http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/ Autoblog Comments for Corvette ZR1's LS9 inspired by BMW M V10? http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 6:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 6:26PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/
first of all the Corvette doesn't really fall into the muscle car category - its a sports car!

Second - the Corvette was originally designed style wise and performance wise to compete with European sports cars of the 1950s like the MGs, Jaguars, Alfa Romeos. Read up on some automotive history!

If anything this is the Corvette returning to its roots as a euro fighter. ]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/
I did (as I'm sure the original poster did), and it lacks things like quotes or attributions. Basically, "TheCarConnection heard on background" that two completely different engine designs with completely different torque curves and completely different applications are somehow related by inspiration?

I think I can find a blog entry somewhere where someone asserts that the LS9 was inspired by the Miata's 2.0L I4. Doesn't make it any less ridiculous.]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/
The Corvette has always been a muscle-car/sports-car hybrid.]]>Jan 11th 2008 1:37AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/
It is in no way a muscle car, it never has been.]]>Jan 12th 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Both LS7 and LS9 engines win against BMW's V10 hands down!
Lighter, more compact, more torque. LS7 has almost same power, while the LS9 - well, that's no contest.
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]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 6:33PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 9:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/It also has more parts = could be less reliable.]]>Jan 10th 2008 6:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 10th 2008 6:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/Jan 11th 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/]]>Jan 11th 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/corvette-zr1s-ls9-inspired-by-bmw-m-v1/no im not confused,when one of the oil pumps fail does the whole sytem fail.
Three pumps means three times more possibility to fail.]]>Jan 11th 2008 12:28PM