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G8nightman · 07-13-2016

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test

ghlkal · 07-13-2016

Nice find

Thanks for posting this

XfireZ51 · 07-14-2016

I love this quote and absolutely agree w it even today.

"This machine illustrates the incessant battle between the great and the goofy at Chevrolet. The 32-valve V-8 is nothing short of heroic, an engine to be reckoned with anywhere."

Paul Workman · 07-14-2016

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

I love this quote and absolutely agree w it even today.

"This machine illustrates the incessant battle between the great and the goofy at Chevrolet. The 32-valve V-8 is nothing short of heroic, an engine to be reckoned with anywhere."

Yeah. I laughed out loud when I read that too! Ain't that the truth, tho!!

ZRapid-1 · 07-15-2016

Really nice to see a 1990 in Competition Yellow.
1 of 23.
Have yet to see one in the wild!

LGAFF · 07-15-2016

best part of the article is missing, the actual test results. Its was a hot day so all of the cars struggled. The ZR-1 ran the quarter at 13.4 @109....but if you look at the time to 130 MPH, the ZR-1 is there 5 seconds before the next closest car; 9+ seconds faster than the Porsche or Ferrari

XfireZ51 · 07-15-2016

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Originally Posted by LGAFF

best part of the article is missing, the actual test results. Its was a hot day so all of the cars struggled. The ZR-1 ran the quarter at 13.4 @109....but if you look at the time to 130 MPH, the ZR-1 is there 5 seconds before the next closest car; 9+ seconds faster than the Porsche or Ferrari

We keep saying it Lee. The ZR-1 is a thoroughbred, not a quarter horse. It really doesn't get going till after the first 1/8 mile.

Paul Workman · 07-16-2016

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

We keep saying it Lee. The ZR-1 is a thoroughbred, not a quarter horse. It really doesn't get going till after the first 1/8 mile.

And proof of that we see at the annual Corvette Shootouts where the Zs more often then not find themselves chasing tail lights out of the hole. But, they begin to real them in at every shift, running them down and usuall passing them at the end.

(The next Shootout is September 25th, at what is best known as the US=41 Dragway (off US-41, north of Morocco, IN BTW!)

07-13-2016	#1
G8nightman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 1,183	Cool Read.. http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test __________________ 90 Chevy ZR1 LPE #2315 'SOLD' 90 Chevy ZR1 LPE #2774 'SOLD' 91 Chevy ZR1 Callaway aerobody 91 Chevy ZR1 #1512 91 Chevy ZR1 #951 95 Chevy ZR1 #338 'SOLD' 91 BMW 850i 94 BMW 850csi 95 BMW 850csi 94 Lotus Esprit S4 07 Benz CLS550 06 BMW M5 "SOLD"

07-13-2016	#2
ghlkal Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 887	Re: Cool Read.. Nice find Thanks for posting this __________________ 1990 ZR-1 #2180 Red/Black Many of the usual mods for 460HP, tuned by Marc Haibeck ZR-1 Net Registry Member #1548

07-14-2016	#3
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,696	Re: Cool Read.. I love this quote and absolutely agree w it even today. "This machine illustrates the incessant battle between the great and the goofy at Chevrolet. The 32-valve V-8 is nothing short of heroic, an engine to be reckoned with anywhere." __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

07-15-2016	#5
ZRapid-1 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bethany, CT Posts: 119	Re: Cool Read.. Really nice to see a 1990 in Competition Yellow. 1 of 23. Have yet to see one in the wild!

07-15-2016	#6
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	Re: Cool Read.. best part of the article is missing, the actual test results. Its was a hot day so all of the cars struggled. The ZR-1 ran the quarter at 13.4 @109....but if you look at the time to 130 MPH, the ZR-1 is there 5 seconds before the next closest car; 9+ seconds faster than the Porsche or Ferrari __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359