Corvette Z06 Romeo Ferraris supercharger black matte American sports with 7.0 V8 engine

The Italian trainer Romeo cars Ferraris decided to improve the performance of one of the iconic American, the Corvette Z06 Chervrolet. By inserting a Vortech supercharger, new injectors, among other peripheral items in sports, the company raised the yield of the propeller 7.0 V8 505 bhp and 63.7 lb.-ft. of torque to no less than 677 bhp and 83.9 lb.-ft. strength.

The company said the upgrade allows the model to accelerate to 100 km / h in 3s3, up to 200 km / h in under 10 seconds, and reach a top speed of 340 km / h.

To maintain good dynamic behavior of the Z06 with the new chivalry, Romeo Ferraris equipped with the sporty new brakes with 380 mm discs that receive the action of 6-piston calipers in front, while the rear axle now has 345 discs mm in conjunction with 4-piston calipers. The wheel rim is 19 "front and 20" rear.

To make the Z06 even more unique, the trainer offers new sports seats and steering wheel. Although the exterior paint remember the model carbon fiber, the Romeo Ferraris not confirm the use of the component. The price of the kit has not been disclosed. Check out the photo gallery above the Z06 supercharger.

TVR V8 Corvette roadster for the future

TVR has made its choice between Chevrolet and Ford, is a block Corvette that will host the next model of the English brand. The presentation of the roadster will be held at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July.

TVR was considered a time to assemble his own block solution quickly dismissed in favor of an external choice. Rather than Ford is that Chevrolet has received favors from the small British manufacturer. The future will be cosmopolitan Roadster TVR V8 American English German production and presentation, all under the patronage of Nikolai Smolensky, a Russian owner. After the Roadster TVR will consider the production of a hybrid model.

Future Corvette C8 : mid-engine supercar for overall

Yes, I know, we are currently at the 6th generation of Corvette and logically be the next C7. But the crisis has passed by and the major projects planned for this model are left to rot at the same time that sales plummeted and GM entered into bankruptcy. Fortunately, the U.S. state has allowed GM to survive and destiny of the Corvette will be able to resume its course with a generation behind.

Indeed, it was decided not to consider finally the C7 than as an evolution of the C6 and major operations are driven on the C8 scheduled for 2016. The C7 transition in 2012 has been announced as the latest Corvette "old style".

The Corvette C8 will be revolutionary for many things. On the one hand, it will mandate to do anything other than the figurative face of queens segment in Europe and why it was established that a new design would be necessary to approach the standards of the European supercar, including a nose dive, a large posterior and a central engine! Incidentally, this will help to achieve aerodynamic consistent with the reduction of consumption to be imposed pollution standards. It is for the same reason that the Corvette will be entitled to a twin-turbo V6 that should not provide less than 440 hp.

The illustrations in this hypothetical C8 are obviously inspired by the concept Stingray.

2010 Corvette Z06 CARBON limited edition pictures

Corvette took fifty years ago for the first time in the 24 hours of Le Mans. To celebrate the Americans bring a limited edition (500 pieces) from the Z06. Z06 Carbon is his, and you can guess how it will look. A suit is carbon. You get carbon ceramic Brembo brakes. They hide behind 20-spoke wheels in size 19 inch front and 20 inch rear.

Color of your paint is still a limited choice of only two colors. Inferno Orange or Super Sonic Blue. Furthermore adorn carbon side mirror housing, body colored door openings, spoiler, carbon hood and black colored exterior lights. In Europe you can also opt for racing stickers.

Geneva 2010: Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

The Geneva Motor Show 2010 provided some wonderful surprises to its visitors ... Among them, the Corvette "Grand Sport '! A designation in the blink of an eye to the illustrious past of the American competition, which is again part of the line Corvette. Available in coupe and convertible, the Grand Sport is exposed for the 1st time in Europe and will be marketed in the spring. In short, this special version, which includes the 6.2 liter engine 436ch the LS3 but has a more generous amounts (tires 275/35ZR18 front, 325/30ZR19 rear) and front wings and wider rear offers an ideal compromise between road and track ... 4.4 s enough to swallow the 0 to 100km / h. ..

Revival legendary Corvette

While enthusiasts worldwide it is individual or small batches revive retroprojects, «retro cars» do not disappear anywhere, that should please. One of such projects is born presently in company Super Glass Works bowels.

