First Corvette ZR1 Auctions for Cool Million

the money went to charity and the buyer outbid himself so the one million does not represent in anyway what this car is capable of, in the end, american cars are american cars, nothing more...

What your problem with American cars. I tired of this ignorance toward American cars. What crappy country are you from?

I cannot say that I really admire the 'Vette, but... I can say that Americans are on the right track, especially if you consider how competitive their pricing is.

bakrione Im agree whit you....we are in 2008 and they stil made a OHC engine...please, give me a break. In this days you dont need a mecanical help to have a huge power engine...whit 6.2 Lt you must have at least 600hp whit out a supercharger

And this car looks so plastic and sheap at street, sorry

i totally agree. european cars have come on soooo much further than US cars. but if you ever go to american forums all they talk about is like 3 different cars, and theyre proud of it. i think they are just really into thier old stuff like the classics and believe that new cars should have the saem characteristics i.e big metal, crap interiors and a massive engine that doesnt pump out what it should do now in relative terms and ofcourse crap handling - although this one should be good at handling but thats not the same most of the other stuff that comes out of there!

Let me explain. If an engine gets great performance (high hp and a broad torque curve) while at the same weighing less than the supposed more sophisticated competition and getting superior fuel economy, what difference does it make where the freakin' cam is located? Huh? And by the way, any engineer can design a car that it to retail for $130K to $200K USD. It takes real engineering genius to design a comparable engine that is to go into a car costing $45K.

I agree too with you guys.. With all respect, American cars area American cars.. And the reason for the price change is "just" to plug the leak of thier mistakes.. There has never been an "all rounder" American car.. Thier has to be a problem in them.. I assume the the corvette is the "ultimate" American supercar, where it was being able to act like a prper high performance car, as well as being engineered by Americans ONLY.. I totall agree woth _m7_. "ANY" american car has to have a "monstrous" engine to back up a small amount of power.. Such a shame.. Sorry for any offense, but that's the truth.

WOW! how much more ignorant can you guys get?!?! Can you atleast review a car without being insanely biased to where it was made? Yes majority of the automobiles that come from american car manufacturers are nothing to brag about. But do you know anything about this new corvette or the current Z06? i suggest you go do some reading and findout just how good the Z06 is. The blue devil is a faster more powerful version meant for the street. For the price please tell me a european car that even comes CLOSE to Z06 performance.

Its true alot of crap cars do come from the US but there are a few cars that are worthy of praise. Stop being soo bloody ignorant and grow up!

you know just for all those uninformed of the Z06 i will post some specs for you. 7 min 42.99 sec in Nurburgring vs 996 GT2 at 7 min 42 sec LS7 pumps out 505 horsepower at 6300 rpm and 470 lbft of torque at 4800 rpm with 400 lbft is available from 2400rpm The Z06's power-to-weight ratio is on a par with Ford GT and eclipses Ferrari F430 Car And Driver magazine recorded 7.9 sec at 100 mph, the same as the figure it recorded for F430 0-60 3.7s cost? Z06 costs just US$66,000 at home and £59,000 in UK .. So a car that comes close to handling as well as a GT2 and almost as fast as a F430 ... for less than half the price for a GT2 or F430 .. i guess American cars will always be american right?

"So a car that comes close to handling as well as a GT2" ... We are still waiting for that day to come.

WOW, what is with all this american hate? as i have said before on this site, WHERES THE LOVE? i like the corvette, i have seen a z06 spank a porsche 996 turbo, but i have also seen the opposite, i like all cars and i'm not gonna tear down a car based on where its from. bottom line is that i would probably take the american v8 over some v6 or v12 or something like that. but i think that even though this car is a very important peice of corvette history, a cool million is WAY too much. but c'mon people where here on this site because we love cars, and yet in almost every american car story you some people try to tear it down. LIGHTEN UP poeple.

I don’t think it’s right to classify cars by country. Having that said, one can’t help but notice that there’s a pattern with cars manufactured in the States. As a non-bias person from a country that doesn’t manufacture any cars, whenever I want to purchase a car, American cars are ruled out –along with other regions- only because safety/comfort/luxury/reliability are my key factors rather than good-bang-for-the-buck. This is not a rant, just an observation and a call for finer cars to be manufactured by American automotive companies.

It's funny how all the American haters can't spell for shit. Learn some spelling, grammar, and sentence structure and maybe people will take you seriously.

Dear JTZ, You will "never" compare a Corvette with a Ferrari or a Porsche.. I already mentioned that American cars cannot be a perfect "all rounder"!!. Corvette does not have the name of an F430, does not have the building quality of a Ferrari or a Porsche. Corvette is 1000 time less complicated than any of these cars. Corvette is 2 or 3 times more polluting than Euro cars. These are the reason that makes American cars CHEAP, coz they cant catch up in other fields.. Corvette has ONE good point as well as ALL American cars, it's the RUBBISH QUALITY.. Heres is the reason of why Americans are cheap, because they are cheap.. Porsches are made to last FOREVER, as well as ANY euro or even Japanese car.. Morover, the reason that makes European cars so expensive is beacuse they are made in EUROPE, they develope most of thier components under the nanotechnology's scope.. YOU DONT GET THE RELIABILITY, COMFORT, SAFETY, BUILDING PERCISION, PASSION IN "ANY" AMERICAN CAR.. The only thing that you people have is a HUGE engine under the bonnet, and a european suspension kit just from todays morning.. the GT-R lapped the Nurburgring Nordschliefe in 7:38 second.. Thats 5 seconds faster than your hero, with only 473 horsepower, with only "4" seats, with only a Grand tourer specs, with only a super-comfy super car, with only a 3.8 litre turbined.. And over that ALL, you get almost everything that european car has, whether its the quality or engineering.. *Head breaker, Its costs just as much as YOUR ZO6!!

I didn't know cars could last forever. Must be that new metal that was discovered on Pluto that doesn't rust or degrade with time. When the Sun turns into a red giant and blasts the Earth away, Porsches and Mercedes will be the only thing left. Totally.

Yes, the GTR is a great car. Funny how you only mentioned that it beat the Corvette with no mention that it also beat the Porsche and Ferrari.

Your babbling is so ignorant and dumb. Ok the GTR is a good car but it also beat the Euro trash your so fond of. I personally don't have a problem with European cars but when you start calling all of my countries cars cheap and crappy than your going to get a rude response. And what is with these BS about Americas are cheap in general. What POS country are u from anyway?

Please tell us your thoughts regarding the Mercedes 6.3 liter V8. Is that too much displacement for you?

HAHA, so funny!! You ignored all the euro engines and jumped to the mercedes.. First, its a 6.2. Second, at max, it pumps out 520.. Your Vettes 6.0 gives only 400, and you 7.0 has 505.. Your SRT8's 6.1 pumps out 425.. So in every kind of a word.. YOU LOST!

I know that Road & Track had a recent test with the "regular" Corvette versus the European exotics: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=31&article_id=6169

Did you know that they judged the Corvette as having the best V8 of the bunch? Also, they actually included some physical data for all of the engines. Did you know that the Corvette has the lightest engine of the group. So please tell me, what advantage is your precious low displacement engines if they weigh more and they get lower fuel economy? Please try not to strain your brain.