Stock ZR1 Laps Nürburgring in 7:26.4

[1.8t]

http://blog.gmnext.com/?p=194

[EJ25RUN]

damn you beat me to it.

Autoblog article.....

Tadge J. Juechter, Corvette's chief engineer, announced this morning that Jim Mero, GM's development engineer, drove the ZR1 around the Nurburgring in 7:26.4. According to the GMNext blog, the run took place earlier this morning and that conditions were good on the track, with the exception of a strong headwind down the main straight. Mero mentioned that he felt there were a few places where he could have gone faster, although no details were provided about why and where.

Juechter makes it clear that the ZR1 that lapped the 'Ring was instock trim, with the exception of safety and communications equipment. As such, the ZR1 was wearing the same Michelin Pilot Sport 2s found on the production model, the chassis alignment and vehicle height were set to factory specs and the unmodified engine was running on pump gas.

The lap began with a rolling start – which falls in line with current industry practices – and the time was confirmed both through an electronic timing system and two hand-held stopwatches. The ZR1 team will be posting a video of their run when they return from Germany and we'll be keeping our eye out for it when it's online the week of July 7th.

[Batlground]

Hmmm thats a lot faster than some other car.....which car was it.....hmmm I can't remember

[Nemesis]

GT-R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sport1.3]

i'm not up on the 911, GTR, ZR-1 battle for Nürburgring....what did the GTR run again?

[Nemesis]

7:29


boooya!

Siyanora godzirra

[Sport1.3]

7:29


boooya!

Siyanora godzirra

Good, i'm tired of hearing about the fvcking GTR bullcrap all day

[OneSlow5pt0]

finally.........so tired of GTR is the best car ever BS,on paper the ZR1 should be way faster which it proves it here

[Thighs]

WOOOOOOO I WIN!

[ATK_Designs]

horray. I love the GT-R, but Also love the ZR1 as well. Glad to see it performs that well, not to mention it's on the PS2 tires as well.

I want to see the new results after revised strategies and runs.

the ZR1 is at $110K Retail right?

If it's so (w/o mark-ups), and if the GT-R can't best the price for less than 100K, I can foresee that the ZR1 is going to come out on top :eek:

[ATK_Designs]

God, I love that SC LS9.

[EJ25RUN]

I'd rather have a Z06 with Carbon brakes. NA V8 for me.

[OneSlow5pt0]

I'd rather have a Z06 with Carbon brakes. NA V8 for me.

x2 id still rather have the Z06 with 7.0,im pretty sure it would be more than anuff for me,lol

[Thighs]

i wish i had actually made some bets on this... nobody would bet me though. :( lol

[Alan®]

I'd rather have a Z06 with Carbon brakes. NA V8 for me.
:werd:

[Nemesis]

the ZR1 is at $110K Retail right?

If it's so (w/o mark-ups), and if the GT-R can't best the price for less than 100K, I can foresee that the ZR1 is going to come out on top :eek:

But at least the ZR1 comes with a real mans gearbox :D

[EJ25RUN]

But at least the ZR1 comes with a real mans gearbox :D

REPSTAS

or not.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Nemesis again.

[iloveboost]

*patiently waits for C6 Z06 prices to come down*

:D

I wonder how much the ceramic brake upgrade will cost...

[Batlground]

Good Luck getting a GTR for sticker

[Alan®]

Good Luck getting a GTR for sticker
i think in a year or 2 it won't be difficult

[seanrg1116]

And the elephant in the corner looks like the GT-R V-spec


Yea the ZR-1 is a bad ass MOFO

[JITB]

*claps*

i think i owe someone 5$?

[blackshine007]

So what's the specs for the GTR Vspec? The stock GTR was 7.29 but Nissan said that the V spec was quicker. Not to mention lighter, powerful and more expensive.

[Batlground]

The test driver also said the ZR1 had more time left in it.

[1.8t]

I thought the stock GTR was a 7:38 lap time. Is there an official 7:28 lap time verified by equipment or just handheld stopwatches?

