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  • Dude drives almost as well as I do!

  • 8 people drive fords

  • Awesome car, Awesome video it means Awesome Driver !

  • the zr1 is a beast eom

  • the driver's skill in this video is incredible. when a driver is pushing the car to its limit at every moment, it takes a professional not to become overwhelmed by panic and hesitation through numerous types of corners, straights, and or bumps in the road. NOT AS EASY AS LOOKS!

  • Guys...you know technology marches on and all,but ponder this.....so many exotic cars are going to these automated transmissions,with just two pedals,it takes the fun out of real driving.Hell,even one Ferrari model(forgeot which one)can't even be had with a true manual(!) ...Porsche,Lamborghini,Nissan,­Lexus,Audi,you name it,have gone that way...takes great skill for a driver to actually do what this man did with 3 pedals.....the Corvette,no matter what,is a tremendous car..world-class for less $

  • To: Ford, Dodge, and Foreign car nuthuggers. From: Guy with common sense. Dear idiots, the interior of this car by no means makes this car a"bad"car.I'm sincerely sorry if a car that sells for on average 105K that performes with cars that cost at least double or more of what it does doesn't have the same"beautiful"interior.Yes i know everyone that gets on here and comments about how bad the interior is all own porsche 911s and murcialagos but for us that can only drop 100k this is the way to go

  • thumbs up if the nurburgring is on your bucket list :)

  • There is no reason AT ALL to make a point over a supercar interior. All that matters is the engine, the drivetrain, and the suspension/tires. And what you can do to it.

    Corvette ZR1: The King of The Hill

  • Jim is driving the HELL out of that Vette! Way to go. That looks like so much fun.

  • That is so bitchin, I've watched it a buch od times and it's never boring.

  • Great video....all necessary info on screen. THANKS! Could've shaved another couple of seconds off the run, I would think, as he muffed two turns and had a questionable gear in 2-3. Great run though!

  • Nice car, seams pretty stable.

    Although if i could choose, i'll take the GTR.

  • Let's all argue about cars none of us can afford.

  • @soilworked86

    for real.. and who gives a fuck about the interior. that engine is what'll get you pussy.

  • Awesome car.

  • geez i wonder how much he was paid for doing this time

  • i like american muscle cars,i would like to have one when i grow up a litlle bit,this is my favourite

  • this guy is INSANE!!

    he took a corner at 164 mph ONE HANDED!!

    have a look at 1:48 hahaha

    more balls/suicidal than skilled lol

  • sorry but ppl who want to complain about an interior is lame. Maybe if you wasnt a leather needing prima donna pretty boy you wouldnt need to be overly pampered in a car. Do you need baby wipes too?

  • @snipingshadow People who get defensive from "negative" comments are lame. The interior looks so damn cheap/boring for a car like this...

  • Geez what a rubbish interior, you yanks might be heading into a recession but you gotta improve on that at least

  • @mozaks80 oh, so the ZR1 gets called "rubbish" because of it's interior. Yet cars like the ENZO have NO interior, or climate control get by with absolutely NO bad things said about their interiors..........why??? And don't give me the "because their race inspired" shit because the ZR1 is just a fraction slower then the ENZO. It's a sports car, and a damn good one. Only women should BITCH about the interior. (hint hint)

  • @Sahadi420 Interiour is important!

    But this car should be compared to cars in it's leage, and as you say they have neither interior nor AC or a stereo.

    AND they cost twice times as much

  • @McDiesel667 exactly, and those "supercars" have a warranty that runs out as soon as you get the thing home!!

  • The driver is insane! Maybe the most extreme ZR1 driving you'll ever witness :)

  • this guy is a great driver

  • Great car for the price but far from the lap record, go check the Ferrari 599XX lap record of 6:58.

  • @copimedia

    Ferrari 599xx isnt even street legal

  • Damn nice run. I'm a big fan of Honda engines personally; like the F20c in the S2000. But, everyone has to respect the ZR1. Great power and stout as hell. Just don't put some lame tires on it, hahah. If I had my choice of an American-made vehicle to roll on a track, it'd be a ZR1 for sure.

  • corvette been born for the race!

  • this track is on need for speed shift!!!

  • That's even faster than the new Mercedes SLS AMG (7:40)

  • that would take some getting used to. driving with gloves, and I assume a helmet at nearly 180mph.

  • By far the best performance for the price. Obviously people buy Ferrari's for the name and luxury. But as someone else said in another ZR1 video, I would take performance over luxury any day.

