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Corvette ZR1 chops off 4 second on Nurburgring time

omarrana submitted on 10/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:46:28 AM

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While Porsche and Nissan continue to argue over the Nissan GT-R Nurburgring Nordschleife lap time of 7:29, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 knocked another 4 seconds off it’s already blazing fast time of 7:26.

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Driver Jan Magnussen, a race car driver from Denmark and a GM factory driver, took the Corvette ZR1 around the Nordschleife in 7:22.4. That makes the Corvette ZR1 faster than the Ferrari Enzo, Pagani Zonda F Clubsport and Maserati MC12. However it’s still slower than the...

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Corvette ZR1 chops off 4 second on Nurburgring time

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inspirion7

Sha-dahhm!

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Posted on 10/29/2008 1:11:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

M316

Go Corvette...that being said it probably broke the record for fuel consumption as well.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 1:29:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Hantra

Uhhh. . . it gets better gas mileage than a GT2, and I'd wager to bet ANYTHING else that even tries to play in the 7:30 club.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 2:59:14 PM | | Votes: 5   

_43LE

I'm inclined to think that the German cars fans will take this a lot better than the GT-R beating Porsche around the ring.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 1:35:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Need4Speed

Honestly...I may agree with you on this point...only because people can relate the superior performance to sheer horsepower and handling for the Vette...whereas with the GT-R it's the performance/power relationship is thrown a curve ball...leading to some very heavy suspicions!

— Need4Speed (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2008 2:02:19 PM | | Votes: 3   

Bmw8ter

The GT-R V-spec may have just lost some breathing room.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 1:38:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Need4Speed

>>> ATTENTION !! <<<

I would like to announce that from this point forward...all comparisons of the GT-R to the ZR-1 should come to a HALT!....There is NO comparison!!! ...from now on the SPEC-V will have the burden of fighting that battle !!!

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Posted on 10/29/2008 2:05:24 PM | | Votes: 2   

Need4Speed

Damn...I was eating lunch at work and bit my lip when I read this!!!

— Need4Speed (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2008 1:58:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

222max

LOL!

— 222max (View Profile)

Posted on 10/29/2008 2:00:39 PM | | Votes: 1   

Agent63

The ZR1 looks good and performs good but cars in it's category is built on budget. All the 'bang for buck' value type cars are built while monitored with a cap.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 2:47:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Agent63

The 'Vette has some cheap materials too. I hope they revised that. The GT-R which also has cheap plastics falls in the same category of car(fast and bang for buck value). I was naive to believe that too. In an expensive NISSAN they gave us cheap plastics like the one's from the 350 and the Armada.

You have to see and feel it to believe it.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 10/30/2008 2:42:40 PM | | Votes: 9   

Spectator

Don't doubt that the ACR would beat it around the track considering the Vette has...whats that word?...oh an 'interior'.

But to only be .3 secs behind. Thats not even negligable. Those two cars are absurd...in a good way.

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Posted on 10/29/2008 2:59:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

dlin

When is Porsche gonna say the best they can achieve on ZR1 is 7:45?

:o

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Posted on 10/29/2008 7:15:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

golfer38

Wow! Absolutely incredible. Not to mention that it, unlike the Viper, would be a relative pleasure to drive home.

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Posted on 10/30/2008 9:53:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

sold2early

When I saw the video of Jim Mero doing the 7:26 run, I was thinking that I would have completely soiled myself if I was in the passenger seat.

I can't imagine a 7:22..

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Posted on 10/30/2008 2:38:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

njshift

From day one I was sure the ZR-1 will walk away with this title. This only seals the deal further.

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Posted on 10/31/2008 11:41:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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