"New" Vette to revive the ZR-1 Legend?

[Hib Halverson]

I just noticed this thread, today...

(well...duh)

...and wanted to comment.

I think it's not wise to assume the ZR-1 will "reappear" just because GM renewed the trademarket, though it certainly increases the possibllity a little. Keep in mind that GM Legal is very aggressive in protecting the corp's intellectual property but the only way a trademark can be defended is if it's registered. If GM doesn't renew the registration, after the registration lapses, it can't defend it.

As for the "Corvette SS" coming to market badged as a "ZR-1", I think that highly unlikely. Right now, GM has a lot of marketing equity tied up in the "SS" brand.

My guess is the supercharged, light-weight version of the C6, when it arrives as a 2009 model, will be badged "Corvette SS".