2009 Chevrolet Corvette GT1 Championship Edition

In order to celebrate the entry of the Corvette C6.R into the GT1 class of ALMS this year, GM unveiled to day the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette GT1 Championship Edition, a new package available for the Corvette Coupe 4LT, Convertible 4LT and Z06 3LZ.

The package will be available in a yellow base color with black accents, or with a black base paint and yellow accents. Yellow cars will receive black headlights with body colored door handles and a unique carbon fiber engine cover for both models. The Corvette Racing team’s ‘Jake’ logo will be used throughout the car, and the team’s victories will be displayed on the lower portion of the Corvette’s door.

2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster

Less than a year after the introduction of the all-new 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe – a vehicle that reset the bar for affordable sports car design and performance – comes its dramatic new stablemate, the 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster. The 2010 370Z Roadster is scheduled to go on sale at Nissan retailers nationwide in late summer.

2009 Nismo Nissan 370Z

Nissan is bringing factory-tuned performance to the new Z with the 2009 Nismo 370Z, which debuted at the 2009 New York Auto Show.

Output of the Nismo 370Z is up 18 horsepower over the normal Z car for a total output of 350 hp. Torque is increased just 6 pound-feet to 276 lb-ft. Those gains were found with an optimized exhaust system and muffler design, and a tuned engine computer. The only transmission offered is a six-speed manual, equipped with SynchroRev Match that increases the engine speed on downshifts for smoother driving. A viscous limited-slip differential is standard.