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The first copy of the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 was sold 21 times more than the initial price

At the auction for the 1079-horsepower supercar with the Vin-Nomer 001 offered 3.7 million dollars. Now it costs a very rare Pagani Huayra R.

At the auction, Barrett-Jackson sold the first copy of the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. In general, the usual story, if not for the price. 3.7 million dollars were paid for a car with a Vin-number 001, 21 times more recommended retail price. The same amount will cost, for example, Pagani Huayra R, the circulation of which is limited by only 30 copies.

Barrett-Jackson

Unlike Waira, equipped with atmospheric V12 6.0 with a capacity of 850 horsepower, the “corvette” drives the B8 5.5 biturbomotor, developing 1079 forces. Through simple calculations, you can find out that each horsepower costs the ZR1 buyer in $ 160.61, while for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS this indicator is almost $ 460, and for Huayra R – more than three thousand.

Barrett-Jackson

The dynamics of the “corvette” fully corresponds to the return. According to the passport, acceleration to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) takes 2.5 seconds – or 2.3 with the ZTK Performance package. The passage time is a quarter of a mile is 9.6 seconds, at a speed at the finish of 245 kilometers per hour. Confirmed maximum speed – 375 kilometers per hour.

Barrett-Jackson

Funds from the sale of the first Corvette ZR1, as well as four more cars, will be transferred to charity. In total, the auction organizers managed to raise $ 6,205,000. The main contribution was made by ZR1, as well as the Dodge Wagon Custom Truck Project Sweat restorate based on a 1962 pickup (in the photo above), sold for 1.5 million.

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