GM will let Corvette buyers build the engines for their cars

If you are one of the lucky guys who will buy a Chevrolet Corvette, General Motors has a big surprise for you guys: they will let you build the engine for your car.

Yes, you got that right! GM will offer buyers of the 2011 Corvette ZR1 and Z06 models the chance to build engines for their cars. Of course this will cost you extra: $5,800, plus the cost of getting to Detroit, where engines for the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the Z06 are built by hand. Dubbed Engine Build Experience package, this includes a concierge service that will set up most of the arrangements. Now don’t worry that your car will deliver less hp than one with an engine built by a professional engineer, because GM promises that you will will work side-by-side with professionals at the Performance Build Center. And this is not all: when the work will be done, the engine will be tested on a and the builder will add a personalized nameplate.