try to one-up the ZR1.
TAZ427COBRA 2 years ago
so you pay an extra million dollars and get 4 seconds faster...
6spdcamaro 2 years ago
fuck u man ur just a fucking american car hater... fucking ferraris r so fucking expensive and u can get a corvette that comes close to the specs of a ferrari for wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy fucking less so shut the fuck up and stick a fucking ferrari up ur gay asshole
SlipknotDJ 2 years ago 3
lol they used the Enzo's front brakes in the rear of the corvette. and anyway if you fully launch an Enzo 3 times the clutch will need replaced.
piss off eurotrash whore.....
ShaneRo182 2 years ago 3
.01% of the Ferrari fanbois actually own a Ferrari.
fiveodude 2 years ago 5
You were born in "Malta." We own you by birth alone. By the way, I loved the new "Malta"............car this year. It's sure to own the Corvette again this year. We could nuke your pathetic country off the face of the map and no one would give a fuck.
signed,
a "yankee."
brin3535 2 years ago
Rumors don't have lap numbers. You can call Nüburgring yourself and ask about it. Its simply an unofficial track time because the car was not inspected. None the less it's an Official lap time For the ZR1. I guess when corvette kicked Ferraris ass at Lemmas that did not count 4 U either. Get over it. it got beat. Along with Lamborghini, Porsche, BMW, Maserati, Bugatti and a bunch of others. & BTW, I got news for you. Americas got another car that fucked them up called the "Viper"
bronxboyXXX 2 years ago
Did it beat a 7:22.4? NO! stop speaking from your ass Ricer.
bronxboyXXX 2 years ago
what fucking fantasy land are you in. Fuck the enzo. And who are you to call me a yankee you fucking prick, eat shit asshole
oOoOoLMFAOoOoOo 2 years ago 2
weird for some reason i feel scared to read the comment cuz i think im going to crash the car tho im not driving haha
chevyman5436 2 years ago
It had to feel badass to be behind the wheel of that vette.
esoeso122 2 years ago
its not the top speed that amazes me about thiscar, it is its amazing acceleration
fatpat81 2 years ago
beautiful machine - congrats Chevrolet!
Perino7869 2 years ago
damn
that sat me back in my chair
BlindedSn1per 2 years ago
and thats with an extrar dude in the car in whats a light weight car. so kick that guy out and might get an extra 2 or 3 mph, but at that speed wind is your biggest prob
garrettwwhite 2 years ago
yes the air resistance is the biggest problem, like with every car reaching its top speed, if there was no air resistance cars would be going a lot faster than 200mph.
tbreakwell7 2 years ago
i want one
mrmaliwali 2 years ago
people dont understand that corvettes are just as competitive as a ferrari or a Lambo and theyre not as expensive SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HIGHT198 2 years ago 2
that is insane
butterknhf 2 years ago
i can honestly say this is the only GM car that has impressed me.
mhasemey 2 years ago 2
The Chevy Corvette rules! ZR1= King of all "Supercars".
Mahdi786FWE 2 years ago
Thats a pretty bold thing to say.. Better than any Lambo,Porsche or Ferrari? Zonda? Koenigsegg? Mc Laren? Saleen S7? SSC Ulimtae Aero.. All of those cars are more impressive than any Corvette.. Good job to GM for making a vette that deserves world-wide attention, but come on, it is not king of the supercars
abax84 2 years ago
Yeah it is the King Of All Supercars! When you take into the consideration power, design, speed, performance, and most of all cost which makes it the "BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK Supercar" you can't go wrong with the VETTE.
Mahdi786FWE 2 years ago
Just shut up
abax84 2 years ago
What's the matter can't stand the truth?
Mahdi786FWE 2 years ago
You said King of all Supercars, and Best Bang For the Buck Supercar.. Which is it? I'm sorry, no corvette is king of the supercars. If you want to argue that its performance for the price is unbeatable, i would give you that. But im sorry, this Vette does not dethrone Supercar Ferraris, Lambos, Porsches, and the others. Its biggest competitor ( though it has beat it ) is a Nissan. Come on, its being compared to a 480 hp Nissan, not an Enzo, not a Murcielago, not a Carrera GT, not a Koenigsegg..
abax84 2 years ago
And just so you know, I love this Vette, Im just not gonna act like its better than it is..
abax84 2 years ago
If you take everything the Chevy Corvette ZR1 offers and compare it to the others such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche the ZR1 is flat out the best all around. There's no argument there. So yeah, the ZR1 is the "King Of All Supercars" as well as the "Best Bang For The Buck". For everything it's capable of it deserves both titles. Outstanding car all around.
