Well, I am 72 years old. Bought my first car with money I saved in Vietnam. Grew up poor and wanted my first car to be special. Bought a 1963 Vette. Was addicted. Have scrimped and worked and worked all my life to continue buying Vettes. I now have a 2017 Z06. A real special monster. FINEST CAR I have ever driven. This is my 8th Vette and likely the last. My 2010 Grand Sport, my 2014 Stingray, and now my Z06 have just gotten better and better. If u are a True American car lover, u gotta get a vette.
At 76 it was like a light bulb came on, I can buy myself a Corvette!!. 30 days later I found a 2007 C6 with 11,500 miles on it. It had been a one owner garage queen. New to me and looks new. I've had it for a year now and I haven't stopped smiling yet. It is the most cherished car have ever owned.
The C6 ZR1 is literally my dream car. And despite the fact that she is now going on 14 years it, it can still go door handle to handle with most current domestic and European cars. I'd love to meet you in person, good sir. You are the coolest and most likeable car enthusiast on earth. Greetings from the Buckeye State.
Jay, I have vast amounts of respect for you. You've completely changed the way I view cars. I have yet to see someone else with an outlook on cars as honest and unbiased as yours. You see the best in every car, a true pure enthusiast, keep up the great reviews!
It's 2016 and I still think the ZR1 is the best looking badass corvette ever..the new ones just don't do anything for me,but the ZR1 fucks me up inside..
Plus that Zr1s are much faster than c7 Zo6s at 0-300 Km/h and i mean much faster 25 ++ sec if i remeber well ? But all vettes are fucking amazing sport cars love them i wish i could afford one :-)
Mickey Hartsell same, i have a soft spot for the C6 Z06 and C6 ZR1, probably because i was in elementary school when the Z06 came out and middle school when the ZR1 came out.
@@Lee_Firgaland of course it’s a c6 he didn’t say it wasn’t. He said the craze for the c7 is dying out and people are finally starting to appreciate this car
I find the C6 ZR1 the ultimate real Corvette. The one that still looked like a Corvette. I still think the C7 and C8 are real Corvettes. But the rear lights are signature! Some things you can’t change. Like making the Mustang an SUV.
I worked at a shop here in the US for a bit, in a rich area. I got to do simple jobs on a few very expensive cars and the corvettes were always a treat to work with because of their design. It's like Leno says, Chevy made a street legal track car that you can service in your garage. Speaking of track cars, corvettes are designed for track use unlike many sports cars I've seen under the hood of.
6:57 - 7:20 nicely nicely said jay. It irritates me how people disrespect corvettes... Especially the "c6" those cars are a blast and they feel like a true sports car. The c6 body style is the best corvette body ever made by far. The look of the front and rear end and body lines are just the definition of "corvette" in my opinion. personally I think a c6 zo6 is the best body ever for corvette and a C2 those are gorgeous.... as long as it's a hard top:)
I think at some point it is worthwhile considering that a car isn't what the stat sheet says it is on paper but how it makes the driver feel. I have never owned anything directly American because I live in Europe and our infrastructure isn't really accommodating for exotic metal such as a corvette or camaro or mustang etc. I still smile whenever I hear a muscle car stretching it's muscles. Personally I'm glad you guys in the States build such cool and customisable cars. Keep up the good work.
Well I commented about 7 months ago on this video, and back then I had no Idea my future self would be planning on owning one in a year! I Can't wait till 2017. A ZR1 will be in my garage. Awesome Review mr.Leno. see you at the Corvette meets!
So I guess theres a mid-engined ZR1 coming in 2017.. thats crazy that there making it mid-engine. It's also going to cost $150,000. I'm pretty sure your talking about the ZO6 bud.. unless you have 150 grand laying around and your 1 of the lucky 1500 who are getting one.
I love this ZR1!The new 2014 Stingrey is really growing on me also.Corvette will always be the best bang for your buck that can out preform most supercars out there.
You can get one now for $60k+; imagine how much more they'll drop when the '17 ZR1 comes out. I may make a move then myself and trade in my C6 convertible.
Outstanding review as usual, I couldn't agree more with everything you said especially about the reliability. Back in 1999 I purchased a new Trans Am like the one you did in one of the episodes, I wound up keeping it for 5 years and not a single thing went wrong, not even a bulb went bad. Just like always I still have similar vehicles in the garage, 2005 Mustang GT and a restored 1984 Camaro Z28. No issues with those either.
