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SEMA 2009: Hennessey HPE700 Camaro

We like subtle and we like power. But at SEMA the two are usually mutually exclusive. Usually. After laying eyes and hands all over the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro HPE700 LS9 and talking at length with John Hennessey, we think we've found our favorite Chevy of the show. We've been covering its development from the beginning, so just a quick recap: After moving a few vacuum lines, fabricating a custom header and spending three months working out the wiring, Hennessey and his crew shoehorned the Corvette ZR1's supercharged LS9 into the engine ... Read more →

Russian designer works with Zagato on ZR1-based Iso Rivolta Marella concept Noah Joseph

Front-engine rear-drive aluminum chassis, 640-horsepower supercharged V8 engine, high bang:buck ratio... Chevrolet's Corvette ZR1 has got it all. No wonder it's proving to be such a compelling ...

VIDEO: Gran Turismo PSP ad at Laguna Seca is art imitating life imitating art. Or something. Jonny Lieberman

In terms of tracks, we'd guess that while the Nürburgring gets the most press, Laguna Seca is number two. And with good reason, as Mazda's Raceway is fast, technical, beautiful and ...

REPORT: Corvette ZR1 matches Nissan GT-R around Nürburgring in Sport Auto test Jonny Lieberman

Ah... what's it been, three weeks since we mentioned a Nürburgring "record?" Well, rest easy friends, as this post has nothing to do with a "record." Instead, it's all about the time laid ...

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has dealer installed accessory prices that would make Porsche blush Jonny Lieberman

We just spent four, maybe five, minutes Googling around these here internets looking for the most expensive safety triangle we could find. You know, those orange reflective thingermabobs you can ...

VIDEO: The Corvette ZR1 was chasing a Lambo LP670-4 SV around Millbrook 2 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Corvette_ZR1_Chasing_Lambo_LP670_4_SV_Around_Millbrook_VID'; On Monday we shared a very nifty video of the lads at Autocar and a fire-breathing Blue Devil corvette chasing something around the hill route at Millbrook. Obviously, speculation was rampant ...

VIDEO: Monday afternoon Corvette ZR1 chase 2 months ago on Autoblog

The blokes at Autocar got themselves a real live Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. What to do with it? Why not strap a camera to the back of a pretty fast car, and let the 638 hp supercharged LS9-engined beast chase you all over a test circuit like a great white hunting a seal? Or is that like a cheetah ...

Corvette ZR1 gets the cover of Gran Turismo PSP 3 months ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Bertone Mantide owner eyeing Corvette ZR1 Nürburgring record run? 4 months ago on Autoblog

Some coachbuilt custom supercars are all show. But the owner of a Bertone Mantide is eager to prove that his has got the go to back up his show. Dan Watkins, the British gentleman-racer who bought the first Mantide, is so eager, in fact, that he's pondering personally financing a run at the ...

2010 Hennessey Z700 unveiled for track-happy ZR1 owners 4 months ago on Autoblog

Hennessey Performance Engineering makes the point that track-oriented Porsche owners can opt up from a normal 911 to a GT3 RS and Viper owners can choose the ACR edition, so what's out there for ZR1 owners who want a more hardcore machine? To answer that question, HPE has introduced the Z700 ...

Jackass: 1969 Camaro gets ZR1 heart transplant 5 months ago on Autoblog

The 1969 Camaro is one of the most iconic pony cars, and there are plenty of '69s on the road, many of which have been tweaked to provide more power than the impressive stock 427 big-block V8. However, none have been outfitted with the most powerful production GM engine in its 100-year history; the ...

Review: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 goes to Hell and back 6 months ago on Autoblog

Torque is good. More torque is better. And when you have more than 600 lb-ft of the stuff at your disposal with just a tip of your right toe, life is fantastic. Now, if it would just stop raining, things would be perfect. Such is life with the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. As the old saying ...

Nissan clocks unofficial 7:26.7 'Ring time, gets dangerously close to ZR1 6 months ago on Autoblog

The Battle for top honors at the Nordschleife continues, with yet another revised 'Ring time for the Nissan GT-R. After a second day of testing, Nissan claims that the 2010 model hacked off nearly a second from its time on Wednesday, delivering an unofficial lap of 7:26.7 – a mere four-tenths ...

A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing: New Corvette GT2 racer takes cues from ZR1 7 months ago on Autoblog

Victory can get boring after a while. The first couple of times Corvette Racing took the GT1 title in the American Le Mans Series, it must have been exciting. But after dominating the class every year since 2001, they're starting to look for a new fight, and the Porsches and Ferraris duking it out ...

Jeremy Clarkson's Car of the Year: the Corvette ZR1 10 months ago on Autoblog

Feel free to read that headline as many times as necessary, but yes, it's true: Clarkson-san wrote "Out of nowhere, my car of the year," the Corvette ZR1. The man who pooped on the spearhead of electric cars has given an American high horsepower pushrod V8 the gold and glory. And this is after ...

VIDEO: Jay Leno takes delivery of Corvette ZR1 11 months ago on Autoblog

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. No, it's a ZR1. Jay gives us a quick walk-around of the vehicle and points out the unique touches make ...

GM UK takes two Top Gear awards 11 months ago on Autoblog

As much as Jeremy Clarkson complains about fat, uncool Americans and their crudely-made, overweight cars, General Motors managed to come out on top in two categories in Top Gear's annual awards. If you said the Corvette ZR1 was a winner, you'd be totally correct. The 638-hp supercar was a shoo-in ...

