Chevrolet revealed new images of the special edition Corvette GT1 Championship Edition. These Corvettes can be based on the Coupe 4LT, Convertible 4LT or Z06 3LZ, but they carry GM’s team livery to celebrate the car’s domination of the GT1 class in American Le Mans Series racing.
Available in one of two combinations of black and yellow, the Corvette GT1 Championship Edition upgrades the base car to have a bodykit similar to the Corvette ZR1. It also comes with custom leather wrapped ebony interior with exclusive yellow accent stitching, GT1 embroidery on the leather seats, instrument panel, and center console armrest, special Engine Cover with carbon pattern and yellow Corvette lettering and is painted in 45U Velocity Yellow (with black headlamps) or 41U Black.
The pricing could be as much as a $15,000 premium over the standard Corvettes, but Jalopnik is reporting that it will only be $2,350. In this economy, let’s hope pricing sticks more to the latter.
The concept will be a character called “Sideswipe” in the new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie. General Motors says the design is not only influenced by the original Stingray race car, introduced in 1959, but also draws on Corvette heritage cues from other generations. “Sideswipe represents an exercise in exploration for the Corvette,” said Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Global Design. “By giving my creative team the freedom to design no-holds-barred vision concepts, it helps them push boundaries and look at projects from different perspectives.”
There is no information on the engine because there isn’t one. Right now this retro Stingray is little more than a styling model. But this is obviously cool enough that with a little hope, and a lot of money, my show some of GM’s future.
n2a Motors came to the L.A. Auto Show this year with ambitions of production for it’s Corvette-based cars, and now it seems the company is following through. The Anteros Coupe and Roadster are now on sale. n2a is sticking to the prices quoted late last year, so the coupe starts at $149,500 and convertible goes for $154,500. The Anteros based on the Z06 platform is priced at $176,500.
Anteros roadster and standard coupe is based on the 2009 Corvette and is powered by a LS3 V8 engine that delivers 430 hp and 424 lb.-ft. of torque (same as the standard Corvette). Z06-based coupe uses the car’s 7.0-liter V8 engine to deliver 525 to 1000+hp depending on options (including a Lingenfelter performance upgrade).
If you already like the Corvette’s interior, then the the Anteros won’t disappoint. Although n2a says that there are new leather seats, leather dash, Italian carpeting, and leather-wrapped interior panels, the lineage of the donor Corvette is unmistakable.
The special edition Corvettes keep falling from the sky. Last week we got word of the Corvette Competition Sport package, and now there are reports of a car celebrating the car’s domination of the GT1 class in American Le Mans Series racing.
Where the Corvette CS was about making the sports car more track-ready, this package will just be about making the Corvette look more track-ready. The GT1 edition will come with a choice of Yellow or Black paint with C6.R look-alike graphics. Wannabe racers can also opt for the driver’s name to be added on the roof (although this will just probably make it easier for the cop to identify just exactly who was speeding in a yellow Corvette.)
Other features may include a full-length body kit, forged chrome wheels, yellow banner for the windshield, yellow interior stitching and commemorative plaque for the console. GT1 Championship Edition should be available for the Corvette Coupe, Convertible and Z06 models. Although it offers many features above the standard car, the forum posting leaking this info pegged the pricing somewhat high at over a $15K premium over the Corvette model’s sticker price. So we’ll wait for official pricing from General Motors before we make a value comment.
Earlier this month we saw Hennessey Performance drop a tuned Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s supercharged LS9 V8 in a Camaro. What resulted was the 705 hp HPE700. But a Corvette engine in a Camaro, what about the Corvette itself? Well, Hennessey does offer the HPE700’s engine in the lighter Corvette ZR1 (called the ZR700), but there’s also the nuclear option, the 755 hp Corvette ZR550 from Hennessey.
This represents 117 extra hp found in the supercharged 6.2-liter V8. Torque is also up 126 lb.-ft to 730 at 4,000 rpm. Hennessey lists the improvements to the stock car to include a supercharger pulley (increases boost from 11 to 15 psi), blower gasket, K&N air filter, re-program engine management computer, 6600 rpm rev limiter (200 rpm over stock), stainless steel headers, high flow catalytic converters with mid pipes, high Flow cylinder heads, camshaft upgrade, and intercooler system upgrade.
All of this looks great in words, but it’s sooooo much cooler in pictures. This video is of the 705 hp ZR700, so just imaging how much better the ZR750 could be:
Last week Chevrolet announced the Corvette Competition Sport package, now were able to confirm pricing for the track-ready cars. A base Corvette coupe with the package is $55,655, which is a premium of $3,350 over a 1LT coupe with the Z51 option pack and NPP variable note exhaust. The package for the Z06 is $77,500, which adds a $2,725 to Corvette Z06 with 1LZ trim.
The Competition Sport package comes with Competition Gray exterior stripes, wheels, and headlamps; Corvette Racing “Jake” and CSR logos on b-pillar, headrest, and center armrest; ebony interior with titanium embroidery; Corvette racing pedals; a special engine cover; and GM will even add racing style numbers based on build sequence.
General Motors wants to you to take the Corvette racing. In fact its ready to give you a factory-fresh Corvette ready for track duty.
GM unveiled its Competition Sport Package for the 2009 Corvette Coupe 1LT and Z06 models. The package comes with Competition Gray exterior stripes, wheels, and headlamps; Corvette Racing “Jake” and CSR logos on b-pillar, headrest, and center armrest; ebony interior with titanium embroidery; Corvette racing pedals; a special engine cover; and GM will even add racing style numbers based on build sequence.
The package also adds a performance exhaust system to the car. No word yet on how much extra power (if any) this will add to the 430 hp LT1 and 505 hp Z06, but at least this package will keep you firmly planted and looking good on track day.
While some may hope this is just what happens when Prince leaves his car in the California sun too long, the Corvette here is actually a long-standing part of Hollywood semi-fame. This Barbie-like Corvette belongs to actress/model Angelyne who is known in the Los Angeles for renting billboards to advertise herself.
Emotion and raw charisma can forgive shortcomings, just ask Jeremy Clarkson. He described the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 as "not built very well", in the same Sunday column that he declared his car of the year.
Those lucky enough to live in Britain have already seen Clarkson discover what fun can be had with the ZR1 on Nevada’s roads. Ferrari performance, $106,500 price and everyday usability, keeps it in the running for our car of the year.
Looks like Innotech wants to turn your C6 Corvette into a Ferrari 599. The Czech tuner now offers a kit that will upgrade the LS2 and LS3 V8 engines (400 to 436 hp range) to between 500 hp and 560 hp depending on model. Innotech also offers a supercharging kit that can increase the power to 600 - 1000 hp.
So why call a car that has the ability to make Veyron-like horsepower a Ferrari 599? Well that’s where the body kit comes in. The three-piece lower grille, rounded rear and detached C-pillars, are more than a slight tribute to Ferrari’s GT.
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