The car which is prepared by experts of the given company, is very similar to the well-known conceptual car of 1954 Chevrolet Nomad (other name Waldorf Nomad). It was piece experiment General Motors. Engineers of concern simply took and "have crossed" sports car Corvette and Chevy Nomad. Super Glass Works revives the legendary conceptual car in the form of project Superior 54 Sport Wagon which they will build small batches on the basis of Corvette C6. More precisely, the given sports car can be received in the form of the designer.

The buyer gets a tubular skeleton, stretcher Art Morrison with a forward and back suspension bracket from С5 and directly body. Further each customer at own discretion paints the car, equips an interior and selects the engine. According to experts Super Glass Works, their project perfectly "digests" V8 engines of manufacture Chevrolet.

The price of ready project Superior 54 Sport Wagon makes 125 thousand dollars. Similar versatile persons Corvette 25 pieces will be constructed only.

2009 Corvette ZR1

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Chevrolet Corvette 2009 Specification

Chevrolet Corvette 2008 Specification It iscomparatively small dishes, the system of twin-disc allows the inertia similar of disc to the Z06 Corvette, which has 290mm, system of simple-disc, contributing to the low effort of shift and providing the particularly soft effort of pedal of interlocking and light. In fact, the more powerful ZR1 has an effort of pedal similar to Z06.

The clutch of Chevrolet Corvette 2008 ZR1-specific in the transmission provides a stiff report/ratio First-speed which the assistances launch the car. The car the 'high speed of S is built in the sixth change speed-a Fifth-speed, the run-outs top-speed in the Corvette handbook-transmission and the Z06 Corvette. Speeds also are conceived to balance the execution with the improvement. The angles of the teeth of gears are optimized to provide the force and the calm one.


Writer 'note of S: The word is now outside on the Corvette baddest never to descend pike. While all information mentioned above is directly GM at December 20, 2007, we will have to await our turn to deliver to us thus we can test this animal for ourselves. Most probably, we will receive the call to examine it on a true way of race as we made for the release of C6 Z06, which with all fine practices would be the surest route for each one implied. Stay granted for later developments as they occur. We can hardly wait!

The official numbers of Corvette ZR1 are inside and they 'about the good. Very good:

1.  * $103.300 MSRP (load including $850 destinations)
2.   * economy of fuel EPA-envisaged road 14 of the city and 20
3.   * 0-60 M/H in 3.4 seconds
4.  * 0-100 M/H in 7.0 seconds
5.   * past time of 11.3 seconds Quarter-thousand to 131 M/H

Corvette ZR1 also has an high speed of 205 M/H (330 km/h), making him the fastest Corvette ever produced and arranging it among the total superb cars of the proportioned execution. None of these other superb cars, however, equalizes report/ratio of ZR1 the 'execution-by-dollar of S.

ZR1 is an incredible machine by any measurement, ED says Peper, North-American vice-president, Chevrolet. There 's simply no other vehicle in the world which completes a better work of execution, price and of economy of fuel of balancing.

Prospect for execution
Corvette ZR1 the 'execution of S 0-60 is the 0.3 second faster than the Corvette already-rapid Z06 and the execution 0-100-mph is almost a full faster second - 7 seconds against Z06 'the S 7.9 seconds. It is the execution with which is equal or better than the superb calculation of the costs of much of cars primarily more.

Has report/ratio favorable of power-with-weight gives to the ZR1 an advantage compared to competition and to the execution which must be tested to appreciate fully, to Tom says Wallace, chief engineer of Corvette. Naturally, on a racecourse, the drivers of the competitors of the 'cars can appreciate the ZR1 in a whole different way.

And the racecourse isn 't the only place where the ZR1 trumps its competitors of superb-car - it beats them with the pump with gas, too. According to fueleconomy.gov, cities EPA-evaluated of ZR1 'of S the 14 and 20 estimates of mileage of road beat 2008 competitors such as Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (road 11 villes/15); Lamborghini Murcielago (road 8 villes/13) and Aston Martin V8 advantageous (road 12 villes/19). They 'about competing with the viper of turning (road 13 villes/22) and Porsche 911 GT3 (road 15 villes/22).

Under the carbon-fibre cap
A new LS9 6.2L overfed small-blocks powers of engine the possibilities of execution of ZR1 'of S. Resisting and light weight exchanging the components supports the execution haut-T/MN, whereas new, superheater of sixth-generation (and to supplement the system of charge-cooling) assistance the large LS9 to make the power and couple through the range of T/MN. The engine hand-is assembled in the center of construction of GM 'of execution of S, in Wixom, Mich.

In addition to engine LS9, the ZR1 is a powerplant of technology, conceived with the light and single components which reinforce its execution with a feeling of confidant on a road or the course of road.