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Lotus engine pushed Corvette ZR-1 into exotic company
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Only one Chevrolet Corvette has been sold with a European-
designed engine, which let the two-seater compete in the rarified
high-performance world occupied by sports cars such as Ferrari and
Lamborghini.
That Corvette was the 1990-95 ZR-1, and it's the most exotic
production 'Vette ever built.
The standard Corvette was plenty fast with its conventional 245-
horsepower V-8. But the ZR-1 had a custom 375-380 horsepower V-8 from
Lotus -- the British sports car and world championship Grand Prix
race car builder, which does work for major automakers. Both engines
had a 5.7-liter displacement, but ...
 "The Economist (US)")
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
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News Wire article from: Africa News Service
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