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[ZR1] Up close and personal with the new SS and LS9[Mega merged]

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Old 02-21-2007, 02:18 PM
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Default Up close and personal with the new SS and LS9[Mega merged]

hey guys hope yall like these pic's, this nice guy on Fast-autos just posted them thought yall might wanna see since its the new SS up close.

Ceramic Breaks, Supercharged engine....pictures speak a thousand words

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Old 02-21-2007, 02:37 PM
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Hmm...I'm not on the SS bandwagon but I suppose for those that must have the top model then this is their toy.
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Where were these taken? Is this CONFIRMED that this is an SS prototype?
Old 02-21-2007, 05:07 PM
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Can someone re-host them? You have to have an account to view the pics.

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Nevermind. I just got them. It's just a mule, but it's DEFINITELY real!

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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher R/T
Can someone re-host them? You have to have an account to view the pics.
Yeah ... non-members are locked out from viewing the goods.
Old 02-21-2007, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher R/T
Can someone re-host them? You have to have an account to view the pics.

EDIT

Nevermind. I just got them. I have VERY good reason to believe they're real!

post 'em up or pm them to me!
Old 02-21-2007, 06:53 PM
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There's about 22 pictures of this thing.

The guy works for Lufthansa Air Cargo. Guess where this car is going

Apparently there used to be 23 pics, but he decided to yank his burnout pic

As if it'll make a difference at this point....

I told him to get ahold of me after he loses his job. I'll buy him a beer or 3
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Thats it .. no doubt. But, why not in a blue color ?
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Thats it .. no doubt. But, why not in a blue color ?
The rear brakes are blue

Give it some time. They'll be all over the interweb in the next couple days. I'm amazed they stuffed that supercharger in such a tiny space...
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher R/T
The rear brakes are blue

Give it some time. They'll be all over the interweb in the next couple days. I'm amazed they stuffed that supercharger in such a tiny space...
The #'s on the S/C ... may allow someone to provide more details on it.

Looks like lS9 B504

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Nice to see Chevy is using Carbon Ceramic brakes on it.

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Check the front page on Jalopnik.com if you don't want to get a logon for fast-autos.net
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I'll chip in on the beer!!!
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This works too...

























http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/CorvetteSS/

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WTF was that guy thinking, posting to that forum under his own name?
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Welcome! Thanks for the pics.

Ceramic brakes too!!!!

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Wow, lookin' good.

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Default Spy Photos: I Am The Corvette SS Powertrain Mule

Thought you guys might like to see this.
http://jalopnik.com/cars/spy-photos/...ule-238647.php

If it's a dupe , sorry.
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Observations:
LS9: I see HUGE Belt..... sweet. also those headers look pretty damn tuned. The Big square in the middle looks ugly but its gonna make huge power so I dont care.

Front wheels look possibly wider however rears look Zo6 size? Im afraid those things are gonna FRY

Interior dosent look special but thats probably just mule interior.
HOWEVER it looks like theres some ***** or switches below and to the right of the shifter.

Brakes are obviously ceramic. duh

Id figure if they were going to Nurburgring they would have the entire powertrain and aero ready for tuning.

If thats it plus a spiffed up interior I wouldent see the price premium of 30 grand feasible.

All I see is a Zo6 with some motor mods, expensive brakes, and stiffer suspension.


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