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03-23-2011, 05:22 PM
Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/), Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/), Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/category/porsche/), Ferrari (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ferrari/)
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 ad spot - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/#continued)
We've seen plenty of luxury sports cars that are later tuned for the 12 Hours of Sebring. Porsche (http://autoblog.com/make/porsche/), Ferrari (http://autoblog.com/make/ferrari/) and BMW (http://autoblog.com/make/bmw/) all do it, and so does General Motors with its Corvette Racing team. So why do the advertising types at GM feel it necessary to talk up their car at the expense of the aforementioned makes by way of this 30-second commercial? GM has earned bragging rights because, unlike the other cars, the stock ZR1 (http://autoblog.com/model/zr1/) actually had to be de-tuned by 168 horsepower in order to qualify.
Unfortunately for Chevrolet and its racing team, the race cars could have used a few of those ponies, as BMW took first and second (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/20/spoiler-alert-2011-12-hours-of-sebring-in-the-books/), while The General had to settle for third place. Still, the spot serves as a reminder of just how ridiculous it is that the ZR1 comes fresh from the factory with 638 horsepower and a whole world of whoop-ass. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/#continued) to watch the commercial for yourself.
Gallery: Review: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1)
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Photos copyright (C)2011 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com) / AOL
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 ad spot - Click above to watch the video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/#continued)
We've seen plenty of luxury sports cars that are later tuned for the 12 Hours of Sebring. Porsche (http://autoblog.com/make/porsche/), Ferrari (http://autoblog.com/make/ferrari/) and BMW (http://autoblog.com/make/bmw/) all do it, and so does General Motors with its Corvette Racing team. So why do the advertising types at GM feel it necessary to talk up their car at the expense of the aforementioned makes by way of this 30-second commercial? GM has earned bragging rights because, unlike the other cars, the stock ZR1 (http://autoblog.com/model/zr1/) actually had to be de-tuned by 168 horsepower in order to qualify.
Unfortunately for Chevrolet and its racing team, the race cars could have used a few of those ponies, as BMW took first and second (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/20/spoiler-alert-2011-12-hours-of-sebring-in-the-books/), while The General had to settle for third place. Still, the spot serves as a reminder of just how ridiculous it is that the ZR1 comes fresh from the factory with 638 horsepower and a whole world of whoop-ass. Hit the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/#continued) to watch the commercial for yourself.
Gallery: Review: 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/zr1review_01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/zr1review_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/zr1review_10_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/zr1review_03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/zr1review_04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-chevrolet-corvette-zr1/)
Photos copyright (C)2011 Drew Phillips (http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com) / AOL
[Source: Corvette Blogger (http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/03/20/video-corvette-airs-new-tv-commercial-during-abcs-12-hours-of-sebring-broadcast/)]Continue reading Video: Chevrolet takes it easy on the competition with Corvette ZR1 ad (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/)
Video: Chevrolet takes it easy on the competition with Corvette ZR1 ad (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/23/video-chevrolet-takes-it-easy-on-the-competition-with-corvette/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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