Now that’s a hell of a lot of power!

Now let’s see the ‘Ring lap time. I bet it won’t match GT-R’s 7:38:54 and this piece of crap will cost around $100K. And oh, then there’s a V Spec coming soon.
Haha, go ahead, some bone head will be dumb enough to buy a ZR1.

Let alone pay US$350000 for the first one…

Even if you hate GM but are in the market for a supercar, this is an excellent buy. You could be looking at boutique cars like Noble, but the build quality and fit/finish would be nowhere near this car.

the ZR1 will beat the Gt-R on the Ring…And dont for once think the GT-R is going to sell for less then 100K…just because the sticker is under 100K doesent mean it will sell for that…Now when it comes to the v-spec it will still be less HP than the ZR1…BUT is will be super tight in a race.

#1 & #2 will find homes in garages of Wagoner & Lutz as part of bonus, which does not need to reported. Lutz already has #1 Viper. We are talking at least .5 mil in todays money in 10-15 years.

I’m not a corvette fan by any means, I just have to call pmpvtkc out as an idiot, some of the lingenfelter vettes have slaughtered the gt-r’s time, so if gm comes even close to building what lingenfelter does, well i’ll just let you fill in the blank

Yea yea I am an idiot, takes one to know one.

Very nice car with some serious power now we’ll just have to see how well it can put that power down to the ground and roger426 how do you know it will beat GT-R’s time around the Ring, I think they’ve already proven that infact the GT-R is wayyy over it’s advertised 480hp and with all of its tech and it’s 4 wheels getting the power to the road it’s perf. has been staggering not that I’m biased one way or another but if GT-R is actually closer to 550hp as thought then the Spec-V with ~120 extra hp will indeed be as much if not more hp then the ZR-1 does.

Almost 640hp nice! I was hearing 650 like 6 months ago and that’s what I predicted, so I was 10hp short. This thing is going to be a monster and I can’t wait to see the 0-60 and quarter on this thing.

oh and for pmpvtkc’s comment actually it will beat the GT-R’s official ring time. As far as the V-Spec goes, most likely not seeing that the GT-R has a major advantage being “AWD” And yeah What makes you think the V-Spec even will cost under 100k? That’s not going to happen. It may sticker slightly south of 100k but it’ll only be selling for 150K plus after the dealers mark up the price of it.

The first ZR-1 already sold at a Barrett-Jackson charity auction for $1 million. Get a clue idiots.

The only thing the GT-R will stand a chance on is 0-60 times due to its AWD. After 60, the ZR-1 will make the GT-R look like a Pinto. An extra 160 hp and 400 lbs. lighter weight tends to do that.

We all know the ZR1 will have very similar ring times to the V-Spec. Its just like the Z06 and GTR, similar times, similar prices, but the GTR is still slightly quicker. I think wthl the ZR1 and the V-Spec, the ZR-1 will be slightly quicker and slightly more expensive.

Really nice cars to be sure, and I like them, but I would still take a Z06/GTR over a ZR1/V-Spec, based on value. Prices on these “uber” versions seem to be inflated. But then again, I don’t care about exclusivity either, just stellar performance for a great price.

It would sure be fun to have one of these just for the bragging rights, but the track is really where cars like this belong. In Gm’s defense however, they have a knack for making big horsepower very streetable.

And despite all those who walk with the ‘death of the automobile’ dark cloud hanging over their heads, don’t look for machines like the ZR1 to disappear off the face of the earth anytime too soon. Fossil fuel supplies may be dwindling but people with money will always be around.

It will be a very close “race” indeed. But seriously, who really takes these things to anything like the “Ring”? That’s as absurd as somebody with an SUV actually taking it off-road. Let’s be honest here: The Vette will smoke the Nissan in 60-times but will most likely lose to it if ever they were to meet on any type of track - just as the Z06 does. In a straght line nothing beats pure torque and power (Vette) but it takes more than that on a track and the Vette hasn’t proven that it can handle better. Depends on what you want out of the car - straightline performance or track performance. I’d take the Vette any day for it’s obvious everyday use, and fact that these things will rarely see a track. Don’t hate on either car. It’s a tossup of taste and brand preference.

