Both Best Motoring and Top Gear gave poor review of this beast. Powerful Engine, thats about it....... very slow lap time in Top gear's course, it is at the lower position of their chart. And it cant handle the tracks on Best Motoring (those tracks race F1, super GT, JTCC, N1, other formula classes).
@S200069 "very slow"? the ZR1 was run on damper than avg top gear track. 1:20.4 in 2009 is slow? well, i guess the LP570, GT3 RS, 599GTB, Audi R8 V10, LFA, F430, SL AMG65, SLS AMG, McLaren SLR all all slow POS's b/c the ZR1 took care of them at the same time frame. How bout the 7:19 ring time? Yeah, guess thats slow too. The ZR1 DESTROYS on all tracks, look it up (fastestlaps source) w/ 100k mile warranty to boot. It's more durable and affordable than ANY of the afformentioned cars. I
@S200069 Top Gear loves vettes. 2009 ZR1 was their "top performance car of the year" by J Clarkson, 2006 Z06 top gear overall car of the year by Top Gear Staff. Not to mention the Vette has been nameed 9 out of last 10 "top ten cars of they year", "Car of the Century" right beside the S500, best mechanically engineered car of the 20th century, LS7 "world racings engine of the year", Oh, the C6R dominated GT1 and now just starting to race GT2 and finish very highly (go to corvetteracing)
too all vette fans here is the reality--- did you hear the news about gm had to stop production? gm car company had to stop its factory from production for a week because it couldn't parts from japan.high quality parts but one or more parts from Japan? so much for your #1 in your little world. there are good high chances that your gm car parts were probably from japan and if you don't like japan please rip your gm parts out from your car now
This guy sounds very knowledgeable on cars but he doesn't know jack shit about the Corvette line up. 7 liters in the conventional Corvettes? Couldn't keep the block together? What the hell are you talking about? They went with a 6.2 because the block was thicker, allowing for more boost. Does this mean a 7 liter couldn't make 640hp reliably with a supercharger? No, of course it can. But when you put a super/turbo charger in the car the customer will surely up the boost to god knows how much.
@wildbloodydragon what? The 6.2 is more reliable than the 7.0 cause the block is stronger. ANd no, the 7.0 blocks were getting stress cracks with the same boost the 6.2 is using.
@2URBO2 Of course a Smart is a unibody. Dude, it is aluminium space frame not running beams. space frame or carbon fiber monocoque is favored for high performance cars for the rigidity. Unibody is for regular cars. Unibody = pieces of stamped steel sheet welded together.
I think the engineers at Lotus did a sterling job on the engine, the heart. The Zed R1 is a great car and I sure as heck wouldn't mind owning one. Please give me one painted black.
nice car.....but gm got to build a better car to go faster........japanese car are getting faster every year and the the motor are getting bigger every year tooooo......toyota and acura already have v10......corvette zr1 barley beat the gtr.....V6....what ashame............gm better come up with somethime faster
@jdcha9164 toyota and acura came out with a v10 but are the cars as fast as the zr1 on the straights and the track? i dont think so the LFA is not nearly as fast as this thing. the GTR is a different story its a beast!!!
kid do know anything about ENGINES? they are not motors... Lexus v10 is not bigger than the ZR1 V8, it barely beat the gtr v6 LOL i can gurantee you that the pushrod V8 will last longer than a TT V6- a V6 is one of the most horrible engines out there, thats why Porsche only uses a Inline-6. The ZR1 is more than just speed idiot, its about race car grip, acceleration and motortrend already put it in top 20 supercars of all time...
@rapinNtapin man i think the vr38dett is bullet proof and will last a life time just like the pushrod v8 because both don't need to rev high to output the power, unlike the v10 in the LFA which redlines at 9k (it's gonna break).
and porsche keep the flat-6 engine because the turtle-ish aft rear axle design won't fit anything other than flat engines. Porsche is kinda stuck with flat and that turtle look forever.
man this car is so sick. I seriously give respect to people who buy these things. My friend worked at a dodge dealer and he drove a viper around the parking and that thing would break loose in nearly every gear. Not a very good daily driver and I imagine the ZR1 is no different.
With so much "down force" it will only slow the car down. Instead of adjusting the splitter to balance out the "down force" they just reinforced it with "metal" that will weigh it down some more.
They just added more to fix it instead of solving the problem. I wonder if this is their way to solve every problem they come across,
Knowing that they did it like that, I wonder how good a car it really is?
I dont think that it will hinder its "already massive power". To think that all the testing they put into this car that they would actually just "throw" something on it.
Maybe not. But the guy in the video sure made it sound that way.
And the "down force" is like the car being heavier. I don't know how much extra weight it would be equivalent to, but still. Let's just hope this guy(in the video) has no clue what he's talking about.
The spoiler on the Viper ACR creates 1000lbs extra of downforce, you think that slowed the car down? No. The downforce is there to keep the car stable at high speeds.
Downforce counteracts the lift produced by the car. Lift is bad when your trying to turn, because you have less traction. Downforce isn't as important when your going straight. And it does slow the car down.
Focus on what I said, don't try to make yourself look smart by stating a fact, and following it with a false bit of information, and trying to define what the downforce is for. Moron.
@stalker7d7 How else do you counteract lift? Magic? At high speeds you're increasing wind resistance, friction, and lift. Everything that is necessary to keep that car stable slows it down, but it keeps your car on the road. Downforce isn't important when you're going straight? Yeah right dude, also I'm sure every Vette driver is going to only be driving straight.
I said it already and I'll say it again, you are NOT an engineer for GM, so stop acting like you know whats best for the corvette.
@MrX8503 you're making yourself look like a fool dude. any device which generates down force will generate friction with air and will reduce top speed. and no car maker is foolish enough to manufacture cars that will generate lift when speed increases then add a spoiler to put it down.
"Bonneville Salt Flats speed week", do you ever see cars with spoilers attend this top speed freak show contest?
