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Old 01-17-2014, 03:33 AM   #1
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Default No C7 ZR1
After seeing the new ZO6 specs I was all like, wow, the ZR1 is going to be from outer space if that's the ZO6. Well, not so fast. Apparently there is no C7 ZR1 planned.
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Old 01-17-2014, 06:33 PM   #2
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Not for a couple years at least.
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Old 01-17-2014, 10:19 PM   #3
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GM is "saying" it's not even on their roadmap. That could change if they thought there was enough demand, but the fact is the ZO6 is powered up and FI I think they might be serious about no ZR1. They would be flirting with hypercar territory, and certainly have to do something quite a bit more advanced, double clutch, some kind of hybrid system, things like that.
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No ZR1 sounds about right in my book. Keep the ZR1 name something special dont pull it out for every model year. GM has learned from the era of putting SS on everything. Plus the new Z06 is bad ass!!!
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Really the new zo6 is more of a direct replacement for the zr1. They will offer varying performance packages for it. The talk is that the z07x is coming based on the zo6x concept.
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I agree. The ZO6 platform spread is going to be pretty exceptional I think. Curious to see if/when we'll see a double clutch and or some kind of hybrid system. Those seem like inevitable once the price works out.
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I agree. The ZO6 platform spread is going to be pretty exceptional I think. Curious to see if/when we'll see a double clutch and or some kind of hybrid system. Those seem like inevitable once the price works out.
I doubt we will ever see a DCT from GM. And really i'm ok with that. Yes DCT's are fast but feel like crap at around town driving.

From what I understand GM was able to increase the shift speed of the 6 speed by some 50% by just a software tweak. and they built the new 8 speed to be just as fast as a PDK on full throttle up shift. If it aint broke dont' fix it.
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Tech will continue to advance to who knows where. GM has filed for a patent on a DCT AIR. But yeah, there seems to be room in other designs. Koenigsegg has a AMT that is as fastas a dog ring setup allowing to handle much more torque while being much lighter and smaller than a DCT.

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