Corvette ZR1 production will be 2000 units per year
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Corvette ZR1 chief engineer Tadge Juechter was speaking in a recent live chat on GMnext.com. He said that as of late April, Chevrolet has not “run our fuel-economy testing yet.” The 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 returns 15 miles per gallon in city driving and 24 mpg on the highway, according to the EPA.
He didn’t have any hard numbers about the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s fuel economy, but the vehicle’s chief engineer predicted recently that “the ZR1 will be the most fuel-efficient 600-hp car you can buy in the world.” Tadge Juechter, Corvette ZR1 chief engineer, noted that the fuel economy of the car “will be somewhat less than a Z06, and we expect a small gas-guzzler tax.”
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