We’re here today for the grand opening of two important exhibits at the PetersenAutomotive Museum in Los Angeles. The first is called "The Roots of Monozukuri"which is about the history of Japanese auto making from the 30s all the way upto about 1970. The second major exhibition opening today is called "FineTuning. " It’s about the fusion of Japanese and American cultures and customizingand making cool cars out of Japanese products – something that you could havefun with on the road with the next generation of enthusiasts. My family’s own Datsuns since the 70s. I have a 76 Datsun 280z that I purchasedabout five years ago. It’s a work in process. It’s a lot of fun to drive. Itbrings back a lot of memories. Japanese manufacturers influenced the car industry by introducing quality. TheJapanese car quality came in and made it mandatory – that it wasn’t a sign ofexcellence, but it was a cost of entry. We now had to have perfection as a part ofyour manufacturing process. In my mind, this exhibit is important to Nissanbecause we have an 85-year manufacturing tradition where we have evolved from aderivative company where we built cars and trucks, very much like the Englishand the Americans, to coming to America in 1958, making our cars a little morerobust and powerful – to evolutionary with better styling, unique characteristicsand fun to drive elements. I brought my son. He’s huge fan ofJapanese cars. He’s giving me all the information about the cars that I that Inever knew, and he enjoys driving with me in the Datsun. It’s a lot of fun. It’s great.
Next to me is the 2019 Corvette ZR1The fastest Corvette ever madeAnd with a base price of $118,900, the most expensive Corvette ever madeSo is the ZR1 worth the money and can it keep up with supercars of modern dayThat’s what i’m here to find outSpecial thanks to StreetSpeed717 for loaning me this car, this is his personal babyAnd I really appreciate it, I’ve got a link in the description below to his channel if you wanna check it outUnder the massive hood of the ZR1 is a 2. 6 liter, supercharged V8Dubbed the LT5It’s actually very similar in architecture to the ZO6’s LT4Only the blower is 52% largerLet’s go ahead and pop the hood, In fact the new 2. 65 liter blower was so bigThat they had to completely redesign the hood in order for this to fitAnd in order to keep up with the amount of fuel required for the ZR1 at full loadNot only does this have direct injection, they had to supplement it with port injection as wellAll combined it results in a massive 750HP and 715PFT (Pound Feet of Torque)Oh yeah, and the top speed of 212 miles an hourAround the back we have a newly designed quad tip exhaustThat makes this ZR1 the loudest Corvette ever madeAnd under full load when the exhaust is heated and up to tempatureIt shoots massive blue flamesNow not the type of flames where you accelerate and let off the gas and then is shoots flames for a couple secondsI’m talking about, when your flat out in the ZR1 it shoots a blue flame. . . the entire time your on the gasLike this is some sort of rocket shipNow you’ll notice this wing is a little bit small for the ultimate track CorvetteThat’s because it’s one of two downforce options that Chevy calls the "low wing"The other one is the high wing and that produces 60% more downforceThan the current ZO6 with the same levels of dragIt’s also fully adjustable up to 5 degreesIf you look at the rear windowA ton of tiny Corvette logosThat forms this nice gradientDid they have to do that on the rear window? Absolutely not, but it’s pretty cool that they didthe front facia of the ZR1 now has 3 air intakesinstead of oneThat helps feed air over the newly added radiatorsIn fact there are 4 additional radiators over the ZO6For a total of 13 heat exchangersThat’s actually 3 more than a Bugatti Chiron hasCooling was huge issue on the ZO6When it was first released and Chevy didn’t want to make the same mistake againWell the previous generation ZR1 featured a clear poly-carbonate windowIn the hood so that you could see the superchargerThey didn’t do that with the new ZR1 that’s becauseThe power-train actually sits 3 inches higherThan any other CorvettesSo as an engineering challenge, developing a hoodThat both fits over the superchargerand doesn’t completely obstruct the view of the driver was quite difficultThey’ve done that. . . Sort of,Come around to the side of the ZR1 and you’ll notice the massive wheel archesThese are actually half an inch wider than the Zo6 to help incorporate theTo help incorporate the wider 10. 