@MrX8503 dude you are contracting yourself just for argument's sake. previously you didn't think that viper's rear spoiler would slow the car down, now you are saying it would. It doesn't take a GM engineer to understand these basic stuff. At speed, unlike what you wrote, the car would not generate lift. Why would it, when the shape of the car is already designed to generate down force? Stalker7d7 was right that down force isn't as important when you are going straight, for top speed.
@golferchin76 Downforce increases traction and stability whether in a corner or in a straight line. The only area where downforce would reduce its speed negatively is when going for a top speed run.
@MrX8503 so would you agree that huge rear spoiler on Viper ACR would slow it down? it looks nice and it generates a huge downforce so ACR can carve harder than regular vipers, but it would have a negative impact on the car's top speed. nevermind because top speed is not the purpose of ACR.
@stalker7d7 If downforce wasn't "as important when you're going in a straight line" then why do 300+mph Top Fuel cars REQUIRE a HUGE wing if they ONLY drive straight and only for about 3 to 4 seconds...Hmmm....sure...downforce isn't "that" inportant in a straight line...right
@golferchin76 You would be correct, at the time I was posting on this, I was just here to be an asshole, and I admit, it was fun. It makes it even more fun knowing I get such heated responses from people like you, for something so obviously wrong. I apologize for being an asshole, but I laugh still. :D
@stalker7d7 uh..i read more and realized that mrx8503 was actually the stupid asshole not you, your point that "downforce slows car down" is solid, and he kept contracting himself. and i am also trying to be the asshole here to have some fun, there's nothing heated in me, i am having fun as i a type these stuffs. hahaha.
@golferchin76 I could research this topic more if I really cared about it. But in my view, down force is needed to give friction to the tires, to keep them on the ground when going... When you have too much down force, it will just slow the car down. My whole shtick here is about how much down force this car is said to have. It makes me think they did no work on balancing the actual down force with the nec. down force, resulting in a slower car.
@donkeykong560 the main reason that top fuel cars require huge rear wing to generate huge downforce at speed IS to add friction force to rear tires otherwise the torque will overcome the tires and free spinning will occur. The car's profile would run smoothly without wings at 300+mph, so are funny cars (they don't have those huge wings but their silhouette are profiled to generate huge downforce).
stalker7d7 is correct downforce isn't important for top speed just look at bonneville speed week.
@donkeykong560 Because, 300+ m/h Top fuel cars don't have as much natural weight as other cars. They don't have things like: radio, AC, extra seats, heavy windshields, etc... They're plastic. The only thing they have to weigh them down is the engine... Thus they require a "HUGE" wing to provide more down force as they go faster, to keep them on the ground. And when that doesn't work right for them, they go flying. I thought this was common sense, no?
@MrX8503 of course it slows the car down, without that huge rear wing it can gain at least 10-20mph top speed. But ACR's don't just run straight they are designed to attack turns, so the ability to pull more sideway g's is more important.
unlike what you wrote "downforce is there to keep the car stable at high speeds", the downforce is there to add friction force btw tires and pavement at speed, so the car can generate more lateral g's when cornering.
@stalker7d7 dude i think the whole car basically sits lower at speed of 300kmph due to the down force generating profile (couple hundred kilograms), like a bunch of fat american dudes lying on top of the car's roof the weight would cause the spring to compress. And since the front splitter usually takes a lot of weight it definitely needs some reinforcement. All race cars with front splitters popping out have adjustable cable or cylinder-like links connecting them to the silhouette.
it takes more than 1200hp to "split" an LS7 block. i'm gonna throw the bullshit flag on that. and it had better damn well have good breaks. the rear rotors are basically off the Enzo.
it wouldnt be the horsepower that would split the LS7, forced induction will. The LS7 has very thin cylinder walls and a very high compression not suitable at all for FI.
the problem they had wasnt "spliting" the block, it was blowing the heads off. I was a test driver for GM when this car was in the testing phase. it happend a few times, then they changed engines.
theres way too many haters on here. all the same i want that bodyless vette he was showing us. imagine how much fun a corvette could be on a one ton diet!!!!! fuck ya
weight displacment is why it's desine is ment to domanate lamans then you can utalize the bow tie aftermarket & create monsters,the first tuneup at 100,000miles oil,gas,washer fluid is all you need,another reason for the transaxl heat dispersion(makes the engine last longer trannys get hot)you can use a lighter flyweal the drive shaft weight is used now tell me the monoleef shock is old teac I'll give you 3 reasons it is better than coilovers nothing on this car is substandard most of all desine
oh wqoops lol my bad ppl i take bak wat i sed, helps when u watch the video instead of just listening to it... i apologise to darkie and u long hair sir XD
Why do you post here? I post because I love the Corvette. You post lies and simple BS what because you have nothing better to do? Are you some spoiled child who doesn't want others to have fun because you're unhappy? You certainly don't know cars nor how to provide proof.
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Vettably states:"You certainly don't know cars." This is an ad hominem attack, another of his fallacies, and is usually the last resort to losing an argument.
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I claimed unibodies offer superior crash protection compared to ladder frames. My first google result shows Honda motor company press materials in agreement with that.
Well since we have already shown that the Corvette doesn't use a ladder frame (GM, Alcoa, Dana all disagree) and we have IIHS data saying the Corvette's bodily injury rates are EXCELLENT, I think you need to show real crash test data, not suppositions from someone who has been caught lying and seems to love to give evasive answers (like the one you deleted!)
Your full of sht and you are just out to smear a car you don't like. How juvenile.
The Solstice has a chassis that's very similar to the Corvette. Autostream would claim it's a ladder frame and would claim it's unsafe. While the NHTSA has no Corvette crash data on it's website, hence the reason Autostream never posts the crash performance, they do have numbers for the Kappa. It scores "Good" in all tested categories except for roll over resistance where it scores "Excellent". I would guess the Corvette, with a similar chassis scores poor in every category.
its funny how people love to hate the zr1 come on its just a car, a car that you'll never be able to afford so shut up all you whiny anti zr1 idiots. A zr1 is a hell of alot better than your civic.
