Chevrolet dominates Nurburgring test session
But maybe not for all the right reasons!
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For starters, Chevrolet doesn't use the Nordschleife for the same kind of monotonous but rigorous durability testing as other manufacturers. You don't see their family cars making 40 laps a day for two years before launch. Instead they arrive with nearly-finished sports cars, get busy with final handling and dynamic tests, then leave with a lap time and a video. At least, that's the plan.
The first Chevy to hit the track yesterday was this bright yellow, 2015-model C7 Corvette Z06. Sporting a supercharged 650hp motor and the full performance pack, it's not a leap of imagination to presume it arrived looking for a lap time. That's what Corvettes do, right?
Nearly ten years ago, Jan Magnussen (father of Kevin) pushed the first C6-generation Z06 around the 'Ring in 7mins 42. Since then we've seen 20 seconds shed from that lap time, through various detail and tyre changes. The last Corvette to set a 'record' was the supercharged ZR1 in 2012 with a 7:19.
Sadly, there'll be no records for this new yellow beast as shown by a PHer's Tweet. Don't worry too much though, as we also witnessed a blue version at the famous ED Tankstelle petrol station.
The other car you can see here is a red Camaro Z/28. No doubt back with unfinished business after it's last amazing record lap with Adam Dean ended with a rain storm. The dry-sumped track day special is one of the best sounding cars lapping the 'ring right now.
And rumours are that its sixth-generation offspring is about to break cover for the first time ever in public. Let's just hope it doesn't arrive with the same kind of 'bang' as that Z06...
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[Thanks to Herr_International on Twitter for sharing the Corvette pic]
Never heard of it, so not that famous.
Exactly what is "ED tankstelle"?
some lovely cars come to get petrol so ican sit around rare car spotting
martin
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Somewhere like this would do
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