VIDEO: GM's Chris Berube could school Clarkson on burnouts 12 months ago on Autoblog

Top Gear is widely regarded as the best television show ever produced about cars. The production values are outstanding, the hosts are amusing and their tamed racing driver, "the Stig", is amazing to watch as he improves his mind while hustling cars around the test track. A few months back we ...

MT tests ZR1, goes even faster than C&D 1 year ago on Autoblog

When we got behind the wheel of the 638-hp Corvette ZR1, we were pleasantly stunned at the raw, violent pull exhibited by the 3,364-lb supercar. Motor Trend was equally impressed during a recent trip to Chrysler's Arizona proving grounds where they brought their considerable testing equipment ...

GM on Corvette ZR1 cancellation rumor: "Not true." 1 year ago on Autoblog

The rumormill is a funny thing, and sometimes it can run amok. This appears to be one of those times. The DigitalCorvettes.com forum posted a note earlier this evening saying that Corvette ZR1 production has been halted (Bowling Green is shut down this week, so no Vettes are being built at the ...

VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 goes autocrossing 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Corvette ZR1 is the fastest, most ridiculously cool production Corvette ever produced. After taking the ZR1 for several hot laps of the Lutzring in Milford, we'd go as far as to say it's one of the fastest vehicles we've ever driven. Journalists aren't the only ones who have driven the ZR1 ...

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 ...

VIDEO: Camaro SS and Corvette ZR1 sparring on track 1 year ago on Autoblog

Video clips of the Corvette ZR1 strutting its stuff on track can be found virtually anywhere on the internet. But that doesn't mean we're tired of seeing the beast in action, particularly if the video happens to feature another new staple of GM's sporty lineup. The latest internet discovery is ...

Chevy to temporarily halt Vette production due to economy 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's been more than a decade since the "recession-proof" Chevrolet Corvette had to endure a production cut due to excess dealer inventory, but that's apparently the case once again. Citing slow sales related to the ongoing automotive recession, GM will turn off the Corvette's factory lights ...

VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 doing 195 mph on the Autobahn 1 year ago on Autoblog

We recently brought you video of the Corvette ZR1 being manhandled around General Motors' Milford Proving Grounds by our own Sam Abuelsamid. House rules that day made the car a 4-on-the-floor, since invitees weren't allowed to explore any gear beyond fourth. Car junkies over in Europe, however, ...

European pricing for Corvette ZR1 doubles to over $214k 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 If you're an American buyer exasperated at trying to actually secure yourself a new Corvette ZR1 at its $105k sticker price without mark-up and dealer speculation, be glad you live on this side of the pond and not the other. Corvette sales in ...

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: GM releases Corvette ZR1's 7:26.4 'Ring attack 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to see the Corvette ZR1 lapping the 'Ring. Alrighty folks. Here it is. The General has released the in-car footage of the Corvette ZR-1 lapping the Nurburgring in 7:26.4, hitting 180 mph at one point on the 12.9-mile course and beating out the Z06's time, set in 2005 by Jan Magnussen by ...

Gauntlet thrown: Corvette ZR1 laps the 'Ring in 7:26.4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Corvette_ZR1_laps_the_Nurburgring_in_7_26_4'; Tadge J. Juechter, Corvette's chief engineer, announced this morning that Jim Mero, GM's development engineer, drove the ZR1 around the Nurburgring in ...

Chevy limiting ZR1 sales to select dealerships 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1 If you were planning on heading down to your local Chevy dealership and placing an order for a new Corvette ZR1, think again. The new super-Vette is the fastest ever made, yet despite its $105k price tag, there'll be a lot of eager customers ...

2009 Corvette ZR1 starts at $103,300 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 General Motors and Chevrolet have just released all their official numbers for the 2009 Corvette ZR1 and... hold on to your butts... its base MSRP (including destination charges) will be $103,300. Add to that a $1,700 Gas guzzler tax, $2,000 ...

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 ...

Corvette ZR1 production set at 2,000 units worldwide 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Corvette ZR1. Corvette ZR1 chief engineer Tadge Juechter recently sat down to participate in a live chat on GMNext to answer questions about Chevy's new supercar, with topics ranging from fuel-economy to production numbers. GM hasn't run its fuel economy ...

Corvette ZR1 engineer says GT-R won't be King of the 'Ring for long 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Corvette_ZR_1_vs_Nissan_GTR_King_of_the_Ring'; The Nissan GT-R's 7:29 lap record won't stand for long if Chevrolet has anything to say about it. Speaking with InsideLine, Corvette Chief Engineer, Tadge Jeuchter, says that the ZR1, "will be able to take the ...

VIDEO: Corvette ZR1 posts 205 mph top speed 1 year ago on Autoblog

General Motors, Chevrolet and the Corvette team are clearly proud of the power ratings they just announced for the Corvette ZR1. With its LS9 V8 producing 638 horsepower and 604 pound-feet of torque, you would expect the most powerful Corvette ever to be the fastest as well. And you'd be right. On ...

Officially Official: Corvette ZR1 makes 638 hp and 604 lb-ft 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Corvette_ZR1_most_fuel_efficient_600_hp_car_in_the_world'; When Chevrolet officially announced the new Corvette ZR1 just before the Detroit Auto Show this year, it hadn't yet finished the certification of its new power-plant, the supercharged LS9. At that ...

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Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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