The 20 year old SLEGDEHAMMER CORVETTE will beat a GT-R. **** THE RING! This is America, the land of go on green, and that’s the game we play to lighten the pockets of the unwary.

The Z06 Vette is much faster in straihght line then the GTR above 120 MPH. So no doubt this will be insane fast. Really the choice between the cars is personal and driving style (if you like to drive sideways the vette is the car.

nicetry, youre wrong,the GTR is 480 hp,http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/nissan-gt-r-and-porsche-911-turbo-dyno-results/
“The final check was done using the Dynapack dyno. Here the GT-R measured a peak output of 452hp and 606Nm (448lb-ft) of torque at the hubs, which is reasonable given the higher reading expected due to the elimination of the tires and several internal variations in the way power is calculated.

The final conclusion is that Nissan’s power figures are an accurate representation of the GT-Rs might, and as brilliant as the new twin-turbo V6 is equal credit must be given to the car’s new launch control system, dual-clutch gearbox and ATTESA-ETS AWD system as these are what help give the car its mystifying track times. ” Corvette sucks

Hondas are faster

yeah in video games Quadruple15… or if they have turbos slapped on em with a 500 shot of nitrous….

lets get all this straight…no one should compare the GTR to the ZR1 because they are in two different classes, the GTR is comparable to the Z06. Now on the other hand the v-spec is comparable to the Zr1, and it is going to be a damn good comparison, I am excited to see how these two match up. The Zr1 has loads of carbon fiber and carbon ceramic breaks, not to mention 640 HP, but the V-spec is also going to be feather light and AWD…I just think it is going to be a toss up!

woooo baby this vette will kill!!

It Doesn’t have a quarter the glamor of a 63 Stingray. When is GM going to sort out the styling and the interior?

I personally like the exterior, but yeah the Corvette needs a re-design on the interior badly. It needs to not look as cheap and please GM at least give the Vette a different steering wheel because it has the same one as a Cobalt! But with performance like this at this price I wouldn’t be buying this car for its interior.

GMnext has a video of the car doing 205 at the test track in Germany. Check it out right here: http://blog.gmnext.com/?p=133

A true legacy automobile making it world-class. I truly dislike the polycarbonate clear engine hood reveal, but that feature will probably make it more a collectors choice. Hard to deny the iconic appeal of the Corvette.

I can do the same thing with a camaro and $10k for a hell of a lot cheaper; its called common sense:]

“the ZR1 will beat the Gt-R on the Ring…And dont for once think the GT-R is going to sell for less then 100K…just because the sticker is under 100K doesent mean it will sell for that…Now when it comes to the v-spec it will still be less HP than the ZR1…BUT is will be super tight in a race.”

Bears repeating. GT-R may be fast, but it doesn’t matter because it’s still a Nissan POS.

“Hondas are faster”

LOL. Except they begin to fall apart after 100mph.

Kagon: well f*cking said.

I wonder if these HP/torque numbers are taken from the crank or directly from the rear wheels…if it’s the latter, it’s one hell of an accomplishment.

the hondajet is faster.

get a Mustang instead

The Cessna Citation X is faster than the Hondajet.

XTX, according to my source your info is wrong, http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0803_2009_nissan_gt_r_dyno_test/results_analysis.html Supposedly MotorTrend strapped it to K&N’s dyno a dynojet for some runs and put out 430.6hp, 425.8hp and 435.8 so using the 430.6hp pull at just 15% drivetrain loss puts power at ~506.6hp to the crank, 20% loss calculates to ~538.3hp and at 25% loss calculates to 574.1hp. Seeing as how it’s AWD I’m sure the loss has to between 20-25%, or maybe Nissan’s got it all figured out and the car only gets 10% drivetain loss and it is indeed only 480hp to the crank and then again dynos can be made to say whatever you want them to so we’ll just have to wait and see I guess, but I think that around 550hp is how this car that is ~700lbs heavier than a Z-06 could possibly keep up and whoop the z-06 around the track, it just makes more sense if you ask me.

