2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Goes 205MPH

News of the ZR1's monster horsepower numbers surfaced last night and Chevrolet has released this video of the ZR1 on a top speed run in Papenburg, Germany. The new super Corvette reportedly topped out at 205mph. Not bad for a Chevy.

Posted by Ed Apr 25, 2008 8:00 am

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iskch - Apr 25, 2008 8:53 am (#1 Total: 12)  

 
 
Sweet!

daytona_500 - Apr 25, 2008 9:15 am (#2 Total: 12)  

 
 
Nice, its like running unrestricted at Daytona or Talladega.

SubyTrojan - Apr 25, 2008 9:34 am (#3 Total: 12)  

 
Santa Monica, CA, USA  
Except they're turning right, daytona_500 :o)
 
Thanks for the video, Ed! Is the driver in the video John Heinrecy?

estreka - Apr 25, 2008 11:09 am (#4 Total: 12)  

 
subarctic north - Great Falls, MT  
At last, the Corvette joins the 200+ club. Amazing.

hondacura4 - Apr 25, 2008 1:48 pm (#5 Total: 12)  

 
 
It looks very stable as the driver made little to no steering corrections on the bank at those high speeds. Amazing car!

desmolicious - Apr 25, 2008 3:31 pm (#6 Total: 12)  

 
 
I gotta be honest, I've been pulling all along for this Vette to outperform the Nissan but until it get's a better time at the 'Ring, this is going to be an hollow victory.
C'mon Chevy!

SubyTrojan - Apr 25, 2008 5:41 pm (#7 Total: 12)  

 
Santa Monica, CA, USA  
My driver question is answered here:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125940
 
Also, who else thinks that it probably would've been better if he remained focused on the road the entire time instead of looking at the readout and road back and forth? After all, the engineer with the laptop was looking at the readout at the same time. Then again, if I were the driver, I'd probably want to know how fast I was going. I suppose it's only natural -- just like when Steve Bartman reached for the foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series when my college friend Mark Prior was pitching for the Cubbies.

r33 - Apr 26, 2008 7:34 am (#8 Total: 12)  

 
 
desmolicious@
 
can we let the gtr/corvette craziness out of this ?please?

r33 - Apr 26, 2008 7:35 am (#9 Total: 12)  

 
 
ohh!
kudos for gm.
the first vette to broke 200 miles straight from factory.

stovt001 - Apr 26, 2008 12:00 pm (#10 Total: 12)  

 
 
Am I imagining things or did they pass a motorhome driving on the track near the end?

hondacura4 - Apr 26, 2008 6:59 pm (#11 Total: 12)  

 
 
All this talk about "the Ring"..just gets old. If it was a closed course with an actual timed lap I could give credit where its due but its not closed as there are many other motorists on the track at the same time. How can the driver and the car really show what they are both capable of?
 
ZR1 seems perfectly capable but Id take the "slower" harder core ZO6 anyday.

SubyTrojan - May 6, 2008 4:29 pm (#12 Total: 12)  

 
Santa Monica, CA, USA  
I misspelled John Heinricy's name earlier. My apologies to the GM Racing god. :o)






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