He should be the host of Top Gear USA. The show would have been very different and with more reputation that it currently has. He could play the 'Jezza' in the show.
guzuky there's more to being a top gear host than simply having knowledge. Its being able to encapsulate many attributes such as hosting, comedy, presenting, etc even one season with lenno would be boring
Yeah, you're right, Leno doesn't know anything about hosting, comedy, or presenting. It would be very boring, like when he hosted, presented, and told jokes for the Tonight Show.
back then when you can get multiple chevys for cheap and have the blast of ur life with it, cts-v, g8 gxp, even the fn cobalt ss 08-10 can go up to 400whp with less than 5k of mods and it brakes and handles as good, engines were bulletproof
In Germany, a ZR1 is 135k Fully loaded, A Gallardo in base is 180k, Same as a 911 Turbo and 458 is higher. You put together how many C6s they sold in the US alone(excluding Europe) from 2005-2013, That equals to MORE then 360s, 430s, 355s,....COMBINED in total production sales from 1994 to 2009 from Ferrari, So yeah, Doesnt matter where its sold, A Corvette may not be AS big a bargain as is is from the US, But it is THE biggest bargain per performance car anywhere in the world.
Thank you Jay, for allowing me to live my past life through your attainment. At 73, I pretty much have to rememeber my car days through your great videos. Again thanks! To my dismay several yearts ago Iwas in LA on business and did nto know your shope was aroud nthe corner from my customers. I esd so disappointed to learn that wewhen I got back to FL. For the 3rd time, thank you!!
c7 Z06 with its smaller supercharger that spins faster will overheat and reduce power when put on a racetrack. ZR1 will run on a racetrack in 100 degree weather all day with the AC on!
This Corvette ZR1 actually makes 638hp(not 648hp, unfortunately). It was a great sports car. The last ZR1 before 2020 was a true supercar with 755hp. Both ZR1 cars are better daily drivers than the Viper ever was.
It's amazing how far super cars have come since this video was made, hell, the stock, stock version of the corvette is as fast as the ZO6 when this video was made and now the ZO6 with the ZO7 package is faster than this 09 ZR1. AND. Cadillac is also more powerful. SO, it's great to be a car enthusiasts.
What's amazing is your ignorance. The C7 base corvette is NOT faster than the lighter and more powerful C6 Z06. Additionally, while the C7 Z06 has proven to be more track capable than the C6 ZR1, the ZR1 is still faster in a straight line EASY.
averyr18 The C7 Corvette Stingray may not be more powerful than the C6 Z06, that's for sure. However, the C7 is a better Sportscar in all respects. And the 2015 8 spd automatic performs just as well, if not better than the C6 Z06, in a straight line. C7 all the way!
tmat04 I don't recall saying that the C7 wasn't a better overall platform because it is. I was correcting the kind of misinformation that runs rampant on RUclips. For example, here you are saying that the 2015 8spd auto C7 performs just as well as the C6 Z06 which is false. Again we are comparing the C7 to a car that is 200lbs lighter and has approximately 45 additional horsepower.
Funny how he says they wont break the HP mark for a while, then a few years later the mass produced LT4 came out and its in a C7, ZLI and CTS no big deal.
The fact that he sees the true beauty any corvette makes me like Jay... unlike doug demuro who isn't interested in corvettes and thinks they are boring for some reason
Daniel Holston That is a good bit of time as far as automotive technology is concerned. Five years...and it was Corvette who beat those numbers. Impressive.
+Daniel Holston And technically speaking the new Z06 hasn't really out performed the ZR1 yet, still doesn't have a faster time on the Nurburgring, and other than it's torque/hp numbers much of the power on the track is the same
Have a Grand Sport right now but this is and always has been my dream car. Don’t want a Ferrari, Bugatti, Koenigsegg etc. If I had a 2013 ZR1 in a manual I would never go car shopping again lol
Yes! The Founding Fathers would approve. Who wants to be caught driving a pissy-assed foreign tin can when there are beautiful American cars like this!?!
Thanks and you've also expertly shown quite clearly that there is merit in having different approaches to building cars and different cultural norms. In the UK we've had some real "questionable" vehicles but quirks and all for an enthusiast they become an object of affection over time. On a side note I'm always amazed about the figures produced by seemingly regular cars built by US manufacturers. For the same money we'd be hard pressed to end up with roughly a third of the power in the UK.
I've wanted a Vette since I was 12 in 1972, every morning I'd see a green stingray go by on my way to school, never got one, but now I'm 62 and I don't desire cars or boats, but they are great cars, especially this top model. Cool
+Motor Sportz At the end of the day it's about the car and performance. Honestly though, I think they could do just a little bit better with the interior.
Bill Billson And i love the branding of " Corvette " inside my ZR. Unlike the robotic C7. C6 are the last true Corvettes. C7s look too European inside and out.
