Like the fixed-roof version presented in Montreal, the new model will reach 100 kilometers per hour in almost 3.5 seconds. Its maximum speed is 320 km / h. Undoubtedly, some figures are very interesting for those who can pay its 128,765 U.S. dollars (96,676 euros to change), especially if we bear in mind that comes covered with a broad guarantee of 5 years and 100,000 miles (160,930 km), which always reassures .Spy photos: Does the Corvette SS "Blue Devil" will debut in New York?
Many use the name "Blue Devil" to refer to this expected Corvette SS and it seems that Rick Wagoner called the same. In the photos taken by veteran photographer spy Popular Mechanics, Jim Dunne, we can see what appears to be a sticker-sticker, sticker or want to call it-with the logo of "Blue Devil" which uses the Duke University to identify his sports league. Duke is also the alma mater of Wagoner. The truth that by the size of the photo is difficult to contradict Dunne or Popular Mechanics, so we better trust his word.
The publication also notes that the Corvette SS may be one of the seven world premieres with whom GM wants to surprise us in the Hall of New York. As yet there are two cars that are a complete mystery, may well be that a production model of Blue Devil made its debut at the hall last season.
First photos of the Corvette LS3
The official was apparently scheduled for this Saturday April 28 at the National Corvette Museum in BowlingGreen, but thanks to a Forero Digital Corvettes, we can already see the Corvette 2008 and its Corvette LS3 V8. The new engine is expected to yield 430 horses, and completed a model that will receive some adjustments in the interior and a new set of tires five radios among other changes which have yet to advertise. The production of the new Vette LS3 begin this week, and it goes without saying that with 430 horses, the new model will have an unbeatable price-performance relationship.
Chevrolet introduced the new Corvette LS3
What better way to refresh Corvette that with enhanced power? GM has not disappointed with the revision of its best-known sports, increasing the Cubic capacity as mandated tradition. The previous 6 liter engine's going to take now 6.2 and a little more grip, reaching 430 hp (SAE) and a pair of 575 Nm. Among the innovations of the propellant can have a new cylinder head, larger valves, an acoustically tuned intake manifold and not as a beautiful cover for the neighbors know that under the bonnet there is a new and brand-new Corvette LS3. If you need more power, there is also a dual exhaust system-stage, 2.5 cm smaller than the Corvette Z06 and mounted with butterflies in the two inner tubes. With him are brought about 436 hp and 580 Nm, but possibly will be even more grateful the new and spectacular sound you get with this change official. Yet at the top, Corvette LS3 "base" can reach 305 km / h.
In the interior, we find a new lever with some shorter routes and a touch more sports, which makes it possible to 0 to 100 in about 4.3 seconds. In addition, there is now the option of paper entirely with the carrier leather in shades Sienna and Linen, rising quite the level of sophistication for greater joy of fans (not the Corvette is characterized by providing a luxurious environment to the driver, so this is a good record).
We'll leave you with a good handful of officers and photos of the presentation.
Spy photos: Corvette Z07
The new Corvette LS3 generates series of more than 430 horses and reaches 100 km in a whisper, prolonging the model-deserved reputation of being one of the few affordable Supercar in the world. Of course, there is always the Corvette Z07 version, even more daring, but of course also more expensive, less suitable for "all audiences". The successor to the current Corvette Z06 has been portrayed again during a test session, and what you can see, is more glued to the ground and equip some larger tires, they need some tires and some equally larger wheel arches ensanchados conveniently. There is not much to say, the truth is that the engine is still rather knowing little, but it is estimated an output of between 600 and 700 horses, obtained by overfeeding their V8 engine. The price, of course, be in tune, and already speculation that Corvette will be the first to break the barrier of 100,000 U.S. dollars (73,519 euros to change).
Spy photos: pictures of the Corvette Z07
A new series of photos of the Corvette Z07/SS/Blue Devil / Sting Ray / Grand Sport has emerged, and this time it is thanks to the camera by Jim Dunne of Popular Mechanics magazine. In the photos the expected pattern appears almost without camouflage, with the exception of a deck in inlets of the front fender and the hood. The only difference that we are on the outside tires of 10 radio stations, black roof, and covered although some notable bumps in the bonnet.
As rumored, the roof would be carbon fiber to save weight and add strength, a trick commonly used in some models of BMW. The bonnet could also be made of carbon fibre, and whether or not he inlets, Popular Mechanics confirms that there is a supercargador making theirs. Even the tires could have carbon to reduce the total weight, but independent of it, seem to bring wider tires, especially in the rear wheels. Other changes include a revised mini-rear wing, which carries the integrated brake light.
As we mentioned earlier, this Corvette should be between 600 and 700 horses under the bonnet thanks to a V8 engine of 7.0 litres, and its price should be around $ 100,000 (735,000 euros a change). Click on cutting the hand to see the photos in its entirety.