5 inch front wheel285 section tires on the front335’s out back with Michelin Pilot SuperSportsIs that enough to tame 755HP, just to the rear wheelsWe’ll find out, the side profile of the ZR1 actually looksVery similar to the ZO6Minus this large carbon fiber vent heredoesn’t have that ZO6 insignia looks a little bit coolerThe interior of the ZR1 feels very similar to that of a ZO6It’s familiar yet still upscale and classyWeve got a plethora of carbon fiberAlcantara, leatherand you can tell that Chevy took criticism into consideration with the C6 generationAs they radically improved the interior for the C7And even upped the game a little bit more in the ZR1There are 2 trim options for the interior of the ZR1We have the 1ZR package and the 3ZR packageThe 3ZR being the more expansive upscale versionIt comes with heated and ventilated seatscustom lether interior a ten speaker BOSE sound systemIt even had this camera in the frontThat allows you to see exactly where the curb isSo that you don’t smash the bumper of your ZR1Into a curb, it also comes with PDR as standardAnd a few other optinons as wellWith the 3ZR package you also get 11 interior color choicesInstead of just one in the base packageand because this is a ZR1You have tons of space in the back like all CorvettesI love the fact that this is a full fledged supercarYet you can also carry around a lot of luggage15 cubic feet of spaceLets compare that to the GT3 RS another car that’sClose to this one in its competition on the trackThat only has 4. 4 cubic feet of storageNot even closeAlright well enough talking just stationaryLet’s go ahead and put this in first gear and take it for a spin[sounds of heavens gates opening][and closing]This ZR1 is fitted with the optionalCompetition seats they grip you in place a lot betterAnd they look a lot nicer than the normal GT seatsIf I had to describeThe driving experience of the ZR1with one word it would be brutalwhether its the sound or the accelerationEverything about the ZR1 is intense and rawStandard of the ZR1Is magnetic ride suspension that scans the roadEvery single milisecond andcan make corrections in as little as 15 milisecondsto make sure the suspension is set upoptimally for for the conditions aheadWe have 3 different driving modes in the ZR1That can be selected via this toggle in the center area hereWe’ve got "Tour", "Sport", and "Track"There used to be two additional modes, wet and ecoOn the ZO6 but, we don’t need wet and ecoOn the ZR1 there’s also four differentexhaust settings as wellThere’s "Tour "Sport" "Track" and"Pussy" I mean stealth mode, please never use stealth modeNot only are the driving modes customizableChanging the throttle response and steering effortSuspension layoutThe actual dash Display is customizable as wellYour able to link them or make them independentof what mode your in track mode has this lovelyhorizontal display where the tachometerRevs this way, the rest look like familiar circular tachometersThat’s why I leave it in tracThere’s a brilliant heads-up display that has 3 different settings as wellWith varying amounts of information from what gear your in, RPMAs well as speed, I like the track settingWith all the performance data on that as wellIf you equip your ZR1, which this one doesn’t haveWith the optional ZTK packageThat gives you Pilot Sport Cup 2’sInstead of Pilot Super Sports for more gripYou also get a re-tuned magnetic ride suspensionWith 30% higher spring rates in the frontAnd 13% higher spring rates in the rearIt also gives you a massive carbon fiber front splitterAnd the higher carbon fiber rear winggenerating over 950 pounds of downforceAt it’s new top speed of202 miles an hour, know the difference of ten miles an hour becauseBecause of that extra drag caused by the downforceThe ZR1 has 2 transmission optionsA 7 speed manual fitted in this carAnd a 8 speed automatic having drivenA ton of automatic ZO6’sThey have lackluster paddle responceWhen you leave it in automatic mode, sure it upshifts and downshiftsPretty quick but having a carAt that level of performanceWhen you clock the paddle there’s a significant delay in downshiftsIt’s just disappointing and that’s why I thinkNo matter what you should get your ZR1 with a manualSure it’s 755 HPWith a manual it’s definitely a handfulAnd you might be a little slower in the quarter mileAnd around the track then the automatic equipped carBut there no denyingIt’s a heck of a lot more funAnd you might notice on the steering wheel itself there’s actually paddlesMounted behind it but what do the paddles do if i’m in a manual carWell both of them actually activate automatic revmatchingI have that