Now that you’re read about the Dodge Viper ACR, and seen the Corvette ZR1 lap, check them out one above the other in YouTube glory. There’s a bit of scrolling text to go through from the clip’s maker, but eventually you’ll see the Viper ACR laps in 7 minutes 22 seconds, with the ‘vette ZR1 […]
General Motors have just released their footage of the Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nürburgring in 7:26.4—that’s fast! How fast? Well, top speed is 179mph (288km/h) under the bridge into Tiergarten. Perhaps more impressive is topping 170mph (273km/h) into Schwedenkreuz. The descent into Fuchsröhre reached 160mph (257km/h). The slowest speed on the lap was 41mph (66km/h) […]
According to the blog of Corvette’s Chief Engineer, Tadge J Juechter, the ZR1 is the latest car to claim the headlines with a full Nordschleife lap of 7:26.4. That is almost three seconds faster than the much hyped Nissan GT-R (7:29). Not only that, it is also quicker than Porsche’s latest GT2 (7:32). Pretty darn […]
