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512 pk, 1420 kg, alleen achterwielaandrijving. De weersomstandigheden: regen, regen en nog eens regen. Dit kon wel eens leuk worden. Het idee achter de Z06 is eigenlijk vreselijk mooi. Voor het creëren van een gepeperde variant van bestaand model, kan worden volstaan door het toevoegen van wat pk’s en nm’s. De mannen van Corvette deden dit voor de Z06, maar daar bleef het niet bij. Corvette Z06 Elke auto wordt sneller als er gewicht wordt bespaard. Niet alleen de topsnelheid en acceleratievermogen nemen toe, maar ook de bochtsnelheid en de remweg wordt juist korter. Een gouden recept dus, maar helaas is gewichtsbesparing duur en vaak niet eenvoudig uit te voeren. Corvette Z06 Mooier dan Lotus oprichter Colin Chapman kunnen we het niet verwoorden: “To add speed, add lightness”. De Z06 werd dan ook samen ontwikkeld met zijn racebroer: de C6.R. Zo is het chassis van de reguliere Corvette C6 (de zesde generatie Vette dus) van staal, die van de Z06 is van aluminium. De voorspatborden zijn van carbon en de bodemplaat is gemaakt van een composiet van koolstofvezel en balsahout. Al deze maatregelen zorgen ervoor dat de Z06, ondanks grotere remmen, velgen en andere aanpassingen om met het grotere vermoge! n om te gaan, zo’n 60 kg lichter is dan de de reguliere C6.

A tribute to the Chevrolet Corvette, 54 years of excellence

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For months, Chevrolet has kept the new ZR1 hidden away at their test facilities, with occasional cars being spotted on the road. Now, the ZR1 stats and photos have been released to the public, and we know what a monster it will be. Pictures from Carwalls.com -- taken by Chevrolet Music: Shifting Gears by Lalo Schfrin (yes, it is the Bullitt music) From Chevrolet Press Release Chevrolet officially announced the 2009 Corvette ZR1 -- an American supercar that brings the technology and engineering refinement of carbon-fiber, ceramics and electronics together in a distinctive design. "Chevrolet's goal with the new ZR1 is to show what an American supercar can deliver, at a price that trumps exotics that cost two, three or four times as much -- and does so with exceptional driveability," said Ed Peper, Chevrolet general manager. The ZR1's basic stats: All-new LS9 supercharged 6.2L V-8 targeted at producing at least 100 horsepower per liter, or 620 horsepower (462 kW), and approximately 595 lb.-ft. of torque (823 Nm) - Six-speed, close-ratio, race-hardened manual transmission - New, high-capacity dual-disc clutch - Higher-capacity and specific-diameter axle half-shafts; enhanced torque tube - Specific suspension tuning provides more than 1g cornering grip - Twenty-spoke 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels - Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires -- P285/30ZR19 in front and P335/25ZR20 in the rear -- developed specifically for the ZR1 - Standard carbon-ceramic, drilled disc brake rotors -- 15.5-inch-diameter (394-mm) in the front and 15-inch-diameter (380-mm) in the rear - Larger brake calipers with substantially increased pad area - Standard Magnetic Selective Ride Control with track-level suspension - Wider, carbon-fiber front fenders with ZR1-specific dual vents - Carbon-fiber hood with a raised, polycarbonate window -- offering a view of the intercooler below it - Carbon-fiber roof panel, roof bow, front fascia splitter and rocker moldings with clear-coated, exposed carbon-fiber weave - ZR1-specific full-width rear spoiler with raised outboard sections - Specific gauge cluster with boost gauge (also displayed on the head-up display) and 220-mph (370 km/h) speedometer readout - Only two options: chrome wheels and a "luxury" package - Curb weight of approximately 3,350 pounds (1,519 kg) The specialized components of the new ZR1 work harmoniously to deliver the most powerful and fastest automobile ever produced by General Motors. Performance estimates will be announced closer to vehicle's summer 2008 launch. "Preliminary testing shows the ZR1 builds on the highly respected Corvette Z06 in every performance category, from acceleration and braking, to cornering grip and top speed," said Peper. "It all boils down to the power-to-weight ratio and the ZR1's is exceptional -- better than the Porsche 911 GT2, the Ferrari 599 and even the Lamborghini LP640. In fact, the ZR1 is expected to be the first production Corvette to achieve a top speed of at least 200 mph."