What it needs are the recaro seats from the 1st ZR1!!! Those were amazing! Should have never sold that car. May have to make up for it by getting one of these and swapping the seats. :-)
Hey craig just for the details of the records native americans came to american land from asia 40.000 years ago via bering strait so actually no-one is real american considering this !! But yeah you are more american than Steve considering this .. too !!
I still think this Corvette is the best looking one they ever built. Great car! I know there are bigger better and faster ones out there, but who's really going to use all of that on the street? I'd understand if it were used on the track once in a while, but man, how much power does one need for the street? I typically go backroad bashing on the windy-twisty roads with my toy cars on weekends, so this would be way more than I'd ever need. Hell, my '94 FD has more power than I really need and it's basically stock.
ZR1 is my new "dream car" taking the place of a 911 turbo & the best part is the ZR1 is actually attainable (in a few years) while the 911 still is not/will not be!! way to go GM! American muscle @ it's finest!!
Watching this in 2017 as Jay is saying "there will NEVER be a car with more hp than this due to emissions, blah blah blah" Sorry Jay. They got you again.
He would be surprised if the ZR1 (7:19.63 min) Nürburgring Time would be broken ? Nürburg-Ring Records of road-legal production cars right now: 1. Porsche 918 Spyder = (6:57.75 min) 2. Nissan GT-R Nismo = (7:08.69 min) 3. Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition ( 7:14.64 min)
Zach Weibel those times for the porsche and gtr nismo are based on 2014. The lfa I believe was in 2012. The vett 2009. So yeah it kicked their butts at the time until, years later they caught up.
Radicals are road legal in Europe but in the USA I hate it to say it but our DOT standards are abit different and the radicals aren't certified here from what I know.
No dude Motor Sportz they are not probobly of the aero pack 0-300 c7s are too slow only at 0-60 0r 0-100 the new c7s have 3,1 manual and 2,95 auto and Zr1s have 3,4 . But at 0-300 Km/h Zr1s are still the fastets vettes But i'm a vette funboy and i love them all :-)
Awesome car marred by a horrible fanbase. There's more to a car than how fast an anonymous driver can swing it round the Nurburgring. So much more. I've never driven a Vette so I can't compare it to a Ferrari, but I can imagine it'd be a much jerkier and neck snapping type of car... sounds like a lot of fun.
I saw this Corvette @ Barrett Jackson Auction Scottsdale Jan/ 2008 Saturday Evening in fact Jay was there he Introduced the New ZR1 that was a big Night a lot of Corvette Enthusiasts were there
Hello: You rock J..The last hot car I drove was a 69 Dodge 440 6 pack car. It had 12 to 1 pop up's and 2 4" , 4 speed, Dana 60, 410. I love 60's cars. 57 Chevrolet, 69 Z. with backup lights in the body panels below bumper. I don't know why people are talking Computers on a car site....Have a Nice Day
ya know? ya cant hate Jay man.. yea hes rich blah blah but he does love his cars and knows 99% more about all of then than the average rich car collector. just like this video he is driving around in model 0001 not hiding it away. cars are meant to be driven.. for the most part.
the GT-R ran 7:24 on the nurburgring. the Z06 ran 7:22 and the ZR1 ran 7:19. the ZR1 has more track records than the GT-R and the same with the Z06. the Z06 also has more Lateral G , and better brakes with a better powerband. they're built the same the only difference is that the GT-R uses more plastic. Stable? any car can be stable. the ZR1 hit 207 mph like it hit 60 mph. the same for the Z06 but with 200 mph and the GT-R with 196 mph.
The gmc Acadia also has the electronic speedometer etc that flashes into the windsheild. It's funny Jay did not know that as he said this was the only car he knows that has this devise. He seems to know so much about all vehicles but I guess because the Acadia is an SUV rather than a sports car. Now he can add this to his knowledge of vehicles. Great show.
James Decarli also corvette first car to have that full purpose data recording camera on the windshield that other supercars will probably use in the future? Introduced last year
Well, I am 72 years old. Bought my first car with money I saved in Vietnam. Grew up poor and wanted my first car to be special. Bought a 1963 Vette. Was addicted. Have scrimped and worked and worked all my life to continue buying Vettes. I now have a 2017 Z06. A real special monster. FINEST CAR I have ever driven. This is my 8th Vette and likely the last. My 2010 Grand Sport, my 2014 Stingray, and now my Z06 have just gotten better and better. If u are a True American car lover, u gotta get a vette.
Good for you, enjoy!!
What do you think of the c8?
