Chevrolet to Skip ZR1 Model for Corvette Stingray C7, or will it?

With the new Corvette Z06 pumping out higher output numbers on a lighter chassis than the previous ZR1, we were feeling all tingly inside about the possibility of a super Corvette with supercar-crushing performance stats, until Autoblog.com came to ruin the fun stating that we shouldn't expect a new "halo" ZR1 version, after speaking to Tadge Juechter, chief engineer on the C7.

Juechter reportedly told the website that the upcoming 2015 Z06 is the only range-topping model "currently" on the table for the C7. While it won't be a devastating development since the Z06 is everything the older ZR1 was and then some more, we're not going to close the lid on this story - just yet.

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