Check this out:
http://jalopnik.com/cars/detroit-aut...lly-334923.php
Thing is haaawwwt
Check this out:
http://jalopnik.com/cars/detroit-aut...lly-334923.php
Thing is haaawwwt
Man... I might have to just steal one...
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Hmmm......It may be time for a very early mid life crisis......
600hp with a supercharged engine... Im hoping this will go the way of the 03-04 cobra's and the supercharger has a hell of alot more potential. 750hp with bolt ons would be impressive!
I notice there is no prospective MSRP listed.......
that thing is hot.
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If the bottom end is anything like the LS7, I predict seeing 1000 HP bolt on builds by the dozen!!
It's pretty obvious all it would take is more boost (and possibly a bigger blower). Hope the drivetrain is stout enough to handle all that power! Wonder if they made any significant changes to the trans?
One strange thing is they quote only 595 LB-FT torque.... Seems hard to believe given the nature of a positive displacement Roots blower and the size of the engine. I would guess they have either some serious torque management arbitrarily crippling the peak torque, or it's just a flat out lie and the real number is substantially higher. I couldn't find any mention of the specific RPM of the engine or the redline either.
EDIT: They say 6,600 RPM
Last edited by Syclone0044; 12-19-2007 at 07:35 PM.
Josh
91 GMC Syclone, full street trim, full accessories, stock bottom end.
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Not a bad looking car, but I think the price tag will be near, or above, the Ford GT level ($150K). Remember, back in 1989 the sticker for a ZR1 was $66K, and that was a HUGE sticker price for a car back then for those youngins on the board
I dunno..... I guess we will see. If that thing is over 90K they can send it back to the R&D department! That is alot of money. I personally could not justify that. Id rather pick up a 2007 1LT C6 for 40K, dump 15K into it and have a hell of alot more car then then a stock Z06 or this ZR1.
In theroy its cool, the possibilities with the factory supercharger are cool, but the price tag will most likely be out of control as you said.
I believe I've read that the MSRP is going to be a little over 100k, like 104,000.
And by the way Bob, this car would clobber a Ford GT. The C6 Z06 was a pretty even match though.
Oh, it may beat the pants off of a Ford GT. But riddle me this, would you rather have a fast ZR1 that looks similar to every other of the 5 bazillion Vettes on the road, or a "slow" Ford GT that doesn't look like ANYTHING else on the road??? I think you know my answer
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What I don't get is the clear plastic shield that lets me see the plastic engine shield?
Please, put some funtional cowl hood, or shaker, vents...anything but the see through plate...that's cool on a mid/rear engine car. Not here.
Otherwise, it's the hawtness.
My guess, at a quoted 595 ft'lbs of torque, you are probably looking at only 8 lbs....
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i didn't even notice the plexi-glass kinda see through thing on the hood....not feeling that, but the car over all is still hot.
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The see thru hood is ridiculously cheezy. It's dumb enough they can only make the engine look good by throwing a big plastic cover over it. But then to show off the big plastic cover? Makes zero sense. Seems like something a riced out Civic would have.
And the interior is pretty blah for what this car is going to cost. Typical boring monotone dash. I think the dash in my Monte looks nicer.
Ex-Trans Am owner.
I'll take one in black plz.
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