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09-16-2007, 11:02 AM
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Blue Devil = ZR1 Revival?
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Chevrolet's 650-horsepower Corvette, developed under the codename "Blue Devil," will be called ZR1. That badge will appear on the January 2008 Detroit show car, and on the production version set to go on sale later next year as a 2009 model. GM has been developing this car for several years, using a supercharged version of the new 6.2-liter small block V-8 used in the 2008 Corvette(pictured). GM also considered such names as Z07 and Super Sport for the ultra-low-volume car. Price will be much higher than the 505-horsepower Z06, and Chevy will continue production of that car when the ZR1 launches.
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http://www.fquick.com/blog/Corvette_..._Nameplate/680
good idea? bad idea?
what do you guys think?
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09-16-2007, 11:25 AM
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as long as they dont call it the SS i think its great...i alsoi think its great that there still gonna produce the Z06
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09-16-2007, 11:28 AM
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I think it's neat, a good idea. Yea I like how they are keeping all levels too.
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09-16-2007, 11:43 AM
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As long as its not called an SS its all good.
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09-16-2007, 12:16 PM
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SS vette would have been such a miserable name 
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09-16-2007, 12:35 PM
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i have no problem with high HP cars. they can call it whatever they want, people who can afford them will brag just the same if you called it the "pretty pink pavement pounder" as they would calling it blue devil.
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09-16-2007, 04:52 PM
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ZR1 pwns SS
Good choice IMO.
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09-16-2007, 07:04 PM
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ZR1 is definitely a better choice than $$.
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09-17-2007, 08:19 PM
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Blue Devil sounds a lot cooler then ZR1 I think, but either is much better then SS.
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09-17-2007, 08:37 PM
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Silly question.... I read somewhere that it would be an auto with shifter paddles as they had issues with developing a clutch to handle it.
Am I correct or wrong??
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09-18-2007, 11:01 PM
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ZR1... reaaaaal creative there Chevy. What's next? L-88 version? What other old badges can we dig up and not think of anything new?
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09-18-2007, 11:06 PM
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Quote:
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ZR1... reaaaaal creative there Chevy. What's next? L-88 version? What other old badges can we dig up and not think of anything new?
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09-18-2007, 11:10 PM
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ZL-1
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ZR1 was the 32-valve Vette from the early 90's.
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Steve has a thing for sheep....
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09-18-2007, 11:14 PM
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ZR1 was the 32-valve Vette from the early 90's.
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I understand that. The LT5 engine, with Lotus designed heads and built by Mercury.
You asked what else they could revive... I answered 
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09-18-2007, 11:17 PM
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I understand that. The LT5 engine, with Lotus designed heads and built by Mercury.
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ohhh gotcha lol
or maybe call it a Mako again lol
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Steve has a thing for sheep....
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09-18-2007, 11:22 PM
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ohhh gotcha lol
or maybe call it a Mako again lol
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Ha ha yep.
Actually, the C4 ZR-1 was another term pulled from the past (1970 I think).
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09-18-2007, 11:25 PM
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Ha ha yep.
Actually, the C4 ZR-1 was another term pulled from the past (1970 I think).
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haha figures. So was the LT1. I wander if the circle will come around so that they start creating new names for things again. Dare I say that out loud.
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09-18-2007, 11:26 PM
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haha figures. So was the LT1. I wander if the circle will come around so that they start creating new names for things again. Dare I say that out loud.
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Well, a lot of the new stuff they come out with bombs so they have to play the heritage card. Then they proceed to F the famous name or RPO straight into the ground.
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09-19-2007, 09:53 AM
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The ZR1 folks might liek this - raise the visiblity of the moniker. Beyond nuts like us, few know the ZR1 was insane for its time.
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09-19-2007, 10:01 AM
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Like it more than the blue devil, what if they want to order a color other than blue 
Honestly with 650hp It shouldn't matter much, although the pink pavement pounder wouldn't be my first choice 
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09-19-2007, 11:13 AM
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I guess this might be GM's answer to the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 which is about $350K, and the new Viper which is about $100K-ish? Ferrari has a couple new models and so does Prosche.
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09-19-2007, 11:33 AM
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I guess this might be GM's answer to the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 which is about $350K, and the new Viper which is about $100K-ish? Ferrari has a couple new models and so does Prosche.
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Thats one of the many things i love about GM....you always get plenty of bang for your buck....like look at the Ford GT...its 200k with only 550 hp and still gets outperformed by the "cheaper" Z06
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09-19-2007, 01:09 PM
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I remember when this car was first heard of. I too am glad that they didnt go with the SS title because anyone who knows Chevy knows the vette is suppose to be their top model car. Infact I red articles that said the reason there has never been an SS Corvette is because SS is suppose to be a "super" version of an already sporty car. The idea was along the lines that a Corvette has always been super from the basemodel all the way up to the fully loaded package. An SS corvette would be a double negative.
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09-19-2007, 01:48 PM
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Like it more than the blue devil, what if they want to order a color other than blue
Honestly with 650hp It shouldn't matter much, although the pink pavement pounder wouldn't be my first choice |
or what if the buyer is a university of north carolina alumni????
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09-19-2007, 02:35 PM
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Quote:
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Blue Devil sounds a lot cooler then ZR1 I think, but either is much better then SS.
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i think so too but it would be kind of stupid if you had a yellow vette and it was called the blue devil
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