BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The first of the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 super cars — the most powerful production vehicle General Motors Corp. has ever built — came off the assembly line Monday afternoon, driven by the man who paid $1 million for it in a charity auction in January.
Also the most-expensive Chevrolet ever produced, with a list price of $103,300, the ZR1 showcases the capabilities of the world's largest automaker, but comes perhaps at the wrong time, as the nation grapples with $4-a-gallon gasoline and consumers turn their attention to fuel-efficient vehicles.
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