Corvette's ZR1 laps the Ring in 7 min 26 sec!
...beating the GT-R's timing.
So, has the Nissan GT-R been beaten already?
Quickly after claiming the fastest time around the Nurburgring, the GT-R appears to have lost its top dog status to the new 2009 Corvette ZR1. According to Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter, the ZR1 has managed to lap the Ring in a time of 7 minutes 26.4 seconds. The car was stock standard except for the communications and safety equipment.
No elaboration on what exactly this safety equipment is, but standard issue would include a fire extinguisher, in case the fast ZR1 catches fire. Tyres were stock too, and so was fuel - which was regular pump juice and not racing liquid. Development engineer Jim Mero drove the car from a rolling start, but felt he could have gone even quicker around a few places.
The Corvette ZR1 will go on sale later this year across special dealerships all over the globe. It will come with an extremely willing 638bhp 6.2-liter supercharged engine which can shoot the thunderous ZR1 from nothing to 60mph in 3.4 seconds, and cast the quarter mile in a blinking 11.3 seconds.
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