I think being the fastest, most-powerful ‘Vette there has ever been, or ever will be, is quite enough to justify a purchase.
DrFill

Does it use leafsprings?

“Honda’s are faster” - some moron who made his username quadruple15 (possibly trying to either write 11115 in words or maybe he DID want to say 111115 but was too stupid to know what comes after triple then quadruple..and then what?) hahahahaha

Yes, a jet is faster than any car. But what is the Hondajet’s laptime?

Well it’s just Honda vs. the world again on ole LLN I see. Jesus Christ. Must every post on here rotate back to the same effing Honda vs. The World and the new GT-R vs. The World debate? Hondas and Nissans aren’t the end-all, be-all of automotive existence. And before you suggest it, I don’t think any one brand (save for the McLaren F1) is the final word in performance, so I am not on any one “side”. Get just a hint of a clue kids.

The Z06 was only about 4 secs slower than the R-35 GT-R. This is less than the gap between Stefan Bellof (pole)and Jochen Mass (2nd), both with Porsche 956 qualifying for the 1000km of Nürburgring, on May 1983. In a circuit that long, a driver with farting problems could be 4 secs slower (or faster) with the same car.

The GT-R offers a composed ride, and I think the ZR1 will be an OMG-WTF thrill machine. I’d rather have both.

The ZR6 is a 1/4 mile car, the GT-R is track car. /discussion

The Corvette will hold it’s value better. I doubt that 1% of the population has ever heard of a GT-R or know who makes it.

AdibzumbaAbihganulah, those times are indeed very close only four sec. but you maust take into account that the Z-06’s time was set by Jan Magnussen who just a few days after racing the 24hr. there in the C6R ran that time in the Z-06, nobody on street tires will run that car significantly faster I’m sure it was at it’s very limits. The prior time set on the Ring for the Z-06 was 7:49 or 11 sec. slower than the GT-R and the GT-R’s time was set in semi-wet track conditions by a driver with I’m sure nowhere near Magnussen’s Vette handling skills, I bet they will be able to pick up their time with a better driver under suitable track conditions. R&T ran both cars around Willowbuttons much smaller 2.73mile track and the GT-R was pulling lap times over 5 sec faster than the Z-06, that is a huge difference. In the 1/4 mile the Z-06 will certainly be on top but on the track the GT-R seems to be a miracle worker so far. Once again I hate both cars I respect them performance wise, but the GT-R is ugly as **** and without a stick I’d never own it and as powerful as the vette might be I’ve stereotyped them as nothing more than a phallic symbol for guys with little peckers having a mid-life crisis, but to each his own!

You’re all wrong… this car is nothing but a POS and a death trap and if you buy one, the roof WILL fly off while you’re driving it. And it didn’t really go 205+ mph because GM made the video and it’s posted on LLN so it’s nothing but propaganda meant to mislead people.

You’re all nothing but fools… ignorant fools with a misplaced sense of patriotism… if you were smart you’d buy a GT-R or even an Altima because it’s better looking, more reliable, and will have a higher resale value.

Well in a recent road and track test they compared the new GT-r to the Z06 and the 911 turbo. The Z06 was a tenth quicker in the quarter and was 7 mph faster. They even commented how nonthing could touch the z06 past 100 mph. I can’t wait to see what this does to the v-spec. Come on people you really think a v-spec has a chance in a street race? not a chance….

AMGoff? are you and 1115 related?

AMGoff: troll elsewhere, freak.

I had merely noticed that the little douche bag was staying far away from this article… So I figured it would be right to not have a big dose of his absurdity.

Mmmm let me see the Corvette ZR-1’s power is I say just “ok” but really nothing to write home about for me its too Slow. I’ll have to get an Upgrade the for the Ford 750HP Mustang Shelby Super Snake. That should do the trick. And for those that want to trash Nissan’s GT-R I think you better reconsider since that car like the Mustang is a legend of power. And that power has been scaled to over 1,100 HP for the GT-R Wo-be-it to those that their in for an easy win against the GT-R as well. Your Corvette while at 640 HP is about 500HP shy of that mark! I think they better look over their shoulder at BMW’s Hommage as well while the ZR-1 may get cold feet in the process of even more competition!

