Ok, here is my first blog entry... I will go ahead and warn you now that it is completely biased toward Mopar (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep), but "I assure you we are open" (Clerks quote, sorry). No, I assure you that all information here is factual... really... seriously, trust me. : )
So anyway, Chevy has finally released details about the upcoming ZR-1 Corvette, yawn. They say that the horsepower rating will be "comfortably above 600" blah blah. So all sources I've seen (Car and Driver, Popular Mechanics, etc) say there will be 620 horses delivered from a 6.2 L supercharged V-8. Ok, not too bad I guess, but that from 10.5 pounds of boost?!?! Seriously? With that much boost, you're only getting 620 horse?
Whatever, then they go on to say that the suspension will be softer than the Z06? What happened to this being the top-of-the line Vette? So anyway, that's ok, all I care about is it's acceleration; 0-60 for the ZR-1 is 3.5 seconds, very good.
Ahhh, but get this, the Viper with 600 horsepower from its 8.4 L naturally aspirated V-10 is also 3.5 seconds. And the Viper has to shift when accelerating to 60; the Vette doesn't need to, you can do 65 in first gear, so it's obvious that if you re-geared the Viper it would smoke the Vette.
Ok ok, the biggest point to make here - the price. Guess what, the ZR-1 is gonna break 100 thousand bucks. The most expensive Corvette ever, and for the first time it is more powerful and more expensive than the Viper. But you're getting the same performance AND much better looks from the Viper. That's right.
And guess what, Hennessey has Mopar's back. For like an extra 11,500 bucks you can get an extra 78 horsepower with the Venom 650R package. With this you can do 0-60 in 3.3 SECONDS!!! Serious stuff; you'll be smoking Lambos and Ferraris all day.
Dude, and the Viper will be cheaper than the ZR-1 still! So would you rather have a soft sports car, or a SUPER CAR! That's what I thought; go with the Viper; go with Dodge.
