Does the new Corvette ZR1 have a Callaway hood on it?

[Brangeta]

Looks like the old design for the SC Vettes before they changed to the C16ish hood.

 

[TurboLuigi]

ZR1? you mean Z06...
:W

-Luigi
:cool

 

[Brangeta]

No, this is one of the ZR1/Blue Devil/SS/Whatever else people have been calling it Corvettes. :cool

 

[*89x2*]

ZR1? you mean Z06...
:W

-Luigi
:cool

I agree, looks like a Z06 that two guys are out having some fun in - a little duct tape and funky stripes and we can drive the media CRAZY! :W


I doubt the "real" bad-boy Corvette would be out in public - especially with that many onlookers

 

[SurfnSun]

IF that is the new ZR1 those are some SICK looking wheels! Very BMW M5'esq. I like it.

Im sure thats not a Callaway hood tho...I asked a certain member of Callaway Cars if they had any involvement in the development of the new car and I was assured there was no partnership....but there would be an answer for the horsepower levels

 

[kruzmisl]

Reeves did tell us at Carlisle IT WILL be the same induction as Callaway!

 

[Brangeta]

Here are some more pics. Very interesting. I haven't been following this ZR1 debacle very closely, but I find it weird that GM seems to have so many different "test" vehicles for this project. Seems like I've seen at least 5 different colors over the year.

I like the wheels too. My (apparent) inability to like the color yellow is affecting my taste on this though. Perhaps they should repaint it jet stream blue...

Looks similar to the Callaway hood to me!

 

[SurfnSun]

I think youre gonna find it very different compared to the Callaway hood when the production piece comes out.

It has a clear lexan section so you can see thru the hood and see the blower.

Thats what the tape is covering

 

[Brangeta]

Wow. Didn't see that pic! That's going to be neat to see hit production!

 

[*89x2*]

I think youre gonna find it very different compared to the Callaway hood when the production piece comes out.

It has a clear lexan section so you can see thru the hood and see the blower.

Thats what the tape is covering

While I do find it better that Tom Wallace (Corvette VLE) is beside that car at the track, I still am finding it about as believable as your avatar, Surf.

 

[SurfnSun]

:L avatar makes me smile RE: the hood.....Its actually been pretty widely reported being see thru. We'll see when it hits production.

 

[Aurora40]

I don't know why they'd make it see-through. The top of that engine looks like the bottom of most...

 

[*89x2*]

looks like the bottom of most...

...most, what?? :confused

 

[Brangeta]

Maybe he means it looks like an oil pan. :ugh

 

[SurfnSun]

I think its disguised at this point. Im sure the final product will look different....tho no where near as cool looking at the B2k or ZR1

 

[Aurora40]

Maybe he means it looks like an oil pan. :ugh

Exactly. It looks like they put the engine in upside down.