off right now and if i’m in third gearand I downshift into second I have to actually revmatch myselfOtherwise the car lurches and the wheels spin soNormal downshifts there, but if I click the revmatching buttonI’ll shift back up into thirdLet’s go to fourth watch thisYou all of the sudden seem like the best manual transmission driver everGo into third perfect downshift, go into second, perfect downshift [exited giggles] It’s totally cheating but it is a little bit funLet’s turn that back off thoughI can throw my own gears[A Car Lovers Music][Parker Laughing At The Merciless Sounds That Exit A ZR1]This thing is scary755 Horsepower[Sweet Mother Off V8’s that exhast note is beautiful] *Parker didn’t say that, thats just the only way to explain the noise*Oh wow it is a lot of powerHaHaThe steering feel in the ZR1 is fantasticIt’s nice and heavy it feels precise and directMaking the ZR1 feel nimbleAnd easy to dance around the trackIt actually set the Virginia International Raceway Lap RecordGoing around the track 1. 4 seconds fasterThan the new Ford GTThat’s a really big victory for Chevy especially consideringThe Ford GT with options is closer to $500,000 which isEsentialy four times more thanA ZR1, certainly not getting four times the performanceIn fact, actually this car is faster in every measurable statisticNow a lot of people have been referencingThe 7 minute and 12 second Nurburgring lap timeIf in fact the ZR1 did actually set a 7:12 Nurburgring lap timeThat would be pretty embarrasing, the new generation GT3 RSWith 245 less horsepower than the ZR1Just did it in 6:56That’s actually not the case for the ZR1Yes it did a 7:12, but that was recorded unofficialyBy bystanders on the side of the roadWith there own measuring equipment, there’s now way to know if there was trafficon the other side of the trackOr if it was raining or snowing on the other side as wellAnd they where simply testing the ZR1Setting benchmarks, they weren’t actually going all out for the lap timeConsidering the new Viper ACRWas able to do it in the low 7 minutesActually 7:01:03, this things is surelyCapable of a sub 7 minute lap time, what about acceleration statistics?Well as you’d imagineWith a car that weighs 3,500 poundsAnd has 755 horsepowerThey’re pretty crazy0-60 happens in a face ripping 2. 85 secondsAnd the quarter mile in 10. 6At 134 mphThat is serious speed, now how does that compare to it’s moreexpensive foreign rivalsWell a Ferrari 488 does 0-60 in 2. 7 seconds, a little bit faster, and it does the quarter mile inIn an identical 10. 6 at 135 mphSecond gear roll on the throttle, it’s a little damp out[The elegant sound of a 755hp LT5 all american beauty of a Chevy V8]HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOThe fact that this is stock and you can just buy this2019 Cheverolet Corvette ZR1 GoodnessOh my god that’s ac. . . that is actually terrifyingWhat’s insane is, the ZR1 is nowOffered in convertible formThats right if you live in california and you want limitless headroomand weather isn’t a concern you can get it in a convertibleAnd the top can reatract at speeds up to 30 mphDoes it make sense to get a track performance monster as a convertibleNot necessarily, but some people might want thatAnother new feature although its nothing new is thePerformance Data Recorder (PDR), this actually comes standardWith the 3ZR packageThat gives you the ability to record lap timesBoth with data, also with audioand visual, there is a cameramounted on the back of the rear view mirror, there’s also a dedicatedInterior microphone for the PDR system as wellBut my favorite part is valet modeWhen you put the PDR system in valet mode it recordsAll around the front of the carSo you can see whats happening outside the car and it also records the audio insideSo if you let somebody else drive your carWho knows Mike (StreetSpeed7171) might be recording me right nowAnd upload some weird video in case I do something crazy in his carA corvette actually captured my GallardoWhile I wasn’t driving crashing into a walland catching air, thankfully it was on film so I couldSo I could figure out exactly what happened to my carJust take this in We have Mike aka StreetSpeed717 in the car nowSo youve had this car for it looks like 2,295 miles, and before that you had a ZO6Yeah I’ve had 2 ZO6’s, and 2 StingraysAnd now a ZR1, so I’ve had the lineup, well except for a Grand Sport, I guess that’s the one i’m missingWhat do you think of it so farWell this one it’s an incredible machine, it’s so, just crazy in your face aggresiveAnd loud, the sound it makes bone stockIt