  • Great driving and awesome video! I want Jim's job.

  • At least this cars interior looks better than the vipers shit hole one

  • the one thing that american sports cars have never gotten right is the interior, and the c6 interior looks like a lazy fat man at GM said change the emblem on the steering wheel and call it done lol

  • The interior looks like from a really cheap car from the early 90's...

  • @Stealthgato lol I think there is other things to worry about than that of how the interior comploments the car at top speeds of 206.7mph. notice the driver in this video doesn't have the radio booming, or is talking to his significant other. its about the driving experience. nothing else is needed, bc its just that great. 

  • @americanrealist1 If you just want to drive, buy a Lotus 7. Yes interior does matter.

  • @Stealthgato, That is half right. My 1998 Volvo S70 has a nicer interior. But 1, Volvos ain't cheap, and 2, I beleive we can both agree that tyhis car could kick the shit out of any 90's car and not worry about the interior. No?

  • @clutch478 Are you sure? McLaren F1? Mercedes CLK GTR? And more... A very good car, but not the best.

  • @Stealthgato interior doesn't matter too much... only if it isnt comfortable, but the zr-1 makes it up with its performance at a price that many wealthy people cant refuse if they like to go fast.

  • @Stealthgato just some factulal intervention...teh ZR1 lapped that course FASTER than any other STREET LEGAL car...there are race-based, non-street cars that HAVE lower times....just none that you can go get groceries in!

  • @GodIHateYouKenny

    ACR, Radical, Apollo all have two seats, therefore, you can put yer groceries in the spare seat...

  • @Stealthgato, well yes, a car like the CLK GTR or F1 probably could destroy the Corvette, but the point is that an average car from 98 has a better interior than an 08 Vette. It's pitiful, but the performance as far as a widely made production car goes destroys most others. The biggest competitor is the Porsche 911 GTR. Remember that a Mclaren is going to set you back nearly a million dollars new, and a Corvette is only 60-100 thousand. It's a great car, and I don't even like Chevrolet

  • niezły kierownik :D

  • Oh gawd this video must give all the Prisoners Of Mother England the vapors with their prattling and nattering about truck engine this and buggy suspension that. American performance cars will mop the floor with anything in their price range and absolutely slay cars many times more expensive.

  • This has already been proven to be a false run. Not official in the least bit. Sorry, but another redneck from GM that cheats because he cannot fight on a level field.

  • u wonder if hes double clutching

  • quick time

  • rely hard and loong tires getin so hat in the and

  • dude i play thes map in game wow

  • stellar

  • the zr1 is a great car and it can max out at 206.7 mph or 332.7 kph so DON'T call it rubbish

  • your ASS is rubbish!!! (your mother told me last night while i was fucking her ass! She's good...

  • Rofl and your a inbred chicken fucker. Hey let your mom know that Im really sorry for telling you this but son... Well Im your father..... Im not proud to have had a retard kid but hey you cant always get what you want out of life... Shut your face kid. Real mature eh? Talkin about someones mom and your how old.... rofl you really think that hurt? Sorry M8t not in the first grade anymore... get real and stop being such a child. Your vette is still rubbish!!!!

  • @proTest443 Look at it, its all over the place.. its rubbish

  • You're from the UK and so I'm sure your hero is Jeremy Clarkson. And uh, what award did he give it? I forgot...maybe you should check for me.

  • @proTest443 so you're saying that a car is good because it's fast? hahaha

  • @MrJohanLindgren Yes, dumbass, that's what it is built for!

  • 1. C6 is the generation.

    2. you DON'T really want to max out at 205 on this track. (unless you want to fly into a barrier of course... your choice.)

    3. that 178 was going on a slightly elevated hill.

    4. the ZR1 IS American, and is NOT rubbish.

  • didnt say the zr1 was rubbish said the c6 was........

  • c6 is the generation of the car, and the c6 base model will still waste a 150k euro junk box

  • neither of them are

  • @beastvette540 ZR1 is a typical Corvette. Take a Hyundai and put a big motor in it, no difference except the Hyundai will have a superior interior and is not a DEATH TRAP the corvette it. Ever wonder why GM stopped sending off corvettes for crash testing? Because they fail everytime.

  • @exBMRguy No, they stopped crash testing due to the epic brakes on every corvette :D. ANY car can be a death trap if it has a powerful engine. And you'd rather have a Hyundai over a corvette?  You're definitely on some sort of drug. By the way, I don't see anything wrong with the corvette interior.