You sir are as America as it gets. Respect & congrats on all your hard work paying off
@@jackrundle1398 you beat me to it. I'm also curious to hear from an old fashioned Corvette enthusiast on the C8.
Tell us what you think about the C8. I'm curious like the other guy to know what you think considering you've had all the front engined versions.
At 76 it was like a light bulb came on, I can buy myself a Corvette!!. 30 days later I found a 2007 C6 with 11,500 miles on it. It had been a one owner garage queen. New to me and looks new. I've had it for a year now and I haven't stopped smiling yet. It is the most cherished car have ever owned.
The C6 ZR1 is literally my dream car. And despite the fact that she is now going on 14 years it, it can still go door handle to handle with most current domestic and European cars. I'd love to meet you in person, good sir. You are the coolest and most likeable car enthusiast on earth. Greetings from the Buckeye State.
Jay, I have vast amounts of respect for you. You've completely changed the way I view cars. I have yet to see someone else with an outlook on cars as honest and unbiased as yours. You see the best in every car, a true pure enthusiast, keep up the great reviews!
It's 2016 and I still think the ZR1 is the best looking badass corvette ever..the new ones just don't do anything for me,but the ZR1 fucks me up inside..
Plus that Zr1s are much faster than c7 Zo6s at 0-300 Km/h and i mean much faster 25 ++ sec if i remeber well ?
But all vettes are fucking amazing sport cars love them i wish i could afford one :-)
Mickey Hartsell the new ones look like a long Lamborghini, the zr1 looks proudly American and that's the way it should be
Mickey Hartsell same, i have a soft spot for the C6 Z06 and C6 ZR1, probably because i was in elementary school when the Z06 came out and middle school when the ZR1 came out.
I agree! I'm planning to get one hopefully in the near future.
I couldn’t agree more, it looks like a Europeans take on American muscle. No disrespect to any European car designers btw.
"The corvette section of my garage "😊
Dodge Viper right next to it *❤️
All I have is a Dodge Ram section of my 1 car garage.
@@ronshd7769 lmao 🤣🤣
One of the best corvettes ever made now the C7 craze is dying down people are finally starting to appreciate this car.
Esse é C6.
@@Lee_Firgaland of course it’s a c6 he didn’t say it wasn’t. He said the craze for the c7 is dying out and people are finally starting to appreciate this car
One thing You gotta love about Jay Leno, he actually drives the cars in his collection, a true enthusiast.
Jay Leno Exclaims; " This is the car the founding fathers would want us to drive!" I won't argue with that!
He was just joking around but I happen to agree with him 👍
Here's my Corvette classification:
C6 (base): sports car
ZO6: track car
ZR1: supercar
I'd include C5 as best value.
@@Winterstick549 best value?? Well according to owners c5 is barret Jackson collection lmao 🤣
I'd say you hit the nail on the head with your classification.
They're all a mixture of many things. First of all, it's daily-use-friendly. So each model is at least also deserving of the label GT-car
I find the C6 ZR1 the ultimate real Corvette. The one that still looked like a Corvette.
I still think the C7 and C8 are real Corvettes. But the rear lights are signature! Some things you can’t change. Like making the Mustang an SUV.
I worked at a shop here in the US for a bit, in a rich area. I got to do simple jobs on a few very expensive cars and the corvettes were always a treat to work with because of their design. It's like Leno says, Chevy made a street legal track car that you can service in your garage.
Speaking of track cars, corvettes are designed for track use unlike many sports cars I've seen under the hood of.
I prefer the look of this one over the 2022.
The last good looking Corvette
6:57 - 7:20 nicely nicely said jay. It irritates me how people disrespect corvettes... Especially the "c6" those cars are a blast and they feel like a true sports car. The c6 body style is the best corvette body ever made by far. The look of the front and rear end and body lines are just the definition of "corvette" in my opinion. personally I think a c6 zo6 is the best body ever for corvette and a C2 those are gorgeous.... as long as it's a hard top:)
I think at some point it is worthwhile considering that a car isn't what the stat sheet says it is on paper but how it makes the driver feel. I have never owned anything directly American because I live in Europe and our infrastructure isn't really accommodating for exotic metal such as a corvette or camaro or mustang etc. I still smile whenever I hear a muscle car stretching it's muscles. Personally I'm glad you guys in the States build such cool and customisable cars. Keep up the good work.
I love this car. My grandfather was the Gen Mgr of the St Louis GM plant where
they built Corvettes before they moved them to Bowling Green.
Well I commented about 7 months ago on this video, and back then I had no Idea my future self would be planning on owning one in a year! I Can't wait till 2017. A ZR1 will be in my garage. Awesome Review mr.Leno. see you at the Corvette meets!
