Posted on 04/20/2017 8:16:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber
If these spy shots are any indication, then the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be very loud. A prototype was just caught testing on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and engineers had to rig up some extra piping on the exhaust to muffle its growl.
Many race tracks have noise ordinances in place that restrict how loud you can be at certain times. According to our shooter, the day this prototype was caught there was a 100-decibel limit in effect. The ZR1 apparently couldn’t meet that, as extra piping was added to the tailpipes – a trick used by racers to reduce noise on noise-restricted track days. Each of the test mule’s four bazooka-sized exhaust tips is fitted with a pipe angled at 90 degrees, with the outer tips getting longer pipes.
Exactly what makes the ZR1 so loud remains to be seen. A further evolution of the Z06’s supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8 would make sense, but there have also been rumors of a new twin-turbo version. GM also let slip that a naturally aspirated dual-overhead-cam LT5 6.2-liter V-8 is destined for the Corvette in 2018, though we believe that engine will show up in the mid-engine Corvette. Whatever the case, expect the ZR1 to make more than the Z06’s 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque.
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Friend has a 2015 Corvette with a mere 460 horsepower. He says it’s more than needed and more is just being wasteful. A contractor I know had a supercharged Mustang with 500+ horsepower. After several tickets he sold the car so he could keep his license. Today we have sedans with performance outpacing many sports cars. Unless you have a place to legally use the additional horsepower, is it worth forking out an additional $20-$50,000+? That said, I am a strong supporter of free enterprise and applaud automakers and engineers for their achievements. As I was growing up, horsepower was achieved mainly in the backyard using an old swing set to lift motors. Today’s availability of turnkey performance makes me somewhat jealous of those who can both afford and utilize it.
Correct on all counts
In the 1960s, there was a little college in Fairfield, Iowa that saw more Corvettes and imported sports cars than anyplace in the Midwest.
It was the last stop before the draft board’s letter...
I’ll take the one for $10.......LOL!
What’s with that paint job? Is it meant to try and disguise it?
Those kind of numbers will put it out of reach for many wallets. Whatever happened to affordable performance? I’d rather have less HP with great steering and handling than an engine no one could possibly use even on a track - 650 hp you’d need a drag strip and traction control just to get a decent launch.
The Porsche Cayman S is going to be eating the Corvette’s lunch. It has more power than you can use without going to jail, and is a perfectly balanced mid engine design. Base models are in the mid sixties, well below what a decent vet costs.
Parsons College.
Liberal run - who basically advertised the college as a place for kids who otherwise couldn’t get into real college - to get a draft deferment.
As long as they had the $$ they were assured of not getting booted for grades.
Of course it eventually collapsed on itself as they lost accreditation and closed down.
Sold out to Maharishi University, known locally as “Guru U.”
Fairfield was in our high school football and basketball conference. Catching the bus over to one of these games was always a treat. Corvettes all over the place. E types, Sunbeams, AC Cobras, etc.
The Cayman S is more expensive has much less power and is slower than the base Corvette. It has half the cylinders, it has turbo lag and you could drive it through a library and nobody would hear it.
The 981 Cayman S has the same flat 6 as the standard 911, the sound of which will drop panties 3 blocks away. It is naturally aspirated, not a turbo.
It produces 325 hp and 275 torque, in a vehicle that weighs about 3,000 lbs. 0-6 in 4.2 seconds, top speed of 176 mph.
Additionally, and in contrast to the Corvette, a prerequisite for purchase isn’t having a tiny d!ck, and the Porsche will actually stay together after being driven more than 500 miles.
Traction control is for snowflakes who shouldn’t have such a car
My youngest sons bff daddy has the 650S
He lives about 600 yards behind my property
Burnt orange
But his white racing turbo Porsche with open pipes sounds better
I heard it when he cranks it before heading to road Atlanta
Sounds like a giant two stroke Kawasaki winding out
RIP 2016 Cayman S.
The conversation was about the 2017 and beyond Cayman S.
As I said, the Cayman S is more expensive has much less power and is slower than the base Corvette. It has half the cylinders, it has turbo lag and you could drive it through a library and nobody would hear it.
I had a 981 Cayman S and while it was quicker than a 2000 996 Carrera I had it was a bit underpowered. That’s why the Cayman GT4 was a smash success. I’ve not driven the new turbo-4 718 editions but have the 991.2 Carrera. Definitely fast, but couldn’t get over the poor exhaust note. While the C7 Corvettes are great value the engine is in the wrong place. So I bought a McLaren.
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