Blue Devil - Page 4

Casull · 04-16-2007, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OverAnxious

The Corvette SS will have panties dropping on every corner

I love that quote....

I love this quote too...

"We’re really into a speed and power realm that General Motors has never been in before. We’re way up there with Porsche Carrera GTs and Ferraris.”

He did not say just Porsches... he said the Carrera GT! That is a $450,000 car! That is incredible!

All I can say is wow. I can not wait to see some of the performance tests on this thing.

Since he is comparing it to the Carrera GT, I wonder how it will fair against the Enzo....

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-16-2007, 04:59 PM

Pishaw, I'm a little overconfidant, maybe. But this car will destroy them all! I don't care what car it is!! ha-HA!!

*Mindz* · 04-16-2007, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock36

As far as the Corvette is concerned the Mustang headed for the hills the day it was born.

stevenm357 · 04-16-2007, 08:41 PM

America makes a come back! Saleen & the S7 now this .. oooh boy. we neeeeeed an autobahn over here!

*TAG UR IT* · 04-17-2007, 02:25 AM

"We’re really into a speed and power realm that General Motors has never been in before. We’re way up there with Porsche Carrera GTs and Ferraris.”

Oh HELL YEAH. This is by far the best quote, IMO, for the thread regarding the Vette vs the Ferrari!!! All 8 min and 11 sec of this was awesome...even without sound!!! Check this one out.

*KILLER74Z28* · 04-19-2007, 08:38 PM

MOTOR TREND

Are you ready for the Z07? The ultimate Corvette is due in 2009

The C6 Corvette is a phenomenon. Despite a substandard interior, its power, dynamics, and styling have given it international credibility the C5 struggled to achieve and the gold-chain-inspiring C3 and C4 could only dream of. Now it's talked of as a competitor for Porsche 911, Aston Martin V-8 Vantage, various BMW Ms, and Mercedes AMGs. That 505-horsepower Z06 (the 2007 Z06 is pictured) hasn't hurt.

But just before it's replaced by the all-new C7, the C6 will get one last shot at automotive immortality: around 700 horsepower and a new name. Word in Detroit is the long-awaited ber-Corvette, codenamed the Blue Devil after Rick Wagoner's alma mater's NCAA team, will now likely be called Z07. Purists at GM have balked at naming it the Corvette SS, after Zora Arkus-Duntov's definitive Chevy sport racer. Corvette Super Sport had been the expected name for the last year or so.

It's not coming as soon as you'd hoped: It'll be a 2009 model. And it'll essentially be a "build out" of C6 bits, combined with some powertrain parts that'll appear on the C7. As Jim Queen revealed in Motor Trend last month, General Motors is talking in the 700 horsepower neighborhood for its Top Gun C7, which jibes with the output predicted from the supercharged 7.0-liter V-8. Bet on the 505-horsepower Z06 becoming the standard C7 Corvette.

The C7 will launch in the 2010 calendar year. Just six model years for the C6? The C5 ran seven, but its predecessor was built for 13 model years, and the C3 dates back to the signing of the Magna Carta. This is a good sign: Corvette was considered for the chopping block during its 13-year C4 run.

Casull · 04-19-2007, 09:59 PM

I don't know what is more jaw-dropping, the statement that the "Z07" will have 700 HP or the statement that the C7 will come standard with 500HP

Moose · 04-19-2007, 10:19 PM

More info.; http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyaut...nce-page2.html

*Mindz* · 05-14-2007, 06:54 PM

Read it in an automobile magazine today on my way to work. I forget which one but there's a short article on it. The GT500KR is on the cover of said magazine. It said the 505 hp engine in current z06 will be the engine for the base c7 and this new Z07 will have 700 bhp.

Hunter330123 · 05-14-2007, 08:54 PM

it was hotrod, it also said the viper will have 600 hp

OverAnxious · 05-14-2007, 09:13 PM

I still say bring back the Corvette SS

AFSNightrod · 05-15-2007, 04:42 AM

Seriously I read somewhere that GM had renewed the trademark for the ZR-1 name. I think it's fitting enough, although it could be a ploy by GM to keep people in the dark about it. Personally I could care less what the name is. It could be called the Corvette Rainbow Gay Pride-Mobile, and be painted pink with periwinkle polka-dots. With 700HP stock, I would still buy one and drive it 'till the wheels fell off. I think it would be pretty damn funny to smoke everything in a pink polka-dotted 'Vette.

*TAG UR IT* · 05-15-2007, 01:33 PM

Z07 is a great name IMO. SS has been over used and is specific to certain types of vehicles. I don't think the SS nameplate on the vette would do GM any good.

