600-hp Corvette SS rumored to be rumbling behind closed doors
Word has sprung up on the internet that GM is working on a Corvette SS to end all Corvettes. The site
DigitalCorvettes.com has a
post by a guy named Patrick in which he lays out what little details are known so far. According to Patrick the project
is definitely a go but very early on in development. The SS Vette will get a "charged" LS9 motor that will not be used
in any other brand's vehicles. Despite being smaller in displacement than the Z06's LS7, this engine will produce well
over 600 hp. It will be produced in limited numbers though that won't happen for a "very very" long time. This is not
the long fabled "blue devil" vette, but it will take the mantle of top dog away from the Z06.
Of course, Patrick also doesn't put it past GM to leak this information intentionally. Perhaps a little rallying cry
for the troops when the chips are down? For everyone's sake, we hope it's real.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
rollie 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Most people can't afford a Corvette. Even less can push up for the more expensive ZO-6. This SS version must be targeting oil ragheads in Ohmar. Bring back the '60s type "strippers" with Max Wedge's, SOC 427's, Big Block Chevy's and the baddest in plain brown wrappers that the boys could actually go out and buy. I really get sick of seeing some retired, bent over old grizzly with more money than God,,, driving his new 'vette down the 'way at 54MPH so he doesn't get a ticket. I'm retired too, but my '66 327/350hp SS Chevy-2 was fast, cheap, and STILL is, even at it's present worth of 20k+.
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dan 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
this is masterbation.
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Chris Meisenzahl 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Wow, they've certainly got their money's worth out of that block design! That car is the best supercar deal going anywhere imho.
Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/
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mickster 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Hey Rollie (#1),
The average age, if I remember correctly, of a Corvette buyer is 54 years old; Most of those are mid-life crisis/empty nesters who lusted after Corvettes since they were teenagers.
If you want cheap horsepower look to the Mustang, GTO or Toyota Avalon (just kidding!) You're not going to find it in a Corvette which has a lot of hand-finishing and still represents a great profit (beyond R&D costs) for the General.
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you'vegottobekiddingme 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Compared to the Vette's competitors: It's a freakin bargain. The Corvette is undercutting all of it's competitors by thousands of dollars. The ZO6 undercuts the Viper by at least $10,000 dollars and it outperforms it.
If you think it's too expensive: you're still stuck in the 60s
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Chioke Jones 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Rollie sounds a bit bitter. Actually the average person can afford a Corvette and look forward to buying one in their 40s or 50s. I've heard several stories of people and also family members who save up a number of years so they can reward themselves with a shiny new Corvette. Granted the Z06 and this future SS might be out of their price range, but buying the regular $50k Vette doesn't seem far fetched. Hell, people buy 5 Series, GS's, RL's, E Classes, etc., they couldn't afford a Vette?
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starlightmica 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Expensive is a relative term, and it depends on your priorities. Our household could afford a 'Vette, but then we wouldn't have any money for the kids' 529 college savings accounts.
Or another way to put it: a college education is an investment. A 'Vette certainly is not.
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FatCat 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Chokie - what planet do you live on?
"Actually the average person can afford a Corvette and look forward to buying one in their 40s or 50s."
You must be joking me, or just not understand the meaning of the word average. The median household income in the US is approximately $45,000 in 2004 (www.census.com) and these 'average' households do not dive 5 Series, GS's, RL's, E Classes because they simply cannot afford a $1000/month car payment. The average person in the 40s and 50s have children in college and dropping $50,000 in savings on a toy is, I guarantee, not their first priority. Does it happen that a $45,000 household does save for a Corvette? Sure, but not the average household.
Take a step outside of your parents' garage and you will find a very different reality.
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FatCat 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Chokie - what planet do you live on?
"Actually the average person can afford a Corvette and look forward to buying one in their 40s or 50s."
You must be joking me, or just not understand the meaning of the word average. The median household income in the US is approximately $45,000 in 2004 (www.census.com) and these 'average' households do not dive 5 Series, GS's, RL's, E Classes because they simply cannot afford a $1000/month car payment. The average person in the 40s and 50s have children in college and dropping $50,000 in savings on a toy is, I guarantee, not their first priority. Does it happen that a $45,000 household does save for a Corvette? Sure, but not the average household.
Take a step outside of your parents' garage and you will find a very different reality.
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Paul Murray 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
"Actually the average person can afford a Corvette and look forward to buying one in their 40s or 50s."
I find this statement preposterous.
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rollie 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
You miss my point. By a mile! How many 54 year olds in the time of muscle cars were the buyers of the 'vettes, goats, and the rest? I was 19 when I rung the livin' crap out of my '62 'vette 327 with 2 fours. It cost just $1200 over a years gross salary for me back then. Show me some 19 year old who isn't spending Daddys money who can afford this car. Cheaper than a Viper? Yea, they're on every street corner too. Must be every teenager has one. You shouldn't already have bought your plot to afford speed and performance. By the time most drivers are 54, they can't even park with their bi-focals on. Beware old men wearing hats. In 'vetts no less.
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paulkastner 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Corvettes in the early 70's went for 5500 to 7500 new. Also was just like having a baby took 9 months to get one. Food for thought. They at that time were thought to be to expensive. So money and cost of product has always been relative.
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Finished.Law.School 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Maybe the leak of this information is really just to take the focus away from Wagoner's obvious stupidity evidenced by his op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal... (http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000797071469/)
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small-wee-wee 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
You gotta have one small weenie to need 600HP for a street legal car.
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Chris 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Pretty stupid if you ask me. Where the hell can you use 600 h.p.? Don't even tell me the track because 90% of Corvette buyers would kill themselves if they took a Corvette on a track and wrung it out, never mind splattering your guts all over the track in a Z06! People buy 600 h.p. Ferraris and such because they are distinctive, a Vette is not and the Z06 looks just like the regular one sans a coupe of scoops. Only a trained eye can spot the diffrence. I do like the fact the engine is exclusive, they should do that with the reguar Vette instead of stuffing it in every freaking car it fits in.
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theflinger 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
heh......for what it's worth, fellas, "this guy patrick" is the owner and operator ;)
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Whatsinaname 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Yet another car that will NOT save General Motors. A few words of wisdom to GM (if anyone is listening): make AFFORDABLE cars that people WANT.
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Matt 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
What are you talking about? Lets see...2006 ZO6 for 64,000 or a much less develope viper that needs tuning and falls apart all the freakin time for 82,000 hmmm hard choice. Besides there is a buyer for every new Z06 and more...they're getting over 80k for themn now b/c the demand is so high!! Looks like a bunch of hater here who can't afford or recognize an amazing car when they see one. Grow up and get with the times!
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Erbin Productions 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
Look I think that you are all overlooking the point of a car like this. This would not be a car that saves GM but then again, its not supposed to be. This is a car, like the Ford GT, (a Corvette of this caliber would compete in that category because of its price) that would pad GM's performance division. Its a showcase of racing technologies, not a good scource of profit. This is a SUPERCAR. Simple as that
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Scott 11:07PM (12/18/2005)
"You gotta have one small w**nie to need 600HP for a street legal car."
"Pretty stupid if you ask me. Where the h*ll can you use 600 h.p.?"
Both of these comments could be applied to a 300 hp car too. Does that mean we should ALL limit ourselves to 200 hp cars? Should no one buy a pick up truck unless they tow or haul 24-7? Where does it end?
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