Friday 27th November 2009

Corvette C6.BlackforceOne

Lurid limited edition takes Vette performance to new heights

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American muscle fans who don't think Chevy's Corvette C6 quite cuts the mustard have a new £170,000 option - the LOMA-Performance C6.BlackforceOne.

Named in homage to Boeing Air Force One, this latest automotive tuner excess is available in Stealth matt black, Eurofighter matt grey and White Storm matt white.

At two metres from outside wheel to outside wheel, you'll need quite a wide garage to house the beast, with its in-your-face carbon fibre wheel arch extensions and carbon fibre side skirts. LOMA has also installed a carbon fibre front lip and rear diffuser, while there's an optional rear spoiler with a carbon fibre finish that is easy to fit and detach, they say - presumably for those days when you want to use the car incognito...

With a claimed 794hp on tap, performance from the bi-turbo engine conversion is pretty excessive too. LOMA says the car should hit 62mph in just 3.4 seconds and will reach 205mph. Apparently, because LOMA believes in good acceleration in all situations rather than ultimate speed as a status-symbol, it has set-up the C6.BlackforceOne accordingly.

Modified coilover suspension with adjustable dampers and anti-roll bars is fitted beneath the body, and there's an extra 8cms tyre tread at the front and 14cms at the rear - Michelin Sport Cup high performance tyres (275/30R19 and 335/25R20) are mounted on 10 x 19 and 12 x 20-inch OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT alloy wheels.

Inside, the door panels are finished in carbon fibre and sections of the cockpit are covered with Alcantara. The sports steering wheel has a flat bottom, and revised seats with shoulder rests are only half as thick as their production equivalents.

C6.BlackforceOne production will be limited to 25 vehicles, says LOMA.

 

 

[annu]

Looks nice for an American car

[UncappedTag]

Is it a black hole, no pictures for me

[Wadeski]

how vulgar.

I love it!

[JumpinJack]

Hmmmm makes me want to

.... but I still want one?!

[B Oeuf]

looks like the Ricers have got their hands on it

[Stevie Mojo]

Not a pretty car but it's not meant to be, it's meant to be stealthy and nasty looking.

[clonmult]

Stevie Mojo said:

Not a pretty car but it's not meant to be, it's meant to be stealthy and nasty looking.

Stealthy is something that this so completely and utterly fails at its beyond a joke. Its just screaming out "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME".

Love it!

[fullbeem]

What colour is it?

Edited by fullbeem on Friday 27th November 12:57

[nadirv8]

imo looks good but would rather take an Ultima and an M5 in change than go for this.

[Stevie Mojo]

clonmult said:

Stevie Mojo said:

Not a pretty car but it's not meant to be, it's meant to be stealthy and nasty looking.

Stealthy is something that this so completely and utterly fails at its beyond a joke. Its just screaming out "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME".

Love it!

It'll be too fast for the naked eye to see and won't show up on radar due to the matt paint

[minipower]

Bloody awful. I'd rather just buy a Z06 and take it to Katech for some tinkering.

[WorAl]

£170,000 for a vette that is no faster nor better looking than the ZR1 and in the real world will not handle any better either. I'll take the ZR1 with an Aston V8 please.

[Dagnut]

Terrible photos..I reckon it would look ok in black

[WorAl]

Dagnut said:

Terrible photos..I reckon it would look ok in black

They obviously sent a midget to take the snaps didnt they?

[Dagnut]

WorAl said:

Dagnut said:

Terrible photos..I reckon it would look ok in black

They obviously sent a midget to take the snaps didnt they?

A midget with wrong lense on the wrong day..probably hung over as well

[Craig Picard]

WorAl said:

£170,000 for a vette that is no faster nor better looking than the ZR1 and in the real world will not handle any better either. I'll take the ZR1 with an Aston V8 please.

Hi,

I think the below parapgraph is self explanatory.

"because LOMA believes in good acceleration in all situations rather than ultimate speed as a status-symbol, it has set-up the C6.BlackforceOne accordingly."

So my question to you is, how did you come to the conclusion that the ZR1 is faster in the real world? I am assuming it's based on the figures that are provided in this article. I thought real world speeds were determined by in gear flexibility which suggest this is the LOMA's specialty.

I could be wrong though :P

Kind Regards

Craig

[kavioras]

Not keen on the colour scheme (matt grey or white - why?!)

Looks very mean though.

Not priced to sell is it? Would take the new GT-R and moddify that instead.

Edited by kavioras on Friday 27th November 14:16

[AJT283]

100% agree. Almost choked on my cuppa there! 170k! Sorry did the CEO and rest of the board all knock there heads on there bed frames when they got up, went to work and decided that figure!?!?!

[leon9191]

I would take a £200 fiesta and pocket the £16800 BUT THATS NOT THE POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LuS1fer]

It would be nice with the stupid chav kit removed and really glossy paint reapplied and £50k knocked off the price. Makes the ZR1 look good value though as many of those suspension mods can be done in your garage.