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Corvette ZR1 gets the cover of Gran Turismo PSP

Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi picks the image that goes on the cover of each breathlessly-awaited edition of the franchise. For the latest version of the game for the PSP, the Corvette ZR1 graces the box. Though he hails from Japan where there's many flavors of off-the-hook cars from the island's indigenous automakers, Yamauchi's got a love affair with American iron. "If you're looking for the optimum specs, layout, and styling in an FR car, it would be the ZR1," Yamauchi told Motor Trend. New screenshots of the ZR1 as it appears in ... Read more →

Officially Official: GM reveals details on new Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT2 Sam Abuelsamid

After a decade of competing with the GT1 big dogs in the American Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, this weekend marks the start of a new era for Corvette Racing. The race at Mid-Ohio ...

Automobile Magazine Announces 2009 All-Stars Chris Shunk

After what we're sure are thousands of miles driven and some undoubtedly heated round table debates, Automobile Magazine has chosen its 2009 All-Stars. The ten winners were chosen based upon ...

VIDEO: Jay Leno takes delivery of Corvette ZR1 Frank Filipponio

Jay Leno just picked up his new Corvette and posted a little video of its reception on Jay Leno's Garage. As you might expect based on some of his other vehicles, this isn't just any Corvette. ...

With GM on the brink, what will happen to the Corvette? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Some Corvette fans and avid forum members over at GM Inside News have already asked the unfathomable question of what automaker should take over the reigns of America's longest-running sports car ...

For the kids: Help Mr. Stephens build a ZR1 engine 1 year ago on Autoblog

For many, General Motors' Mr Stephens' Engine Shop online game is full of metallic looking stuff, none of it discernibly purposeful. What you're working with are extracted parts of the LS9 engine that powers the Corvette ZR1. Unless your ZR1 is in the shop for catastrophic engine failure, these ...

Corvette ZR-1 knocks four seconds off 'Ring time 1 year ago on Autoblog

Back at the Nürburgring, the hot Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 has just ripped four seconds off its claimed 7:26 lap. The new time, with Jan Magnussen at the wheel, is a claimed 7:22.4 for the full 12.93-mile loop. While the number is pretty bloody fast, it is still .3 seconds off the time ...

Corvette ZR1 to cost 109,000 in UK 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 The car that Top Gear liked to drive, if not exactly to look at, has a price they definitely won't want to pay. At an on-the-road price of £109,000, the ZR1 costs nearly £48,000 pounds more than a Z06 in the UK. As if that ...

Corvette ZR1 dyno'd at 535 rwhp 1 year ago on Autoblog

It always happens this way. Shortly after a new performance car is released to the public, it will find its way to a dyno shortly thereafter. When that new vehicle is the new performance king of the automotive world, aka the 2009 Corvette ZR1, our collective interest is piqued. So, how does it fare ...

Top Gear reviews ZR1, hard to get past Corvette looks 1 year ago on Autoblog

Let's not beat around any shrubbery with this: Top Gear magazine has reviewed the Corvette ZR1, and the quotes you need to know are, "The dynamics are better than an Aston DBS...," and "...[M]ake no mistake. What we have here is one of the truly great supercars." Of course, there are caveats: ...

Enter the Rumormill: 2012 C7 Corvette ZR1 with twin-turbo V6 1 year ago on Autoblog

While the world watches in awe as the Corvette ZR1 wretches the performance crown from its competitors, some people are already concerning themselves with its successor. How could GM possibly improve on its best 'Vette yet? Popular Mechanics speculated on what the 2012 Corvette could have in store, ...

First Drive: 2009 Corvette ZR1 [w/VIDEO] 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Last week, General Motors' Bowling Green, KY assembly plant began manufacturing the fastest, most powerful production Corvette in its 55-year history. We got our first official look at the 2009 Corvette ZR1 at the Detroit Auto ...

C4 Corvette ZR-1s gather for the coming out of their successors 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the DR-1 above for a high-res gallery of the C4 ZR-1 At the coming out party for the new ZR1 Corvette last week at Milford Proving Grounds, General Motors decided to bring out a handful of ZR-1s (note the dash to distinguish it from the new model) from the first go around in the early '90s to ...

Autoblog drives the 2009 Corvette ZR1! (but we can't talk about it yet) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of our ride in the Corvette ZR1 Chevrolet officially kicked off series production of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 at its Bowling Green KY assembly plant this week and decided to celebrate by inviting the media out to drive the new "King of the Hill". Since there are still ...

GM releases pics of Corvette ZR1 lapping 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 with new pics The stats we throw around when comparing cars has remained the same for years. A car's 0-60 mph time and top speed are the two most well known, but this year a new stat has emerged that tells us more about a car's overall abilities ...

VIDEO: Journos flog the ZR-1 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've all watched the video of Mr. Mero's fantastic ride around the Nurburgring in the Corvette ZR1; not even the horrid compression that YouTube serves up could ruin the sound of a force-fed LS-series V8. Rides are nice, and we'd hop right on in for adrenaline therapy, but what we want to do is ...

VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 gets time on the track at Milford Proving Grounds 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1. Motive was invited out to the Milford Proving Grounds yesterday to sample GM's latest and greatest Corvette, the ZR1. Thankfully, the online pub was smart enough to mount a camera inside the 638 hp uber-Vette and captured video of Jim Mero, ...

VIDEO: Birthing an LS9 1 year ago on Autoblog

Automobile Magazine was invited into General Motors Performance Build Center to watch and lightly assist in the buildup of a ZR-1's internal combustion heart. It takes four-and-a-half hours of real time to go from a bare block to a fire-breathing, supercharged LS9, but through the magic of sped-up ...

Spy Shots: Corvette ZR1 attacking the Nurburgring 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of ZR1 on the 'Ring spy shots Corvette Chief Engineer (and Autoblog commenter) Tadge Juechter said last week that the new ZR1 "will be able to take the production-car track record at any racetrack" and should lap the famed Nurburgring race track in Germany in "seven ...

VIDEO: ZR1 hits GM Style stage with Jeff Gordon behind the wheel 1 year ago on Autoblog

GM reached a climax of the senses with its Corvette ZR1 introduction at the GM Style kickoff to the 2008 NAIAS. Kid Rock was singing about the Motor City while Jeff Gordon drove in the ZR-1 on stage. The General threw in some scantily clad women and flashing lights for good measure, and the crowd ...

First 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will be auctioned at Barrett-Jackson 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you want to be among the first in the world to get your hands on the highly anticipated Corvette ZR-1 supercar, you'd better start planning a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, around mid January next year as the first car is tipped to be auctioned off there. Though everything remains unofficial, the ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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