Ride along and experience some hot laps at Texas Motor Speedway in Chevrolet's new Corvette ZR1 supercar.

The Corvette Development Engineering team took the new ZR1 to the test track in Papenburg, Germany and put the pedal to the metal to see just how fast it could go.

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Chevrolet corvette 1984 Commercial

While the style of a car may be just as important to some as to how well the car runs, it was not until 1927, when General Motors hired designer Harley Earl, that automotive styling and design became important to American automobile manufacturers. What Henry Ford did for automobile manufacturing principles, Harley Earl did for car design. Most of GM's flamboyant "dream car" designs of the 1950s are directly attributable to Earl, leading one journalist to comment that the designs were "the American psyche made visible." Harley Earl loved sports cars, and GIs returning after serving overseas in the years following World War II were bringing home MGs, Jaguars, Alfa Romeos, and the like. In 1951, Nash Motors began selling a two-seat sports car, the Nash-Healey, that was made in partnership with the Italian designer Pinin Farina and British auto engineer Donald Healey. Earl convinced GM that they also needed to build a two-seat sports car. Earl and his Special Projects crew began working on the new car later that year, which was code named "Opel." The result was the 1953 Corvette, unveiled to the public at that year's Motorama car show. The original concept for the Corvette emblem incorporated an American flag into the design, but was changed well before production since associating the flag with a product was frowned upon. Taking its name from the corvette, a small, maneuverable fighting frigate (the credit for the naming goes to Myron Scott), the first Corvettes were virtually handbuilt in Flint, Michigan in Chevrolet's Customer Delivery Center, now an academic building at Kettering University. The outer body was made out of then-revolutionary fiberglass, selected in part because of steel quotas left over from the war. Underneath the new body material were standard Chevrolet components, including the "Blue Flame" inline six-cylinder truck engine, two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission, and drum brakes from Chevrolet's regular car line. Though the engine's output was increased somewhat, thanks to a triple-carburetor intake exclusive to the Corvette, performance of the car was decidedly lackluster. Compared to the British and Italian sports cars of the day, the Corvette was underpowered, required a great deal of effort as well as clear roadway to bring to a stop, and even lacked a "proper" manual transmission. Up until that time, the Chevrolet division was GM's entry-level marque, known for excellent but no-nonsense cars[citation needed]. Nowhere was that more evident than in the Corvette[citation needed]. A Paxton supercharger became available in 1954 as a dealer-installed option, greatly improving the Corvette's straight-line performance, but sales continued to decline. GM was seriously considering shelving the project, leaving the Corvette to be little more than a footnote in automotive history, and would have done so if not for two important events. The first was the introduction in 1955 of Chevrolet's first V8 engine (a 265 in³ {4.3 L}) since 1919, and the second was the influence of a Soviet émigré in GM's engineering department, Zora Arkus-Duntov. Arkus-Duntov simply took the new V8 and backed it with a three-speed manual transmission. That modification, probably the single most important in the car's history[citation needed], helped turn the Corvette from a two-seat curiosity into a genuine performer. It also earned Arkus-Duntov the rather inaccurate nickname "Father of the Corvette." Another key factor in the Corvette's survival was Ford's introduction, in 1955, of the two-seat Thunderbird[citation needed], which was billed as a "personal luxury car", not a sports car. Even so, the Ford-Chevrolet rivalry in those days demanded that GM not appear to back down from the challenge. The "T-Bird" was changed to a four-seater in 1958. There have been six generations of the Corvette so far, sometimes referred to as C1 through C6.