Corvette ZR1 - egmCarTech

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Hero Edition: There will only be one

Posted: May 07, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

Meet the 1 of 1 special edition Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Hero Edition by General Motors. GM built and designed the car to honor the Kids Wish Network’s “Hero of the Month.”
The special edition Corvette ZR1 Hero Edition is the only unit produced with red accents, special graphics and carbon fiber trims. No powertrain upgrades were [...]

Continue Reading

Bertone Mantide to cost $2 million, up to 10 units being considered

Posted: May 05, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Tuner Cars

It will obviously set you aside from the crowd and will definitely turn heads when you drive it down the street. However, the Bertone Mantide will cost you a whopping $2 million according to creator Jason Castriota. Who’s going to by a $2 million car that has the underpinnings of the Corvette ZR1 when they can just [...]

Continue Reading

Miscellaneous Thoughts: Hyundai Equus spotted in the U.S., first crashed Corvette ZR1 ends up on eBay

Posted: May 04, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Ferrari, Hyundai, Miscellaneous Thoughts

The first time we saw the Hyundai Equus in person was at the 2009 New York Auto Show – it was also the first time we saw Hyundai’s full-size sedan on U.S. soil – until now.
Hyundai Equus spotted in L.A. with U.S. plates: A 2010 Hyundai Equus was spotted roaming around in L.A. by a [...]

Continue Reading

n2a Motors Stinger: Turn your new Corvette ZR1 or Z06 into a 1960s Corvette Sting Ray

Posted: Mar 28, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Tuner Cars

n2a Motors, makers of the Anteros, have released sketches, clay model photos and details of their latest project called the ‘Stinger.’
Inspired by the 2nd generation 1963, ‘65 and ‘67 Corvette Sting Rays, the Stinger is built on the 2009/2010 C6 Corvette Chassis. When using a new Corvette donor car with a 430-hp LS3 V8, the [...]

Continue Reading

Video: All-electric 2009 ZR1 Chevrolet Corvette

Posted: Mar 10, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Videos

It has come to this. We came across this video on YouTube and thought you might like to check it out.
Video description: “With General Motors hanging on by its fingernails and oil prices as unstable as the whole world’s economy, maybe this will be the ’stimulus’ to return GM to profitability! How about an all-electric [...]

Continue Reading

Heinricy and Hennessey heading to Nurburgring with the ZR700 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Posted: Feb 27, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Tuner Cars

About two days ago we brought you a video of retired John Heinricy taking the 2009 Corvette ZR1 with a Hennessey ZR700 package around a track. At first we thought the former head of GM’s Performance Division was just having some fun while feeding his need for speed. Well, it seems like Heinricy and Hennessey [...]

Continue Reading

Video: John Heinricy tests the 705-hp Hennessey ZR700 Corvette ZR1

Posted: Feb 25, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Tuner Cars, Videos

John Heinricy, who retired after working with GM for 38-years, recently got behind the wheel of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 with a Hennessey ZR700 package.
The former head of GM Performance Division and chief engineer of the new 2009 Cadillac CTS-V and ZR1, tested his skills on the 705-hp ZR1 to see what Hennessey came up with.
The Hennessey ZR700 [...]

Continue Reading

Chevrolet Camaro SS, ZR1, Z06, Cadillac CTS-V safe from HPVO death

Posted: Feb 19, 2009

Filed under: Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, Industry News

Earlier this morning we reported that the General Motors disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations unit. GM said that engineers from the department will now focus on more high-volume Cadillacs, Buicks, Chevrolets and Pontiacs and that all high-performance projects are on an indefinite hold.
However, Camaro SS fans can rest assured that the 422-hp Camaro is [...]

Continue Reading

638-hp not enough: Hennessey takes 2009 Corvette ZR1 up to 755-hp

Posted: Jan 29, 2009

Filed under: 2009 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, Tuner Cars

As if the 638-hp 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 wasn’t powerful enough already, Hennessey Motorsports has decided to offer two performance package upgrades for the Chevy beast that takes it up to a total of 755-hp.
The first package, known as the ZR700, adds a supercharger pulley and blower snout upgrade, an intercooler system upgrade, a K&N [...]

Continue Reading

Clarkson names Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 as his car of the year

Posted: Dec 29, 2008

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

While Motor Trend picks the Nissan GT-R as its car of the year and Top Gear picks the Volkswagen Scirocco – Jeremy Clarkson, who is well known for his hatred of American automobiles, has named his car of the year as the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.
“Oh, it’s not built very well,” said Clarkson. “After just [...]