[IndianStig]

Awesome! Gotta love the ZR-1 baby. GM hit the spot!


I would much rather have a ZR1 then a Z06 just due to the rarity, badassness, and extra bodywork (CF parts).

I do agree the Z06 motor is nice though, but I would boost it either way.....a Z06 motor with a supercharger would be the win in a ZR1 chassis.

[Vteckidd]

All i can say is


IT BETTER HAVE RUN FASTER THAN THE GTR

Like this is a surprise? Plus all the people that will now start bashing the GTR, again, 2 different cars, 2 VERY different price tags.

Just like guys that were bashing on the Porsche 911 , its a $130k car compared to the GTR $75k car.

This Vette is going to be going for $120K+.

Congrats to the Vette Team, but i dont see these cars selling as much as the GTR, and the GTR is still VERY close to it.

IMO the clear winner is still the GTR. I mean who spends $40,000 for 3 seconds faster?

Price, Performance, Styling the GTR is still king, SO FAR.

IMO

Oh and sure the GTR is going to have a $20,000 markup or more, but thats irrelevant, im sure the ZR1 wil have markups too. Just like the First s2000s were going for $50,000

[Nemesis]

They are selling the GTR for 75? Damn, I thought it was much higher.

[Vteckidd]

They are selling the GTR for 75? Damn, I thought it was much higher.
IIRC BASE MODEL is $71K and the High End model is $73k.

Now you cannot get them for that right now, only a few people got them at "sticker"

Most dealerships charged a $10,000-30,000 "dealer handling fee".

Just like im sure the ZR1 will be marked up

No word on the GTR VSPEC pricing or even when its coming to the US.

[Alan®]

IIRC BASE MODEL is $71K and the High End model is $73k.

Now you cannot get them for that right now, only a few people got them at "sticker"

Most dealerships charged a $10,000-30,000 "dealer handling fee".

Just like im sure the ZR1 will be marked up

No word on the GTR VSPEC pricing or even when its coming to the US.
or if it will

[allmotoronly]

The ZR1 is the fastest this month... but with all these new cars coming out that have been speculated to run in the 7:20's, it won't be long before something else beats it. It will probably either be:
1) GTR v-spec- I doubt it will be more than just a few seconds faster than the base GTR...
2) Lexus LF-A- looks promising
3) 2009 Porsche GT2 with PDK (09 carrera S with PDK ran 7.50, where as the 08 911 twin turbo ran 7.49 with standard transmission).
4) 2010? Acura NSX- They've already said they are going to do what it takes to be fastest.
5) any of the other super cars in the works.

[EJ25RUN]

when we get to six minute street cars....that will be like having a GT2 spec car for the street.

[94ludeguy]

i dont think you can clearly say who is a winner with a only a three second difference of time.yeah you can but bear with me here. with rolling starts,driver error, wind BS on the straits and a bunch of other factors i say it is whatever cuz they are both bad ass cars.

[allmotoronly]

what's funny to me is that some of the times that different cars have posted really show that HP is not the main factor. For example, the Ferrari F430 F1 runs the 'ring in 7:55, where as the 2005 NSX-R runs it in 7:56... There is over a 100hp difference between the two...

[Roadster]

It's probably worth mentioning that the ZR1 will be more easily modifiable than the GT-R. Last I heard (and I didn't really look into it very much, so please correct me if I'm wrong), the GT-R doesn't like it if you even try to change the wheels to something other than stock. The ZR1 doesn't have all of the same techno-wizardry hoops to jump through. The ZR1 goes fast through brute force as has always been the American way, rather than relying on a myriad of computers to extract every last bit of grip from the pavement. Seems like there's more to be easily gotten out of the Vette and less out of the GT-R.

Basic mods on the two cars and the ZR1 margin of victory will grow considerably I would think.

Not to mention, the driving experience should be a lot more kick-ass in a car with a hefty blown V8 and a "real-man's gearbox" as opposed to driving the uber-robot that does the driving for you.