Mahdi786FWE 2 years ago
super car killer
diztorcion666 2 years ago
abax84 drives a kia rio, I know him.
KillerKIown 2 years ago
My Rio would beat your Geo
abax84 2 years ago
it beats the carrera gt
datrucolombianballer 2 years ago
This discussion got out of hand. I wouldnt take anything away from the ZR-1, but to me, when it comes to the ultimate supercar, the car that hands down out performs all others i cant give the Vette that credit. It doesnt deserve it, Chevrolet is doing something impressive no doubt, but there is a reason that drivers like Michael Schumacher and Mario Andretti drive and drove for Ferrari and not Chevy
abax84 2 years ago
Sorry man, gotta disagree with you. It has nothing to do with the Chevy name, it's the name of the Corvette. Put a Ferrari next to it and see what happens lol
ortiz84tx 2 years ago
Why hasnt anyone done that then? Why is being compared to the GTR and not the Enzo? I know theres a huge price difference but still.. We need to see this Vette with a slew of supercars and see where it stands. I would really like to see someone like topgear or maybe motor trend get their hands on about 5 supercars and toss the ZR1 in there and see how it measures up. That would settle all this
abax84 2 years ago
Sure, throw everybody from the crowd into the ring, but that doesn't take away the fact that this is the current champ. Ferrari this, Ferrari that, bottom line, you can't knock the ZR1. (Unbiased opinion)
ortiz84tx 2 years ago
I agree, i was never meaning to knock the car, this all started by someone crowning the ZR1 the King of All Supercars. It just isnt that at all.. Its not even a Supercar, its a muscle car. No argument can change that fact, the Veyron is the king, in performance, price, and wild styling. Thats what a Supercar is about. I am unbiased for the most part, though i tend to favor European engineering when you talk about a true "race" car. The ZR1 is a baaaadass car, no argument on that point.
abax84 2 years ago
A super car in most cases is a production car with great performance, great handling, and is pretty much any car that can do at least 200 mph and maintain reasonable control. The vette is a "muscle car", but the Vette has always been a "super car", just like the viper and the FordGT. Price has nothing to do with it. Price fits more in the "exotic" category.
ortiz84tx 2 years ago
So the ZR1 is not a super car, but it's one of the fastest production cars around a track and in a straight line. Why don't people dog the Enzo for having a bad interior? Oh I know why, because they're biased. The ZR1 is a supercar, and redefines supercar for all prices.
zoltkonred 2 years ago 5
The Enzo's interior looks like its straight out of a race car,the ZR1's appears to be out of an Aveo.
jogga123 2 years ago
Maybe so, but whats more important? The interior? Or how quickly this thing can haul ass.
FoAmY99 2 years ago
The inside of the car is the part you sit in. A car's interior is where you will spend the most time,who wants to pay 109 grand to look at cheap hard plastics?
jogga123 2 years ago
you have fuckin never even seen a 09 zr1 in person so fuck off
FLYMotoX 2 years ago
It looks like a Z06 with different wheels.
jogga123 2 years ago
n not really......ill put up a video for a car noob like you to see what a zr1 looks like.......OK?????
FLYMotoX 2 years ago
I've seen it in person,it should look a bit more radical for 103g's.
jogga123 2 years ago
not to be rude, but it has been against other super cars in a drag race. Search ZR1 Drag Race King. Its a race between GTR, Porsche GT2, and the Ferrari 599 (2nd fastest ferrari, right behind the enzo).
The vette beats them all. The results come as
1) ZR1
2) 599
3) GT2
4) GTR
ericeng91 2 years ago
Yeah but American cars have always dominated DRAG races. Theres more to it than that. And i now it went around the ring in like 7:21 or 7:26, all im saying is the ZR1 IS NOT THE KING OF SUPERCARS.
abax84 2 years ago
oh no, it isn't king at all. But i suppose people also look at the price. And if all they want is performance, then the ZR1 is king for its price (note that I said price). For 114,000 USD, it is very cheap for how freakin fast it goes. But the title of "King of Supercars" definitly can not go to the ZR1. I suppose it belongs to higher end and higher priced cars such as the Koenigsegg CCXR and the Bugatti Veyron
ericeng91 2 years ago
Nobody compared a ZR1 to an Enzo because it is bloody difficult to get a hold of one.. remember through what top gear had to go in order to get an Enzo? Anyway, even if it lost to a supercar I wouldn't feel ashamed cause the ZR1 is one of the best production cars
ArmaDino22 2 years ago 2
they compared it on the Nurbürgring and the Enzo lost.
