Exotic Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is at pinnacle of engineering and style

06/11/2008 18:15. Thousands of people felt the thrill as Justin Verlander closed in on a no-hitter for the Tigers in 2007. Four years earlier, I was among a handful listening as a kid named Josh Ritter unslung his guitar and played his song "Kathleen" under an oak tree in a park near Austin, Texas. In both cases, anyone present knew they would remember the moment.

A few thousand owners will get the same tingle -- this is the real deal -- when they start the 638-horsepower V8 under the carbon-fiber hood of the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

In days of economic unease and unpredictable gas prices, a supercharged V8 supercar may not be your idea of the right car for the times, but there's no denying the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a triumph.

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