rocknroller

Should be GMs next project. It should come with no less than 1000 HP, yes, that's right, 1000 mother ****ing HP. And get 30 mpg.

And no, I ain't kidding.

OnPoint

Even my best Irish Whiskey won't do that to me.

Perhaps OP went "hiking" in Colorado.

rocknroller

Just something to consider.

OnPoint

I definitely wouldn't kick it out of my garage.

Beaz

Pass the joint man.

rocknroller

It can be done. Build it GM.

rcallen484

Over 50% increase in hp over C6ZR1 is theoretically possible. At all likely----nah.

mirage2991

fock that, not interested unless there's 1200hp and a ring time of under 6 minutes...

Gary '09 C6

The C5 Z06 has 385/405 hp. The C6 Z06 has 505 hp. The C6 ZR1 has 638 hp. The C7 Z06 is rumored to have 620 hp (?).
Plenty of room for another 100--125 hp increase in a C7 ZR1 model if GM decides to build it.

(this is all marketing; appropriate engine capability & technology is assumed)

dchich

Ok, so more than double the horsepower of the LT1, and get 1 more MPG... Ummm... No...

The only way this would be possible even in a fantasy would be a hybrid with an electric motor to drive each of the front wheels. So, basically Chevys version of the Porsche 918.

Sorry, 30 mpg from a 1000 hp ICE in a street legal car is not feasible.

rcallen484

It takes no engine power to run twin turbos. You sure 1000 PEAK hp AND 30 mpg highway cruise at 70 mph isn't possible?

DRM87

Who would even want that much HP? The Zr1's 638 and soon to be C7 Z06's 620 is already overkill. My C5 at 650 isn't fun for the street and isn't useable except for the strip. I think the c6 z06 at 505 is the sweet spot. But we all know the next thing has to be bigger and better....

rocknroller

Those who say they can, and those who say they can't are both right.

The world was once flat, and we could never land on the moon.

heavychevy

For most of the owners to drive BELOW the speed limit looking for Corvette "waves".

You couldn't use that much power in stock form even if you wanted to.

OnPoint

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You couldn't use that much power in stock form even if you wanted to.[/QUOTE]


Sure you could. You'd just be using it at track events rather than on the street.

dchich

Ok, so someday, when we invent some super lubricant that reduces friction so much that an engine can operate at 20,000 rpm without producing much heat, and we invent some new material that is even lighter and stronger than carbon fiber such that we can make the body 800 pounds lighter, and we have ......

You see my point? A 1000 hp power plant in a car that gets 30 mpg at a price point that is below 7 figures may be possible with technology that doesn't exist yet, but in terms of anything available for this generation car? Not even remotely close.

BeaZt

You know that feeling when you realize something's are just trouble..... lol