New Shots of 2009 Corvette SS Show Room for Supercharger, Carbon Fiber Roof and More:

[Mallett Zo6]

I hope they do more aggresive bodywork on the Blue Devil car. It should look more like the PRATT & MILLER C6Rs that was at Sema. and on the cover of Autoweek.
The Blue Devil needs to be more than a Zo6 with a hood and different side gills. It needs to be where you see this car a mile down the road, you say, oh damn, thats a Blue Devil!
Body needs to be more agressive and the interior needs to be super nice, especially with a price tag like its rumored to have. If they can step up the interior with the Cadillac line, they can do it with the Corvette.

[proexpert]

Originally Posted by The Highlander

What i can't understand... is.. .why is it so much more expensive? they are using an engine which in the end will be cheaper than the z06... 6.2L ls3 with a supercharger.. I mean.. come on...

Because some people (like some members here) will buy this car no matter what the price. Some get a new Corvette every time a new model or special edition is made.

GM added $5K to the MSRP of the Z06 for 2007 after a year of dealer markups because they could get away with it, not because costs had gone up.

[The Highlander]

I meant specifically the engine. Why is the engine going to be more expensive? but after reading... I see that the engine will still be hand built and have the exotics as the ls7 engine.

They should have a done a 414cid and left the 4" stroke with the 4.06 bore.

[No Doubt]

One reason it's more expensive is due to the fact it's supercharged. Even if the engine itself didn't cost any more, the supercharger does. In addition, there are R&D costs associated with its development, as well as the added cost of warranty considerations due to the fact it makes more horsepower and torque which affects the entire drivetrain.

Costs rise due to many factors, not simply due to what the market will bear.

[Ignition_key]

Originally Posted by Z O SICK

Hmm, I can't wait to see the final product.

Me too... Im guessing the its far from Final right now in the pics..

[ibismojo]

Originally Posted by The Highlander

I meant specifically the engine. Why is the engine going to be more expensive? but after reading... I see that the engine will still be hand built and have the exotics as the ls7 engine.

They should have a done a 414cid and left the 4" stroke with the 4.06 bore.

Have you read Iron Fist, Lead Foot? It chronicles the development of the 2003-2004 SVT Cobra. They explain everything involved in bringing such a niche car to the market (engineering, design, marketing, compromises, etc.). Now consider what Ford went through just for a Mustang, you can apply that to GM for the time and resource for the ZR1 and you'll have a better understanding why things cost the way they do.

The answer is most definitely not as simple as most of us think it is. You have to give it up to any car manufacturer that can build hundred thousand plus cars each year but somehow set aside all the resources (engineering, manufacturing, design, testing) to bring a car that'll sell maybe a few thousand a year for the sole purpose of just being badass. That takes skills on a level that is just not appreciated enough, or at all.

Then out of all this, they can actually build a car that'll perform in almost all conditions at levels that will destroy 99% of all cars presently manufactured.

Respect GM. Way to keep on going, unlike Ford, those punk bitches dropped the ball after the Ford GT.