1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Review and Test Drive by Bill - Auto Europa Naples MercedesExpert.com

[@midwestcatz5896]

This man just talked for 17 minutes straight without taking a breath! He's gotta be related to my wife.

[@sirwellingtonthethird687]

Good question. Maybe post a photo of her and we can tell you 😜

[@famasmaster2000]

Lol, you got one of those too eh ? Hahaha. Perfect comment 👌

[@IsderaCommendatore]

1:44 he take a breath

[@jjs777fzr]

The fact Chevrolet made the ZR1 to resemble the base car was a hit in my book. No goofy spoilers or gawdy wheels. This thing hit so many marks its one of the best cars in my book all time. And that says a lot.

[@toddhildebrand6057]

GM/Chevrolet ran two cars for 30 hours at around 180MPH to average 175 with stops for refueling and driver changes. They set records for 12hr, 24hr and 30hr endurance averages. Fun Fact: they continuously fired shotguns to keep the deer off the track the entire time.

[@JoJoJoker]

Whoa interesting trivia.

[@Vegas_Des]

Where did they test this corvette? Why did they have to keep deer off the track?

[@toddhildebrand6057]

Track near Fort Stockton, Texas. They ran two at the same time. As for the shotguns; Hitting a deer at 50MPH would be a big issue. 175? Well….. yeah. Let your imagination do it’s worst.

[@timothythomas1737]

The only car it couldn't out run was 12 cyl.ferrari.

[@markremy4946]

@@timothythomas1737 ...which probably costs 3 times as much

[@TheMrmmkkpro]

I just bought a 1990 ZR-1, white on red, picking her up Saturday.

[@advm4990]

Lit how much?

[@dukeman7595]

Well it's 11 months later how is the car? Are you happy with it? Let us know.

[@highmileagecollection8264]

I bought my C4 ZR-1 because of this video.

[@brandonherrera2891]

Easily the best engine ever put into a car. Broke endurance world records, stroke it to a 441ci and make 900 horsepower NA. One of my top 3 cars to own. Great video, as always! Filmed in beautiful locations as well.

[@studio-flash]

Brandon Herrera i agree..although he mentioned a crappy porsche 911...doesnt come clise to a 1990 ZR1

[@reggiewhite1565]

100 percent agree. I adore mine. I'm talking to a guy to punch it out to a 391 soon.

[@brandonherrera2891]

@@reggiewhite1565 I have one now! And a 96 collector edition lt4.

[@777jones]

It is amazing those Recaro (?) leather seats have survived in perfect shape!!! Wow!!

[@tomtom72]

actually those were the optional Sport Seats made by Lear.

[@dvamateur]

The best looking Corvette. Today's generation looks totally juvenile. The 1990 ZR-1 looks beautiful.

[@handofmud144]

@Andrew: I think the best version would be a ZR-1 engine (I think LT5) in my old C4 (LT98 engine). That would be so great.

[@eurocarpleurocarpl2057]

C4 najpiekniejsza!

[@HELIXGHOST]

Agreed . It's in my top 10 cars as the 89 saleen.

[@papajhonsreal]

Juvenile?!

[@moderndayentertainment5812]

@@papajhonsreal yes if you asked a kid to draw a sports car it would look like a corvette. the older ones look more classic

[@funguy4utube]

You are such a delight Bill ... I hope you never stop doing these vids ... and please don’t change your style!

[@edwardepps7151]

Haven't seen on of these early '90's ZR-1s in over 15 years. This ZR-1 is epic!!!

[@yosemite-e2v]

When I worked at a Chevrolet dealer as a parts guy years ago, I looked up the prices of parts for an LT-5; it cured any desire of ever owning one. It's a cool car, but I'd rather have a C4 with an LS7 swap.

[@dennelclayton5188]

I agree with you, this was and still is the iconic car of my youth. Never got to drive one but got to sit in one. Was lucky enough to have a Chevy dealership up the street from where I worked at in Claremount California during that time period that had the most ZR1's (BrandNew) assembled in one place. I was in ZR1 Heaven, I would go to the Chevy lot early morning after work and just drool over all those ZR1's and take pictures, Great times...

[@hwleitner2009]

You are absolutely hilarious and I mean that in the best way possible. I thought you were getting airborne when you floored her.

[@shitstain7137]

now wipe the shxt off your nose..

[@paulkirkland1535]

My thoughts exactly. If were me I'd head for I-75 and just nail it and hang on tight. What a ride! Man is this sweet or what? Gr8 Corvette. So how much did this go for if I can be so inclined to ask? Gr8 times.

