Ouch! Corvette ZR1 costs $200,000 in the UK

When GM released the very first details on the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 it made it a point to emphasize that you get outstanding performance at an outstanding price. Head over to Chevrolet.com and you’ll be surprised that you can get a 638-hp Corvette that does 0 to 60 in 3.5 secs with a starting price tag of $103,300.

Well the Britons aren’t that lucky. GM has just dropped the Corvette ZR1 pricing in UK and the 206-mph supercar will start at an eye-watering £109,000, that’s right under $200,000...
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hao420 - 9/25/2008 4:45:18 PM

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Wow,get a Bentley GT than.......

91z4me - 9/26/2008 8:24:25 AM

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hao,

Because the Bently is a direct alternative to the ZR1? Seriously I could see if you said an AM Vantage or Jag XK, which are awesome cars and at least in the same category but the Conti GT? No!

Porschinator - 9/26/2008 9:24:52 PM

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Mullets will make a come back and you still cannot afford a ZR1...

bmwdrvr - 9/25/2008 5:05:09 PM

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you cant just convert currency like that of course its going to come out way off, and extremely high...thats like saying an m3 coupe is going for almost 80,000 "base price

shabaru - 9/25/2008 5:08:52 PM

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According to my point of view, i would say that this is a really nice car that is priced at a really nice range in America.... but in UK.... FORGET IT... 200,000 it would take a Benz S65.... *Im personally a MB fan....*....

^^Bentley GT would work fine too^^

ghosthunter - 9/25/2008 7:26:57 PM

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and u think you can buy a S65 with 200,000 dollar in U.K?

U.K auto price is much higher than U.S. take Honda civic for example, it cost almost twice as much. in fact, anything cost twice as high in U.K than in U.S.

Rupert - 9/26/2008 10:01:27 AM

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You could get an S63 for that money, but not an S65. That costs the equivalent of 300000 dollars in the UK.

DieselRules - 9/26/2008 2:10:37 AM

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$200,000 for a Corvette?
Are they expecting a lot of hillbillies to win the lottery, or what?

Rupert - 9/26/2008 10:00:43 AM

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This year Corvette (It isn't sold as a Chevvy here) sold only 11 cars...

109000 pounds is a lot, a Bentley GT is only slightly more, and an R8 or 911 Turbo are less money.

Cornholio852 - 9/26/2008 8:25:35 AM

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im just wondering how ignorent people on this site are
Rednecks driving vettes? really? Firebirds yes but vettes no.

Porschinator - 9/26/2008 9:26:42 PM

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Its the only thing "they" can come up with. Especially since it smokes most of what "they" drive :)

M53R - 9/26/2008 3:45:12 PM

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Very misleading post. All the cars are more expensive there than in the US.

Porschinator - 9/26/2008 9:28:08 PM

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True...its called volume. GM expects to sell more Vettes in the US so will lower the price accordingly. Low volume in UK thus more rare.

Htay7500 - 9/26/2008 4:42:10 PM

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In other countries, there are also taxes based on size and displacement and maybe other fees that can push the price of a certain to go up. Unlike the US, where you don't pay any of that nonsense (except a gas-guzzler tax but only on high end exotics)that other governments give.