New Shots of 2009 Corvette SS - More detail

OOOOhhh yes, now this I most certainly do like!
 
Necx0 said:
I understand that, so why not supercharge the 7 Litre then? Unless of course there is certain flaws in the design, but forge the internals, drop the compression ratio a tad and put about 4 or 5psi through it.
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Like others have said, the cylinder walls are a little too thin for forced induction. I'm sure you could do it, and will find tuners who'll do it, but you'll need to be careful about how much power you put through it. The internals would be the least of my worries.

The 6.2L engine will be much beefier and allow for higher levels of reliable boost.
 
Viper007Bond said:
Now Dodge will just need to step it up too and super charge the 8.0L baddy and kick the Corvette's ass again. :evil:
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Sorry, Nick Hogan will slide them all into walls. It is the fate awaiting all Vipers.

I can't wait for this car. I don't really know what to say other than that; damn thing sounds like it will be a monster.
 
Tobias said:
I wonder if it'll be more tolerable on the road than the Z06.
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Probably. The SS will more then likely have R-comp or similar high performance summer tires as standard. The Z06's standard run-flats are hard as a rock, creating a lot of tire roar and a harsher ride.
 
Tobias said:
I wonder if it'll be more tolerable on the road than the Z06.
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i am sure it will probably be less tolerable. looking forward to all the comparos........


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I love it, that car looks so mean! I just hope they don't do something stupid with the hood.
 
Nice!
I prefer the rear wheel design.
 
I think it looks great, it looks as though it could eat tarmac for dinner, and any other car in its way. Brilliant. Just how a Corvette should look! So long as they don't make a hash of the bonnet..

On the wheel issue, the lighter of the two should be used, less un-sprung weight.
 
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NEEEMESIS!!!!!!!
 
I LOVE the look of it. It looks very very sleek, yet it's got a hunking great American motor on it. It's a proper sports car :D. I hope they do change some of ther interior though.
 
These are likely the best and maybe the last pictures of what is commonly referred to as the Blue Devil Corvette, before it's makes its official debut in January at the NAIAS in Detroit.

For the last two years the media has called the supercharged Corvette everything from Blue Devil to SS, Z07 and Sting Ray, but Motor Trend recently stated that it will officially be called the ZR-1.

At a quick glance this might look like an 'ordinary' Z06 with a vinyl-clad hood, but this Corvette is anything but ordinary!

Power for this beast will come from GM's new LS9 motor. The LS9 is a 6.2L, supercharged, small-block V8. This powerplant will put out anywhere from 600-650 horsepower. The supercharged V8 will utilize an integrated intake manifold intercooler, and it's expected to run a 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds. The 6.2-liter V8 will be built at GM's Performance Center in Wixom, Michigan. Our photographer reported that the exhaust note coming from this monster was "VERY mean....VERY angry."

The super-hot ZR-1 will weight even less than the Z06, utilizing more carbon fiber in the body (notice A and B pillars, and the roof), as well as polycarbonate "window" in the hood. The rocker panels, as well as other body panels, may be carbon fiber as well.

With speeds reaching, and possibily exceeding, 200mph, a wider, taller, lip spoiler has been added to the back of this Corvette. The spoiler now runs almost the entire length of the car to increase downforce and keep those massive tires glued to the road.

In the past few months, rumors have circulated that GM would be switching from Goodyear tires to Michelin tires for this Super Vette. We can now confirm this as this test car is sporting Michelin Pilot Sport ZP tires. The rear tires appear to be a whopping 335/25Z/20 size! A quick look inside the tires also reveals a huge set of cross-drilled rotors and an equally large set of calipers. We believe it to be a carbon-ceramic brake set-up.

Production of the supercharged Corvette will start in July of 2008 (as a 2009 model). Annual production numbers expected to be in the 1500-1750 range. When the all-new ZR-1 goes to production- expect the price tag to be in the $100,000 range.
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Wow. How many cars can you buy for 100K with carbon ceramic brakes? Then how many that are made of carbon fiber, and then how many have 600+ horsepower?
 
pfft.. that thing will probably have it's roof tearing off even faster than the regular Z06. :p
 
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