[Vteckidd]

The prototype Nissan GT-R V-Spec, wearing the "Victory Specification" designation reserved for the ultra high-performance Nissan GT-R, has been caught lapping the famed Nürburgring at an incredible, if not simply unbelievable, 7:25 per lap.

In contrast to the standard Nissan GT-R, that made the run around the 'Ring in 7:38, the GT-R V-Spec has a new front splitter, modified rear spoiler, and different wheels. A more extensive use of carbon fiber has reportedly reduced the weight by upwards of 330 pounds. Of course, Nissan engineers also tweaked the twin-turbo powerplant for another 70 horses... or so.

[Batlground]

Its rumored that a Corvette that engineers are calling "wayfasterthanthefreakingGTRVspecette" has been seen lapping the ring in 7:20 per lap.

Reportedly Dale Earnhart JR was heard yelling SUMMM ***** from the drivers seat as he passed photographers.

[Vteckidd]

Its rumored that a Corvette that engineers are calling "wayfasterthanthefreakingGTRVspecette" has been seen lapping the ring in 7:20 per lap.

Reportedly Dale Earnhart JR was heard yelling SUMMM ***** from the drivers seat as he passed photographers.
the thing i posted about the VSpec GTR was from a few months ago.

But in that article they said the GTR ran 7:38 not 7:29. So either their times are wrong or a GTR ran faster at a later date than that article was published.

Depending on the Vspec price tag i bet that is more of a comparison car to the Zr1 than the base GTR.

But still , i could live with the 3 second time difference regardless.

Wonder how the Vette rides compared to the ZR1. Isnt the GTR supposed to be race car but with creature comforts? ive heard the ZR1 is more of an all out race car that Chevy may produce 500 models or less. IIRC thats almost 1/3 of the GTR production cars.

[Dietcoke]

Zr1 has those magnetic shocks, so i imagine it will be quite pleasant to ride in, moreso then the Z06

[94ludeguy]

It's probably worth mentioning that the ZR1 will be more easily modifiable than the GT-R. Last I heard (and I didn't really look into it very much, so please correct me if I'm wrong), the GT-R doesn't like it if you even try to change the wheels to something other than stock. The ZR1 doesn't have all of the same techno-wizardry hoops to jump through. The ZR1 goes fast through brute force as has always been the American way, rather than relying on a myriad of computers to extract every last bit of grip from the pavement. Seems like there's more to be easily gotten out of the Vette and less out of the GT-R.

Basic mods on the two cars and the ZR1 margin of victory will grow considerably I would think.

Not to mention, the driving experience should be a lot more kick-ass in a car with a hefty blown V8 and a "real-man's gearbox" as opposed to driving the uber-robot that does the driving for you.

i heard that too about the rims. i also heard that the governor in japan is set at 110mph and the gps in the computer knows if you are at a track or not and will turn it off if it recognized that you are at one. the governor thing is what i heard about models released in japan not sure about the US

[Vteckidd]

The governor and GPS is not in the US version of the car.

[94ludeguy]

well that sucks for jap models. they will be importing ours lol

[Kaiser]

Good Luck getting a GTR for sticker

Good luck getting a ZR1. (Let alone for sticker)

[nsany(atl)]

Good Luck getting a GTR for sticker

Regal sold all 6 of there's for sticker and Gwinnett Place sold their 9 for 3,000 over sticker

[seanrg1116]

Regal sold all 6 of there's for sticker and Gwinnett Place sold their 9 for 3,000 over sticker


gtr 75-80k vs. ZR1 110-130k

With that kind of price differance u could also by the wife a new maxima and also get some breathing mods for ur new ZR1 killer..

GTR FTMFW

no I am not a FAN boy

[Elbow]

WHOEVER ALL OWES ME MONEY PAYPAL IT PM ME FOR ADDRESS

[DecoyOctopus]

zr-1, z cuz its mysterious...not as mysterious as the letter x but x is kind of cheezy, r for racing obviously, and 1 cuz its the coolest number EVER HANDS DOWN

[RUFFIAN]

HA!!!! I want my five bucks. pay up suckers.:bump:

[SLOWR/T]

I thought we were waiting on the Motortrend or Topgear review?

