Although a ZR1 was never part of the original C6 plan, legend has it that at an early review, CEO Rick Wagoner was so impressed that he wondered aloud, "If that's what you can do with $60,000, I wonder what a $100,000 Corvette would look like?" The power of suggestion was all it took for the team to initiate a skunkworks project code named "Blue Devil," with the ultimate goal of creating a car that could hold its own against any supercar from around the world at a fraction of the price.
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