[@donnacockerham914]

I need it

[@dukeman7595]

Still have my 1989 Corvette convertible and it's as pretty as the day she was built.. Love the c-4s..

[@mikecorlett1305]

Fantastic review of the legendary C4 ZR1. This beautiful car was way ahead of its time and still holds its own.

[@donotresuscitatechannel7257]

I owned a ‘95 about 7 yrs ago. Sure was a blast to drive. I’ll buy another one somewhat soon.

[@leov2098]

I just picked one up today from the original owner, and its exactly like this one! Only 40k miles.

[@TimsEnthusiastGarage]

One of my favourite cars. Pleased you mentioned the lotus connection. When you said the alpine was a crime against humanity I literally laughed out loud. Fun video

[@grahamsmith2022]

What a beautiful C4 in superb condition.

[@ifish247]

We must be about the same age because when I was young and really into cars, the ZR1 was THE car in my world.

[@GodAlfaOmega7]

I would pick a c4 zr1 over a new c8, any time! The c4 is just way more beautiful, and there has just never been made a more beautiful engine in the world, then the lt5. And when I look at the c4, I get a good feeling☄☄ but when I look at the new c8, I feel nothing😒

[@Michael_Lorenson]

The ZR-1 really was the King of the Hill in 1990. Prior to that, the regular Z51 equipped C4s were already the quickest mass-produced sports cars around a race track, at any price. The ZR-1 raised that bar to an almost absurd level. I'm fairly confident a ZR-1 would absolutely embarrass a Ferrari F40 (built 1987-1992). Not necessarily on paper, but in the real world on a real track. And it was FAR more civilized.

[@EyePatchGuy88]

A ZR1 would thrash an F40 in an endurance race. There has never been a car that has hit the 'Price : Performance' Ratio as well as the C4.

[@miriamfletcher5902]

24 hrs @ 175 mph for a production car out of the showroom. The world record still stands. They also set world records for 18 hrs and 30 hrs. in order to average 175 mph, they had to actually average faster than 175 mph.

[@sidefx996]

And 5k km and 5k miles... Only beaten years later by a one-off, prototype race car. And yes, I believe the records still stand to this day for a production car. Unbelievable.

[@choward874]

Almost bought one in 92 until I found out what the insurance would have been for me at the time I was 18 LOL so I bought an 87 still had a lot of fun with that car did a lot of mods it was really fast but never was quite as fast as this car.

[@S58PSHIFTING]

Are you a car salesman, because I would buy a car from you lol

[@craigt5906]

Just FYI All production C4 ZR-1’s have 3.45:1 axle ratios.early test cars had a 3.54 and ratings were 375 hp at 6,200 rpm, 370 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm

[@jazamora7521]

Complains about bike not stopping at stop sign, proceeds to blow stop sign...😂 nice zr1, I'll be looking for one soon

[@andretv2308]

Put your phone on airplane mode when you shoot your videos so you don’t get phone calls interrupting you. Thanks for the great video 👍

[@vomErsten]

Yeesh, the front wheels are on backwards!

[@BuzzLOLOL]

They look better that way... rear wheels should be swapped to match...

[@vomErsten]

BuzzLOLOL They are directional; they are designed to pull air into the wheel well. The saw blades from 91 to 96 go the other way.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

@@vomErsten - They should blow heat out of the wheel wells...

[@dontcallmetravis]

Thouroughly enjoyed your video! Thanks for taking the time!

[@fifteenbyfive]

I have some new appreciation for these C4s after watching this. I didn't like the way they looked and I keep looking at this one and I really like it, and I'm not sure why that is. The engine is beautiful and the stories behind this model are interesting to hear. I do like the analog tach and other gauges and the instrument cluster isn't great but it's better than the older C4s which was imo hideous. I love how buttery smooth the engine is...makes me start to love this car.

[@michaelgreene7385]

I have an 86, and it looks almost identical to this one, but, it's not a ZR-1 ..... I'd like to have one, they are awesome car's and they drive great... maybe I'll run up on one that's right for me..

[@eduardodemartin34]

la verdad es que disfrute mucho este viaje, fue un placer

[@tomoday4450]

Great job 👍🏻🇺🇸 A guy that knows what he’s talking about 👍🏻

[@BeingMe23]

Motor Week in 1988 did a 0 to 60 15 times in a row and NEVER BROKE ANYTHING! 😜

[@ACMCUK]

Always loved the 80s corvette that face had in a team

[@raya4230]

This man knows his cars.