It never fails! Every time I watch a Youtube vid, and begin to read the comments, I come across some jackass (aka Autostream) who thinks they're the smartest fucker in the room, and go on and on and on and on. Who gives a shit about crumple zones in a Vette? Or any supercar for that matter. It's still safer than any fucking rice rocket motorcycle! Yet, why not lurk on a motorcycle vid and proclaim how unsafe they are... fucking retard
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It never fails, every time I watch a vid, some neanderthal gets all wet over corporate marketing propaganda. motorcycles are inherently dangerous at any speed. Modern cars are not anymore up to 35mph because them employ modern construction techniques like safety cells and crumple zones that the ZR1 does not.
ppl just go an and hate me, but I dont like this car appreciate the build but I mean little things that could make this car polished(LIKE THE REAL SUPERCARS) are missing and finally...THOSE FREAKIN HEADLAMPS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM A FREAKIN JACUZZI ITS DISGUSTING!!!
honestly who cares that the zr1 isnt safe if you wreck? no one buys a zr1 to take the family out for a picnic,frankly i dont think anyone in a light sports car should feel safe in an accident
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The enzo split between the engine and the passenger cell- which was completely intact. Deaths are typical at triple digits speeds. But the ZR1 seems deadly at just 35mph.
That has got to be the dumbest statement that I ever heard . While a truck has a body setting on top of a frame , the chassis of the ZR1 is integrated into the body of the car ...
Another thing to consider is that the Chevy has an aluminum block with cast iron sleeves , they can be pressed out and the block bored over size to accept a thicker walled cylinder , as done in the 410 sprint car days ...
because the 7 liter engine with a supercharger would be way to big to fit in the engine bay. already the 6.2 liter with the Eaton supercharger is a really tight fit. thats why it has a hood bulge on its hood.
the 7 litre and the 6.2 litre are the same dimensions. im assuming you dont know how cubic inches work. the reason why they used a 6.2 is because the 7 litre engine's cylinder walls are too thin to handle the amount of boost the supercharger gives. any more than 8 psi on a LS7 and the engine will pop. the 6.2 can take more boost and make more power.
Because its seriously Unsafe. Its like who cares if Megan Fox is a bitch, I'd still marry her. But probably not if she stabs me in the legs every night.
yeah unions is what killed our country. when you pay someone 25 dollars a hour just to sit in a chair and wipe off a brand new refrigerator and they go on strike because they want 26 and hour, damn right our countrys screwed up.
USA is by no means screwed up by unions - our country probably has the best ones. Try europe- where they have 4 days work weeks. But they are great for the worker- terrible for the corporation. Walmart isnt the biggest retail corporation in the world for no reason.
first off, fuck those bully unions! ALL OF THEM!they ARE the reason america goes to canada,mexico,etc.second ,the new zr1 is the best overall "sports car" EVER "mass produced", for the money spent .SUCK IT!
308scoutrfl speaks the TRUTH. Finely someone with the balls to tell the truth about how FUCKED up unions are, and the damage they have done to this GREAT COUNTRY. FUCK OFF!!!
To build a great preforming car like the Ford GT and then stop, is much greater failure than GM needing to file for bankruptcy just to get rid of it's expensive union contracts. GM will emerge leaner and meaner than ever. I believe any carmaker should be judged on the greatest car it currently produces and GM is the current winner of that battle. Thank you General for giving true performance enthusiast what we want for the least amount of green stuff!
They used to say the same thing about aluminum engine blocks not being able to withstand certain forces. You can reinforce aluminum the same way you can any other non-ferrous metal. BMW makes diesel blocks from aluminum now.
the balsa wood and carbon fiber floor boars are probally stronger then steel floor baords.. and the alumin frame and everything is designed to be safe
You die. All 2010 corvettes have that hydroformed box (space)frame you see there like a pickup truck. Very little metal for crumple zones. Poor safety. But hey its light!
All box frame chassis are reinforced as much as possible. The Ford Crown Vic has a similar hydroformed (space)box frame to the corvette and it has the poorest safety record in its class after the smaller Buick Lacerne according to IIHS. 99% of all cars in the known universe switched to the more pricey 'unit-body' after the 70's because of the box-frame's lack of safety, torsion rigidity, etc
At least it's not carbon fiber. Half ton pickups (GM, Ford, Chrysler) are very safe compared to any car. I would be far more frightened in a Carrera GT that has a carbon fiber chassis than one made of Aluminium. Besides, if you're taking these types of cars to their limits, a crumple zone doesn't mean a hill of beans.
Did you make that up? Pickups seemingly safer not because of a lack of crumple zones, but because of their mass- something the Corvette has less of than most cars in its class. And your fears are unwarranted. The safest cars in the world are formula one cars which are made mostly of carbon fiber - same thinking used in the Carrera GT. Next time do your research.
I believe my fears are aptly warranted. If you 're going to be so foolish as to compare an open wheel F1 car to a closed wheel street car then feel free to crash a Carrera GT at 150+mph and see if you survive to tell the tale. My money says you won't stand a snowball's chance in hell.
What does your fear and money say in a more typical 30mph head-on, in an all modern carbon unit-body with fully integrated crumple-zones Or an aluminum box frame car of similar weight?
I'll stick to the facts and you should stick with your own conspiracy theories that we did not land of the Moon and the Corvette's pickup truck frame is just as safe as the Carrera GT. I cannot reach your mindset and won't further try.
Please don't for I'll have a good laugh when you put your carbon fiber is stronger than concrete theory to the test. Hope you have your will drawn up.
I love how the clip shown at 0:06 isnt even a ZR1. Its just a base C6
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Very nice technology.
DanHowemRoyCookd 3 months ago
Both Best Motoring and Top Gear gave poor review of this beast. Powerful Engine, thats about it....... very slow lap time in Top gear's course, it is at the lower position of their chart. And it cant handle the tracks on Best Motoring (those tracks race F1, super GT, JTCC, N1, other formula classes).