SoFlaZ · 05-15-2007, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFSNightrod

Seriously I read somewhere that GM had renewed the trademark for the ZR-1 name. I think it's fitting enough, although it could be a ploy by GM to keep people in the dark about it. Personally I could care less what the name is. It could be called the Corvette Rainbow Gay Pride-Mobile, and be painted pink with periwinkle polka-dots. With 700HP stock, I would still buy one and drive it 'till the wheels fell off. I think it would be pretty damn funny to smoke everything in a pink polka-dotted 'Vette.

That made me laugh for a few minutes.

04-16-2007, 04:59 PM	#44
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Pishaw, I'm a little overconfidant, maybe. But this car will destroy them all! I don't care what car it is!! ha-HA!! __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

05-14-2007, 06:54 PM	#51
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 18,421	'Blue Devil' Corvette to be called Z07 Read it in an automobile magazine today on my way to work. I forget which one but there's a short article on it. The GT500KR is on the cover of said magazine. It said the 505 hp engine in current z06 will be the engine for the base c7 and this new Z07 will have 700 bhp.

05-14-2007, 08:54 PM	#52
Hunter330123 Muscle Car Prodigy Drives: 1973 Chevy Nova Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 48	it was hotrod, it also said the viper will have 600 hp __________________ my nova(underconstuction)

05-14-2007, 09:13 PM	#53
OverAnxious Drives: 1967 RS/SS L78 Coupe Join Date: May 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 799	I still say bring back the Corvette SS __________________ Joe Over Anxious - 1967 Camaro RS/SS L78 5th Gen Camaro BLOG // My eBay auctions

04-16-2007, 08:41 PM	#46
stevenm357 Drives: 98 Trans am 00 Trans am 01 corvette Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 381	America makes a come back! Saleen & the S7 now this .. oooh boy. we neeeeeed an autobahn over here!

04-19-2007, 08:38 PM	#48
KILLER74Z28 MOD SQUAD Drives: 2G1FT1EW9A9100666 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Michigan Posts: 5,782 View My Garage	MOTOR TREND Are you ready for the Z07? The ultimate Corvette is due in 2009 The C6 Corvette is a phenomenon. Despite a substandard interior, its power, dynamics, and styling have given it international credibility the C5 struggled to achieve and the gold-chain-inspiring C3 and C4 could only dream of. Now it's talked of as a competitor for Porsche 911, Aston Martin V-8 Vantage, various BMW Ms, and Mercedes AMGs. That 505-horsepower Z06 (the 2007 Z06 is pictured) hasn't hurt. But just before it's replaced by the all-new C7, the C6 will get one last shot at automotive immortality: around 700 horsepower and a new name. Word in Detroit is the long-awaited ber-Corvette, codenamed the Blue Devil after Rick Wagoner's alma mater's NCAA team, will now likely be called Z07. Purists at GM have balked at naming it the Corvette SS, after Zora Arkus-Duntov's definitive Chevy sport racer. Corvette Super Sport had been the expected name for the last year or so. It's not coming as soon as you'd hoped: It'll be a 2009 model. And it'll essentially be a "build out" of C6 bits, combined with some powertrain parts that'll appear on the C7. As Jim Queen revealed in Motor Trend last month, General Motors is talking in the 700 horsepower neighborhood for its Top Gun C7, which jibes with the output predicted from the supercharged 7.0-liter V-8. Bet on the 505-horsepower Z06 becoming the standard C7 Corvette. The C7 will launch in the 2010 calendar year. Just six model years for the C6? The C5 ran seven, but its predecessor was built for 13 model years, and the C3 dates back to the signing of the Magna Carta. This is a good sign: Corvette was considered for the chopping block during its 13-year C4 run.

04-19-2007, 09:59 PM	#49
Casull Drives: Chevy Silverado Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 754	I don't know what is more jaw-dropping, the statement that the "Z07" will have 700 HP or the statement that the C7 will come standard with 500HP

04-19-2007, 10:19 PM	#50
Moose Moderator Drives: '99 Camaro SS #1392 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newtown, Pa. Posts: 3,982	More info.; http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyaut...nce-page2.html

05-15-2007, 04:42 AM	#54
AFSNightrod Back in Black Drives: 2005 Cadillac CTS-V Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 326	Seriously I read somewhere that GM had renewed the trademark for the ZR-1 name. I think it's fitting enough, although it could be a ploy by GM to keep people in the dark about it. Personally I could care less what the name is. It could be called the Corvette Rainbow Gay Pride-Mobile, and be painted pink with periwinkle polka-dots. With 700HP stock, I would still buy one and drive it 'till the wheels fell off. I think it would be pretty damn funny to smoke everything in a pink polka-dotted 'Vette.

05-15-2007, 01:33 PM	#55
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	Z07 is a great name IMO. SS has been over used and is specific to certain types of vehicles. I don't think the SS nameplate on the vette would do GM any good.