[SLOWR/T]

Remember we're going on Overall - as in "OVERALL TOP GEAR PICKS THE _ _ _ over the _ _ _ !!!!


We'll let Top Gear Decide.

Votes are Locked IN!

Everyone simmer down with the "pay up sukas". This is a overall bet not just on the ring. Simon you and I have the the $50 bet so If Top Gear picks the ZR1 over the GTR you'll get it :)

[BKgen®]

Good, i'm tired of hearing about the fvcking GTR bullcrap all day

:stupid:

[man]

I'd rather have a Z06 with Carbon brakes. NA V8 for me.

I'm sure the new motor it's just as responsive

[man]

Funny how all GTR fanboys paraded about the GTR being to fastest but now that it's been beaten all of a sudden they say speed doesn't matter (which is all the GTR had going for it anyway.)

And why are people betting on Top Gear? Since when did 1 journalist becomes the ultimate decider of a cars worth?

[DieselNuts]

Everyone simmer down with the "pay up sukas". This is a overall bet not just on the ring. Simon you and I have the the $50 bet so If Top Gear picks the ZR1 over the GTR you'll get it :)
where did that thread go anyway?

[SLOWR/T]

where did that thread go anyway?

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174741&page=1

[SLOWR/T]

Funny how all GTR fanboys paraded about the GTR being to fastest but now that it's been beaten all of a sudden they say speed doesn't matter (which is all the GTR had going for it anyway.)

And why are people betting on Top Gear? Since when did 1 journalist becomes the ultimate decider of a cars worth?

IDK that was just the terms that I and other bet on.

[EJ25RUN]

And why are people betting on Top Gear? Since when did 1 journalist becomes the ultimate decider of a cars worth?

+ results arn't the same everywhere. The F430 is faster than an Enzo around Fiorano but not around the Top Gear track. To many variables play in to it.

1 more thing, this morning i watched a side by side of the built M3 CSL that ran a 7:22.8 next to the GTR's 7:29 lap. You can really see how luck has allot to do with it and that the M3 had three instances where traffic slowed it down while the GTR had clean highway

Try to run these together side by side and try to where both clocks start at the same time.

The M3 CSL 7:22 lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7T9BD_Q3k)...............GTR 7:29 Lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUM4fM-85ZM&feature=related)

The video for the ZR1 will be released around July 7th.

[DieselNuts]

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174741&page=1
nice, thanks for that link :goodjob:

[iloveboost]

+ results arn't the same everywhere. The F430 is faster than an Enzo around Fiorano but not around the Top Gear track. To many variables play in to it.

1 more thing, this morning i watched a side by side of the built M3 CSL that ran a 7:22.8 next to the GTR's 7:29 lap. You can really see how luck has allot to do with it and that the M3 had three instances where traffic slowed it down while the GTR had clean highway

Try to run these together side by side and try to where both clocks start at the same time.

The M3 CSL 7:22 lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7T9BD_Q3k)...............GTR 7:29 Lap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUM4fM-85ZM&feature=related)

The video for the ZR1 will be released around July 7th.

I like those shoes in your sig (silver/black). :D

I've got the red/black Testastretta shoes to match my 848. I'm lame.

[EJ25RUN]

I like those shoes in your sig (silver/black). :D

I've got the red/black Testastretta shoes to match my 848. I'm lame.

I gots the Ferrari red ones the day they bought the championship last year.
I got 11'' cause they fit that day and now they don't cause i needed 12''.....Spending $100.00 on shoes that don't fit.......that's lame :doh:

[81911SC]

I have the Porsche Adidas ones. :ninja:

[EJ25RUN]

I have the Porsche Adidas ones. :ninja:

Which color? I want the white/white/chalk

[81911SC]

Black son, all black. With some very thin white lines.