Motor Trend has an article and a photo gallery with the first shots of the 2009 Corvette ZR-1. The ZR-1 was not initially part of the plan for the C6. However, that all changed at an early program review:
[T]he Z06’s proposed aluminum frame, carbon-fiber parts, and LS7 engine so impressed CEO Rick Wagoner that he reportedly wondered aloud, "Geez, if that’s what you can do with $60,000, I wonder what a $100,000 Corvette would look like?" With no more formal authorization than that, Juechter’s posse launched a skunkworks effort dubbed "Blue Devil" — a nod to the boss’s Duke alma mater.
And a devil it is, suspected of pushing 620 hp and 600 lb-ft of torque! After having had a chance to see the C6 up close this summer at Bloomington Gold, I am excited to see how the ZR-1 turns out at final production. I won’t have the $100k to drop on one of these in 2009, but it never hurts to dream, does it?
“…but it never hurts to dream, does it?”
Tell that to Tina Grey.
this car just sold on barret-jackson auto auction for $1,000,000.00
@aaron: Thanks for the info. The auction is lot 1316 on barrett-jackson.com.