Eric Reeves

https://www.motor1.com/news/175913/c...paign=RSS-all-

If this has been posted already then someone can delete this thread. I have not seen this anywhere yet so I posted it.

sammyv

Interesting!

fleming23

I like what I've seen thus far (wing and all) but I still think those wheels are fugly!

0JUICED1

I really hope they add some power to the LT4....just cause. Maybe a bigger blower.

Warp Factor

No big front aero either. Perhaps it will be offered with different stages of aero, like the current Z06. Or parts which can be removed for street use.

Stingray23

Now all some of you need is an automatic, chrome wheels and a lifetime supply of New Balance sneakers. lol

rico750sxi

That article is from August 4th...

olblue75

How about machines that was delivered to the factory that said left turbo and right turbo?

My Vette Life

I wounder if this ZR1 will have the same overheating issues the Z has.

Chances are they fixed the issue with all the complaints from the Z.

RJ-92

3 Z06ZR1

Sometimes you want the A8. Sometimes the M7 is more fun.
No comment on the other 2!

JackTripper

This was addressed on the 17' Z's. I am sure that they will NOT be making the same mistake on the new ZR1.

Steve Garrett

I've seen this too....it should be interesting.

23/C8Z

interesting? Have you overheated your C7 Z06?

ChrisG23

Going to need that hood to clear that 2.9L!

3 Z06ZR1

The wing delete for the street is welcome news (stage 1) to the non tracking guys. Now to hear and see the rest of the story. More speed from 2 wheel drive is the challenge.

The ten speed Auto and the gearing is the big factor for traction. An even lower 1st and fill the 5-6 lag. Along with a little more power with no heating issues.
Should make the car the unbeatable. Nice answer to Ford's more pricey GT. If they make a manual IMO they need to ditch the old gear ratio's.

GrampZ

If this has already been discussed, apologies. But it seems clear that there will be 3 levels of "performance" for the ZR1, most easily spotted by (1) no rear wing, (2) the short rear wing, and (3) the big rear wing. I can't see them having different levels of HP, however.

And, after taking a step back, this whole ZR1 seems like kind of a "do over" for the C7Z: where they got the cooling right, so they don't have to retard throttle, and probably can also cool the new trannies, even while they are being beaten on at the track. I'm sure the car retains the LT4, but has a bigger blower. Seems like "Keeks" and Jason predicted this car. This from a post of mine in Dec. of 2013 (where I quoted some previous posts):

From a September 2012 thread titled "Cool Stingray Logo on Fenders:"
Post #241 has a summary of all the intel Keeks had provided about the upcoming C7, gathered from various threads. The vast majority of all those individual details turned out to be exactly correct. One of them was that the 2015 Z06 would be a supercharged LT4 with 586 hp (not 583, as was elsewhere misquoted). I'll bet that's spot on.

Now for the really cool tease: The last intel / prediction in that summary: "The true hotrod for the C7 will be in 2016." (May be off a word or two, but I'm typing this minutes after reading it.)

Which brings me to something I've posted before. On 7-15-2011 Jason posted this in the ZR1 forum: "If I was a betting man, I would put money on a 700 hp ZR1 or equivalent in 2015-2016. I'm just speculating though."

Again, I'll bet he wasn't "speculating." And I'll bet the "true hotrod for the C7" will be in 2016, and will be a ZR1-type model, and will have 700-ish hp.

Well, turned out the Z06 had 650 hp, not 586. But this upcoming ZR1 seems to be a "true hotrod" version of the Z07. The fact that it's 2018 instead of "2015-2016" doesn't bother me.

Whatever the car is, I can't imagine we won't see it in January.

2vettes

I like chrome wheels; you can keep the other stuff mentioned.