Should GM bring back the "Stingray" name on the C6?
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Originally posted by DarthIROC
That would **** some UNC Tar Heel fans off
That would **** some UNC Tar Heel fans off
I was thinking the same thing!
Well, Chevy should already have a bigger share of the DENVER market since they now offer both the Colorado and the Avalanche !!!
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Originally posted by jg95z28
How about ZR6
Z - Because all the other recent special Vettes used it.
R - To embrace its racing heritage.
6 - Because its a C6.
It also suggests a step (or two) above "Z06" and "ZR1".
How about ZR6
Z - Because all the other recent special Vettes used it.
R - To embrace its racing heritage.
6 - Because its a C6.
It also suggests a step (or two) above "Z06" and "ZR1".
I wonder if they'd consider it too confusing, though, with ZR1 and Z06 already existing... when someone said "ZR6" they might say "ZR1? Z06?"
But, anyway... I like that idea!
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Originally posted by Darth Xed
I like it!
I wonder if they'd consider it too confusing, though, with ZR1 and Z06 already existing... when someone said "ZR6" they might say "ZR1? Z06?"
But, anyway... I like that idea!
I like it!
I wonder if they'd consider it too confusing, though, with ZR1 and Z06 already existing... when someone said "ZR6" they might say "ZR1? Z06?"
But, anyway... I like that idea!
Originally posted by 97blueZ28
im w/ jg95Z28 that makes sense and has a little ring to it
im w/ jg95Z28 that makes sense and has a little ring to it
Corvette ZR6
The only odd thing is that I pulled that out of my butt when I started typing, with no previous thought what-so-ever. How much is GM paying their product "naming" consultants?
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I like ZR1 myself. GM always resuses names and RPOs.
ZR1s were the fastest of the C4's--so there is some consistency.
Hate Stingray!!! boo! Alot of those ugly C3 Vettes from the 70's had Stringray attached to it and it did not mean a damn thing.
ZR1s were the fastest of the C4's--so there is some consistency.
Hate Stingray!!! boo! Alot of those ugly C3 Vettes from the 70's had Stringray attached to it and it did not mean a damn thing.
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Originally posted by Sixer-Bird
Well, if we're going to split hairs.... From the literature that I've read, they've been used with and without the "-" before the number. I think the hood badging used the dash, but the literature didn't.
Z28Wilson: You're correct, LS1 is not a reissue. ZR-1, LS2, LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7 would be though. (if GM uses them again)
jg95z28: I would imagine that if GM does use the ZL1 designation in a production car they'd rename the crate engine to distinguish the two. I really think GM has been itching to use the ZL1 name on something though.
Well, if we're going to split hairs....
From the literature that I've read, they've been used with and without the "-" before the number. I think the hood badging used the dash, but the literature didn't.Z28Wilson: You're correct, LS1 is not a reissue. ZR-1, LS2, LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7 would be though. (if GM uses them again)
jg95z28: I would imagine that if GM does use the ZL1 designation in a production car they'd rename the crate engine to distinguish the two. I really think GM has been itching to use the ZL1 name on something though.
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Originally posted by jg95z28
How about ZR6
Z - Because all the other recent special Vettes used it.
R - To embrace its racing heritage.
6 - Because its a C6.
It also suggests a step (or two) above "Z06" and "ZR1".
How about ZR6
Z - Because all the other recent special Vettes used it.
R - To embrace its racing heritage.
6 - Because its a C6.
It also suggests a step (or two) above "Z06" and "ZR1".
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Yeah I remember the ZR2... maybe we're just imagining it.
I still think Chevrolet Corvette ZR6 sounds cool.
Anything but ZL1. The car doesn't deserve it unless it has an aluminum big block.
I still think Chevrolet Corvette ZR6 sounds cool.
Anything but ZL1. The car doesn't deserve it unless it has an aluminum big block.