S200069 5 months ago
@S200069 "very slow"? the ZR1 was run on damper than avg top gear track. 1:20.4 in 2009 is slow? well, i guess the LP570, GT3 RS, 599GTB, Audi R8 V10, LFA, F430, SL AMG65, SLS AMG, McLaren SLR all all slow POS's b/c the ZR1 took care of them at the same time frame. How bout the 7:19 ring time? Yeah, guess thats slow too. The ZR1 DESTROYS on all tracks, look it up (fastestlaps source) w/ 100k mile warranty to boot. It's more durable and affordable than ANY of the afformentioned cars. I
BEBNC1 4 months ago
@S200069 Top Gear loves vettes. 2009 ZR1 was their "top performance car of the year" by J Clarkson, 2006 Z06 top gear overall car of the year by Top Gear Staff. Not to mention the Vette has been nameed 9 out of last 10 "top ten cars of they year", "Car of the Century" right beside the S500, best mechanically engineered car of the 20th century, LS7 "world racings engine of the year", Oh, the C6R dominated GT1 and now just starting to race GT2 and finish very highly (go to corvetteracing)
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That's right. Check out my channel I have HD video of ZR1 smoking bugatti veyron in 1/4 mile.
0hmyfuckinggod 6 months ago
holy shit i want to drive that body-less chassis!!!!
onquarter 7 months ago
Why do idiots go to a Corvette video to talk crap? It is an unbelievable display of adolescent behavior. I guess because it is safer behind a screen.
Marc99GT 9 months ago
he forgot to mention the COBALT STEERING WHEEL at the video.
ariell92 9 months ago
k-mart? FUCK YOU!.....vette for life
HornadyHunter 10 months ago
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too all vette fans here is the reality--- did you hear the news about gm had to stop production? gm car company had to stop its factory from production for a week because it couldn't parts from japan.high quality parts but one or more parts from Japan? so much for your #1 in your little world. there are good high chances that your gm car parts were probably from japan and if you don't like japan please rip your gm parts out from your car now
thebestman 10 months ago
That's some low tech shit.
PACKyourSHITfolks420 10 months ago
There were quite a few false facts in this video.
straightedge442 1 year ago
is crap push the back bumper or even the whole car is plastic all crap
awwsome98 1 year ago
@awwsome98 Plastic crap that $ for $ is better than any other supercar out there.
proton3227 1 year ago
1.55 alumium
Weslietje 1 year ago
that car is only good for Retirement people....they suck balls in the exotic car level :\
TheGarcia350 1 year ago
@TheGarcia350 yeah tell that to the guy driving the enzo when the ZR1 waves bye bye.
13tomabram 1 year ago
@13tomabram umm enzos? they're just looks....try LAMBO
TheGarcia350 1 year ago
@TheGarcia350 the enzo will kill your lambo genius. Jesus christ these dumb fucking kids on youtube need to do some research.
13tomabram 1 year ago 2
@TheGarcia350 "Retirement people"? There are roughly 78 videos on here that show Corvettes beating every one of your adolescent dream cars.
straightedge442 1 year ago
Damn I love the Vette Chassis esp the Z06 and ZR1. Euro fags try to criticise it after it dusts one of their cars in a race.
JanushaISAFAGGOT 1 year ago
This guy sounds very knowledgeable on cars but he doesn't know jack shit about the Corvette line up. 7 liters in the conventional Corvettes? Couldn't keep the block together? What the hell are you talking about? They went with a 6.2 because the block was thicker, allowing for more boost. Does this mean a 7 liter couldn't make 640hp reliably with a supercharger? No, of course it can. But when you put a super/turbo charger in the car the customer will surely up the boost to god knows how much.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
@wildbloodydragon what? The 6.2 is more reliable than the 7.0 cause the block is stronger. ANd no, the 7.0 blocks were getting stress cracks with the same boost the 6.2 is using.
13tomabram 1 year ago
@13tomabram There are 1000hp LS7s out there man, what are you talking about.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
@wildbloodydragon yeah there are. Reliable enough to have a GM warranty? Not even close.
13tomabram 1 year ago
@13tomabram That's what I'm saying. They needed the extra reliability.
wildbloodydragon 1 year ago
it is like ferrari and other very nice cars, but is mutch cheaper. search on it
kribar96 1 year ago
@popmechshow Here take a look at this
And for the record, even a Smart has the UNIBODY, instead of running beams, in aluminium. So it aint that sepcial. Corvette is a crappy car.
2URBO2 1 year ago
@2URBO2 Of course a Smart is a unibody. Dude, it is aluminium space frame not running beams. space frame or carbon fiber monocoque is favored for high performance cars for the rigidity. Unibody is for regular cars. Unibody = pieces of stamped steel sheet welded together.
golferchin76 1 year ago
that is their man
allenwoofer 1 year ago
great car
but the host sucks
bazooka7438 1 year ago
Overpriced....
MurderOnDancefloor 1 year ago
@MurderOnDancefloor Ferrari is overpriced....
iamxcrossx 1 year ago
its a plastic rocket ship. Classic modern America craftsmanship, cheaply made union sht and it WILL break. GM crap... but I'd buy one
RobieRizzo 1 year ago
get one before these dumbass liberal , global warming believing retards try and ban beautifull cars like this
buckwheat40 1 year ago
it uses 3 radiators holyshit
mitsEclipse98 1 year ago
I think the engineers at Lotus did a sterling job on the engine, the heart. The Zed R1 is a great car and I sure as heck wouldn't mind owning one. Please give me one painted black.
Thumbs up if you agree.
EJLSWE 1 year ago 2
Love Corvette's cos in Australia, we take their engines and shove them in family station wagons (I have one).
Zwank36 1 year ago
@Zwank36 thats awsome..any vids of it?
atv140 1 year ago
@atv140 no camera unfortunately.
Zwank36 1 year ago
“Carbon fiber splitter on the front. It looks pretty good it look like you could buy it from Kmart!! “ LoL that was hilarious !!
