Now one of the fastest production cars on the planet the Corvette C8 ZR1 just hit 233+ mph on a test track.
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October 15, 2024, 09:50 PM
Tooky13
I’ve gone 130 mph in my Porsche and cannot imagine going another 100 mph more than that!!
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October 15, 2024, 10:22 PM
Outnumbered
That’s incredible!
October 15, 2024, 10:35 PM
scratchy
Now that I can, in the realm of possibility, own one, I am too fucking old to get in and out.
I'd have to give up food and alcohol for a good bit ........
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October 15, 2024, 10:46 PM
Edmond
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Originally posted by Tooky13: I’ve gone 130 mph in my Porsche and cannot imagine going another 100 mph more than that!!
Fastest I've gone was in my modified 2003 Corvette Z06 at 145 mph going from Fort Sill, Oklahoma down to Wichita Falls, Texas many years ago.
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October 15, 2024, 10:54 PM
1s1k
That car is wicked and will be easily over $200k if you can even get one. Would be sweet to be rich. The Demon 170 didn’t hold the title for the most powerful internal combustion car ever made for very long did it.
October 16, 2024, 02:21 AM
Prefontaine
Soon to be found wrapped around a tree by a You Tube loser.
Top speed is neat and all, but it’s all about using the power of any given machine in a corner. For that end the top speed is click bait. That top speed, well you couldn’t even use it on any track I’ve ever ran laps at. And that’s a lot of tracks. I am glad we are competing with Ze Germans and the Italians however.
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October 16, 2024, 06:00 AM
gearhounds
Hopefully, some tool won’t push it anywhere but in a miles long straight line. Even gentle turns at that speed are a recipe for disaster.
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October 16, 2024, 06:48 AM
Timdogg6
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Originally posted by Edmond:
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Originally posted by Tooky13: I’ve gone 130 mph in my Porsche and cannot imagine going another 100 mph more than that!!
Fastest I've gone was in my modified 2003 Corvette Z06 at 145 mph going from Fort Sill, Oklahoma down to Wichita Falls, Texas many years ago.
That's about the same place I hit my record. A 92 LT1 which was modified, I hit 161 on 287 headed to Oklahoma from Dallas. Not a cop in sight!
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October 16, 2024, 07:47 AM
SIG4EVA
Absolutely insane. I love that GM is still pushing the limit.
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October 16, 2024, 08:52 AM
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Fastest I've gone was in my modified 2003 Corvette Z06 at 145 mph going from Fort Sill, Oklahoma down to Wichita Falls, Texas many years ago.[/QUOTE]
Not fast enough leaving Ft Sill.
October 16, 2024, 09:42 AM
Ranger41
I can get the same thrill at a lower price point. 119 on my BMW R90S motorcycle was all the excitement I could handle.
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October 16, 2024, 10:51 AM
HRK
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Originally posted by Prefontaine: Soon to be found wrapped around a tree by a You Tube loser.
Top speed is neat and all, but it’s all about using the power of any given machine in a corner. For that end the top speed is click bait. That top speed, well you couldn’t even use it on any track I’ve ever ran laps at. And that’s a lot of tracks. I am glad we are competing with Ze Germans and the Italians however.
It turns corners as well, they are testing at Nürburgring, lets hope it sets a record...
October 16, 2024, 11:18 AM
got2hav1
I have a niece who worked on this car. She and her husband work for GM. She is an engineer at GM. You'd think I'd have the inside track on info. But they both are very tight lipped on anything Corvette. They know I am a Z06 owner and long time fan. So they let me know when something is being released but not until it is actually released to the press!
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October 16, 2024, 11:42 AM
sig sailor
233mph, that's amazing it really is. but... ( pardon me while I put on my flame retard suit that I know I'll need to survive this post) The top speed limit in Michigan is 75mph, and there are some states that have 85mph limits. I have to question if there are any roads where anywhere near 233mph is a safe speed. Well go ahead flame on. Rod
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October 16, 2024, 12:01 PM
monoblok
Not that I'm fart tube fan, but that test car needs a more prominent and emotional soundtrack for the surrounding world to hear it coming. "Wwwhhhoooooossshhh" doesn't cut it. That's the sound a Rolls would make if the chaps at Goodwood ever decided to build their own version of a supersonic projectile.
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October 16, 2024, 01:57 PM
patw
Wow, that is impressive and stupid fast.
October 16, 2024, 02:15 PM
GT-40DOC
I am impressed that GM can and will build this vette. I saw a video a while back about the engine in this car, and it is like nothing built in the USA prior. Awesome machine that makes me want one even though I could no longer do it justice.
October 16, 2024, 02:52 PM
monoblok
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I have to question if there are any roads where anywhere near 233mph is a safe speed...
Well just think of how off-put the few billionaire owners of the new Bugatti Bolide will be when they can't find anyplace to run their $4M car up to its 311 MPG top speed.
In the end it's pretty much all about bragging rights. Few humans are talented enough to take a car with this much capability up to its limits.
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Soon to be found wrapped around a tree by a You Tube loser.
More like soon to be vaporized by that tree by a YT loser. Just sayin'
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October 16, 2024, 02:58 PM
OKCGene
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Originally posted by Edmond:
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Originally posted by Tooky13: I’ve gone 130 mph in my Porsche and cannot imagine going another 100 mph more than that!!
Fastest I've gone was in my modified 2003 Corvette Z06 at 145 mph going from Fort Sill, Oklahoma down to Wichita Falls, Texas many years ago.
Can't do that nowadays, the road is in need of resurfacing.
That turnpike speed limit is now 80, I frequently get passed by cars going 95-100 ish, blows my Camry doors off. .
