corvetteronw

The lady sitting in the car was revving it up so we could hear the pipes. Incredible!

C-4 Now

The car definately has a nice bark to it! Too bad I can't hit the savings account or retirement account that hard!! I confess that I have another Vette on my wanted list! I checked the seat and my butt definately fits it but couldn't wrangle a test drive.

Red05Z51

Tom Hill (Corvette Plant Engineer) said that they were going to be taking the ZR1's to Funfest in Effingham, IL this September and will be giving rides there.

slacker1201

The way some people were revving those cars this weekend I wouldn't want to buy one of them. The one guy was hitting the rev limiter with it. They are sharp cars, but I would stick with the Z before blowing that 100+ grand on one.

rws.1

According to GM those are pre-production test vehicles ....

I told them I did not like the tone of the exhaust.
The Z sounds more like the 427 rumble one expects.

slolane

So did you order one Ron?

corvetteronw

I would have to win the lotto to afford that puppy.

crossram

When they revved it up on the L88 run, they hit the rev limiter
which was not very smart on an unloaded brand new motor.
It hurt it for sure because it backfired slightly. I would hate
to own that one now. I was not very impressed with the Zr1
compared to the Z06 for the money. And they dont look
much different in person.

RedWolf

I would stand in line for a ride

vettesmith02

How did you get those pictures without anyone drooling on it? I couldn't get that opportunity.

Mopar Jimmy

And revving upa new motor not broken in up to the rev limiter with no load on the engine is just plain stupid!

RiceEatingZR1

That was Tom Hill driving, it was his personal ZR1 for the weekend, and from what they said the 2 cars there were going to be destroyed since they were pre-production. So I guess they really didn't care about breaking the motor in.

Scooter70

These motors are broken in before they leave Wixom for Bowling Green. I wouldn't worry about a little bump on the rev limiter. Besides, it's a test vehicle. If some customer is going to do it, you better test for it before ok-ing the vehicle for sale.

There was a red one at my local cruise night yesterday as well. I followed the guy around the parking lot for 5 minutes until he found a spot. Within 30 seconds, there was a big crowd around it.

crossram

I agree but it shows little regard or no knowledge of engines or
equipment. Its just not the example I would set. It accomplished
nothing and did not favor well to those that have respect of
what he had. Just my opinion

Steve's98

I asked Tom Hill what they were going to do with the cars and he said that they cannot sell the gray car so it will end up in a the museum, BUT the red one (after testing is done) will end up at a dealership. I dont know how they could do that, but that is what he told me on Friday.
I love what they did with the car too bad I didnt win the lottery yet.

Steve

Jason Blue Boost

When it rained on Saturday I left and headed across the street to Walmart. When I came out of the store the red ZR1 was parked in the fire lane in front. If it was dry out, I would say let's race. Going east on North Ave. by Carol Stream, I saw a police officer sitting in the middle grass area in a lawn chair clocking people with his radar. Never saw that before.

tommyn

The red car had a regular vin#. The car was pulled from the line as a normal build. The car will end up at one of the GM factory auctions, usaually a manheim sale. A dealer will then purchase and sell the car to a retail customer. This is where it gets funny. With some dealers not getting a ZR1 I will be watching to see how much over MSRP at the dealer auction these cars sell for. Some guys will have to have one or has a customer ready to buy.

B-Vette

I saw a few people hitting the rev limiter on that red ZR1 and although it may or may not be good for the car it did show some lack of respect for sure.

Mopar Jimmy

Revving the crap out of any car up to its redline when the car is in park and has no load on it is TERRIBLE for any car, nevertheless a brand new 625 HP corvette! I would not want to be the guy who ends up with that one although in the grand scheme of life it probably won't make any difference at all (but its just the principle of the matter)!