Nice I will also be getting one in 2017
I'm probably getting one in 2027 ;(
I have a model ZR1! Lol
Wait the ZR1 is coming back? Are you sure you don't mean ZO6?
So I guess theres a mid-engined ZR1 coming in 2017.. thats crazy that there making it mid-engine. It's also going to cost $150,000. I'm pretty sure your talking about the ZO6 bud.. unless you have 150 grand laying around and your 1 of the lucky 1500 who are getting one.
I daily a C6 Z06, but a ZR1 is my dream car!
i love how he says "oh ive got about 4 or 5 corvettes" he cant bloody remember hahaha just shows how many cars he has
Charles Jones i wouldent ether if i had like hundreds of cars,motorcycles and other stuff
He has a "Corvette Section" in his garage. That says enough. LOL
I love this ZR1!The new 2014 Stingrey is really growing on me also.Corvette will always be the best bang for your buck that can out preform most supercars out there.
I WANT this car so BADLY :)
+Dean Hollyoak Surprised to see that from someone with a GT-R profile picture. Welcome to the dark side ;)
+Pardon_M3 Lol yeah I know I do like the Nizmo GTR but I'd prefer to have the ZR1 just so much more badass :)
Hell yea, this car is badass
You have converted from God Zilla to the Terminator by saying that
+Colds The Terminator is actually the '03-'04 SVT Cobra
fast forward 10 years and now we have the C8 zr1. might not look as beautiful and sound as godly. but 1064hp from the factory. chevy never backs down
My dream car😍😍😍😍 one day one day
You can get one now for $60k+; imagine how much more they'll drop when the '17 ZR1 comes out. I may make a move then myself and trade in my C6 convertible.
Kevin Davis i know i seen some here in tx for 60 to 70 not a bad deal for that type of car maybe i will wait another 2 years to make a move
His car is only worth it because it's number 1. Not saying others out there aren't worth anything just his will hold value.
His will go UP in value.
One day yes if you are still young but if you are old like me then ...........
But anyway i wish you good luck with that :-)
This is my favorite episode. I really like how it was edited and the fast, upbeat pace of it.
I love that Jay DRIVES his cars, like they were meant to be!
Outstanding review as usual, I couldn't agree more with everything you said especially about the reliability. Back in 1999 I purchased a new Trans Am like the one you did in one of the episodes,
I wound up keeping it for 5 years and not a single thing went wrong, not even a bulb went bad. Just like always I still have similar vehicles in the garage, 2005 Mustang GT and a restored 1984 Camaro Z28. No issues with those either.
He should be the host of Top Gear USA. The show would have been very different and with more reputation that it currently has. He could play the 'Jezza' in the show.
guzuky there's more to being a top gear host than simply having knowledge. Its being able to encapsulate many attributes such as hosting, comedy, presenting, etc even one season with lenno would be boring
Yeah, you're right, Leno doesn't know anything about hosting, comedy, or presenting. It would be very boring, like when he hosted, presented, and told jokes for the Tonight Show.
back then when you can get multiple chevys for cheap and have the blast of ur life with it, cts-v, g8 gxp, even the fn cobalt ss 08-10 can go up to 400whp with less than 5k of mods and it brakes and handles as good, engines were bulletproof
Corvette is the most bang for your buck. That's why corvettes are selling over in Europe too. Everyone cant afford a Ferrari or a Lambo.
In Germany, a ZR1 is 135k Fully loaded, A Gallardo in base is 180k, Same as a 911 Turbo and 458 is higher. You put together how many C6s they sold in the US alone(excluding Europe) from 2005-2013, That equals to MORE then 360s, 430s, 355s,....COMBINED in total production sales from 1994 to 2009 from Ferrari, So yeah, Doesnt matter where its sold, A Corvette may not be AS big a bargain as is is from the US, But it is THE biggest bargain per performance car anywhere in the world.
And now can our perform most sports cars that are a lot more money
8:14 "you just punch it ... and you go" love the look on your face, Jay!
Says it's serial no 0001 than does a burnout, nice!
Thank you Jay, for allowing me to live my past life through your attainment. At 73, I pretty much have to rememeber my car days through your great videos. Again thanks! To my dismay several yearts ago Iwas in LA on business and did nto know your shope was aroud nthe corner from my customers. I esd so disappointed to learn that wewhen I got back to FL. For the 3rd time, thank you!!
“Most powerful corvette we will see in a long long time”
*2015 C7 Z06 appears*
c7 Z06 with its smaller supercharger that spins faster will overheat and reduce power when put on a racetrack. ZR1 will run on a racetrack in 100 degree weather all day with the AC on!