AMG55POWER 1 year ago
aluminum? its aluminium you dick
TVRnGTR 1 year ago
@TVRnGTR haha thats how they pronounce it in the US..
helvek 1 year ago
Popular Mechanics u lying scumbags!.... 9/11 was an inside job!
marek0086 1 year ago
Nice ride
LorenzoMoore1000 1 year ago
Pretty cool; i haven't seen one on the road.
preludedriver226 1 year ago
nice car.....but gm got to build a better car to go faster........japanese car are getting faster every year and the the motor are getting bigger every year tooooo......toyota and acura already have v10......corvette zr1 barley beat the gtr.....V6....what ashame............gm better come up with somethime faster
jdcha9164 1 year ago
@jdcha9164 toyota and acura came out with a v10 but are the cars as fast as the zr1 on the straights and the track? i dont think so the LFA is not nearly as fast as this thing. the GTR is a different story its a beast!!!
Tofuman924 1 year ago
kid do know anything about ENGINES? they are not motors... Lexus v10 is not bigger than the ZR1 V8, it barely beat the gtr v6 LOL i can gurantee you that the pushrod V8 will last longer than a TT V6- a V6 is one of the most horrible engines out there, thats why Porsche only uses a Inline-6. The ZR1 is more than just speed idiot, its about race car grip, acceleration and motortrend already put it in top 20 supercars of all time...
rapinNtapin 1 year ago
Hello there, just to make a correction but Porsche use a flat boxer six, not an inline six.
And go the ZR1!
andcom05 1 year ago
@rapinNtapin man i think the vr38dett is bullet proof and will last a life time just like the pushrod v8 because both don't need to rev high to output the power, unlike the v10 in the LFA which redlines at 9k (it's gonna break).
and porsche keep the flat-6 engine because the turtle-ish aft rear axle design won't fit anything other than flat engines. Porsche is kinda stuck with flat and that turtle look forever.
golferchin76 1 year ago
LOL that is what I meant I must have been tired.
KoolCordell 1 year ago
lets see how that balsa wood will hold on a crush lol
insonita55 1 year ago
sorry but you could not buy that splitter at K-Mart.
seroyer2 1 year ago 2
man this car is so sick. I seriously give respect to people who buy these things. My friend worked at a dodge dealer and he drove a viper around the parking and that thing would break loose in nearly every gear. Not a very good daily driver and I imagine the ZR1 is no different.
psmTARDCORE 2 years ago
that thing sounds sick! what an amazing car
adamsg1985 2 years ago
the brakes up front are from a fererri enzo rear brakes are from the fxx
KoolCordell 2 years ago
actually fxx up front, and enzo in rear.
Sahadi420 1 year ago 2
With so much "down force" it will only slow the car down. Instead of adjusting the splitter to balance out the "down force" they just reinforced it with "metal" that will weigh it down some more.
They just added more to fix it instead of solving the problem. I wonder if this is their way to solve every problem they come across,
Knowing that they did it like that, I wonder how good a car it really is?
stalker7d7 2 years ago
I dont think that it will hinder its "already massive power". To think that all the testing they put into this car that they would actually just "throw" something on it.
harlon2u 2 years ago
Maybe not. But the guy in the video sure made it sound that way.
And the "down force" is like the car being heavier. I don't know how much extra weight it would be equivalent to, but still. Let's just hope this guy(in the video) has no clue what he's talking about.
stalker7d7 2 years ago
He does act like a stats reader instead of hands-on. Kinda like an engineer that says it will work on paper LOL.
harlon2u 2 years ago
@stalker7d7 Hey Stalker, you're not an engineer.
The spoiler on the Viper ACR creates 1000lbs extra of downforce, you think that slowed the car down? No. The downforce is there to keep the car stable at high speeds.
MrX8503 2 years ago
Downforce counteracts the lift produced by the car. Lift is bad when your trying to turn, because you have less traction. Downforce isn't as important when your going straight. And it does slow the car down.
Focus on what I said, don't try to make yourself look smart by stating a fact, and following it with a false bit of information, and trying to define what the downforce is for. Moron.
stalker7d7 2 years ago
@stalker7d7 How else do you counteract lift? Magic? At high speeds you're increasing wind resistance, friction, and lift. Everything that is necessary to keep that car stable slows it down, but it keeps your car on the road. Downforce isn't important when you're going straight? Yeah right dude, also I'm sure every Vette driver is going to only be driving straight.
I said it already and I'll say it again, you are NOT an engineer for GM, so stop acting like you know whats best for the corvette.
MrX8503 2 years ago 3
Once again you failed to comprehend what I said. Please stop talking. You make my eyes itch.
stalker7d7 2 years ago
Again, you are not an engineer, if you were and are smarter than GM, then maybe you should apply
MrX8503 2 years ago 8
@MrX8503 you're making yourself look like a fool dude. any device which generates down force will generate friction with air and will reduce top speed. and no car maker is foolish enough to manufacture cars that will generate lift when speed increases then add a spoiler to put it down.
"Bonneville Salt Flats speed week", do you ever see cars with spoilers attend this top speed freak show contest?
golferchin76 1 year ago
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golferchin76 1 year ago
@MrX8503 dude you are contracting yourself just for argument's sake. previously you didn't think that viper's rear spoiler would slow the car down, now you are saying it would. It doesn't take a GM engineer to understand these basic stuff. At speed, unlike what you wrote, the car would not generate lift. Why would it, when the shape of the car is already designed to generate down force? Stalker7d7 was right that down force isn't as important when you are going straight, for top speed.
golferchin76 1 year ago
@golferchin76 Downforce increases traction and stability whether in a corner or in a straight line. The only area where downforce would reduce its speed negatively is when going for a top speed run.
