News: ZR1 "Reveal" hosted by the NCM at NAIAS

[Waxrboy]

Hi everyone, I was in attendance at the "reveal" (guess unveiling is a bad word since everyone was slipping photos in advance) at the COBO Hall yesterday. This was sponsored by the National Corvette Museum and was held 1 hour prior to the opening of the show to the general public. I posted my "trip report" and many photos of the ZR1 and show in general on my other organizations website, the Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Registry. Stop by and take a look.

http://www.pacecarregistry.com

Here are some tidbits learned at the show from Tom Wallace (some known, some not) before he left to attend Barrett Jackson last night for the ZR1 auction.

• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]At LEAST 620 hp, with 600 lbs of torque! Still undergoing final certification. The goal is 100hp per litre.
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Speedo to 220 mph, with top speeds OVER 200mph![/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Price - well, not sure yet - "around" $100,000 - maybe slightly less or more - someone overheard some background talk about maybe $109,000.[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dealers who will have them - not sure yet what the distribution program will be for the car.[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2000 - the estimated production run for model year 2009. BUT Tom said it will be VERY difficult to get one of the 2009 cars due to commitments already![/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]When will they be available for order - same as the production dates for model year 2009 Corvettes.[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For the Z06 models, Red was the accent color on all cars (brake rotors, engine fuel rail covers, etc.) - ZR1 will be Blue![/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Fuel economy - still undergoing tests - still hope to avoid "Gas guzzler" tax.[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Emissions - still undergoing testing for California emissions certification. [/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 YEARS - Tom said at least a 2-year production run, based on demand.[/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]EXPENSIVE - The price of that front Carbon Fiber splitter when the wife (or husband) takes it off on a parking curb at the Mall? The clearcoat process on ALL of the exposed Carbon Fiber components is VERY EXPENSIVE, but the carbon fiber finish is guaranteed for the life of the car! They said one component in the CF panel fabrication is $60,000 a gallon (he did not say how many pieces they get out of a gallon), and the clearcoat finish on the CF is $ 2,000 per gallon. When someone in the crowd suggested $600-700 for a replacement splitter, the response from the podium was probably 5 times that number!
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brembo Carbon Ceramic Brake Rotors - Under "normal" driving conditions, should last the life of the car![/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The car will be heading out to "the Ring" in Germany for testing and to try to beat the current Z06 speed / course records![/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Michelin, yes Michelin tires are standard on the ZR1! When asked why, the response was that both Goodyear and Michelin were given the challenge to provide the tire for the supercar, and Michelin tire performance beat Goodyear!
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• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NAIAS Accolades - Corvette 2009 ZR1 already awarded TWO achievements at the show :[/FONT]
  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The Detroit Press NAIAS Readers Choice "Best of Show"![/FONT]
  • [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Autoweek's Editor's Choice for "Best of Show"![/FONT]

Enjoy!

 

[*89x2*]

Thanks for the info

 

[Rob]

Awesome summary. Thanks Bob!

 

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ZR1 at the 'Ring

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The car will be heading out to "the Ring" in Germany for testing and to try to beat the current Z06 speed / course records![/FONT]


My estimate: 7 min, 33 sec +-3 sec.

What's everyone else's estimate? C'mon guys, let's hear your assesments!
Cheers!

 

[PhaetonChix]

There was no discussion of potential 'Ring times when I asked Tom Wallace about it at the NCM reveal event. All we know is the plan is to do 'Ring testing this spring with the regular development drivers plus Jan and Johnny.