Want To Own A 2009 Corvette ZR1?

Chevrolet is expecting to produce just 2,000 2009 Corvette ZR1’s this year. If you plan to be a proud owner I hope you have been saving your pennies and not investing in real estate (at least not FL real estate but that is for another post). Are you sitting down? Owning a new ZR1 will cost you over $100,000.

Everything about the ZR-1 has been changed to handle that power, from the six-speed manual transmission to carbon-ceramic brakes. Options include chrome wheels ($2,000) and an interior package that adds sport seats, side airbags, Bose audio and a navigation system ($10,000). Add on the gas-guzzler tax of $1,700 and the destination charge, and you’re looking at a $117,000 Corvette.

Chevrolet says the ZR1, with its 638-horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged V8, goes from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, and has a top speed of 205 mph. According to Inside Line, Chevy sources were careful to point out that the ZR1 is “the fastest Corvette ever,” and that “the ZR1’s 0-60-mph performance is 0.3 second quicker than the Corvette Z06.”

I am sure Chevy will have no problem selling the 2000 planned production ZR1’s. Wonder if Jay Leno has put a down payment on a new ZR1 Vette yet?