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ZR1 Tops 206 mph in Testing

New Z is the Fastest Vette Yet
Posted May 1 2008 11:59 AM by VETTE Mag 
Filed under: Corvette News

Corvette ZR1

A recently released video of the 638hp ZR1 undergoing high-speed testing shows the car topping out at around 206 mph.


As impressive as that sounds, it's only 8 mph higher than the terminal velocity of the considerably less powerful Z06. Given the new car's output and revised bodywork, we would have thought it capable of 210+.

Could it be that all those stability-enhancing skirts and slats actually cost the car a few mph in top speed? Or is the test-track film not an accurate indication of the ZR1's true capabilities? What do you think?

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