What's Your Take On This? A Diss To Porsche, Ferrari, BMW?

For racing fans, this weekend was a big one as the Twelve Hours of Sebring was held. It was an action-packed event this year; however, where things also got a bit interesting was during a commercial break where Chevrolet talked up its ZR1.

Don't get me wrong, the ZR1 is a very capable performer that provides plenty of value for performance but we want to know:

Is this advertisement a diss to the other guys?


As Corvette is the title sponsor of Sunday's ABC Sport's broadcast of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, it only makes sense to educate viewers how closely related the production cars are to the ALMS GT racers. To do so, GM showcases the Corvette ZR1 and tells viewers that when they decided to take 638-horsepower Corvette racing, they had to dial back the power just to be fair to Porsche, Ferrari and BMW. For Corvette's competition on the track and in the showrooms, sometimes the truth hurts.