[@danielfair4675]

Then he should swap the front rims/tires side to side. The front rims are rolling the wrong way. Lol

[@neindochoohh7955]

I drove one but i am too big. Still in love with that king

[@marcodarko6941]

Listening to that beast roar to life, then sit there and purr and takeoff.. talk about a chub!😛😍

[@TheHelado36]

Thank you Bill for another great video !

[@fitfogey]

What a beautiful car.

[@JoJoJoker]

Very cool. It would look even better in white with white wheels.

[@squidmissile-ik7tr]

My dad had a black c4 and me and my two older brothers rode in the trunk fun times.

[@blackericdenice]

An 1989 5.0 Mustang engine cost $5,000. A SHO 24 valve v6 cost $8,000 and the zr-1 engine cost $18,000.

[@gevara454]

Rambling old man 🤣🤣🤣 I love the video by the way

[@jeffersongraves5295]

Front wheels were mounted on the wrong side

[@bernzie001]

If it were mine, i would swap the rears over.

[@69olskool54]

Good eye

[@paulbakovic7475]

Brake cooling will be crap. Tech did same thing on a 93 and came back with brake issues. It blowsmy mind how something like that would cause a problem!?

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Look better that way... should swap the rears to match...

[@jaybarr8098]

I recently bought a car from Autohaus. It was the black convertible Vette with 6500 miles. I’d like to buy my next one from you.

[@JerryJrsGarage]

DOHC Vette had to be interesting to hear and drive back in the day for sure exp in 90’.

[@mrjlbarrett5556]

I have a 68 Chevy Camaro z28 . Sunburn Orange 34000 miles i bought this car in 85 Plus i own a 69 Roadrunner convertible. Tan with black striping 440 with a 6 pack i bought this car in 1980 i have my cars in temp controlled environment

[@w41duvernay]

I remember this car. I got blow away by one of these driving down from Aspen To Glenwood Springs one summer. Sounded like a motorcycle engine.

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

A car from my youth.

[@georgehgordy1690]

In the 80's - 90's Lotus wasn't known for reliable engines although the LT5 seems to be rock solid..

[@danielfair4675]

Best hope so, some engine parts are hard to come by and not cheap.

[@johnj.baranski6553]

Engine was build by Mercury Marine who know how to build engines. Lotus had no hands in the building and neither did the GM workers.

[@georgehgordy1690]

@@johnj.baranski6553 Okay, Lotus wasn't known for designing reliable engines in the 1980's - 1990's. F1 Lotus engines were a lot better than Lotus production car engines. But that is F1. I should have worded that a little better

[@45auto82]

@@johnj.baranski6553 Correct. Altho Lotus designed the powerplant, GM had no facilities to do the assembly and build so they farmed out that to the Mercury Marine Division. I always get a kick out of hearing about all the gyrations GM had to do to produce these engines. However, they were and are very reliable, but so true as someone else said in these comments you better not need a part because they are scarce and expensive. Still….I drove one of these at a dealer back in late 89, and it was truly awe inspiring. Too bad I couldn’t afford one, then or now.

[@jbhobbyist9372]

And I see it comes complete with the famous seat belt "INFL REST" light.

[@andrewmcintosh9832]

Forgot to mention the wrap around cockpit copied by the mkIV Supra and a very similar one in the new C7.

[@keithfaulk1354]

Looks like my car except mine is a 1991 Thanks for the video.

[@jeffneedstogivejakeaturnon1083]

Florida dealership ZR1's of the day were offered with a Corvette monogrammed pocket mirror and metal straw....

[@michellevdg4708]

Are they easy to maintain or affordable ? Thnxs!!

[@stevekowalski7936]

Yes

[@cristopher8186]

That random duck made me laugh

[@jimkessler1643]

The front wheels are on backwards. The saw tooth wheel should turn with the saw blade forward like the rear wheel.

[@WydGlydJim]

Actually that wheel is nicknamed a salad shooter, not the later saw blade, and the rear wheels are on correctly. The fronts are on the wrong side……the ‘90 when mounted correctly did look like the fins were going backwards, which is correct 👍🏻

[@gsthree9534]

The "bike lane" is also known as the debris field.

[@OffTrackProductions]

Yeah, of bikers after I run them over for not being in their lane.

