Claude, Your statements on the ZR-1 are not entirely factual. Yes, the ZR-1 debuted in the 1990 model year with 375HP, but that was raised to 405HP in the 1993MY due to tweaking by the GM engineers. True, Lotus primarily DESIGNED the 4-cam engine, but it wasn't built by them. The engines were actually built by Mercury Marine. Later on, GM took this project in-house and what came out of it was the "Northstar" series of engines. According to some well-known and published sources, this was always a GM project from the start, so in no way did GM leave "Lotus to start from scratch" for their Esprit V- 8. Thanks for calling attention to the "King of the Hill" though. It truly is an amazing vehicle. Matt Olans 1983 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN 16816 1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 VIN 1335 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cbl1739" <cbl302@...> wrote: > As for the Lotus V8 look closely at a ZR1 Corvette,IT HAS Lotus's > engine in it...Period...ZR-1 known fondly inside GM as the "King of > the Hill", roared to life in 1990 with an all-new 375 horsepower LT5 > engine under its hood. Designed by Lotus, the LT5's dual overhead > cam, 32-valve design made Corvette the talk of the automotive world. > (which Lotus would have been had it used that engine,instead of GM > Grabbing it for their car)This was the engine that was to be used in > the upcome v8 Lotus,but since GM owned Lotus Engineering at the > time,they "borrowed it"for the Corvette,leaving Lotus to start from > scratch "again" for their upcoming V8 Esprit. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/