ReFtheMC
08-12-2008, 04:16 PM
I'll try to post these things daily, but if i ever forget or someone finds a better story, feel free to post up :thumb:
http://i33.tinypic.com/2rmnpcy.jpg
The stats we throw around when comparing cars has remained the same for years. A car's 0-60 mph time and top speed are the two most well known, but this year a new stat has emerged that tells us more about a car's overall abilities than just mashing the accelerator would. It's the lap time of the Nürburgring, and you're just not a contender for supercar of the year until you've done it.
The Nissan GT-R really brought attention to this statistic when it began impressing spy photogs who watched it slither around the 'Ring all through its development. Then the GT-R posted a blistering 7:29 lap time (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/01/gt-r-drops-ring-time-down-to-7-29/). The stat was further thrust into the spotlight when a Corvette engineer promised that Nissan would not hold the record for long (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/02/corvette-zr1-engineer-says-gt-r-wont-be-king-of-the-ring-for-l/). And it didn't. On June 27th, the Corvette ZR1 ran the 'Ring in 7:26.4 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/27/gauntlet-thrown-corvette-zr1-laps-the-ring-in-7-26-4/) to take the crown. While we've watched video (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/10/video-gm-releases-corvette-zr1s-7-26-4-ring-attack/) of the ZR1's fast lap over and over, we haven't enjoyed any professoinal images of the ZR1 running the Nürburgring yet, until today.
GM has just released four new photos of a production ZR1 on the famous German track, and while these aren't pics of the record run, they still show a ZR1 on the 'Ring and that's enough to become our next desktop wallpaper. Check out all the new pics in our gallery below.
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/970211/
http://i33.tinypic.com/2rmnpcy.jpg
The stats we throw around when comparing cars has remained the same for years. A car's 0-60 mph time and top speed are the two most well known, but this year a new stat has emerged that tells us more about a car's overall abilities than just mashing the accelerator would. It's the lap time of the Nürburgring, and you're just not a contender for supercar of the year until you've done it.
The Nissan GT-R really brought attention to this statistic when it began impressing spy photogs who watched it slither around the 'Ring all through its development. Then the GT-R posted a blistering 7:29 lap time (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/01/gt-r-drops-ring-time-down-to-7-29/). The stat was further thrust into the spotlight when a Corvette engineer promised that Nissan would not hold the record for long (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/02/corvette-zr1-engineer-says-gt-r-wont-be-king-of-the-ring-for-l/). And it didn't. On June 27th, the Corvette ZR1 ran the 'Ring in 7:26.4 (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/06/27/gauntlet-thrown-corvette-zr1-laps-the-ring-in-7-26-4/) to take the crown. While we've watched video (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/10/video-gm-releases-corvette-zr1s-7-26-4-ring-attack/) of the ZR1's fast lap over and over, we haven't enjoyed any professoinal images of the ZR1 running the Nürburgring yet, until today.
GM has just released four new photos of a production ZR1 on the famous German track, and while these aren't pics of the record run, they still show a ZR1 on the 'Ring and that's enough to become our next desktop wallpaper. Check out all the new pics in our gallery below.
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/970211/