[@hellfire08]

My dad had a quasar blue c4 zr-1 back in the day. He had the record for 1/4 mile time and trap speed for awhile

[@aliengoth]

Oh the joys of driving in florida I've never been more pissed off everyday than when I have to drive here... Honestly even driving in southern California I enjoyed 10 times more than Florida.

[@michellevdg4708]

Hey! I heard in 1990 corvette started to add by law airbags, do all 1990 corvettes have a steering wheel airbag?!

[@BeingMe23]

The secondary intake runners have closed butterfly valves below 3500 rpm.

[@nãomedigafrivolidade]

c4 is my fav vette

[@Jesus-yr7nk]

Hey guys I just bought a 1990 corvette but I have a problem. When i turn off the car with the doors closed or drive off somewhere the cabin lights always stay on for like 5 minutes and the ajar light isn’t even on. What should I do?

[@allantaylor3288]

Yes a very cool Vette and very under priced at the moment, the wheels need changing around though😊

[@michaelgreene7385]

I saw that too, as soon as I saw them, I have the same wheel's on mine.....

[@allantaylor3288]

@@michaelgreene7385 good spotting 😊👍. I had a 1993 C4 with the saw blade wheels when I got the wheels balanced they put them on in the wrong way. It was the first thing I noticed when picking the car up.

[@domenicbrangiforte1718]

Great example

[@dettespaghetti5412]

Thank god some one agrees with me on the radio

[@plcc07777]

My dream car.

[@Snowman3g]

Wow this looks right in my neighborhood. Kings lake Naples Fl

[@jesuschristpose896]

Motors were hand built engines, just like Mercedes AMG engines, always makes a difference when hand built.

[@shaneohara201]

It has directional rims on it, and they're not on right... It's driving me insane to look at it. I assume it's had lots of rotations done to it, and nobody's taken the time to pay attention to the rim style.

[@HowardGoldman]

Good eye. Yeah, the fronts are wrong.

[@BigDaddy-fq5mu]

The front wheels are installed wrong. Left side on the right side, right side on the left side.

[@rearene5699]

Im drooling

[@studio-flash]

Looks great even today...red colour is great...fantastic engine..Callaway took one of these called the sledgehammer C4's and got a world record of 254mph in 1988...yes 1988. ..compare that with bugati veyron..haaa makes them look average..classic car...one thing i didnt understand..is why the passenger door card iinsert snt black like the driver side?.. This is way better than a crappy porsche 911..haaa. this is a super car from 1990..porsche doesnt come close.. n isnt a super car..its just an ugly looking porsche. This held numerous world records..beating it for 50 previous years...

[@handofmud144]

@studio7: this corvette you meant was the fastest vehicle until SSC Ultimate SC (2007). The C4 was buildt since 1984 (I think), what an incredible car.

[@studio-flash]

@@handofmud144 only just saw your reply..yes your right..

[@bossracing3387]

my dad had two of these in the 80s , 100% kicked off my auto career

[@LIGHTNING351]

Awesome review , but never close that hood with a door open 😉

[@dann3410]

Fantastic!

[@brandonherrera2891]

In the video, you call it a SBC. It has nothing in common with an SBC.

[@hoghogwild]

The LT5 shares the same bore centers of 4.4" with the SBC, but that's it.

[@spareparts7630]

Because calling it a small block Mercury would be stupid. An LS1 is a SBC. It's an evolutionary thing.

[@hoghogwild]

Yes, the GEN-3 LS1 SBC is an evolution of the GEN-1 and GEN-2 SBC, but the LT5 for the 90-95 ZR-1 was not part of the evolution whatsoever. Lotus was responsible for most of the design, development, and testing of the RPO LT5 all aluminum, naturally aspirated DOHC engine that for 1990-92 375hp@6000rpm/370lb/ft torque@370lb/ft torque@4800rpm and 1993-1995 405hp@5800rpm/385lb/ft torque@4800rpm. Mercruiser Marine produced the engine as GM lacked mass production experience for V8 engines. What Brandon means is that the LT5 for 90-95 was not part of the common Small Block Chevrolet lineage. The LT5 was designed by Lotus, built by Mercuiser Marine, for Chevrolet which is a subsidiary of General Motors. 55-95 GEN-1, 96-2002 GEN-1E("E" for enhanced" L30 305, L31 350 Vortec 305/350, 92-97=GEN-II-LT1, LT4 350's and L99 265/4.3-V8, 97-2004=GEN-III SBC LS1/6, LM7 etc 2005-2014 GEN-IV SBC LS2, LS3,LS4,LS7, LS9, LSA etc 2013-present GEN-V SBC LT1,LT4, L83, L86, LT5(new 2019 LT5 is presently available in the now available 2019 ZR1 Corvette it makes 755 hp@6400rpm/715lb/ft@3600 rpm with a new 2.6 liter TVS positive displacement supercharger with revised intercooler compared to the 650hp/650lb/ft torque LT4 of the ZO6) The new GEN VI SBC is due out when the new C8 mid-engine Corvette is released in the early 20's). It will most likely be a smaller displacement V8 with Direct Injection, DOHC and twin turbochargers. Very similar to the new Cadillac LTA 4.2 liter DOHC, Direct Injected, twin-turbo V8 engine for the 2019 Cadillac CT6(550hp@5700 rpm/627lb/ft torque at 3,200-4,000 rpm.