bronxboyXXX 2 years ago 2
Not only did it loose as far as track numbers went it also lost on fuel consumption, price and practicality. But hey, it's a Ferrari so its always going to take home the wow factor (that is until you try to take your grandmother to the grocery store in it). To be fair. I doubt she will care much for a ZR-1.
bronxboyXXX 2 years ago
wtf is with everyone and ferrari's. its been done before and guess what happened next? the zr-1 smokes it. There are few cars that can beat the zr-1 in stock.
oOoOoLMFAOoOoOo 2 years ago
technically this is the "ZR1" (minus a hyphen(sp?)) although the ZR-1 (1989-1996) was a world-beater too...
jackandcoffee1145 2 years ago
ha, it beats most cars, alot of cars
oOoOoLMFAOoOoOo 2 years ago
The vette WAS tested by Top Gear and it fit in right near the top of their chart of fastest cars on the course above a ton of ferraris and porches and all that, just search for top gear chevy corvette, they do it with a z06
aclose78 2 years ago
is that a truck on the rigth is him on a track or a european highway
garce515 2 years ago
agreed that damn interior is scheise
therealdeal989 3 years ago
205mph in what distance?
MADevelopments produced a Ford Sierra 2.0 that does 206mph on a runway, from stop to stop.. This is a common car. Not a "supercar".
Fifth gear recorded the event if you wish to check..
leuvenlife 3 years ago
is that Volkswagens test track??
Regius101 3 years ago
Autobahn
8MunchenBayern8 3 years ago
A people say we Americans can't make good cars. Well now you can all shut up.
FoAmY99 3 years ago 2
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No, its still a POS.
GTSRBOY 3 years ago
And what makes you say that?
FoAmY99 3 years ago
says the guy with a gay gtsr
LS1GG 3 years ago
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its a plastic piece of shit look at that disgusting interior from a chevy malibu....oh and by the way......the brakes from from the Ferrari enzo ....and the suspension is by Bilstein (Germany)
8MunchenBayern8 3 years ago
The ZR-1 does not have a bilstien suspension, it uses magnetorheological shocks from Michigan based Delphi. These same shocks happen to be used in several Ferraris. Try doing some research. Also, the rear brakes on the ZR-1 are the same as the front brakes on the Enzo and the Front ZR-1 brakes are shared with the Bugatti Veyron. These are supplied by Brembo.
molson3530 3 years ago 2
Boy your a dumbass!
gotchevypower3 3 years ago
you're half wrong. the car does have one of the worst interiors this side of a dodge avenger. but the suspension comes from america. delphi. and their megnetic shock absorbers are in the audi tt, the ferrari scuderia, 612, 599. it might not be luxurious, but it gives performance better than nearly any other car. i know what you mean though, i don't really want one. well, i do, but i'd sooner get an r8 or a 911 turbo before i buy this. they just make more sense more of the time.
coolerdude44 3 years ago
you shitty german idiot you lost the war and still talkin about your bmw and mercedes who look always the same shitty car? 240 190 740 540 320 all shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Ryosaeba24 3 years ago
I kept waiting for a deer to jump out in front of him.
mormonjoe 3 years ago
wow. that is amazing. i wish i had waited to make my youtube name =P
ChevyVetteZO6 3 years ago
man, like the tiniest of mistakes at that speed are your screwed, thats craziness.
Swansen03 3 years ago
wtf?! Was he going that fast on a track or some german highway?? He passed a semi at the end! That was very nice though
MontrealGuy7 3 years ago
holy shit!
goforbroke85 3 years ago
Smooth as silk even at 200mph
Intimidator82 3 years ago
that was far beyond 215 mph
Poteus1 3 years ago
thats beautiful
MikeDegen8 3 years ago
ASS KICKING !! GREAT NOISE !!
lukyan45 3 years ago
the ssc ultimate aereo is faster than the bugatti veyron. wtf? this is a vette video
janchuaa 3 years ago
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WHAT is that all the new Jag XFR can do 225 my god the ZR1 is out dated already lol
sw1000xg 3 years ago
#1, no.
#2, You're retarded.
#3, check your facts before making an ass out of yourself.
Skarhead1998 3 years ago
What you havent even checked yes checked the vid it's here on youtube try it, muppet...Jag XFR 225mph hahaha
sw1000xg 3 years ago
well then, guess what. the jag is out of date before it even came out. bugatti veyron came out before it.
