Hoovey689

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See what the Chevy C7 ZR1 may be benchmarked against

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...photo-5862196/

One of the greatest things every Corvette has had going for it, and also one of the most re-used arguments against it, is its price-to-performance equation - long before the Nissan GT-R became the de facto Porsche 911 comparator the Corvette spent decades as Exhibit A. Depending on which side of the argument you stressed, supporters crowed about how much performance you got for how (comparatively) little, detractors carped on how little you got everywhere else in the bargain.

It appears Chevrolet is working as hard as ever to render the argument meaningless. Spy shooters at KGP captured a convocation of European birds of prey leaving the General Motors test center, and aimed at benchmarking the C7 Corvette ZR1. The road train comprised of two C7 Corvette Stingrays, a 2013 Corvette ZR1, McLaren MP4-12C, Ferrari 458 Italia, Audi R8 V10 Spyder and Porsche 911 Carrera S and it was last seen heading down the same kinked-up back roads used to hone the Corvette Stingray.

The C7-series ZR1 and its possible 700 horsepower are still a ways off. If it really is being positioned to compete with the celestial exotica in the testing group, could it be the first Corvette to regularly be the first answer to the question "Cost no object, which would would you rather have?"

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/07/s...arked-against/

LexFather

What about the Z06? They jumping straight to ZR1?

Hoovey689

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A few articles I've read pegged the ZR1 to get a power rating first that way the Z06 doesn't step on the latter's toes. So if the ZR1 were to get 700hp and the base has 450hp, the Z06 would have anywhere from 550-600hp

Blackraven

Corvette C7 + 700 HP + *possible* 7-speed Manual Stick Shift

Man, that's a lot of 7s

TF109B

I still don't see the 'spy shots'...?