C7 Zr1
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2013
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Drifting
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Omaha
What would be really nice is if they were to add an option of a "horsepower upgrade" of some kind. I have "no clue" how BMW did it on my 2013 X-5 50I but for $1,795.00 I added an extra 40 horsepower. It was a special software package of some kind. In stead of the normal 400 horsepower I got 440 horsepower. If you don't believe me just ask a BMW dealer about the 2013 models in the X-5 series.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: FL
St. Jude Donor '09, '14
What would be really nice is if they were to add an option of a "horsepower upgrade" of some kind. I have "no clue" how BMW did it on my 2013 X-5 50I but for $1,795.00 I added an extra 40 horsepower. It was a special software package of some kind. In stead of the normal 400 horsepower I got 440 horsepower. If you don't believe me just ask a BMW dealer about the 2013 models in the X-5 series.
My idea:
L71 option. LS7 427 Stingray. 550 HP?
Drifting
Joined: May 2011
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From: White Oak NC
The rest of us will have to be content with a mere 625hp/635tq Corvette Z06. If that's what your FOAF meant, the confusion is understandable, since this is very close to the last ZR1. The coupe should be hitting the showrooms in about January, the convertible just in time for spring weather. Here's the official word: http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-z06-supercar.html
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Intermediate
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Interesting. While checking out 2 local dealers in WI today regarding GM Supplier pricing on a C7, both brought up both the Z06 and ZR1 for 2015. Both stated 825 HP for the ZR1.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
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Interesting. While checking out 2 local dealers in WI today regarding GM Supplier pricing on a C7, both brought up both the Z06 and ZR1 for 2015. Both stated 825 HP for the ZR1.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,231
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From: Missouri
Interesting. While checking out 2 local dealers in WI today regarding GM Supplier pricing on a C7, both brought up both the Z06 and ZR1 for 2015. Both stated 825 HP for the ZR1.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 16,684
Likes: 1,193
From: La Center WA
Interesting. While checking out 2 local dealers in WI today regarding GM Supplier pricing on a C7, both brought up both the Z06 and ZR1 for 2015. Both stated 825 HP for the ZR1.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
Time to touch base with Les Stanford for a 2015 C7 Z51 Coupe.
Also found out the following. NO black wheels for 2015-----going to be gray.
2015 Z51 price increase of 2K, but the NPP exhaust is standard.
There will not be a 2015 ZR1. Fact.
Race Director
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From: Manhattan, KS Missing SoCal since 2005
Don't give a **** about the wheels; I hate black anyway... The Z06 IS the new ZR1 - supercharged, 600-plus HP - what more can you want?????
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Vancouver Island
GM will have something more up its sleeve for beyond 2015, but safe to say 2015 belongs to the Z07 and some tweaks to the base model, including the 8 speed auto. Thats plenty for one year. Stay tuned.
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From: La Center WA