Originally Posted by Klaus

Volume 1 - Issue 49



Muscle Cars

Blue Devil a reality?

As if 505hp isn?t enough for the wildly successful new Z06 Corvette, a GM official has confirmed the Blue Devil or SS Corvette could be a reality? with 600+hp! Tom Wallace told journalists that GM is working on the car, and spy photos show the proposed car on the famed Nurburgring test track in Germany with Michigan license plates.


Wallace did say that one facet engineers are focusing on is how to make the horsepower usable. It also is unclear if the new LS9 engine will be naturally aspirated or supercharged, as has been the talk on automotive Web sites.

The current Z06 has 505hp and can reach speeds of 198 mph. The Z06 has a base price of $65,800, and yes, that is a great deal of money, but is cheap for this kind of performance.

The Blue Devil may be the first six-figure car in GM history. Another area engineers are working on is weight and, through more extensive use of carbon fiber body panels, their goal is to make the car lighter than 3,000 pounds.

The 2006 Z06 weighs 3,132 pounds and can cover the quarter mile in 11.7 seconds at 125 mph.
Stay tuned.
- By George Mattar

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Nope, no Blue Devil :D

Maybe a mid-engine C7 with the blown LS9 with over 600HP but almost 600 lb/ft of torque also?:eek:

I'm just betting a drivetrain test mule was seen.

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Yes, Blue Devil.

It's on.:D

Originally Posted by CLAYDOG

No mid-engine and no blue devil name, but the rest...:D

Originally Posted by CLAYDOG

No mid-engine and no blue devil name, but the rest...:D

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Nope

Corvette SS :D :eek:

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Originally Posted by HummerNewbie

OMG :eek:

WTF is that :confused:

Originally Posted by DDWH

Special edition Honda Accord:D ;)

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Originally Posted by f5fstop

The Vette is one ugly vehicle....:D

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

Fixed. :cool:

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

Fixed. :cool:

Originally Posted by f5fstop

That is one ugly vehicle, with Vette lights....:D

Originally Posted by PARAGON

and I don't think one would argue that your opinion on anything would be qualified as worth the bandwith it used up.;)

Originally Posted by ShaggyX

Fixed :cool:

Originally Posted by f5fstop

And in regard to the photo of the "thing," take a close look at the rims, there will never be a Vette with over 600 HP manufactured with only four lugs.:D

Originally Posted by PARAGON

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Can't say anything about the Vette, but I have a spy photo of the new, redesigned Asstec:

Originally Posted by f5fstop

All I will say is Blue Devil is out; who knows, maybe like the person it was going to be named after, who will possibly be out too someday.:D

The powertrain units are in normal looking Vettes and hard to distinguish from a normal ZO6, and are being driven on the roads and tested in Germany. There will be some with extremely black out rear windows, to hide the electronic testing equipment that is contained in the rear of the vehicle, and with a breakout box on a bracket over the passenger seat.

So, if someone sees a ZO6 driving around with extremely blacked out windows in the rear, and a large electronic device sitting in the passenger seat with approximately 50+ LEDS and a ton of switches. (Should I say they will probably have the infamous MI "M" plate.) It might be one...

Powertrain mules do not require extensive camo to hide their appearance, only body mules used for new style bodies. The differences in the body will have camo (basically, a bunch of large car bras). Good example, there are about six H3s running around the country with test engines and you can't tell the difference between these vehicles and a normal off the lot H3, unless you notice the plate and look inside. However, there are plenty of test vehicles with existing powertrains running around with "M" plates too; that are used by engineering for testing, analysis, and joy rides by bored engineers.

As to the powertrain, someone is right, someone is wrong.

When they do hit the lots, I bet everyone will be sold months prior to production. As to driver's training course, I find that just some cool humor. Does GM require off-road driver's training for H1s?

And in regard to the photo of the "thing," take a close look at the rims, there will never be a Vette with over 600 HP manufactured with only four lugs.:D

Originally Posted by CLAYDOG