  • @exBMRguy You really are a moron. The 2010 Corvette, all models, have a 5 star safety rating, including rollover in the vert models. Hyundai? Not even the same shit. And I'm not even a Chevy fan. What a dumbfuck.

  • @beastvette540 That's right!

    The zr01 is not rubbish.

    Very well done by GM.

    First time in decades that GM produced a proper sportscar that can produce(also around bends)!

    That sound is just amazing!

  • yeah, what beastvette said. This is like the stupidest comment ever! haha.

  • Why do people always have to compare the Vette and GTR? Watching this video makes you realize how amazing of a car the Zr1 is. This isn't a fucking car dick-measuring contest here!

  • omg i love this rood in game i wos testin m 3 onet

  • well I like both the GT-R and the ZR1, but i do admit, even though the GT-R may or may not have "stolen the engineering" from european companies, at least it has DOHC. I'm not saying it isn't a great car, because I haven't driven either of the two, but it's just...you get the idea.

  • Did anyone else notice that the timer started at the end of the blue wall (end of the grid straight, @ 0:12), and it stopped right at beginning of the blue wall (beginning of the grid straight, @7:39).....Is that how its supposed to be? From my experience, start and finish are on the same exact line......wierd

  • This is the way the times are run at the ring. if you ever see other hot laps you'll notice they all start and stop just like this one.

  • Wow. That's about all I can say. That was impressive.

  • The Zr1 is like the Ford Gt, crank up the boost a bit and nothing can touch neither one of 'em. Street or track! American muscle all day baby.

  • ur an idiot,, power is nouthing without handleing n when was the last time i saw a GT in LaMans???

  • ..? Every review of the Ford GT has it handling like a pig. The suspension design is old! The supercharged V8 is great in a straight line, but don't blame me if I'd rather have a 911 for the corners.

  • I dont know where you got your reviews, but the Ford Gt's suspension is state of the art... You might be thinking of the Gt40. Jealousy is a bitch isnt it. Porshe is just a name, just like Lambo, Ferrari, all your doing is buying the name for way to much money

  • No no you misunderstand me completely. I'm American, and I have the utmost respect for American cars, when done properly anyways. Every review I've read in a major magazine or any video review I've seen says just about the same thing about the GT though: Incredible engine, but the car isn't agile, and feels heavy and distant through the corners. It's not my opinion, go read an issue of Road & Track or Car & Driver.

  • to all the haters.

    THE ZR1 is the best car hands down.

    PERIOD!

  • ZR1 > any GTR... American ftw! GTR stole their engineering from the euro's and they all suck!!

  • OK throw a stage 2 supercharger on the ZR1 and you get over 1000 horsepower which would keep up with a Bugatti. Europeans make good all-around cars but when it comes to power and performance, youre looking at the motor capital of the world motherfucker.

  • wow asshole id like to see Team Romania design a car that isnt fucking pulled by dogs

  • LOL, nice that comment made my day (even tho it is a month old)

  • watevaa doooddd... euro sux admit it!!! just watch the video and be quiet.

  • hahahahah... ur original double clutch system from who>????.. hahahahha and ur gtr chassis is build by lotus engineers... etc, etc, etc hahahhahahahah

    O wait.... if austin never come to japan... they'll still be riding bikes now... =D

    admit defeat against the Vett!!!! america ftw!!!

  • that vett is slow by the way clearly shown on the apex its slow to pull out and on straight a ways has no pull..... mybe they should have used the 09 version

  • many but not any spec V its faster a bit on track but the ZR1 has unquestionable advantage int he straight away. Both cars kickin' asses pal...

  • The Veyron? The Veyron lapped this track in 7:40. This ZR-1 lapped this track in 7:26.4. So if this so called "american junk" can beat the almighty Veyron. Then the Veyron is french/euro junk.

  • Yeah well I wasn't talking just about a corner. Strait line. Really 7:40 is not a bad time. 7:26 is a great time but the car is no where near the Veyron. ZR1 has cheap interior and its american. So that alone makes it junk. It will just fall apart in a year or two. The Veyron is THE best car ever made!!!

  • if you actually believe this corvette will fall apart after just one year, then you are one of the most ignorant person there is. I've know people to have corvettes for over 10 years. The Veyron has 1001 hp and all wheel drive and it still cant beat a corvette on this track. That in my opinion is junk.

