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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3262 on: June 15, 2025, 01:28:50 PM »
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« Reply #3263 on: June 17, 2025, 07:50:13 AM »
Corvettes for Sale: 1965 ‘Penny Corvette’ Offered for Sale on eBay Once Again

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« Reply #3264 on: June 17, 2025, 09:44:16 AM »
I'll leave that one for you, FF.

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« Reply #3265 on: June 17, 2025, 09:45:52 AM »
That is putrid.

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« Reply #3266 on: June 17, 2025, 10:09:53 AM »
2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Is a 1250-HP Hybrid Hypercar of a C8 'Vette
2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Is a 1250-HP Hybrid Hypercar of a C8 'Vette

So, you bought a ZO6 to have the fastest Vette?  And then traded it in on am E-Ray?  Up pops the ZR-1 and now ...

Zero to 60 miles per hour in less than two seconds, a quarter-mile in under nine seconds at more that 150 miles per hour. The numbers easily draw comparisons to cars like the Ferrari F80 and McLaren W1, both of which cost millions of dollars and are all spoken for from a list of invited clients. The Corvette should cost a bit less. Taking the base price of the ZR1 ($178,195) and adding the premium of the E-Ray hybrid compared to the base Stingray ($38,600) suggests the ZR1X could start under $250,000; a good deal less expensive than the offerings from Maranello and Woking, and probably easier to acquire as well. Production will start in late 2025 as a 2026 model year car.
Granted, the ZR1X doesn’t have the exotic carbon-fiber construction of the Ferrari and McLaren, or 3D-printed suspension parts. In fact, it’s largely similar to the two-wheel-drive ZR1, with the same bodywork. As with its sibling, the X will be offered in coupe and convertible form, and with and without the big-wing aero package and ZTK suspension.
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The main difference between ZR1 and ZR1X is the hybrid setup. Borrowed from the Corvette E-Ray, the motor comes with an extra 26 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque (for a total of 145 pound-feet). The general components are unchanged, with the extra output coming from more aggressive programming for the controller, as well as new bearings and structure to handle the extra torque. Similarly, the battery pack is the same unit from the E-Ray but uses slightly more of the available 1.9 total kilowatt-hours for 1.5 kWh of usable power. The hybrid system's weight of around 250 pounds should push the total curb weight to just under 4100 lbs.
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Counteracting the additional power and mass are massive new Alcon carbon-fiber brakes. They're 420 millimeters in diameter – that’s 16.5 inches – front and rear, with 10-piston front and 6-piston rear calipers. The discs themselves use the same long-strand construction as the ZR1. Those brakes will also be available as part of the ZTK package on the two-wheel-drive ZR1 starting with the 2026 model year.
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For track use, the ZR1X will offer Endurance Mode and Qualifying Mode. The former preserves some of the battery capacity for extended lapping, while the latter maximizes power for one to two hot laps, depending on the length of the circuit. In both modes, a push-to-pass mode will deploy maximum power to the e-motor while the button is pressed and the throttle is pinned. Instead of a dedicated button, this function co-opts the cruise control switch on the steering wheel ... because, you know, you won’t be using that on the track.
Also new, and part of the 2026 update to all Corvettes that includes an updated instrument cluster and infotainment screen, is the PTM Pro drive mode. This includes an additional setting for the Performance Traction Management system beyond the traction control-on, stability control-off Race 1 and Race 2 settings, which allows the driver to easily switch to and from a zero-intervention mode. In the ZR1X, as in the E-Ray, some controls on the front axle remain active, such as regenerative brake torque vectoring and brake control on the front inside wheel to help with corner exits.
For as extreme and unique as the ZR1X is, the name does feel like a bit of a letdown: "X" seems both outdated and a generic placeholder. Granted, ZR2 was taken: Once a big-block version of the original C3 ZR1 track package, it’s now the off-road package for Chevy trucks. ZR4? Sure, that signals four-wheel-drive, but is nearly as meaningless as any other alphanumeric. And Zora? No offense to the godfather of the Corvette, but he didn’t have much to do with this car, and there’s no need to steal the limelight away from the hundreds of people who actually made it happen. (If you want to learn more about why the new car isn't called Zora, we asked GM about it; you can read all about it here.)
Once the Corvette ZR1X throws down a Nurburgring lap time, however, it’s likely to be fast enough to render any criticism of the name moot.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3267 on: June 17, 2025, 09:19:51 PM »
I'd jack the price to $299
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3268 on: June 20, 2025, 05:29:40 PM »
The 2026 Corvette ZR1X Is So Quick, Chevy Had to Reprogram the Front Motor