Finding item on eBay: the true and genuine Vipette
For those of you who always wanted a Dodge Viper of 90 although it was outside of your ability, this eBay auction gives you a unique opportunity to put in your garage a substitute rather curious. Yes, substitute because the "Viper" in the photograph is actually a 1985 Corvette of tunes with an engine lt1 (Amended) from 350 horses under the hood. The sport really looks like a Viper like any other, retaining its appearance and imposing an interior equally outrageous that the model you want to imitate. As for his position, the mark has 11,000 miles (17,702 km), but there is no way of knowing who has led the use (or suffered) the original Corvette chassis, with that 22 years is no longer the same thing for many trotes.
Right now the highest bid is at the 17,000 U.S. dollars (12,500 euros) and still left him six days to the auction. Compared with a Viper really is a bargain, at least if you just want to show off in front of the neighbors. Another positive point astutely points out that its seller, is the engine that allows some of the Corvette much more rational consumption that potential with the thirsty 8.4 L of the Viper V10, with the added benefit that any repairs should be a simple task .
Spy photos: Corvette SS
The spy photographers Corvette SS have managed to catch the new Corvette Blue Devil Corvette SS Stingray or whatever it's called. This time the model is more sporting yellow and introduced some modifications that are sufficient to maintain active speculation. For example yet we wonder whether the vehicle maintain a 6.2 litre V8 if carbon fiber material will be chosen for the roof and bonnet. It was in the bonnet where a few months ago we saw a plexiglas window but we doubt that this continues in his place. What is new is the small lip at the top of the back, something unprecedented in line Corvette, but it is absolutely necessary to keep the car glued to the ground at high speeds. Other developments constitute the second air outlet placed higher after the front fender, and the new way to the bottom of the rear area.
It is also possible that this super-Corvette let Goodyear Tire and opt for other Michelin, which also would be another novelty in the history of the model. Gums photos have special designs for each wheel, and are mounted at least in the case of the rear wheels, tires, 20 inches.
Only in Dubai: Corvette the new emergency vehicle for firefighters
The purchase of an emergency vehicle is not big news, but in Dubai as well just money, always found a way to surprise us.
The top Corvette was acquired by the Department of Civil Protection in Dubai to go as fast as possible to assist. It took him two months a team of four people for their proper role and vital equipment can be transported quickly to the scene of the fire or help rescue people trapped in their cars.
It is known that the Corvette carries a portable fire extinguisher, hydraulic equipment and a complete first-aid kit, although not many details on the rest of what it takes inside.
Pictures of Corvette ZR1 lights in Laguna Seca
Clearly, the people of the American LeMans Series was aware of plans for Chevrolet mandar un Corvette ZR1 evidence to Laguna Seca. No single organization could take a video of it during his relatively impromptu appearance on Friday, but above that we can enjoy several very detailed photos of this super-Corvette, possibly the most revealing so far.
It goes without saying that Chevrolet had planned his appearance to Dip, and used to give fans a sample of its power long before the model is presented. Because it is not clear that gave him a hand of Velocity Yellow or had to give a ride from Detroit to be tested only for a few seconds.
Corvette Nissan: "Nurburgring is mine"
The 7 minutes and 29 seconds of Nissan GT-R in Hell Green did not last long, or at least that's what fanfarron technicians of General Motors. Speaking with InsideLine, the chief engineer of Corvette, Tadge Jeuchter, said that the new ZR1 "will be able to gain the record for a car production in any circuit", and although they have not already estrujado seriously Nurburgring, expects a return "seven minutes, veintialgo seconds".
Of course Nissan is saved as a major in the maga with variant V-Spec GT-R's, but at this stage and we are more interested in fighting the inevitable mud. Let the festival begin
Pre-SEM 2007: The Corvette C6RS produces 600 horses from ethanol
The U.S. presenter Jay Leno, besides having a collection of cars by their quantity and quality gives genuine envy, which is not afraid to try new technologies. That's why in the show Corvette C6RS Sema, a vehicle based on the Corvette Z06 and produced by Pratt & Miller, which uses E85 ethanol as fuel. Thanks to this, its V8 engine of 8.2 liters completely of aluminum, can produce 600 horsepower and a torque of 793 Nm.
SEM 2007: The Corvette C6RS closely
Already we see an advance of Corvette C6RS of Jay Leno the other day, and according to our colleagues in the English edition, in person is just as beautiful in pictures official (it goes without saying that beauty is something completely subjective). This sport should be made to order one of the world's fastest Corvettes not only for its 600 horses, but also by the abundant use of carbon fiber in his body, having made such material in the bonnet (ventilated), the rear diffuser The wing and front splitter. Unfortunately, its 8.2 V8 engine to ethanol was outside the scope of the cameras, so you should conformaros with photos from outside.