@@kb9gkc I couldn't agree more
You know sht about vettes ...
Was most powerful before the 19 ZR!. Love these beasts
This car will be worth some serious money some day the first 09 ZR1.....WOW! Plus it was owned by the great Jay Leno!
Beautiful ZR1 Mr. Joe! I bought my first Corvette in 2003 and I bought the second in 2019 love it every second.
Everytime I think I like Jay plenty he does something makes me like him even more lol
This Corvette ZR1 actually makes 638hp(not 648hp, unfortunately). It was a great sports car. The last ZR1 before 2020 was a true supercar with 755hp. Both ZR1 cars are better daily drivers than the Viper ever was.
It's amazing how far super cars have come since this video was made, hell, the stock, stock version of the corvette is as fast as the ZO6 when this video was made and now the ZO6 with the ZO7 package is faster than this 09 ZR1. AND. Cadillac is also more powerful. SO, it's great to be a car enthusiasts.
What's amazing is your ignorance. The C7 base corvette is NOT faster than the lighter and more powerful C6 Z06.
Additionally, while the C7 Z06 has proven to be more track capable than the C6 ZR1, the ZR1 is still faster in a straight line EASY.
averyr18
The C7 Corvette Stingray may not be more powerful than the C6 Z06, that's for sure. However, the C7 is a better Sportscar in all respects. And the 2015 8 spd automatic performs just as well, if not better than the C6 Z06, in a straight line. C7 all the way!
tmat04 I don't recall saying that the C7 wasn't a better overall platform because it is. I was correcting the kind of misinformation that runs rampant on RUclips. For example, here you are saying that the 2015 8spd auto C7 performs just as well as the C6 Z06 which is false. Again we are comparing the C7 to a car that is 200lbs lighter and has approximately 45 additional horsepower.
+William Scott c7Z06 is not faster than a ZR1. Trust me i own a stock one. Its faster and feels faster. Stop miss informing people.
Motor Sportz
It is not FASTER, but definitely QUICKER (at least up to the 1/4 mile) than the ZR1.
Mr. Leno, you should check out the upcoming 2025(or 2026) Corvette ZR1. Can't wait to see how that car does.
I like those rims .
Funny how he says they wont break the HP mark for a while, then a few years later the mass produced LT4 came out and its in a C7, ZLI and CTS no big deal.
"I'll be surprised if anybody ever beats this Corvette's numbers."
The C7 Z06 has 650HP 650 Torque
The C7 ZR1 has 750HP 710 Torque
lmao.
"........any time soon" was on the end.
This was in 2013, before those Corvettes were even made.
New Z06 is still slower than an old ZR1
Cam Guy and a C7 ZR1 crushes almost anything on the road. And the C8 variants are rumored to go up to 1000hp. Rinse, repeat. USA-1.
3:14 I just got a base 06' with the heads up display. It's one of my favorite options on any car I've owned.
I fixed my 05 heads up display last week...and yes great option..
One of my favorite cars, and one of my favorite sounds. "It's nice to know America still builds rockets".
The fact that he sees the true beauty any corvette makes me like Jay... unlike doug demuro who isn't interested in corvettes and thinks they are boring for some reason
the best corvette made so far can't wait till they make the one that's going to be mid engine
brandon woods y tho
I'm from the future, it's happened
Jay is an excellent person to speak HIS mind on these cars. He has the wealth to own and drive them. How many of you can say that you're able!
My favorite car. I aspire to own this car and one day I WILL own this car.
Well… do you own it yet ?
@@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt Focus RS. I’m getting there LOL
I see a yellow C5 Z06 (or just a FRC) in the line up! Please review it!
He says it'll be a long time before a more powerful vette is out. 5 years later the new Z06
Daniel Holston That is a good bit of time as far as automotive technology is concerned. Five years...and it was Corvette who beat those numbers. Impressive.
+Daniel Holston And technically speaking the new Z06 hasn't really out performed the ZR1 yet, still doesn't have a faster time on the Nurburgring, and other than it's torque/hp numbers much of the power on the track is the same
+HERKFOOT21 a drag race of the two cars is pure drivers race!
+Daniel Holston ZR1 is faster
michael wood No it doesn't the z06 did a 7:13 on the ring.
Have a Grand Sport right now but this is and always has been my dream car. Don’t want a Ferrari, Bugatti, Koenigsegg etc. If I had a 2013 ZR1 in a manual I would never go car shopping again lol
Yes! The Founding Fathers would approve. Who wants to be caught driving a pissy-assed foreign tin can when there are beautiful American cars like this!?!