[@timothythomas1737]

The 5.7 ls1 has the exact same bore huh i wander where that idea came from. Lol

[@tibchy144]

there's something about these wheels that's uncommon, the spokes on the front wheels point backward and the spokes on the rear wheels point forward, i checked the photos on the internet and and none has that, they all point in the same direction which is forward so maybe the left and right front wheel was switched

[@Muffin192213]

both sides have that same 'quirck' and if the tires were switched side to side the tread would be reversed the tires were 'directional' they weren't supposed to be rotated like a normal car, now if the tires were broken off the rims for replacement I guess just the rims could have been reversed, nice catch though.

[@clydemoreno1854]

Too many comments to say on your narrative, "the alpine radio is crime against humanity" "That dog is out of his mind" Forget the car review, thanks for the comic relief. Oh, and I doubt anyone thinks youre tooling around in a 5 grand vette, most people dont even realize what they are looking at. Peace.

[@davidfurr4263]

What comes with the Bag o Crap?

[@georgepainter7364]

David Furr . You know Daddy fur he needs his hair spray mirror and vent brush! Tee hee!

[@georgepainter7364]

And the gold chain. It's all in good fun. Would give a testicle to have it. That Yankee voice grates on this Southern man's ears. Sorry just the facts of life.

[@JT-sl3ui]

No Bill you are incorrect. The most iconic car of your young adulthood is most definitely,without a doubt,the 1987 Buick Regal Grand National. And the GNX was beyond iconic! Come on Bill!

[@timothythomas1737]

And the v6 turbo t/a.

[@timothythomas1737]

Sorry cc didn't see your post lol.

[@M4rt_FX]

I've never seen leather car seats that look so soft

[@alexland6714]

Hello, It is still for sale...or you have an other ZR1?

[@danielmacon]

I know where where there is a 94 zr1 with 8k miles

[@BeingMe23]

I believe it should have about 405 to 425 hp

[@Fleetwoodjohn]

Too late but the rear wheels are on the wrong sides. They’re directional. Awesome year zr1 though. 😎

[@JoJoJoker]

@5:02 I LOL’ed

[@robormiston2841]

How much $ and is it still for sale?

[@skip741x3]

absolutely the Worst area Ever to try to appreciate such a car!

[@sgarn1]

14:15 Dude bitching about the cyclist: "And watch this, he won't stop at the stop sign either". Then the driver proceeds to completely blow the stop sign. LOL CLASSIC!!!

[@brandonsbluegaming1570]

THANK YOU

[@gary1705]

👌

[@BeingMe23]

Believe it or not the Chief Engineer considered a Twin Turbo V6.

[@kctransam]

Probably would've been faster

[@nathanlopez5667]

@@kctransam no way

[@kctransam]

@@nathanlopez5667 uggh. You do know some of the fastest cars in the world are turbo 6 right. What do you think Formula One used in the 80s and now days????

[@DJones476]

Hey, Bill, all you had to do was run at him and kick the shit out of him. He would have lost a few feathers and flew off flapping wildly! There would also have been considerable quacking.

[@nathanlopez5667]

A cheaper alternative would be to get a 1996 one year only lt4 Corvette

[@HemiMike]

How much did you end up selling this car?

[@arshavalghahremani3905]

it is still for sale How much

[@details78]

....there's always atleast one........30 months later.

[@glennlandry7714]

Bad ass.

[@ChardelraConner]

if that back there is up there what isn't cold the color

[@fedhater1]

Front wheels are on backwards....

[@quicksilver462]

I was going to say the same thing!!!