  • I see now you dont catch sarcasm very well. The Veyron was not made to be record fast around a track. Its for rich people that want to drive very fast and do it in style and comfort. The ZR1 has shitty interior compared to the Veyron. Plus knowing that you have the ability to outrun anything that pulls next to you on the highway. The feat with this car is having all that power and still have the reliablity that the car will do 250MPH over and over and over. ZR1body flops around at its top speed.

  • 1.5 million$ Veyron gets beat by a 100 grand corvette. Thats pathetic. lol And what a laughing stock.

  • Did you even attempt to read what I just wrote. I already told you IT WAS NOT MADE TO BE FAST AROUND A TRACK!!!!!!!! It's not a track car there bud. Put them in a strait line. Then it would really be PATHETIC!!! Just hush you red neck hillbilly.

  • i have an m3 and the hood flops at highway speeds its only normal if its thin and made to be light it wouldnt be ass rigid

  • Lol there s something wrong with your hood if its flopping at highway speeds. Not normal for a M3

  • do you own one uhh nope and its barely move but it does i bet youre crappy huge ass scoop blocks you from noticing on that put put of youres just effing with you

  • Lol were you trying to insult me? Couldn't understand a damn thing you were saying there.. "huge ass scoop" Umm yeah pretty sure its not huge... And actually I have owned a M3 before... It was my first car there dick.... So STFU because I do know that a M3 hood is not supposed to be floppin around at highway speeds!!!

  • This car also weighs 2 tons and the fact its acceleration is simply amazing. To me that is what makes a fast car. Top speed is not a big deal with me its the pull there.

  • They sell ZR-1 at the chevy dealership I work at and ive driven a few and these suckersare a big difference from driving the Z06

  • The ZR1 is obviously badass,but it gets so tiring listening to people bitch back and forth about whats better,who the hell cares?

  • still wouldnt be a fair match up... a baseline viper would get spanked by the zr1... but you have to factor in the price range difference... to keep it fair you'd have to compaire a baseline z06 to the viper

  • Iftyou are talking about the ACR with special tires and tuning try a baseline Viper against the baseline ZR1 tested , use the search function !!!

  • GOT RAPED BY THE VIPER AS USUAL

  • Vipers suck...nobody likes them or wants them. Nobody takes a Viper seriously...lol. It's just not a real car.

  • Watching this just puts a smile on my face! Think about being in the passanger seat, what a rush that must be! I'd be gigling like a little girl with a smile you couldn't smack off my face! Going 160 around bends and 90 around corners!

  • Actually it is a big strain and physically challenging to take the G-forces a car like this does in the corners and in the breaking.

    Most people would throw up aswell.

    Very good time!

    Good job by the driver.

    Feels more like being in a tumbledryer untill you get used to it.

  • I don't care what car you like 180mph,no roll cage,death at every corner this guy has balls the size of grapefruits.

  • OR brains the size of a pea.

  • It was a quote , and you seem a few fries short of a happy meal , I happen to like my House , my Malibu and everything else that I own ... too much to list fool ...

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  • Darryle you seem like a tortured soul. You pretended to be able to buy serveral ZR1's, then you cancelled an order for a GTR because of the autolaunch and now you drive a modest chevy malibu. What's it to be pops? Talk us through a day in the life of Darryl so we can help you as you go through the menopause.

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  • The figures are right here on youtube and the internet dumbass ...

  • Feel free to post the numbers , not saying it isn't , just can't find them on youtube ...

  • darryleshelly you have been proved to be making these figures up in countless other video comments. The actual times were THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

    and eye appeal rating? wtf . regardless you rate the vette 9 and the gtr 6?? I suggest you take the die-cast zr1 out your ass and start seeing things as they are. Homo.

  • Viper's faster, also looks and sounds better

  • Corvette ZR1 runs a 7:26 at Nurburgring 0 - 60 @ 3.3 Sec 1/4 mile @11.2 Sec @ 130.5 mph 60 mph - 0 mph @ 96 ft 1.10 G's Skid pad 9/10 - eye appeal ( Women ) Nissan GT-R runs a 7:38 at Nurburgring 0 - 60 @3.8 sec 1/4 mile @ 11.8 sec @ 118 mph 60 mph -0 mph @ 106 ft .93 G's Skid pad 6/10 - eye appeal ( Being Nice )
  • and the viper ACR??

  • Seriously , you GTR people should quit smoking that shit , I have come to the conclusion that you are not only ignorant of the facts , but are complete idiots ... walk away from the crack pipe , slowly ...