MrX8503 1 year ago
@MrX8503 so would you agree that huge rear spoiler on Viper ACR would slow it down? it looks nice and it generates a huge downforce so ACR can carve harder than regular vipers, but it would have a negative impact on the car's top speed. nevermind because top speed is not the purpose of ACR.
golferchin76 1 year ago
@stalker7d7 If downforce wasn't "as important when you're going in a straight line" then why do 300+mph Top Fuel cars REQUIRE a HUGE wing if they ONLY drive straight and only for about 3 to 4 seconds...Hmmm....sure...downforce isn't "that" inportant in a straight line...right
donkeykong560 2 years ago 16
Wings? Wings are designed to give lift, and used on aircraft. I haven't ever seen a car with a wing.
stalker7d7 2 years ago
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golferchin76 1 year ago
@golferchin76 You would be correct, at the time I was posting on this, I was just here to be an asshole, and I admit, it was fun. It makes it even more fun knowing I get such heated responses from people like you, for something so obviously wrong. I apologize for being an asshole, but I laugh still. :D
stalker7d7 1 year ago
@stalker7d7 uh..i read more and realized that mrx8503 was actually the stupid asshole not you, your point that "downforce slows car down" is solid, and he kept contracting himself. and i am also trying to be the asshole here to have some fun, there's nothing heated in me, i am having fun as i a type these stuffs. hahaha.
golferchin76 1 year ago
@golferchin76 I could research this topic more if I really cared about it. But in my view, down force is needed to give friction to the tires, to keep them on the ground when going... When you have too much down force, it will just slow the car down. My whole shtick here is about how much down force this car is said to have. It makes me think they did no work on balancing the actual down force with the nec. down force, resulting in a slower car.
stalker7d7 1 year ago
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golferchin76 1 year ago
@donkeykong560 the main reason that top fuel cars require huge rear wing to generate huge downforce at speed IS to add friction force to rear tires otherwise the torque will overcome the tires and free spinning will occur. The car's profile would run smoothly without wings at 300+mph, so are funny cars (they don't have those huge wings but their silhouette are profiled to generate huge downforce).
stalker7d7 is correct downforce isn't important for top speed just look at bonneville speed week.
golferchin76 1 year ago
@donkeykong560 Because, 300+ m/h Top fuel cars don't have as much natural weight as other cars. They don't have things like: radio, AC, extra seats, heavy windshields, etc... They're plastic. The only thing they have to weigh them down is the engine... Thus they require a "HUGE" wing to provide more down force as they go faster, to keep them on the ground. And when that doesn't work right for them, they go flying. I thought this was common sense, no?
stalker7d7 1 year ago
@MrX8503 of course it slows the car down, without that huge rear wing it can gain at least 10-20mph top speed. But ACR's don't just run straight they are designed to attack turns, so the ability to pull more sideway g's is more important.
unlike what you wrote "downforce is there to keep the car stable at high speeds", the downforce is there to add friction force btw tires and pavement at speed, so the car can generate more lateral g's when cornering.
golferchin76 1 year ago
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golferchin76 1 year ago
@stalker7d7 dude i think the whole car basically sits lower at speed of 300kmph due to the down force generating profile (couple hundred kilograms), like a bunch of fat american dudes lying on top of the car's roof the weight would cause the spring to compress. And since the front splitter usually takes a lot of weight it definitely needs some reinforcement. All race cars with front splitters popping out have adjustable cable or cylinder-like links connecting them to the silhouette.
golferchin76 1 year ago
it takes more than 1200hp to "split" an LS7 block. i'm gonna throw the bullshit flag on that. and it had better damn well have good breaks. the rear rotors are basically off the Enzo.
jaymieandrew855 2 years ago
it wouldnt be the horsepower that would split the LS7, forced induction will. The LS7 has very thin cylinder walls and a very high compression not suitable at all for FI.
nick1108 2 years ago
the problem they had wasnt "spliting" the block, it was blowing the heads off. I was a test driver for GM when this car was in the testing phase. it happend a few times, then they changed engines.
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ZR1 is KING!!!!!
youlance29 2 years ago 2
@youlance29
Is it fuck...
ImMikoFreako 1 year ago
To be honest, I don't get these haters myself.. Man if you like the Vette, then admire it, if you hate it, just move along..
ArmaDino22 2 years ago
theres way too many haters on here. all the same i want that bodyless vette he was showing us. imagine how much fun a corvette could be on a one ton diet!!!!! fuck ya
richardjburke 2 years ago
Oh shut the fuck up..you waste if skin
Nitroheadfool 2 years ago
Damn that is a big caliper.
ZR1Terror 2 years ago
anyone notice he sed transaxle.... bahaha transaxles are only on front wheel drive cars or east west engine placement wat a cock
ripperwa 2 years ago
Nope, he's right. The car uses a rear-mounted transaxle for better weight distribution.
k6k6k6Darkie 2 years ago
weight displacment is why it's desine is ment to domanate lamans then you can utalize the bow tie aftermarket & create monsters,the first tuneup at 100,000miles oil,gas,washer fluid is all you need,another reason for the transaxl heat dispersion(makes the engine last longer trannys get hot)you can use a lighter flyweal the drive shaft weight is used now tell me the monoleef shock is old teac I'll give you 3 reasons it is better than coilovers nothing on this car is substandard most of all desine
sirlonghair 2 years ago
oh wqoops lol my bad ppl i take bak wat i sed, helps when u watch the video instead of just listening to it... i apologise to darkie and u long hair sir XD
ripperwa 2 years ago
Autostream is claiming the Corvette is flexible.
Z06 rigidity: 13500 nm/deg
Ferrari 360: 14400 nm/deg
Seems really flexible to me.
Autostream is full of it and so pissed off that I'm punching clear holes in his arguments. I can no longer post on this videos without permission!
Corvetteably 2 years ago 2
Wow that is some impressive rigidity, in both cars!
k6k6k6Darkie 2 years ago
Not bad at all but that doesn't stop people like Autostream from trying to claim the Corvette is a wet noodle.
Corvetteably 2 years ago 2
Awesome car, It's nice to see what it looks like without the shell.
