22 July 2009 - 10:00
Taking it to the Competizione
When Italian coachbuilders get their hands on a Corvette, the results can be, er, varied.
On the one hand, it might end up like that terrifying Castagna Aznom we saw a couple of years back. But on the other, it might end up like this rather lovely SV 9 Competizione, a Corvette C6 reskinned with a whole bunch of added Italianicity.
OK, there's a bit of a game of ‘spot the design influence here' - plenty of Alfa 8C Competizione about that back end and the wheels, and would it be fanciful to suggest a little Nissan GT-R in the flank? - but it's a nice-looking thing nonetheless.
And it's quick, too. SV has tweaked the power of the C6's 6.2-litre V8 from a weedy 431bhp to a nice round 450bhp.
Along with a sticky new set of Pirelli P Zero tyres, that's good for a 0-60mph time of four seconds flat - a third of a second quicker than the stock C6 - and a 12-second time for the quarter mile. It'll also generate 1.3 g of lateral grip and brake to a stop from 60mph in just 31 metres.
SV has big plans for the Competizione: it wants to build a full 1,000 cars, with prices starting at around £61,000. Anyone tempted?
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its the italians were talking about here knowing what the zonda is like it WILL be a lot better
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na not tempted.................. doesnt impress me much!
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point...less
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Is it me or does it look rather 'similar' to a ferrari 599? Or is this just me, lost less exspensive though.
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I'd rather just have an 8C to be honest.
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I'd rather have an 8c
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I'ld like to see more pics of it... But i'ld have an 8c instead. Actually, i'ld get a V8 vantage roadster instead!
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People say they'd rather an 8C, forgetting the fact that only 500 were ever made and all 500 have sold. Tough luck guys! If I had the money, i'd definitely get it. Come on, it's cheaper than a 911, goes quicker, and looks better. :) Or i'd get a Cayman S and spec it up with pretty much everything on the list. Hmm, decisions...
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It actually looks like the Alfa 8c.
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With those wheels on, it sort of looks like a rounded off Porsche 924 from the side....
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Clearly it is a 8C wannabe. But even a 8C look alike would be epic...AFTER ALL ITS A 8C LOOK A LIKE. Nothing to whine about.
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Corvette speed and power with better looks? Why in the name of god doesn't GM just do that from the start?
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it does improve quite a car that could be better looking. is zonda really good looking, really because they dont look like a finished car more a go cart
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O.k i think that you guys at top gear have made a mistake. you are getting your corvettes all mixed up, and to me that is just sac religious and wrong. On your review of the c6 corvette you wright about the c6 corvette but show pics of the zo6 corvette. I'm thinking that you guys don't really know to much about your American sports cars. So if you guys consider yourself s car enthusiast you would probably fix that.
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O.k i think that you guys at top gear have made a mistake. you are getting your corvettes all mixed up, and to me that is just sac religious and wrong. On your review of the c6 corvette you wright about the c6 corvette but show pics of the zo6 corvette. I'm thinking that you guys don't really know to much about your American sports cars. So if you guys consider yourself s car enthusiast you would probably fix that.
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Wotski commented on this article
22 July 2009
Well imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...Just hope that they did something with the Euro-vette's interior as well.
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