The super Corvette finally get a name.

[baddabang]

SS? Z07? Blue Devil? Nope, it looks like its going to be called the ZR1.

Originally Posted by MotorTrend

Chevrolet's 650-horsepower Corvette, developed under the codename "Blue Devil," will be called ZR1. That badge will appear on the January 2008 Detroit show car, and on the production version set to go on sale later next year as a 2009 model. GM has been developing this car for several years, using a supercharged version of the new 6.2-liter small block V-8 used in the 2008 Corvette(pictured). GM also considered such names as Z07 and Super Sport for the ultra-low-volume car. Price will be much higher than the 505-horsepower Z06, and Chevy will continue production of that car when the ZR1 launches.

Chevy first used the ZR1 moniker for a reported eight cars built in the 1971 model year with a 370-horsepower, 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) small block V-8. The option cost $1,010, while a 425-horse 454 was $1,221. The '71 ZR1 came with no special bodywork or badging. Chevy revived the name in 1990 for a 32-valve Lotus-designed, Mercury Marine-built 375-horsepower quad-cam V-8. That car had a wider tail to accommodate P315/35ZR17 Goodyears on 11-inch wide wheels and was built through the '95 model year. Badges included a hyphen, as in ZR-1, which doesn't fit GM RPO nomenclature.

GM has never confirmed nor denied rumors that "ZR" stands for "Zora's Racer."

The blown 6.2 also looks like the engine that will power the next Cadillac CTS-v, rather than something based off of GM's new high-feature overhead cam V-8 debuting in '09.

[clutch-monkey]

not unexpected, didn't they take out a new copyright or something on the ZR1 last year? cool though, will be a beast

[NSXType-R]

ZR-1 sounds alright I guess.

Blue Devil or SS sounds better though.

Either way, this thing is crazy.

[The_Canuck]

Better then the others, except maybe Stingray...

[digitalcraft]

Its kind of neat they used a historical name. This car's been in production so long they should do something more exciting though, SSR Ultimate Extreme Hyper Genkai version. Oh wait, american company.

[Viper007]

I am happy to know there will no longer be threads named SS/Corvette Z07/Blue Devil on the Corvette forums. With the ZR-1 legacy, the car better be a monster.

[coolieman1220]

i love ZR1 brings back the classics. those 90-95 ZR1's were crazy! i never expected ZR1

[Lets Gekiga In]

I'm really glad to hear that ZR1 is back.

[Rockefella]

Not a huge fan of the name, but I suppose ZR1 is better than Blue Devil. Seeing a 'Blue Devil' badge on a Corvette would probably look weird.

[Lets Gekiga In]

Originally Posted by Rockefella

Not a huge fan of the name, but I suppose ZR1 is better than Blue Devil. Seeing a 'Blue Devil' badge on a Corvette would probably look weird.

I just don't think there was any possible way they would've used the name Blue Devil since they would be taking the name from Duke. Just wouldn't sound that great IMO and I wonder if Duke would have any say in its usage...

[mclaren_crazy]

Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In

I just don't think there was any possible way they would've used the name Blue Devil since they would be taking the name from Duke. Just wouldn't sound that great IMO and I wonder if Duke would have any say in its usage...

plus what if you didnt want it in blue

[Rockefella]

Originally Posted by Lets Gekiga In

I just don't think there was any possible way they would've used the name Blue Devil since they would be taking the name from Duke. Just wouldn't sound that great IMO and I wonder if Duke would have any say in its usage...

Does Duke have rights to the name Blue Devil?

[furious_fiero]

kind of disapointing. It would have been nice for them to use a new name. Now that they have used ZR1, it kind of ruins the old one.

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by Rockefella

Not a huge fan of the name, but I suppose ZR1 is better than Blue Devil. Seeing a 'Blue Devil' badge on a Corvette would probably look weird.

And Sting Ray or SS would've been stupid. Overall a good choice, in my opinion.

[Kitdy]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

And Sting Ray or SS would've been stupid. Overall a good choice, in my opinion.

I thought Sting Ray would have been a good choice but I like how they are using an historical name at least.

Why would Sting Ray have been stupid?