I love my C4. Way to go Bowling Green KY. U.S.A. All The Way!!!! Thanks for the video Jay!
I dont drive foreign, I drive german.
I'm very happy Jay leno got the first 09 zr1 and i like the fact that he drives it,good for you sir.
Thanks and you've also expertly shown quite clearly that there is merit in having different approaches to building cars and different cultural norms. In the UK we've had some real "questionable" vehicles but quirks and all for an enthusiast they become an object of affection over time. On a side note I'm always amazed about the figures produced by seemingly regular cars built by US manufacturers. For the same money we'd be hard pressed to end up with roughly a third of the power in the UK.
You can thank your politicians for that
I've wanted a Vette since I was 12 in 1972, every morning I'd see a green stingray go by on my way to school, never got one, but now I'm 62 and I don't desire cars or boats, but they are great cars, especially this top model. Cool
Love the ZR1. Although, when it comes to the interior-WTF?
AND THE COLOR WTF, WHAT A WASTE!!! SWEET CAR THO!!!!
+Bill Billson Ill never understand this when i hop in my corvette i never think this interior sucks. Im too busy smiling and speeding. Go buy a lexus
+Motor Sportz At the end of the day it's about the car and performance. Honestly though, I think they could do just a little bit better with the interior.
Bill Billson And i love the branding of " Corvette " inside my ZR. Unlike the robotic C7. C6 are the last true Corvettes. C7s look too European inside and out.
What it needs are the recaro seats from the 1st ZR1!!! Those were amazing! Should have never sold that car. May have to make up for it by getting one of these and swapping the seats. :-)
Remember when 638 hp was the most powerful car in America
Who else is watching this after the new 1000hp ZR1 unveil?
The corvette is by far the most overlooked sports car in the world. Especially with the younger generations. My 93 is very fun torque monster driver
That burnout at the end was legendary!!! Merica!!! Nice one Jay
Jay, your the best. I love your ZR1 and fact that it's built in America.
I still can't believe that paint is so expensive!
+The Midnight Garage It's not the paint, it's the clear coat that covers the carbon fiber roof.
I have to agree. OHV is my favourite valve set up. Better still if the cam is gear driven, despite the extra noise.
If you don't love the Corvette you are not American
Preach !
I love corvettes and i'm not American
if you don't own an apple product, you are not American! www.apple.com
Steve Jobs I'm more American than you I'm Native American and I hate Apple's products, except for the earphones lol
Hey craig just for the details of the records native americans came to american land from asia 40.000 years ago via bering strait so actually no-one is real american considering this !!
But yeah you are more american than Steve considering this .. too !!
I have a 1993 ZR1. Would love to have this one in my garage. Beautiful car!
Add to the Corvette section 😁
I honestly was looking at the black viper next to the ZR1 the whole beginning of the video
Stan G me too especially since i own one. i want jay to do a classic video review on that car
Wow that's cool +Dan DeLuca He never talks about the Viper except the time the Gen 5 Viper was there
And the best body style out of the new ones I would never own cuz I wouldn't take a new one over that one
And just a few years later we have the 650 HP ZO6
And just a few more years later we have a 750 HP mid engine ZR1
PeppersOnChili Hopefully not.
+Synister Mayhem and the ZR1 is still faster
I still think this Corvette is the best looking one they ever built. Great car! I know there are bigger better and faster ones out there, but who's really going to use all of that on the street? I'd understand if it were used on the track once in a while, but man, how much power does one need for the street? I typically go backroad bashing on the windy-twisty roads with my toy cars on weekends, so this would be way more than I'd ever need. Hell, my '94 FD has more power than I really need and it's basically stock.
@7:40. only a few year later dodge did what Leno thought wouldn't happen, and with a 4 door sedan at that too!!
ZR1 is my new "dream car" taking the place of a 911 turbo & the best part is the ZR1 is actually attainable (in a few years) while the 911 still is not/will not be!! way to go GM! American muscle @ it's finest!!
just an awesome fckn car.
Watching this in 2017 as Jay is saying "there will NEVER be a car with more hp than this due to emissions, blah blah blah" Sorry Jay. They got you again.
He would be surprised if the ZR1 (7:19.63 min) Nürburgring Time would be broken ?
Nürburg-Ring Records of road-legal production cars right now:
1. Porsche 918 Spyder = (6:57.75 min)
2. Nissan GT-R Nismo = (7:08.69 min)
3. Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition ( 7:14.64 min)
All more expensive cars though.
and 2 are special editions that cost even more money
He also left out the Radicals which hold the top two records and are road legal. I'm assuming he believes they aren't street legal.