has such a aggressive crazy exhaust bone stockYa know probably, i’m gonna make it louder at some pointBut it really doesn’t need. . . This is one of the few cars that doesn’t need to be louderAnd your not maiing an excuse like, "Oh, well it doesn’t need to be louder cause I wanna daily drive it"Or so on and so forth, it actually doesn’t need to be any louder because it doesn’t freaking need to be louder, it is so loudBut yeah, it’s been a great 250,000 milesIt had it’s first track day, ya know where this car is supposed to be drivenDid very well, felt very stable, was keeping up with Mclarens all day long And I’m not a track driverYa know, I’m getting betterI’m in no way an expert at allAnd I’m still keeping up with cars of that caliber that easilySo you where saying something very interesting and that wasThis is the current highest horsepower manual car on saleYeah, I mean this is one thing that iv’e touched on multiple times in my videosAnd I haven’t heard anyone else say it, I haven’t heard an interview, I havent heard GM like boast about itBut I feel like its the case, and if it’s not the case, so be itBut, I feel like this is the most powerful production car you can buy with a manual transmissionAnd i’m not talking about like Koenigsegg or Pagani, who’ll build you your own, ZondaBut, you know, actual production carsAnd I feel like this is the most powerfull oneYeah, cause the Demons only an autoThe Zl1 Obviously less power, I cant think ofanything eitherThe only thing potential thing that could have more power than this is the new GT500I’d rather have this though, cause it can lap a track and go crazy fast in a straight lineWe’ll see about that, i’m exited to see that carWell dude thanks again for letting me drive this carIt was raining earlier, so the fact that you trusted me out hereIn a 755 HP RWD carAppreciate thatLike always please browse the channel and subscribe, subscribe to Mike if you haven’t already, link in the description belowI look foward to seeing you, in the next video
another year another luxury SUV this time it’s the x2 a vehicle based on BMWsx1 that does for the brand what the x4 and the x6 do respectively for the x3and the x5 confused yet we don’t blame you if car based crossover SUVs arealready sort of blurred the lines between more upright utility vehiclesand just straight-up hatchbacks the x2 really kind of lands on the hatchbacksaside it looks like a butchered up hatchback with some lower cladding hereon this car at the Auto Show actually three inches lower than the x1 whichcertainly has a more upright profile now you get around to the rear and the x2does have a more upright tail than the X 4 and the X 6 so it does seem moredistinctive as far as BMWs kind of in-between SUVs look speaking ofdistinctive things BMWs logo here an additional one sits on the C pillar thatrecalls the 1970s BMW CS coupe or the e9 for all you enthusiasts now despite themore upright rear window visibility still kind of stinks in the x2 not a lotof glass straight back and giant sea pillars really limit yourover-the-shoulder sight lines beyond that though pretty much an x1 interiorhere which gives you a lot to like both in terms of quality and practicalitylots of space to kind of stash things pretty good materials around you whereit counts as sort of more affordable luxury SUVs go and decent backseat spacetoo now BMW promises quote undiluted driving fun in the x2 but it shares itsfront-wheel drive based platform with the x1 whose nose-heavy balance reallydoes limit a lot of that handling fun so we’ll have to see how all of that shakesout that said from this car here at the Auto Show it does appear that the x2preserves a lot of the ex ones best characteristics being interior qualityand practicality honestly so a lot more to come closer to the X 2’s on sale latein spring of 2018 stay tuned for moreyou
I’m jerry reynolds the car pro. . . with your automotive news in 60 seconds. And here’swhat’s making news at this year’s detroit auto show. lexus unveiled its jaw-dropping “lc 500” coupe…expect it to be six-figures. buick wowed the crowd with a surprise 400-horsepower avista coupe concept. the new mercedes e-class debuted and it’s arguably the most technology-packed sedanout there today. the new 2017 lincoln continental ushered in a new era for the nameplate. and ford launched a v6 fusion sport… along with a raptor supercrew. and honda unveiled its more mainstream-looking 2017 ridgeline. chrysler even brought back the minivan — and named it thepacifica. for more pictures, head to carprousa. com. I’m Jerry Reynolds the car pro.