^^^ What are you smoking? Lay off the weed buddy, the GT-R is not even close to 1000 HP! The SLEDGEHAMMER CORVETTE WILL BURY ANY V-SPEC OR GT-R. For you it’s too slow? But you claim to drive a Taurus SHO? LMAO,,,,,,,ROTFL,,,,,,,LOL!!!! How is the Mustang a Legend of Power, when the Camaro always beats it stock for stock? GET OFF FANTASY ISLAND ALREADY!!!

Hmm… but the Noble is still pretty awesome

LOL… I didn’t even realize that there still be blindly-ignorant Ford owners out there… I thought they had all gone over to the Japanese. How about you go find us a regular production model pony-car Mustang that will come close to the ZR1… or even the Z06 for that matter.

I also know some people love to talk **** with their SHOs… but it’s a shame the none of them could ever touch even my old Regal GS… So keep talking **** with your tiny little Yamaha engine… mm’kay?

Unless they did something weird with the gearing (like they did with the C5 Z06), I think the car will do more than 205 MPH. The Z06 does 198 MPH with 505hp. This car has 133 more horspower, and only goes 7 MPH faster? Doesn’t add up.

Z06ified, it’s for sure governed.

ok Mr. Buick Grand National. and no their was never a Buick Skylark are you kidding me..you MUST BE OMG that could Never ever even keep up with a Basic Stock Taurus LX original back in 1985 much less the mighty Taurus SHO at that time. ok AMG go slap yourself 50 Xtimes ok. and then bang your head into a wall.

MO you again. Have’nt you taken enough ABUSE with all the Lies you spread about other cars you never even drove. I’ve at least driven a Corvette have you!
Oh I can’t believe you said in public that a Camaro will take a Mustang.

Ok for argument sake. You wanna then race your 2008 Chevy Camaro with my 2008 Mustang GT…Ummm let me see oh that right ..Chevrolet did’nt make one, how about the year before that punk, oh they did’nt have one then either. How many years you wanna go back. You see my point you have NONE. I Rest my case. Case Closed Chevy Sucks!Its like maybe a decade ago since the last SB Camaro came out and was instantly always in the repair shop for blow engines and faulty transmissions. Driven practically off dealers lots and to the repair shop.

Oh and at the level of HP were talking a 640 HP Super Vette will not own the stock Mustang GT500 @ 500 HP ok Boy!

So once again your smoked! It shows you how much you know absolutely Nothing hahahaha. Oh and as for the GT-R look up the history on the GT-R you dummy it is race proven ok. ANd it has over 1,100 Horses ! FACT. Not some fairy tale your use to reading on corvettes! Something the Cowpoked engineered slapped sledgehammer POS never did. The thing probably ran a couple of times and leginfelter never told anyone the thing was leaking oil out of its main bearings so bad he scrapped it he was so ashamed. I be willing to bet that Cowpattie engineered Corvette would cough and drop dead after the first 5 minutes in a duel with a GT-R leaving the Corvette Tailpipe, Engine, Trans, and Tongue dragged, scattered all over the pavement, and left in a little garbage heap. The Mustang would so the same thing to it as well courtesy of Shelby @ 750 HP.

First of all… being able to properly read would be a good place to start before replying back with utter BS.

Where did I mention the Grand National and especially a Skylark (hello???)… I didn’t even mention the Grand National because that would have been entirely too easy of an argument because by their last year of production (’87), the normal GN was putting out 245hp and 355lb-ft… it would run to 60 in under 5.5 seconds and would hit the 1/4mile in 14.2 seconds stock from the factory. That’s not even mentioning the it’s big “hurrah” - the GNX version… which put out 276hp and 360lb-ft running naught to 60 in under 5 seconds and a standing 1/4 in 13.4 seconds. Those “lowly” Buicks were tearing up Corvettes of that time and especially Mustangs (which was a big reason they dropped it because the Chevy guys weren’t too happy with that fact) and you’re honestly going to make some ridiculous claim that a Taurus of that time would have it? You’re either completely off your rocker, blinded by your own bias, or another troll.

