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When the ultra high-performance Corvette ZR1 first debuted dealers hiked up the price as enthusiasts clamored to get their hands on what is easily the greatest value for a performance vehicle in the world. Over a year later and the price gouging has disappeared. So much so, in fact, that GM is now faced with the opposite problem: too much supply and not enough demand.
In order to move inventory, Chevy has announced that current Corvette rebates previously not offered on the ZR1 will be extended across the entire Corvette range. What this means is that for a limited time you'll be able to knock $3,000 off the price of a shiny new American supercar. Better still, there's a $5,000 discount to be had on 2009 models. (Although we should point out that the '09s don't come with Chevy's more sophisticated traction control system, or launch control).
Currently, Chevy lists the 638-hp Corvette ZR1 at $106,880.
Episode 6 of the Corvette Racing Series is the big one; the team gets ready for the 24 Hours of LeMans race, a mere two days after their Laguna Seca event.
Having to assemble and ship 14 tons of gear on 48 hours is no easy feat, but couple that with having to win the world's most grueling sports car race, and commemorate the 5oth anniversary of the Corvette's LeMans debut, and you have a recipe for high stress.
Just as you would expect, some high drama does occur, but the Corvette squad does an admirable job of dealing with the various crises thrown their way.
Chevy has just released on YouTube, it's first Corvette-exclusive video in as long as we can remember and it's definitely worth a watch. Comparing the Corvette to a rocketship it makes for a great spot and will have you feeling like a proud American and a little nostalgic.
But like the ad says "It's nice to know American still builds rockets" and so you don't have to dream about the good old days, you can live them today – buy buying a Corvette of course.
GM seems to be putting a lot of marketing might behind the Corvette as of late, announcing yesterday that those looking to purchase a Z06 or ZR1 can now opt to assemble their own engine in what the company is calling the Engine Build Experience.
It's believed that Chevy is looking to take the Corvette's image up-scale to match its performance as it prepared to launch a seventh-generation car in the near future.
In what it calls, "the world's most hands-on supercar program," Chevrolet will now let buyers of Z06 and ZR1 models opt to build their own Corvette engine. Priced at a rather significant $5,800 it's not an unreasonable price, considering a team of skilled technicians watch over the entire process.
Once the Engine Build Experience option is chosen, the details are arranged by a special concierge. While buyers are still responsible for their transportation to and from the General Motors Performance Build Center (PBC) in Wixom, Mich. as well as their own lodging, Chevy will assist in the process and will also help arrange other activities during the build process.
And because the LS7 and LS9 engines built at the PBC are all personally signed by the individual who assembled them, the owner of the car will proudly be able to show off the special engine nameplate bearing his or her name. Now that's what we call personalization.
Better yet, all Engine Build Experience motors are covered by Chevrolet's five year / 100,000-mile transferable powertrain warranty.
The new Engine Build Experience option is just the latest program that Chevy offers to Corvette owners, with other ownership benefits including a tour of the... [Read More]
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