Truenofan 3 years ago
LOL!!!
sw1000xg 3 years ago
that xfr was also had some modifications done to it and the Zr1 was stock with 2 people in it
thenext4 3 years ago
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Yeah right like the ZR1 is not...
sw1000xg 3 years ago
well its not it 100% stock and theirs other videos of it doing 200+ mph
thenext4 3 years ago 2
The zr1 is stock. Why would you get the impression that it wasn't?
bigpyoopypants 3 years ago
I wish I could click thumbs down more than one time sw1000xg.
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Ryan60446 3 years ago
ZR1 IS KING!!!!
youlance29 1 year ago
chevy for the win
E2DaPproductions 3 years ago
What road is that?
Jesusdragon737 3 years ago
Vet has 630 and does 205mph. Some what impressive
630 hp and much lighter than a ford gt makes me wonder would the hell ford put into the 550hp 212mph ford gt and would the hell s.v.t team put into the 700hp 226mph ford gtx1
bahamasfinies 3 years ago
And also don't forget that they also need to be geared to the torque curve of the engine. It might spin 7000RPM, but if peak torque is at 4000RPM, then it needs to have a lower gear set.
Outlander11 3 years ago
umm ya reason why speed doesnt increase with hp: speed increases with the square of air resistance. to go 3 times faster you need 9 times the power. zr1's the best car for the money.
mtcypress 3 years ago
Thats only half the story and thats only half correct.
To attain a high speed the car has to be properly geared. You can have a 1000HP car, but if you got 26" tires, 4.10:1 rear, 1:1 final and 6K redline, top speed 115mph, thats it.
Now you can have a 150hp car, but with a 2.73:1 rear and the "theoretical" top speed is 170mph.
Look at those cars, they have so much more to offer, but are geared too high. Stick a 2.41:1 rear in the z06 and then see it's top speed (290mph theoretical speed) :p
Outlander11 3 years ago
290 mph wow could you explain a little more muy interasante
TeamEagle01 3 years ago
its about gear ratios not hp. motortrend did a top speed test of gt2 599 zr1 gtr
watch?v=xEP3ew1MPXA
ryancave1234 3 years ago
Damn.. SICK!
latinbear4 3 years ago
Very suprising that the zr1 is not faster. The zo6 with 135 less horsepower is only 5-6 mph slower, 198 vs 204. I thought the top speed would be in the 210-215mph range like the slr, porsche gt, 599gtb, enzo.
giantmidget08 3 years ago
Thats the difference between european and american cars
abchaz01 3 years ago
No, thats the difference between a v8 and v12 smart guy. Th cars giantmidge named all have v12's, the vette is a s/c which in the top end department isnt good because superhcargers rob the engine of output power to work.
ViperGTr335 3 years ago
Zr1 is the truth!! Don't know what gear they were rolling in but the upshift at .30sec.... Damn that's power!! Watch their heads pin even at shifts at a high rate of speed!!!
lost300z 3 years ago
"Are we there yet mom?"
filipinofantasy 3 years ago
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Corvette ZR1 is really fast, faster than m3 , but nothing can beat m3 in cornering..
hassan0098 3 years ago
Wow. Ignorance much?
Go check Nurburgring times.
V10SuprA 3 years ago
Yeah the ZR1 has one of the fastest Nurburgring times at 7:23 seconds.
puckerzzz 3 years ago
not anymore, the acr viper did it in 7.22
alberto5050 3 years ago
zr1;s new time is .1 seconds behind acr haha. 7.22 vs 7.23
ryancave1234 3 years ago
I have an M3, but as much as I love it, the ZR1 would rip it a new one in every performance category.
agent007kimball 3 years ago 2
That's fast!
I was expecting a heat tile to break loose and the car to disintegrate.
usageee 3 years ago
Yeah yo, like with Paul Walker in the Fast and Furious.
ninjagod1337 3 years ago
lol the driver's head whips left and right. i wonder how much fuel was consumed? so much for being "green" lol!!
hex214pony 3 years ago
5..4..3..2..1.. WE HAVE LIFT OFF.
jeianafa12547dj 3 years ago 2
What would happen to that car if you just slammed on the brakes at 205mph? I know it's absurd, but the thought just randomly entered my mind as I was watching this.
ovkenike 3 years ago
oh i'm sorry LOL
corvetteboy3 3 years ago
The fastest STOCK, production car around the Nurburgring ever. American Muscle baby.
Klipsch555 3 years ago 3
It was until the Dodge Viper ACR beat it. God damnit
nkesport 3 years ago
lol and then it dies, dodge viper is being discontinued. hahaa
MechanicV8 3 years ago