American supercar too expensive to produce?

If rumours are to be believed, the eagerly anticipated Corvette ZR1 - the supercar which ripped the Nurburgring a new one earlier this year - may never hit showrooms. DigitalCorvettes.com claims that production has been suspended on the ZR1.

The reason? The ZR1 is nowhere near as profitable as the cheaper Corvette Z06 coupe, and so cash-strapped General Motors has decided to shelve the former and turn out more of the latter in a bid to cut costs. Seems like the ZR1 was the right car for GM, but at the wrong time.