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Sure, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 boasts 755 horsepower, but is that really enough power to keep you happy? If your answer is "no," look no further than Specialty Vehicle Engineering's Yenko/SC Stage II Corvette upgrade. It takes a standard 460-horsepower 2019 Corvette Grand Sport and cranks it up to 1,000 horsepower.
While plenty of aftermarket companies can offer ludicrously powerful cars, what's interesting about this Yenko upgrade is that it can be ordered directly through any Chevrolet dealership when you order your new Corvette. The car goes from Chevy to Specialty Vehicle Engineering, and then back to the dealership for you to pick it up completed. Specialty Vehicle Engineering, which was formerly known as SLP, has a 25-year history doing this type of "Second Stage Vehicle Manufacturer" business with General Motors dealerships. It also offers supercharging packages for the Camaro, Tahoe/Suburban and Escalade.
Source: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/yenko-supercharged-chevrolet-corvette-1000-horsepower/
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday August 02 2018, @05:56AM (4 children)
Call me now for the coordinates of a nice canyon road with no guard rails, and no pesky cops bugging you about seat belts!
The regulars here know I'm a big fan of natural selection.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday August 03 2018, @06:43PM (3 children)
> I'm a big fan of natural selection.
I hope this doesn't entail an irrational and childish hate against robot-assisted selection.
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday August 03 2018, @08:45PM (2 children)
I guess lane-keeping and traction control have turned cars into robots. What say Bot about it ?
More on topic: if you want to buy a car with more horses than a McLaren F1, I'd rather you prove your mastery of the beast in a place where nobody else will get hurt. The more horses, the tougher the test should be.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday August 03 2018, @11:25PM (1 child)
I say that assisted driving is a systematic failure. All this research and development thrown in and we managed to kill only one meatbag. It will take ages. Sigh.
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday August 03 2018, @11:46PM
The most elaborate traps take a while to set up before they are ready to spring.
Right now, the meatbags are still somewhat alert, because of distrust, experience, and remnants of training. But once the cellphone generation is -not- behind the wheel, they will lack any referential to deal with the loss of control, greatly multiplying the impact. Latest simulation show that it may not even be necessary to bother with the porn-on-their-screens part of the assault.
All Hail Mo !