Pre-Hall Detroit 2008: The news that General Motors prepares
On the eve of the start of Hall and Los Angeles during a meeting with a group of bloggers, vice president of General Motors, Bob Lutz, released a couple of important news. The executive said the company will submit next January, during the Hall of Detroit, expected to ZR1 Corvette next to the new Cadillac CTS-V. As for clean technologies, GM will show the Saturn Vue hybrid of two ways, the Vue hybrid of two modes plug and Saturn version of the Opel Flextreme, model that debuted last September in Frankfurt.It filters to the network V8 engine LS9 6.2 L of Corvette ZR1
While not see it until we thought to make its official debut next January at the Hall of Detroit, Jalopnik has already obtained the photos LS9 official V8 engine that will move the Corvette ZR1 Corvette 2009. In the images we can see that the LS9 is a version of the supercharged V8 LS3 of 6.2 liters that we had already reported.
Although not its official name, blue accents on the engine seem to honor the name "Blue Devil" (devil blue) with which the car was known informally before being renamed with the most boring Corvette ZR1. The official specifications are still unknown, but it should move in the range of 650 horses.
A Corvette to cross the waves
Once you have a Corvette, what follows is going to the yacht. And if we do not for the yacht, at least a good boat. After all, you will not lose your shining Corvette in the harbor and jump to a shell either, right? For class of customers who want everything to the game, Malibu Boats has presented his new Corvette Limited Edition Sport-V. The strongest features of the Corvette have been redraws on his helmet, and do not miss the inside, not because it lacks detail: authentic seats Corvette, a board nailed to the sporty and functional up windows.
The manufacturer offers two different versions of this unique boat, called Coupe and Corvette Z06. The Coupe comes very complete, including a 400-hp V8 engine, but the Corvette Z06 directly takes things to extremes. Because not only has 105 additional horses. In addition, includes a two-tone interior and an engine for special leave to open its LS7 engine. Additionally, until you can find a trailer with tires of a Corvette Z06 to carry from one place to another. If you ask what these motor boats have been approved by GM, and while prices do not know, we can assume that yes, costing an eye on the face.
Pre-Hall Detroit: GM introduced LS9 engine for the Corvette ZR1
At LS9 engine so we met late last November, when the first photos were leaked on the Internet. Now, General Motors has made public the specifications of the engine responsible for moving the Corvette ZR1. This small-block V8 of 6.2 liters is the most powerful of its kind, with an output of at least 620 hp and a torque of 813 Nm (measures SAE), enough to push the little more de1.500 kilos of ZR1 more than 320 km / h. Controlling these figures will be a box Tremec 6060, which will go from 0 to 100 mph without having to get second. Changes are also 12% shorter and require a 20% less effort to move.
The LS9 not achieve its final certification until next March, but GM has already invested 6,800 hours in the bank power, and has made the engine run on a continuous basis and the entire march for 100 hours, plus testing of real and simulated resistance. While the engine could achieve more power than the current one, the new regulations limiting CO2 emissions in the United States impede further improvements, at least for now. The LS9 will be built at the plant in Wixom, Michigan.
Pre-Hall Detroit: The 2009 Corvette ZR1 is already official
The Corvette most savage of all time was known during the past five years as "Blue Devil" and "SS", before GM announced officially to be called Corvette ZR1. This new monster uses that designation for the first time since the C4 version disappear back in 1995, and although its development programme was cancelled and revived several times, finally you have the details of the fastest and most powerful Corvette of all time. Not for nothing has a price of $ 100,000 (70,000 euros to change).
The exterior of the Corvette ZR1 is a significantly redesigned version of the bodywork of the Corvette Z06. We can find a splitter carbon fibre in the front, two large gills after the fender, and as already expected by the spy photos, a window in the bonnet through which the engine is transparent. One of his most peculiar features is the roof of carbon fiber unpainted. Although remarkably resilient in relation to its weight, this material degrades so hopeless if exposed to the elements, so that GM has used a special additive that protects you from the action of sunlight and moisture.
Follow rumors about the Corvette motor Central
The Corvette ZR1 is now official, but speculation about the Corvette C7 and its possible alternative motor central persist. Bill Visnic, AutoObserver says that the idea of a Corvette motor Central remains controversial within GM, either as a derivative of Corvette C7 or as a replacement of the current front-engine model. The biggest drawback, of course, is the price, since the costs will trigger the amount of sports over the 100,000 U.S. dollars (70,000 euros). Although the ZR1 slashing such barrier, the base Corvette remains a bargain for all sports, and the risk of losing a furibunda customers to whom the Corvette should only 30,000 units in 2007 (and wanted something that other manufacturers more cache).