Zach Weibel those times for the porsche and gtr nismo are based on 2014. The lfa I believe was in 2012. The vett 2009. So yeah it kicked their butts at the time until, years later they caught up.
Radicals are road legal in Europe but in the USA I hate it to say it but our DOT standards are abit different and the radicals aren't certified here from what I know.
That exhaust note is extraordinary!
43 people haven't ever driven one
I'm surprised that Leno owns this car since Rick Hendrick likes to buy all the Corvette #1 vins
Still the fastest corvette ever made! And no the C7Z06 is not faster.
Motor Sportz lol.....yes it is!
My stock ZR has walked two Z06 on freeway rolls. Try again.
No dude Motor Sportz they are not probobly of the aero pack 0-300 c7s are too slow only at 0-60 0r 0-100 the new c7s have 3,1 manual and 2,95 auto and Zr1s have 3,4 .
But at 0-300 Km/h Zr1s are still the fastets vettes
But i'm a vette funboy and i love them all :-)
Wow, that really is a beautiful car. Thank you for sharing it with your viewers.
This car would make the founding fathers proud. I can just see George Washington and Ronald Reagan high fiving in heaven over this car.
I live a little over an hour away from Bowling Green, Kentucky and I still haven’t been to that museum yet!
Awesome car marred by a horrible fanbase.
There's more to a car than how fast an anonymous driver can swing it round the Nurburgring. So much more.
I've never driven a Vette so I can't compare it to a Ferrari, but I can imagine it'd be a much jerkier and neck snapping type of car... sounds like a lot of fun.
No Jay. You're not exaggerating. Corvette is an icon for a free America.
I always liked the flip-up headlights from older corvettes. Such a shame they don't do those anymore.
They always broke, glad the're gone
The grey looks nice but if I bought that year ZR1, I would have to get the blue for this model
The legendary C6 Corvette ZR1...God above this is truly an astonishing car. And for our $150k? Yes.
Wow great car. Best American sports car ever. Much Respect Corvette. Jay Leno for President. His realy a great guy.
i like the zr1, after you stop thinking about the bad things, its a fun car to drive, fast and sounds good.
One of the craziest corvettes ever, but certainly not the best. That award should go to the C6 Z06
Jay: "An exotic supercar at Cobalt prices...."
Steering Wheel: "Shhh don't tell him!"
Now that’s a car
We saw one of these downtown Livermore, California last weekend. Quite the beauty.
I saw this Corvette @ Barrett Jackson Auction Scottsdale Jan/ 2008 Saturday Evening in fact Jay was there he Introduced the New ZR1 that was a big Night a lot of Corvette Enthusiasts were there
Saw it in the movie 'The Last Stand (2013)' and in the Top Gear Bonneville special.
It's a demon!!!
Hello: You rock J..The last hot car I drove was a 69 Dodge 440 6 pack car. It had 12 to 1 pop up's and 2 4" , 4 speed, Dana 60, 410. I love 60's cars. 57 Chevrolet, 69 Z. with backup lights in the body panels below bumper. I don't know why people are talking Computers on a car site....Have a Nice Day
#1 ZR1? Bamf. Jay you are the Man. Wow
ya know? ya cant hate Jay man.. yea hes rich blah blah but he does love his cars and knows 99% more about all of then than the average rich car collector. just like this video he is driving around in model 0001 not hiding it away. cars are meant to be driven.. for the most part.
the GT-R ran 7:24 on the nurburgring.
the Z06 ran 7:22 and the ZR1 ran 7:19.
the ZR1 has more track records than the GT-R and the same with the Z06. the Z06 also has more Lateral G , and better brakes with a better powerband. they're built the same the only difference is that the GT-R uses more plastic. Stable? any car can be stable. the ZR1 hit 207 mph like it hit 60 mph. the same for the Z06 but with 200 mph and the GT-R with 196 mph.
The gmc Acadia also has the electronic speedometer etc that flashes into the windsheild. It's funny Jay did not know that as he said this was the only car he knows that has this devise. He seems to know so much about all vehicles but I guess because the Acadia is an SUV rather than a sports car. Now he can add this to his knowledge of vehicles. Great show.
Did it have it back 20 years ago like the corvettes did?
U2Jaime1317 he did say 2009 so yes it did. It's still GM so they might had it even before then. No big deal I was just making a comment.
James Decarli also corvette first car to have that full purpose data recording camera on the windshield that other supercars will probably use in the future? Introduced last year
James Decarli My 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP has that to.
He's talking about the only super car in its class with it. Wow lol