crispins
FJB
That is a C8 Stingray on the left, def not a 'supercar'Same lap times. Which one is the super car?
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Stock Corvette: 233 mph
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crispins
FJB
This is a 1000+ HP ZR1, aka a 'supercar'
Weasel
Red Skull Member
Super car is about level of performance, not how much money you can charge for aa bunch of shine and spit you can slap on a car. Prestige? Please, that's an piss poor excuse people use to justify why they are better then anyone else.
Bad ass corvette for sure!
Bad ass corvette for sure!
ANGRYBLACK
Well-known member
A little over a year ago I followed the GM team via LinkedIn.
I shoulda saved the posts but Koenigsegg has stated that the performance level is that of a Supercar, and he was amazed the GM could Mass Produce one.
If that isn't the Mic drop for
Then fuck yall all. Because all them exotics can't lite a candle to Big Red
Chevy_man
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And yet it still has as much power as many euro supercars...
Bring back the v-12s! Those were super cool
DannyK
Well-known member
The vast majority of people consider the Z06 and ZR1 Corvette to be a Super Car. If you feel otherwise, you are in the minority. Opinions are like assholes though, everyone's got one.
Arps
Well-known member
Impressive numbers!
gunracer1
Collector of fine junk
233 is bad ass, as is the handling capability. this thing will kill 90+% of the super cars produced the last 40 years. all at 25 cents on the dollar.
Rttoys
Red Skull Member
The chick in that pic, didn’t look overly impressedThe one getting the female attention of course.
Considering you could combine the cost of both of those cars, multiply it times 10 and still not touch the cost of a handful of other cars there that day, she wasn’t going to be impressed by those at all 
tell him thanks for the sweet windowed block at 6,000 miles on a V8 truck.
crispins
FJB
That is the thing with 'Supercar', it is not a clear cut easy to define thing as you can see just from this thread.
Some people feel it cannot be a Supercar if more than a few are produced, or it costs under $500k, or other shit.
To me a Supercar is rare, made of exotic materials, and most importantly; has a illogical level of performance.
To me the new ZR1 IS a Supercar.
jamscal
rlcweldfab
Well we have Hypercars now so....
Rttoys
Red Skull Member
I consider it (loosely) a super car because the lambo on the right is one and both in stock form will run similar lap times at any given track.
Mikenike
Pissing off the internet
Damn beat me to it I was coming here to say that. Also congrats to GM for doing what they do best.... Losing to ford and coming in second in the race to build an american supercarLOL. this is America's first supercar.
...... Or is it third if ford beats you to the punch twice?
xr-nut
GROUP W BENCH
beat me to it. I was going to say something similar about "we now know who to kick in the taint for afm". 
Like the tuning caused your problem. I'll bet you have a new engine and the same calibration running it. Not many people understand what goes into a calibration.
IGT
Almost done
Combustion engineer?
Norm
Newb
so your saying its GMs vastly inferior manufacturing, components, parts and assembly that is to blame and not the calibration?
i hear you loud and clear.
But could you really buy one from a dealer
for the the right price, i am certain you could.
aron82
Well-known member
You are leaving out the vectors, Hennessy's various boondogles, the saleen s7 and a few others I'm forgetting.
Just because you hate corvettes doesn't make the new z06 any less a supercar. The performance is staggering. Will be interesting to see how the reliability turns out.
I'm not a vette fanboy in the least, but give some credit for an engineering accomplishment.
Just because you hate corvettes doesn't make the new z06 any less a supercar. The performance is staggering. Will be interesting to see how the reliability turns out.
I'm not a vette fanboy in the least, but give some credit for an engineering accomplishment.
So every engine blew up, got ya
The Calloway Sledgehammer C4 vette was going 255mph back in 1988. 233mph in a brand new vette, meh. Going slower 36 years later is not all that impressive considering all the technology that has come out since then.
So . . . neither car in that photo, got itThe one getting the female attention of course.
Only chick in the pic. is hands-on-hips waiting "patiently" for her man to do car-nerd stuff
MuntCuffin
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1. That thing is ugly. Really ugly.
2. Top speed is a function of gearing and horsepower. Sling a higher r&p in the new vette, and itd go 275. But then the tradeoff is acceleration. The sledgehammer appears to be a phallic replacement device for rich old dudes. The zr1 seems like a competent track car. With mid engine, modern suspension and brakes, I know which one I'd take in the twisties.
3. I how forgotten how ass ugly c4 vettes are. They are pretty much the reason I don't like vettes.
Oh, wait - you wanna' go fast around corners also?
Do they sell different New Balance sneakers for that?
The new Vette is even uglier in my opinion. It looks like an NSX and a Lamborghini had a one night stand and that was the result.
Nobody is buying a new ZR-1 and track daying it. The old dudes with sorts and NB sneakers are buying these to look cool at the country club.
255 is faster than 233 no matter how you slice it. With more HP and better aero the new one should be faster.....
36 years new technology.....
MuntCuffin
Upgrayedded user
sigh
Haters gonna hate.
Haters gonna hate.