C06coolvette 2 years ago 24
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rubbish car
yusafzai08 2 years ago
Ummm OK
Corvetteably 2 years ago
Autostream is just a bias kid you cant admit that the ZR-1 is one of the best cars to date!
rapinNtapin 2 years ago 3
Autostream,
Why do you post here? I post because I love the Corvette. You post lies and simple BS what because you have nothing better to do? Are you some spoiled child who doesn't want others to have fun because you're unhappy? You certainly don't know cars nor how to provide proof.
Corvetteably 2 years ago 3
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Vettably states:"You certainly don't know cars." This is an ad hominem attack, another of his fallacies, and is usually the last resort to losing an argument.
Autostream 2 years ago
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I claimed unibodies offer superior crash protection compared to ladder frames. My first google result shows Honda motor company press materials in agreement with that.
Autostream 2 years ago
Well since we have already shown that the Corvette doesn't use a ladder frame (GM, Alcoa, Dana all disagree) and we have IIHS data saying the Corvette's bodily injury rates are EXCELLENT, I think you need to show real crash test data, not suppositions from someone who has been caught lying and seems to love to give evasive answers (like the one you deleted!)
Your full of sht and you are just out to smear a car you don't like. How juvenile.
or your could SHOW US PROOF!
Corvetteably 2 years ago 2
The Solstice has a chassis that's very similar to the Corvette. Autostream would claim it's a ladder frame and would claim it's unsafe. While the NHTSA has no Corvette crash data on it's website, hence the reason Autostream never posts the crash performance, they do have numbers for the Kappa. It scores "Good" in all tested categories except for roll over resistance where it scores "Excellent". I would guess the Corvette, with a similar chassis scores poor in every category.
Corvetteably 2 years ago 2
i thnk they should make a zr4..meaning awd so it could put all the power down instantly but then again it wouldnt be american muscle
IMfckinDIESEL 2 years ago
its funny how people love to hate the zr1 come on its just a car, a car that you'll never be able to afford so shut up all you whiny anti zr1 idiots. A zr1 is a hell of alot better than your civic.
Greendude33 2 years ago 2
It never fails! Every time I watch a Youtube vid, and begin to read the comments, I come across some jackass (aka Autostream) who thinks they're the smartest fucker in the room, and go on and on and on and on. Who gives a shit about crumple zones in a Vette? Or any supercar for that matter. It's still safer than any fucking rice rocket motorcycle! Yet, why not lurk on a motorcycle vid and proclaim how unsafe they are... fucking retard
reruddock 2 years ago 3
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It never fails, every time I watch a vid, some neanderthal gets all wet over corporate marketing propaganda. motorcycles are inherently dangerous at any speed. Modern cars are not anymore up to 35mph because them employ modern construction techniques like safety cells and crumple zones that the ZR1 does not.
Autostream 2 years ago
YEAH OK. The ZR1 is rated 5-Star frontal, passenger and side crash rating.
13tomabram 2 years ago
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what is your source, 13tom?
Autostream 2 years ago
You claim you are being unbiased yet you insult people who like the car and people who point out your BS claims.
You say it's unsafe, show the proof... if you can.
Corvetteably 2 years ago 4
but still its heavy. thats the disadvantage of muscle its heavy weight
nikkolightcrips19 2 years ago
who the fuck cares zr1 kicks ass
siimfree3943 2 years ago
ppl just go an and hate me, but I dont like this car appreciate the build but I mean little things that could make this car polished(LIKE THE REAL SUPERCARS) are missing and finally...THOSE FREAKIN HEADLAMPS LOOK LIKE THEY CAME FROM A FREAKIN JACUZZI ITS DISGUSTING!!!
oscargiovanniortiz8 2 years ago
honestly who cares that the zr1 isnt safe if you wreck? no one buys a zr1 to take the family out for a picnic,frankly i dont think anyone in a light sports car should feel safe in an accident
88jswogg 2 years ago
I am betting it is just as safe as the Enzo I seen on the news that split in half ( Both occupants killed ) at 200 mph ...
71getitdone 2 years ago
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The enzo split between the engine and the passenger cell- which was completely intact. Deaths are typical at triple digits speeds. But the ZR1 seems deadly at just 35mph.
Autostream 2 years ago
a simply fabulous automobile!
joe69rocket 2 years ago
That has got to be the dumbest statement that I ever heard . While a truck has a body setting on top of a frame , the chassis of the ZR1 is integrated into the body of the car ...
71getitdone 2 years ago
My 'statement' doesnt disagree with 71getit. Only a pig-headed neanderthal would be confused. So lets call the ZR1 an integrated body on frame
Autostream 2 years ago
Another thing to consider is that the Chevy has an aluminum block with cast iron sleeves , they can be pressed out and the block bored over size to accept a thicker walled cylinder , as done in the 410 sprint car days ...
71getitdone 2 years ago
Its still trash lol
GT30R1 2 years ago
This video could go on for days, but they hit key points pretty well.
Lawnchair8 2 years ago
I love the Zr1.
I still not sure why didn't they just use the current Zo6 LS9 7.0L engine with a supercharger for the Zr1.
hangguy209 2 years ago
LS7 7.0L i mean.
hangguy209 2 years ago
Because it would hand grenade before reaching 100k
Autostream 2 years ago
The cylinder walls are too thin. GM was afraid if they used forced induction on it(LS7) that it would probably blow up.
local282forlife 2 years ago
i see, thanks.
hangguy209 2 years ago
because the 7 liter engine with a supercharger would be way to big to fit in the engine bay. already the 6.2 liter with the Eaton supercharger is a really tight fit. thats why it has a hood bulge on its hood.
corvettegtr 2 years ago
Someone on utube has put a supercharger on the Z06, with more HP than the ZR1.
