2009 Corvette Laps the Nurburgring in 7:26:4…Which Means it Beat the Nissan GT-R

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GM has released the 2009 Corvette ZR1’s official lap time on the Nurburgring.

The Corvette ZR1 drove around the Nurburgring in 7:26:4 today which officially beats the time set by the 2009 Nissan GT-R. GM development engineer Jim Mero commented on the fact that the after the lap the conditions were good except for a strong headwind down the main straight and that the lap was solid, although he felt like he could have gone faster in a few places. The ZR1 has posted one of the fastest times of any production car.

Last week GM announced the starting price for the 638 horsepower 2009 ZR1 at $103,300.

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