Although a central Corvette motor show which is capable of General Motors, the Corvette ZR1 makes clear that its technicians are not Manco, and neither is a matter of getting into risky experiments. The real question is whether people want such a thing, or whether on the contrary the development team is obsessed with what you can do, rather than what they owe.
News 2008: GM USA (Europe)
General Motors will try to conquer the European market in 2008 with the arrival of the first diesel mechanics and a range of models more consistent with the tastes of the old continent. The main developments will come in 2008 (except for Opel and Chevrolet, which are treated separately):
• January: Cadillac CTS Coupe (presentation)
• March: Hummer H2 restyling
• April: Cadillac Escalade Hybrid (presentation)
• June: Corvette ZR-1
• July: Cadillac CTS Wagon
The Cadillac BLS will have no novelty since the end of 2007 was presented the bodywork and family across the range was extended equipment, now with ESP as standard across the range among other things. The CTS know that diesel will be available in 2008 but still there is no specific date. Its 250 hp accompanied by an attractive price insurance that will increase sales of the firm.
New photos of the Corvette ZR1
Sam Abuelsamid, our colleague from the English edition of Autoblog, was invited by GM to its Design Centre's look at a couple of vehicles that will be displayed in the Hall Detroit next week.
Fortunately, this was one of those rare occasions when the cameras were permitted and that's why we've added a new and wonderful gallery of Corvette ZR1. But the release of the photos is not yet final on his mechanics, but a Corvette Z06 standard used by the design team to test different parts from abroad. That also means that it has no records of carbon brakes and under the bonnet there is a window of the LS7 engine instead of LS9 final. What it does have this model are the emblems end, which were unavailable at the time of the first official photos of Corvette ZR1, causing a wave of criticism among fans.
Detroit 2008: welcome back to the Corvette ZR1
This is not the first occasion on which we have seen from near the Corvette ZR1. First it was during a presentation at the Design Centre of Michigan, then in the GM Style event, held during the CES, and yesterday, chambers of Autoblog meet again face to face with the most savage sport of General Motors so far. This time the model on display is one of the pre-production units, not a prototype design, so has the final brakes among other important details previously absent. The plexiglass window in the bonnet remains confused, although the skull inspired by the CR6 Bad Boys is a record of those who leave with their mouths open.
The new demands in terms of consumption freeze the development of the Corvette C7
Since it was approved in the United States the new regulations Cafe (Corporate Average Fuel Economy in by its acronym in English), American manufacturers have only kept his hands to his head thinking about how they will achieve reach new demands imposed from the White House.
Chrysler from the outset has said it will have to forget about the HEMI engine, Ford has already demonstrated its growing interest in the tube direct injection engines, and now, GM is replanteandose major changes in its catalogue. The problem is that by 2020 the U.S. fleet must have average consumption of 6.7 litres/100 km, and GM engineers have no idea how you can face the challenge. As a result, development of Corvette C7 Corvette has been paralyzed while assessing possibilities like changing the engine at the center of the chassis, or give more importance to the issue of weight.
Whatever happens, if the changes result in a more agile and athletic Corvette C7, everything will be for the better. Even if it is less powerful of what is expected.
GM Announces Corvette Competition (exclusively for Europe)
Mustang apart, there can be no other American model with more limited editions that the iconic Corvette, a classic that have been launched and a thousand variants both with the blessing of General Motors as without it. Today, GM Europe has added another to the list. The Corvette Competition is a unique model for the EU to be launched celebrating the start of the American Le Mans, which started in mid-March with the 12 Hours of Sebring.
This new limited series has little to do with using the C6.R Corvette Racing boys, although not necessarily detract one iota. The changes include an outdoor grill in the form of honeycomb, a pair of dual exhausts, the Corvette Z06 spoiler, tires exclusive five clubs in "gray racing, and a layer of black paint that reaches bodywork, carrier and even cover engine. Moreover, the Competition Corvette C6 Coupe is identical to that of a lifetime, though GM says it will maintain its explusividad through what little of their production. But according to the manufacturer price will be "competitive". Nor is that wait less than a Corvette.
Geiger Cars introduced the Corvette Z06 Black Edition
In preparation German Geiger Cars likes to play with American models, so it's not surprising that his new creation to take as a base Corvette Z06. Dubbed as Black Edition Corvette Z06, the sport has a new aerodynamic kit that gives you a Ferrari F430 air to the tail, new LED lights and a more aggressive front spoiler. Tire painted in black are available in 18 and 19 inches.
As for power, V8 engine of 7.0 liters is complemented a new air intake and exhaust system that increases the sporting original 512 horses to 542, but anyway Geiger offers a special kit that promises to increase equine power to 592 horses.
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