Does this make good business sense?  I don't know, maybe it's a "tour de force" to push their engineers so the technology drifts down to "real cars".  They won't sell more than a relative handful of these.  

I recall when Cadillac came out with their Escalade I thought it was doomed to ridiculousness because it was/is a tarted up Chevy.  I failed to take into account the American consumer (again).

Almost every car maker comes out with these expensive high performance things that probably don't  make money, I guess image counts?

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« Reply #3269 on: June 20, 2025, 05:39:35 PM »
The 2026 Corvette ZR1X Is So Quick, Chevy Had to Reprogram the Front Motor

Does this make good business sense?  I don't know, maybe it's a "tour de force" to push their engineers so the technology drifts down to "real cars".  They won't sell more than a relative handful of these. 

I recall when Cadillac came out with their Escalade I thought it was doomed to ridiculousness because it was/is a tarted up Chevy.  I failed to take into account the American consumer (again).

Almost every car maker comes out with these expensive high performance things that probably don't  make money, I guess image counts?
Eh. To an extent, vehicles like these are more about marketing than profitability. It doesn't even matter whether the technology drifts down. It's about presenting the company as an innovator with amazing technology. Same thing with investing in racing... "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday".

To me it's a well-crafted message, honestly. It's basically "we were dealing with so much power that we had to invent completely new ways to handle it"... It's like the idea that you have so much money you don't even know how to spend it... It's a good problem to have, right? 

That's how I view this. It doesn't matter how many they sell. It doesn't matter whether they're profitable. This is branding. 

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« Reply #3270 on: June 21, 2025, 11:43:03 PM »
Summary of new state laws in Florida regarding speeding and other traffic violations effective in 2025.

1. Dangerous Excessive Speeding Law (House Bill 351)
Effective Date: July 1, 2025

Details: Criminal offense for drivers who:

Exceed speed limit by 50 mph or more, or
Drive at 100 mph or more, threatening safety of people or property.
Penalties:

First Offense: Up to 30 days in jail, $500 fine, or both.
Subsequent Offenses: Up to 90 days in jail, $1,000 fine, or both.
Repeat Offenses (within 5 years): License revocation for 180 days to 1 year.
Mandatory Court Appearance: Required for 50+ mph over the limit.
Impact: Unlike regular speeding tickets (civil infractions with fines and points), this is a criminal offense, potentially leading to a criminal record and jail time. This law targets extreme speeding behaviors, with Florida reporting 683,000 speeding tickets in 2023, including 2,600 for speeds over 50 mph above the limit.
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« Reply #3271 on: June 22, 2025, 08:02:44 AM »
Good.
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3272 on: June 22, 2025, 08:05:06 AM »
your golf cart won't get you in trouble
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3273 on: June 24, 2025, 12:03:33 PM »


Grandfather had one just like it.
the only difference was the hub caps
no air conditioner
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Re: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)
« Reply #3274 on: June 24, 2025, 12:10:13 PM »
My dad had one of these. 



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« Reply #3275 on: June 24, 2025, 12:33:37 PM »
I love to look at classic cars.

Those old visual aesthetics sync very nicely with my mental brainwaves.  

 

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