So we have all that power in a package that weight 3365lbs. The lightest the SHO ever weighed in at was 3300lbs (in ‘89), by ‘90 it jumped to 3380, ‘92-95 (w/manual) 3425lbs, ‘93-’95 (w/auto) 3600lbs and it’s last redesign brought down (to a still portly) 3500lbs. The ‘89-’91 SHO has 220hp/200lb-ft, ‘92-95 made 220/215… and what was the power when they finally put the mighty V8 in it? A whopping 235HP and 230lb-ft of torque.

By contrast, I was referring to the ‘97-’04 Buick Regal GS, of which I had a final run ‘04 model. It weighed in at a similar 3500lbs but its S/C V6 put out 240hp and 280lb-ft of torque (all at low rpms) and would run to 60 in 6.5 seconds or less. Again… I’m not quite sure where the blind reverence of the SHO comes from.

There’s nothing wrong with being a Ford fanboy… and just because you make blindly ignorant statements merely puts you on par with some others on this board. You’re also a fan of the SHO - we get that… but don’t let your fanboy-ness cause you to come on here and make plainly foolish statements when you don’t have reality to back them up… Got that cowboy?

AMGoff, like many your not comparing apples to apples in your comparison like so many others have already done before you on LLN.
That is to say you like to comparing car models are apporximately a decade apart. I assume your looking for a fair comparison.
Try Comparing same year Taurus SHO 220HP or the later @ 235HP VS comparable classed GM cars of the same time frame shall we. at the time and GM had absolutely Nothing to match the Taurus SHE let me see. I’ll do the leg work this time this time. How about the 1996 235 HP SHO which by today’s standard would be anemic but was a powerhouse @ that time VS say

1996 Buick Regal Performance
- 3,130 cc 3.1 liters 6 V front transverse engine with 89 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9.6 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder
- Unleaded fuel
- Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 8.1
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- Main 65 liter fuel tank
- Power: 119 kW , 160 HP @ 5,200 rpm; 185 ft lb @ 4,000 rpm

Kind-a-looks like your car is outgunned by about 75HP and if memory serve correct the engine although rated at 235HP was tested to approximately 400HP. You got me Kemosabe!

Now many are expecting the Taurus SHO will return. I think it was pretty clear the Taurus will get a TWIN FORCE Engine. and they have been rated anywhere from 340 HP to 420 HP- you think your Lucerne could handle that. I doubt it, and oh yeah there is no longer a Buick Regal- their lineup is desimated. Oh yeah for run over to Pontiac to get that Antiquated G8 that no one will touch once gas prices hit $5 a gallon!

Ahh yes… FTF, unfortunately you’re nothing but another of a long line of trolls that I have seen come to this site over the years and you fit the bill perfectly - you never know when to shut your mouth even when you don’t know what the hell you’re actually talking about. Oh! And you also seem to like to cherry-pick your information to try and prove your idiot points… just like other trolls on here.

First of all… you were the one who brought up the Grand National (you also seem to have no short-term memory of what you say… just like others as well!) So you want to compare “apples to apples?” Let’s…

You’re either a grade-A retard who doesn’t know jack-squat about cars OR you’re cherry-picking your information because you seem to have only pulled stats for the base Regal… For 1996… the “performance” Regal offered the 3.8L not the 3.1.. which at that time put out 205hp and 230lb-ft of torque - FAR less of a gap than what you claimed.. more like 30hp and the same amount of torque… and we’re also forgetting that the ‘96 Regal also weighed less than the ‘96 Taurus.

If you’d like to further compare your similar fruits… the Taurus SHO continued on until ‘99 - with the same power output - 235hp and 230lb-ft of torque. Again… if you knew anything about this subject (which you should, since I’ve already told you), you would know that the ‘97-’99 Regal GS pumped out 240hp and 280lb-ft of torque.

Don’t you see… when you don’t know what the **** you’re talking about but continue to talk, it leaves you looking like a flaming idiot… although I have to admit, you get a gold star for pulling a 1115 and only picking out very specific information which makes it look like you’re right.

By all means.. keep trolling - I’ve put trolls before you in their place and I’ll gladly continue doing the same with you!