Corvette ZR1 Nurburgring 7:26.4
I know many people have been very interested in how fast the ZR1 would be at the Ring…
Most car enthusiasts are quite familiar with the Nürburgring. Built in the 1920’s near Cologne, Germany, “the Ring” is considered to be the toughest and most challenging race track in the world.
Over the last two weeks, we have been doing our final tuning and testing there before we start ZR1 production cars. This morning (Friday June 27), General Motors development engineer Jim Mero drove the Corvette ZR1 around the Nürburgring in a time of 7:26.4.
Jim commented after the lap that conditions were good except for a strong headwind down the main straight and that the lap was solid, but he felt there were a few places he could have gone faster.
The car was bone stock with the exception of the communications and safety equipment. The tires were production Michelin Pilot Sport 2’s. These tires have been developed specifically for the ZR1 and will have impressive wet traction and wear (tread wear rating = 220), in addition to excellent dry road holding. Chassis alignment and vehicle height were set to factory specs. Likewise, the engine calibrations were absolutely stock, emissions compliant and the car ran on pump (not racing) fuel. The vehicle was exactly like the cars that will be built in Bowling Green, Kentucky and sold around the world later this summer.
Despite posting one of the fastest times ever run by a production car, Nürburgring lap times were not an over-riding priority in the development of the ZR1. The truth is, if the only priority was speed at the ring, the car would not be very pleasant to drive on American roads. The ZR1 is an incredibly capable track machine, but unlike most ultra-high performance cars, it is very easy to live with on a daily basis.
The timed lap was run with a rolling start, a departure from our previous practice of standing starts. This is more aligned with current industry practice. The lap was electronically timed and confirmed with two hand-held stopwatches. .
Duration : 0:7:57
there is no way a …
there is no way a 640 bhp gtr would do 7:15, the zr1 handles and brakes better according to the track comparo and the edmunds review. the only reason the zr1 acr are within 10 seconds of the gt-r is because they weren’t taken on an absolutely perfect lap like the gt-r, the acr slammed the limiter and missed shifts so much that low 7:10s are possible and the zr1 has at least 3-4 seconds to improve.
7.22?, offical is 7 …
7.22?, offical is 7:26.4
As god as the …
As god as the corvette is the GTR is better i mean cmon dont just look at lap times look at everything else. I love the corvette but the gtr and the viper are better by just a littlegive the gtr 620 hp and it will probaly do 7:15.besides, the gtr v-spec whic is a faster lighter gtr did 7:24
you see a GTR on …
you see a GTR on the street no points and goes WOW!!! they might point and say PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!unless you’re an eight year old……jap cars suck
7.22 cry over that …
7.22 cry over that you stupid japanese loving cocksuckers, please dont say v-spec or i’ll ram my fist down your throat,
them slanty eye bastards alway cheat!!!!that 7.25 or 7.29 as i have never seen the 7.25 was a tuned 800+bhp job, so off with your 4×4 piecies os shit
just to let you …
just to let you know the ZR!! ran a 7 :22 last week so the spec v still loses
u 1 dumb it …
u 1 dumb it didnt have standard tires and the zr1 is still faster too bad! and better warranty too
your need to …
your need to kill your self cuase u one dumb motherfucker
First off, the GT …
First off, the GT doesn’t have 6oo hp and secondly, a GTR will never hold up to driving fast through the warranty period like a Corvette will. You’ll get about 10 good launches with a GTR trans and you’re done.
Have fun doing it though.
u people talk like …
u people talk like the zr1 faster then the gtr at NUr….u people must be stupid….how can u compare a car like gtr with 480hp compare to a zr1 with 620hp….and the zr1 beat it by 3 seconds…go back to school when u learn how to compare a car to car and hp to hp….gtr with 600hp well destroy a zr1 any day at NUR…and also the GTR spec v already won the zr1 time….with less horsepower…first run at NUR 7:25sec…and now you people think a zr1 still win..think agian..GTR RULE ZR1…
to grasshopper106, …
to grasshopper106, what “Z” do you have, Datsun 280Z!? surely you wouldnt mean nissan “Z” or the chevy iroq “Z” LOL
man that car looks …
man that car looks like so much fun to drive.
Stock means that it …
Stock means that it uses all the base components as a production model car would and NO after market parts. no matter how “fine tuned” it was on the track it was still COMPLETELY stock. Fact: EVERY MAJOR car manufacturer that tests their car on the nurburg makes fine tunning adjustments. The GTR had SEVERAL computer adjustments before they made their official time attack lap. Fine tunning a car is something anybody can do so long as they have the tools and the know how.
That is very …
That is very impressive driving.
Glad to see my “Z” …
Glad to see my “Z” will smoke that ZR1…
AMEN!
AMEN!
yes, but this …
yes, but this technology was already available on the C5 generation as an optional , years before Ferrari and Audi….
Corvette smokes any …
Corvette smokes any nissan or foreign piece of shit. Fact is fact.
7:26:4 isn’t bad, …
7:26:4 isn’t bad, but give that car to John Heinricy on a completely dry track, and it’ll be much quicker than that.
O.K. anyone who …
O.K. anyone who bel?eves th?s zr1 ?s ´´BoneStock´´ needs to get the?r head examed… ? mean ffs common GM had General Motors development engineer Jim Mero dr?ve th?s car…. sure ?t was stock !! NOT !!! It was fuck?ng f?ne tuned by GM them selfs.
are you on drugs or …
are you on drugs or just plain stupid? do you always believe what someone tells you? the vette’s time is OFFICIAL. no hype, no coverup, no screwy stuff. as for “poor people” i will take my “poor man’s” z06 and smoke most ferraris and vettes ANY DAY
Exacly, plus it …
Exacly, plus it would have a serois traction problem, Look at all the 800+hp vette videos, those cars hit 150 or higher in less than 10 seconds, with ease.
“cant keep up”? the …
“cant keep up”? the ZR1s 7.26 was much quicker than the 7.38 of the stock GT-R. even the ringer gt-r could only manage a 7.29.
993 hp …
993 hp hhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa-what a dumbass!
The ZR1’s …
The ZR1’s suspension is handled by the same magneto-rheological dampers as the Ferrari 599. The dampers are filled with a fluid which is mixed with iron particles, and the viscosity can be changed instantly by varying the electric current passing through it, therefore adjusting the damping rate. The ZR1 adjusts the dampers every 0.002 seconds to react to the changing road conditions.
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