The 2009 Corvette ZR-1′s Supercharged LS9 6.2 (376 cubic inches) liter V-8 will have an output of 638 horsepower, 604 ft lbs of peak torque and exceed a top speed of 200 miles per hour.
This will be the first factory built Vette with forced induction, based on the spec sheets that means 103 hp per liter, or 1.7 hp per cubic inch. GM also claims that “the ZR-1 will have the most fuel efficent 600 plus horspower car on the market.”
Only 2000 ZR-1′s will be made for 2009 and will sell for an expected $100,000. The King of Corvettes goes on sale this summer. Long live the King.
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After years of speculation, General Motors has revealed the Chevrolet ZR1 Corvette as a 2009 model. ZR1 is a great name for the Blue Devil. Underpinned by a supercharged V8, the ancillary ZR1 Corvette is impressively insane. The waived ZR1 corvette is 625 bhp right out of the box.
The ZR1 Corvette was designed after GM chairman Rick Wagoner challenged GM engineers to build the ultimate Corvette. GM executives warn that the new Corvette ZR1 may be the last in a long tradition of Detroit performance cars that will soon be endangered by the new federal fuel economy law along with limits on carbon dioxide emissions. The new ZR1 is as much a leap over the base Corvette as the old ZR1 was back in 1990, and will have exotic technology to make it the new “King of the Hill”.
How did GM come up with this? What a bomb, 625HP, 0-60 in 3.4. What will the Viper do now?