  • It is what it is , let's see the numbers , Oh and to the GTR boys , I bet Hot women are saying , " I'll never have sex with him " LOL ...

  • I love the growl the ZR1's engine has to it. You gotta love that rush and sound of power it has. It actually sounds like a European supercar. GM did a fantastic job with the ZR1.

  • what are the specs for this monster?

  • The best nring video around. This guy reeeeaalllyyy goes for it.

  • we will see, the spec-v is still a 3900+ lbs PIG. the zr1 is 3318.

  • Um. 7:15? You on crack? The current record in 7:24. Its going to beat that by 9 seconds. lol

    And why the base GT-R? They aren't changing anything on it.

    Plus the V Spec ain't nothing special. 100k more for 50hp and some carbon fiber seats. lol

  • you are trippin, did you even watch the motor trend comparisons ZR1 vs GTR wasnt even a contest, and the Vspec is not that much difference from the base

  • jesus!

  • Porn car ever built...

  • LOL whats this bullshit.

  • It's you haters  looking like little bitchs.

  • The interior doesn't make it go faster so who case as long as we have a place to sit.

  • thats what id expect to hear from a dumbass redneck

  • "Redneck" LOL!

    When you call people names via the internet you make yourself look like a pussy.

    Do everyone a favor and shut up.

  • Thats deep man.

    You seem really smart.

  • well u just said you wanted a place to sit, so why not just put a beach chair there ?

  • If you have a beach chair with lumbar and side support I'll take it.

    Look,all the interior of a car needs to do is cover the inside components,seat the driver and display necessary telemetry.

    Every thing you put it there that doesn't do one of those thing is a waste of space and money.

    The American engineering philosophy is to build something to do the task at hand.

    When it will do want you want you are done.

  • Remember,we Americans invented the Chopper and Hot Rod.

    If you overbuild something we'll chop stuff off :)

  • well that philosophy has failed them considering the fact that theyre going bankrupt and that most Americans are buying Japanese cars

  • Wrong.

    Last year GM sold more cars and trucks world wide than anyone else.

    the big 3 still have well over 60 of US sales.

    They may very well go bankrupt but it has nothing to do with the false idea that they aren't selling cars.

  • thats very odd considering the fact, according to you, that others arent going bankrupt

  • They are all losing money left and right but only the big three made very dumb deals with thier workers years ago.

    The bad news for you haters is even if GM whent under in the moring somebody would buy the rigths to Corvette by the end of the day.

  • driving the zr1... better that getting your dick wet. driving the zr1 high while getting road head, priceless!

  • hell yea to that

  • why does nurburg not have a timing system like,Tsukuba in their Time Attack vids? that would clear up a lot stress between ZR1 - Porsche - GTR lovers. all times are set half by them self or with a stopwatch and shit.and do some taping of the car before and after the lap, and display the stats tires etc. comon! do it like a pro!

  • im with you on that

  • kudos to the driver for risking his life to make this video.

  • it ran a 7:22.4 now.

  • One can ask himself what this car could do with Her Röhrl or Her Stuck behind the wheel :)

  • Ah but American cars are all crap and their interiors suck(sarcasm) but they just whipped everyones ass How can you aregue about a 7:22.4 In a car that is comfortable and you could go across the country in and get decent mileage out for the power it makes. Chevy made a stunner with it. Fuck you haters!

  • good lap...but he like to shift to early though

  • 7:16 179 mph woohoo

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  • That's just o load of rubbish what you wrote. Crap car, with stock tires, driven by a non-professional and it's still faster round the track than Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Walter Röhrl.

    I prefer Porsche to Corvette myself, but this ZR1 is just incredible. And for that power and that speed it's not expensive as well.

  • my apology for ZR1...I am ask my friend which know zr1 and he is argue me...But, 99% american car is crap without any control on handling.

  • Yes, because as you know, most of the main traffic infested roads are windy, full of elevation changes, and really put your daily driver to the test!

    The arguement about a lack of 'handling' in American cars is weak. America actually had the space to build STRAIGHT roads; where you don't need a F1 car to get from your house to work.

    Euro idiots also act like a stock Vauxhall or Fiat comes with racing suspensions. No, sorry they don't.

    Any car can be fitted with one.

    Get a new excuse.

  • alot of times the engineers are better than the professionals on the ring because they log so many hours on the track

  • This guy's steering grip is killing me.