Did This Dealer Just Try To Sell a 2009 Corvette ZR1 3ZR for 2024 Z06 Money?

The ZR1 was particularly hardcore. It was unveiled by GM in December of 2007 as a carbon fiber-infused road weapon powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V8 engine with enough power to rival any Italian or German exotics from that era. As far as I’m concerned, the C6 ZR1 is more than fast enough even by 2024 standards.

Speaking of 2024 standards, how much would you guys pay for a 2009 ZR1 3ZR today? I’m talking about a relatively low-mileage example, such as this Velocity Yellow model here (7,000 miles), which recently failed to sell at auction.

Its owner, a dealer out of Colorado, refused to sell the car for just $81,500, which is where the highest bid maxed out. To put things into perspective, this Vette cost $119,860 when new – which if adjusted for inflation, would come up to about $175,000 as of May of 2024. Crazy, but what can you do?

Anyway, if we examine similar 2009 ZR1 models (with low mileage) on the used market, we can see that they still tend to sell for over $100,000, which means that the owner of this car expected it to fetch a lot more than just $81k – in fact, they probably wanted something in the vicinity of what you might pay for a 2024 Z06 right now (more base spec, not fully loaded). It’s no wonder the reserve wasn’t met.

Aside from the bright yellow exterior, this flagship Corvette also comes with xenon headlights, an exposed carbon fiber roof, clear engine cover, polished quad exhaust outlets, tinted taillights, and a set of staggered-diameter wheels with Continental ExtremeContact Sport tires. You also get Magnetic Ride Control, Brembo ceramic brakes and blue calipers to complete the look.

Meanwhile, the interior features Ebony leather power-adjustable bucket seats, color coordinated dashboard, center console and door panel, plus everything you get from the 3ZR Premium Equipment Group, meaning heated seats, power-adjustable steering column, a Bose sound system, and sat-nav.

Additional goodies include the Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel, keyless acces, push-button start, a head-up display, cruise control and dual-zone automatic climate control.

As for what this can do when unleashed in a straight line, well, that previously mentioned supercharged 6.2-liter V8 is good for 638 horsepower and 604 lb-ft of torque, with everything going to the rear wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. In other words, it’s got 30 less horsepower than a modern-day Z06, but an extra 144 lb-ft of torque.