Shock and awe." That was the design directive, the mantra operandi that Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter instilled in his ZR1 team as they developed the most powerful regular production passenger vehicle in General Motors' 100-year history (the freshly certified stats: 638 horses, 604 pound-feet). Get team members talking and they contrast this with former Corvette chief Dave Hill's marching orders for the C5-generation Z06. He reportedly placed greater emphasis on refined performance. Don't misunderstand, myriad technical advances mean the ne-plus-ultra Corvette ZR1 drives with far greater refinement than any Z06,
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