Chevrolet
- A month after dropping its first teaser, Chevy has finally revealed its Nürburgring times, with the ZR1X now officially the fastest American car around the circuit.
- In fact, Chevy also brought the Corvette Z06 in addition to the ZR1 and ZR1X, all three of which were driven by in-house development drivers.
- The Z06 posted a time of 7:11.826, the ZR1 a time of 6:50.763, and the ZR1X a time of 6:49.275.
The Nürburgring Nordschleife is made up of 73 corners over 12.9 miles. In every corner of the automotive world, it’s hailed as the benchmark track for performance cars. Now, one month after teasing its attempt there, Chevrolet has confirmed that the ZR1X holds the fastest lap for any car from an American manufacturer. In fact, the ZR1 now owns the top two spots of the podium for American production cars. Chevy not only brought the 1250-horsepower ZR1X, but also the 1064-hp ZR1 and the 670-hp Z06. View full post on YouTubeA new video released by Chevy in conjunction with the times lays out the automaker’s goals. In addition to setting a sub-seven-minute lap, Chevy, of course, wanted to become the fastest American manufacturer around the circuit—mission accomplished—but it wanted to do it with in-house drivers. If you remember the ZR1’s domination of America’s most famous racetracks earlier this year, that won’t surprise you. This go-around, vehicle performance manager Aaron Link piloted the Z06 to a time of 7:11.826. ZR1 vehicle dynamics engineer Brian Wallace set a 6:50.763 lap in the ZR1. Unsurprisingly, given its immense power, the ZR1X set the fastest lap of the three, with vehicle dynamics engineer Drew Cattell coaxing out a 6:49.275. Those times put the ZR1 twins in fifth and seventh place on the all-time list for production cars around the ‘Ring. First place in the category is a lofty 6:29.090 set by Maro Engel in the Mercedes-AMG One. Most important for Chevy, the pairing is squarely ahead of the company’s crosstown rival, the Ford Mustang GTD, which was driven to a 6:52.072 earlier this year with professional driver Dirk Müller behind the wheel.ChevroletDespite the three times being recorded under the Prototype/Pre-Production category, all three cars were built to U.S. production specs, aside from a handful of safety modifications recommended by the track. Those modifications included a roll hoop, a full containment race seat, a fire extinguisher, and a six-point safety harness. The categorization comes as a result of the ZR1 twins not being sold in Europe, and the Z06 being built to U.S. standards. Somehow, as if these times aren’t enough, the Chevy team left the door open for further development in the future. “So what’s next for us?” Link asked near the end of Chevy’s documentary. “I think historically, Corvette’s always got something else coming, right? We don’t stop,” responded Chris Barber, the lead development engineer on the ZR1. More American Fast-Lapping
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Source: caranddriver.com
