While many Americans may not be familiar with the cranky English auto journalist, Jeremy Clarkson, he has for the first time named and American car as the best car of this year. It may not surprise Corvette enthusiasts to find that he named the 2009 Corvette ZR1 the best car of the year.
Clarkson declares this about the Corvette:
“There is simply no other car that looks this good, goes this fast – in a straight line and around corners – and that most of the time bumbles about like a forgetful uncle. And when you throw in the price tag of just £106,690 – lots for a Corvette but modest next to a similarly powerful Ferrari – the case for the defence can sit down and put up its feet knowing that the prosecutor simply has nowhere to go.”
Clarkson celebrates the ZR1’s supercharged V8, which he describes as “both docile and extraordinarily savage all at the same time.” While he isn’t impressed with the build quality, claiming problems with the remote starter after just three days, he suggests that these sorts of problems are minor compared to the sheer quality of the Corvette.
Come see what it is that Clarkson is talking about. Take a test drive in your new Corvette at your Marlton area Corvette dealer today.
