Friday, January 30, 2009

Chevrolet Corvette GT-1 Championship Edition


And the Corvette special editions keep on rolling. The latest edition to the family is this GT-1 Championship Edition, created to celebrate the Corvette's last hurrah in the current GT-1 class this year.

The GT-1 package will come in yellow with black stripes, or black with yellow stripes, and be available on the coupe, convertible, and Z06. The yellow windshield banner from the C6.R will be in place, and the car will also feature "Jake," the racing team's mascot (the yellow skull with the Corvette pennants). The C6.R driver's names will be placed on the roof of the car, and the championships they've won will be written on the lower door.

Elsewhere, you get a body-colored spoiler out back, Q9V forged chrome wheels (the 5-spoke style that came out on the 2008 Corvette), black headlamps insets on the yellow car, body-colored door handles, and a carbon-fiber-patterned engine cover. To raise the sound and the fury a notch, the coupe and convertible come with the Z51 Performance Package and NPP Performance Exhaust.

Inside, there will be a black interior with contrasting yellow stitching and some engraved plaques. You'll also get a Certificate of Authenticity. No word yet on how many will be produced, but the car is due to arrive in the spring and a pricing announcement will be made next month.



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