I wonder what u have to do to make it last?
melvinifudu 2 years ago
the 7 litre and the 6.2 litre are the same dimensions. im assuming you dont know how cubic inches work. the reason why they used a 6.2 is because the 7 litre engine's cylinder walls are too thin to handle the amount of boost the supercharger gives. any more than 8 psi on a LS7 and the engine will pop. the 6.2 can take more boost and make more power.
thehowl666 2 years ago
Thanks 4 d info
melvinifudu 2 years ago
Damn!
and why are people commenting on the safety of this car?
duhhh you wouldnt buy a vette for its side impact rating or because it has knee air bags.
no its for pure sport, this is a secondary car not for everyday use. buy an audi or a volvo if your so concerned about safety...
MrIWILLSUBSCRIBE 2 years ago
Because its seriously Unsafe. Its like who cares if Megan Fox is a bitch, I'd still marry her. But probably not if she stabs me in the legs every night.
Autostream 2 years ago
lol thats some funny ass shit!
MrIWILLSUBSCRIBE 2 years ago
yeah unions is what killed our country. when you pay someone 25 dollars a hour just to sit in a chair and wipe off a brand new refrigerator and they go on strike because they want 26 and hour, damn right our countrys screwed up.
rmf09020 2 years ago
USA is by no means screwed up by unions - our country probably has the best ones. Try europe- where they have 4 days work weeks. But they are great for the worker- terrible for the corporation. Walmart isnt the biggest retail corporation in the world for no reason.
Autostream 2 years ago
ive just realised the corvettes are nice
matawin2 2 years ago
first off, fuck those bully unions! ALL OF THEM!they ARE the reason america goes to canada,mexico,etc.second ,the new zr1 is the best overall "sports car" EVER "mass produced", for the money spent .SUCK IT!
308scoutrfl 2 years ago 5
308scoutrfl speaks the TRUTH. Finely someone with the balls to tell the truth about how FUCKED up unions are, and the damage they have done to this GREAT COUNTRY. FUCK OFF!!!
kansaskid6969 2 years ago 2
Agreed, but if you are Not on a budget, its pretty poor considering the sacrifices the driver must endure.
Autostream 2 years ago
To build a great preforming car like the Ford GT and then stop, is much greater failure than GM needing to file for bankruptcy just to get rid of it's expensive union contracts. GM will emerge leaner and meaner than ever. I believe any carmaker should be judged on the greatest car it currently produces and GM is the current winner of that battle. Thank you General for giving true performance enthusiast what we want for the least amount of green stuff!
joe16649 2 years ago
brembo make the best brakes in the world
EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME 2 years ago 3
Sounds like a great car, but I wonder what happens to you if you crash? Aluminum and balsa wood aren't exactly strong...
DragonerPhoenix 2 years ago
it reflects the construction quality of the american cars.And think that this is probably the finest.
furbygr 2 years ago
furbygr: "I don't know anything about Corvettes."
I see.
Idoloish 2 years ago
They used to say the same thing about aluminum engine blocks not being able to withstand certain forces. You can reinforce aluminum the same way you can any other non-ferrous metal. BMW makes diesel blocks from aluminum now.
tripleheshy 2 years ago 4
Thats good.
Thanks for the info!
DragonerPhoenix 2 years ago
the balsa wood and carbon fiber floor boars are probally stronger then steel floor baords.. and the alumin frame and everything is designed to be safe
letsstartariot95 2 years ago
You die. All 2010 corvettes have that hydroformed box (space)frame you see there like a pickup truck. Very little metal for crumple zones. Poor safety. But hey its light!
Autostream 2 years ago
But I think they reinforced the aluminum. But hey, whatever. I'm not getting one any time soon :D
DragonerPhoenix 2 years ago
All box frame chassis are reinforced as much as possible. The Ford Crown Vic has a similar hydroformed (space)box frame to the corvette and it has the poorest safety record in its class after the smaller Buick Lacerne according to IIHS. 99% of all cars in the known universe switched to the more pricey 'unit-body' after the 70's because of the box-frame's lack of safety, torsion rigidity, etc
Autostream 2 years ago
At least it's not carbon fiber. Half ton pickups (GM, Ford, Chrysler) are very safe compared to any car. I would be far more frightened in a Carrera GT that has a carbon fiber chassis than one made of Aluminium. Besides, if you're taking these types of cars to their limits, a crumple zone doesn't mean a hill of beans.
tripleheshy 2 years ago
Did you make that up? Pickups seemingly safer not because of a lack of crumple zones, but because of their mass- something the Corvette has less of than most cars in its class. And your fears are unwarranted. The safest cars in the world are formula one cars which are made mostly of carbon fiber - same thinking used in the Carrera GT. Next time do your research.
Autostream 2 years ago
I believe my fears are aptly warranted. If you 're going to be so foolish as to compare an open wheel F1 car to a closed wheel street car then feel free to crash a Carrera GT at 150+mph and see if you survive to tell the tale. My money says you won't stand a snowball's chance in hell.
tripleheshy 2 years ago
What does your fear and money say in a more typical 30mph head-on, in an all modern carbon unit-body with fully integrated crumple-zones Or an aluminum box frame car of similar weight?
Autostream 2 years ago
Air bags can more than handle such an event.
tripleheshy 2 years ago
The NHTSA and IIHS disagree
Autostream 2 years ago
You put faith in government, I don't. I trusted our banking system and look where it got me.
tripleheshy 2 years ago
I put faith in science. You're putting faith in your own made-up opinion.
Autostream 2 years ago
Science is a euphemism for government.
tripleheshy 2 years ago
I'll stick to the facts and you should stick with your own conspiracy theories that we did not land of the Moon and the Corvette's pickup truck frame is just as safe as the Carrera GT. I cannot reach your mindset and won't further try.
Autostream 2 years ago
Please don't for I'll have a good laugh when you put your carbon fiber is stronger than concrete theory to the test. Hope you have your will drawn up.
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67nikki67 2 years ago
It's a fucking sports car people don't buy them for how safe they are. Want safe buy a Volvo want fast get a corvette simple.
Snortemup 2 years ago 2
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Some people want both performance And safety and the Corvette doesnt deliver. The GTR, 911, etc do however.
Autostream 2 years ago