Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Hib Halverson · 01-07-2017

So....given the odds (better than 50/50 I think) that GM is going to introduce a 6.2L Gen V V8 with DOHC heads and the LT5 RPO in the 2018 C7 ZR-1, how many here plan to put a deposit on one?

What's your best guess at the price?

JThomas · 01-07-2017

Not until they build one comfortably for someone 6'6".

gen2rt · 01-07-2017

Ok I'll bite with my guess. North of $100k I'd bet. And much as I'd like a new one, too rich for my blood at this point in my life.

diamond zr1 · 01-07-2017

better be over 700 hp/not much over 100k/

DRM500RUBYZR-1 · 01-07-2017

I will simply wait until one of those many that always want to be the first to own every new thing, trades it in a year or two to get the C-8 ZR-1.

It will likely have very few miles, will have been superbly maintained, and oh, bought for a fraction of what it will sell for new.

I can wait, thank you.

Marty

carter200 · 01-07-2017

Marty has the right idea......

5ABI VT · 01-08-2017

More interested in dropping one in my 94

A26B · 01-08-2017

I seldom ever buy the 1st issue, preferring to wait until price returns to normal & most of the nuances are straightened out.

BigJohn · 01-08-2017

Yep the C7 Corvette was designed for little people only!

Paul Workman · 01-08-2017

Tho intrigued by the prospect of a FI, 6.2 DOHC, DI, VVT, etc., etc., it comes as the window on the C7 (front engine platform) is closing.

My crystal ball tells me the GT-40 (for one) has put a stake in the ground (again!), and GM will have to embrace the spirit of Zora Duntov; break out out of their ultra-conservative straight jacket, and get serious about bringing out a car at least as capable (formidable?) as the trend-setters Corvette finds themselves being swallowed by.

So... Bringing out a "capper" at the end of the C7 run, only to be followed by a superior platform would be a throw-back to the same market bungling of the past; i.e., the C4 ZR-1. The C7 is up against the (front engine, rear wheel drive) platform's limitation.

Any student of automotive technology knows intuitively that Corvette is at a crossroads: it's time to (poop) or get off the pot! Putting a DOHC motor in C7, only to be "immediately" eclipsed by a mid-engine C8... would be a mistake...again. Once again, customers would "enjoy" paying a premium for advanced (engine) technology, only to have Corvette's C8 besting them a year or so later.

I say, bring the new DOHC LT5 out with a mid-engine C8 and thus give the automotive world a double stroke; engine AND platform that will have some legs; i.e., endure. However, if the C7 ZR1/LT5 does make it to showrooms, I'd expect the same fate for the C7 ZR1 as was the case for the C4 Zs; to be immediately overwhelmed if not by the performance, but by media fanfare of the next Corvette generation.

Think I'll save my $$ and see what the C8 brings.

01-07-2017	#1
Hib Halverson Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CenCoast California Posts: 898	Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 So....given the odds (better than 50/50 I think) that GM is going to introduce a 6.2L Gen V V8 with DOHC heads and the LT5 RPO in the 2018 C7 ZR-1, how many here plan to put a deposit on one? What's your best guess at the price? __________________ Hib Halverson Technical Writer former owner 95 VIN 0140 current owner 19 VIN 1878

01-07-2017	#2
JThomas Join Date: May 2008 Location: Okemos, MI. Posts: 1,190	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 Not until they build one comfortably for someone 6'6". __________________ Joe Thomas Corvette Club of Michigan NCRS-Michigan Chapter Member NCM Master Ambassador NCM Lifetime Member Former NCM Board Member 1991 ZR-1 Melon Copper Metallic/Black 1992 ZR-1 Bright Red/Black (Sold) 1995 ZR-1 Bright Aqua/Gray (Sold) 2012 ZR1 Super Sonic Blue / Dark Titanium

01-07-2017	#3
gen2rt Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NV Posts: 38	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 Ok I'll bite with my guess. North of $100k I'd bet. And much as I'd like a new one, too rich for my blood at this point in my life.

01-07-2017	#4
diamond zr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: diamond lake /washington Posts: 223	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 better be over 700 hp/not much over 100k/

01-07-2017	#5
DRM500RUBYZR-1 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mullica Hill, NJ Posts: 2,630	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 I will simply wait until one of those many that always want to be the first to own every new thing, trades it in a year or two to get the C-8 ZR-1. It will likely have very few miles, will have been superbly maintained, and oh, bought for a fraction of what it will sell for new. I can wait, thank you. Marty

01-07-2017	#6
carter200 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,418	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 Marty has the right idea...... __________________ 95 ZR-1 BLK/Gry #392 LT5 Reg# 868 RIP ZR1NET Founding Mem #155

01-08-2017	#7
5ABI VT Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Toronto Posts: 780	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 More interested in dropping one in my 94

01-08-2017	#8
A26B Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arcadia, OK Posts: 3,397	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 I seldom ever buy the 1st issue, preferring to wait until price returns to normal & most of the nuances are straightened out. __________________ Jerry Downey JERRYS LT5 GASKETS & PARTS http://www.jerrysgaskets.com 1994 *ZR-1*, Black/Black, Lingenfelter Aerobody, 416cu in, 3.91 gears, coil-over susp, Brembo brakes, etc. 2016 Black-Red, 3LT-Z51 Auto 8-speed.

01-08-2017	#9
BigJohn Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ledyard,CT Posts: 8,312	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 Yep the C7 Corvette was designed for little people only!

01-08-2017	#10
Paul Workman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Squires (near Ava MO in the Mark Twain N'tl Forest) - Missouri Posts: 6,466	Re: Who will Order a C7 ZR-1 Tho intrigued by the prospect of a FI, 6.2 DOHC, DI, VVT, etc., etc., it comes as the window on the C7 (front engine platform) is closing. My crystal ball tells me the GT-40 (for one) has put a stake in the ground (again!), and GM will have to embrace the spirit of Zora Duntov; break out out of their ultra-conservative straight jacket, and get serious about bringing out a car at least as capable (formidable?) as the trend-setters Corvette finds themselves being swallowed by. So... Bringing out a "capper" at the end of the C7 run, only to be followed by a superior platform would be a throw-back to the same market bungling of the past; i.e., the C4 ZR-1. The C7 is up against the (front engine, rear wheel drive) platform's limitation. Any student of automotive technology knows intuitively that Corvette is at a crossroads: it's time to (poop) or get off the pot! Putting a DOHC motor in C7, only to be "immediately" eclipsed by a mid-engine C8... would be a mistake...again. Once again, customers would "enjoy" paying a premium for advanced (engine) technology, only to have Corvette's C8 besting them a year or so later. I say, bring the new DOHC LT5 out with a mid-engine C8 and thus give the automotive world a double stroke; engine AND platform that will have some legs; i.e., endure. However, if the C7 ZR1/LT5 does make it to showrooms, I'd expect the same fate for the C7 ZR1 as was the case for the C4 Zs; to be immediately overwhelmed if not by the performance, but by media fanfare of the next Corvette generation. Think I'll save my $$ and see what the C8 brings.