Audi has a fantastic history of five-cylinder cars and this is the latest, the all-new,brand-new TT RS With a soundtrack that harks back to the marque’s fabulous group B rally cars, the TT RS isthe new flagship for the TT range – and Audi’s most potent sportscar this side ofthe R8 Audi has launched the latest TT RS in bothCoupe and Roadster versions Down Under…The soft top is a first for Australia. And aside from a few extra kilos and the obvious convertible hardware, it’s mechanicallyidentical – and from what we can see, just as capablethe new TT RS packs some serious punchThe new all-alloy 2. 5-litre five is rated at nearly 300kWNew too in this generation is the sole choice of gearbox – Audi’s excellent seven-speedS tronic dual clutch The quick shifting gearbox combines with thefive’s muscular output and a revised more rear-biassed all-wheel drive system, to produceserious accelerationAudi claims 0-100km/h in 3. 7sec But straightline performance is not the TTRS’s only trickAs we found out from a quick road drive and laps of Phillip island’s wonderful GP Circuit,the TT RS is willing, playful and far more than a one-trick ponyOn the track, there’s decent feel at the wheel, the brakes are strong and fade freeand in its most aggressive chassis mode the safety nannies aren’t too intrusive. That gearbox is a cracker On the road the ride is firm, even in thestandard Magnetic Ride adaptive dampers’ comfort set-up. But nobody’s going to be buying a TT RS for limo duties. In this generation, it’s clear the TT RS has grown up – although prices have dropped,Audi says it’s added over $10,000 of extra equipment to the pairing. to buy more performance in a Roadster you need to spend over $300,000 Audi reckons –and insiders hint the RS coupe has been nobbled to make sure it’s not faster than its big-buckmid-engined stablemate But ultimately it’s not the performance,equipment or even looks of the new TT RS that are its most endearing traitIt’s how it sounds Triples, fives and v10s have unique soundtracksand in the new TT that signature is almost worth the price of admission alone. Almost…
Believe it or not, this isn’t the fastest version of McLaren’s 570 supercar…It isn’t the most agile Nor is it the loudest…But if it’s luggage space you’re after, well this model takes the cake. In their own words, this McLaren’s very first everyday supercar…It’s called the 570GT. . It’s slower, heavier and tens of thousands of dollars more expensive than the sporty570S on which it is based. Make sense?Give it time, it just might. . As its name suggests, this is McLaren’s first real attempt at a Grand Tourer…The 570GT is designed to take on Porsche’s 911 Turbo and other ‘everyday’ machineslike the Audi R8 V10 Plus…It is priced at $406,800 (plus on-road costs), making it considerably more expensive thanthose immediate rivals and nearly $30,000 more than the sportier 570S. Upon first inspection it’s hard to believe this is a grand tourer. These awkward dihedral doors remain, as does the carbon fibre monococque chassis…And while McLaren has made some revisions inside, including its very first vanity mirror,there is no denying the GT’s supercar DNA. Instead, it is further back that the marketing rhetoric starts to materialise. Boasting a re-worked – and, dare we say more attractive rear – the 570GT featuresa rear hatch that opens to one side, allowing you to load its new leather-lined 220 litreboot from the kerb. Sitting above the engine, the so-called touring deck is insulated, so it won’t cook thecontents of your bags. It is matched by a 130-litre frunk at the opposite end. More than that though, McLaren has made some serious under the skin revisions that reallyhelp explain the GT positioning. For one the suspension has been softened – 15 per cent at the front and 10 per cent of therear. The standard exhaust is a little quieiter, the S’ carbon ceramic brakes have been replacedby normal road units and the steering brings a 2 per cent change in ratio. With all the handling and engine settings set to docile, the GT is an impressively quietand well-mannered machine. It happily schleps around, the quick-witted seven-speed dual clutch offering well-timedand seamless shifts…The steering is well-weighted, and the cabin is quiet with excellent bump absorption traits. One thing that hasn’t changed is the engine – it’s the same 3. 8-litre twin-turbo V8– boasting 419kW and 600Nm…Little bit of lag in the lower reaches, but once the turbos spool up, it is all forwardprogress. 0-100km in 3. 4 seconds. For the record, that’s 0. 3 seconds shy of the 570’s acceleration time…And while the GT is hardly sluggish, it’s not the only area where it cannot match it’ssportier sibling. In isolation, you wouldn’t want anymore power. . But I think for me it is missing something, there’s not the same aural excitement, andfor me it does take away from the experience. Another clear omission is the S’ carbon ceramic brakes. The GT’s brakes just cannot emulate the same stopping power, and are poorly modulatedthrough the pedal When the road gets rough, yes you know you’rein a supercar. There’s still a raw edge to the steering, particularly the feedback from the road. Even so, the 570GT makes a strong case within the McLaren fold, and as supercars go, isone of the more liveable offerings from the British manufacturer. So the comparison here probably isn’t between which McLaren you’d pick but whether you’dchoose this over a 911 Turbo. It’s from the 911 Turbo, which is better dynamically and is still, somehow, easierto live with. But in saying that the McLaren is distinctive and it is different, and for many buyers,that makes more than enough sense all on its own.
