A Devil Looms On The Horizon. . . .

[Anonymous]

A Blue Devil that is. These spy pics were captured in Germany and it looks like the General is reloading for an all out attack against the Ford GT. What’s the caliber you ask? How does a supercharged 7.0L LS2 motor sound. The weight is estimated at 2900 lbs and at a cost of $100,000.

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We hear 2005 Le Mans class winner Jan Magnussen is turning faster-than-Z06 laps in the Blue Devil at Nurburgring. (Photos by Bernd Rauh)

Blue Devil Lives!! When GM’s vice chairman speaks of an ultra-performance Corvette, we listen
BOB GRITZINGER
Posted Date: 6/29/05
General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz won’t confirm this car exists, but he is not saying it doesn’t. We first wrote about Chevrolet’s ultra-performance Corvette—dubbed Blue Devil, most likely to catch the attention of GM CEO and Duke Blue Devil grad Rick Wagoner—shortly before the sixth-generation Corvette debuted at the Detroit auto show in January (AW, Dec. 22 and 29, 2004). We asked Lutz about the car during a recent exclusive interview with AutoWeek.

“Let’s just say [Corvette chief engineer] Dave Hill is not a guy who likes playing second fiddle to any high-performance car on the road,” said Lutz. “My guess is we’re going to find a way to do something beyond the Z06, that would be at a much higher price point, and which would compete with some of the leading high-performance cars of the world.”

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Lutz said the car may be delayed while the company focuses most of its engineering might on pulling ahead profit-making vehicles like its next-generation large sport/utilities and pickups.

“But there is certainly no lack of desire on anyone’s part to establish the supremacy of the Corvette,” says Lutz.

Spied on the Nurbürgring, Blue Devil appears to be living up to the earlier hype. Eyewitnesses said the car sounds supercharged, confirming reports the engine is likely a blown version of the Z06’s 7.0-liter V8, producing upward of 600 hp. Look for lightweight carbon fiber body parts to reduce weight to about 2900 pounds.

Pricing will likely start somewhere around $100,000 if and when the car makes production in 2006.

The Blue Devil was thought to be nothing more than a unicorn but these photos confirm that the horsepower war is about to get interesting. icon_cheesygrin.gif

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[Garibaldi]

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cost of $100,000.

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Sounds very interesting though! icon_cheesygrin.gif

[Anonymous]

$50,000 cheaper than a Ford GT with 50 more horsepower. At 600 horses we’re going to see modified Blue Devils pass by Enzos like they were nothing.

[Garibaldi]

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$50,000 cheaper than a Ford GT with 50 more horsepower. At 600 horses we’re going to see modified Blue Devils pass by Enzos like they were nothing.

Very true. This will be interesting to see how it develops!

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