Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 specs

2025 Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1 is very nearly upon us. According to these reports. Porsche what? Mclaren who? Ferrari why?

Lamborghini doesn't need to be mentioned with the above.

The zl1 Camaro exorcist package runs the 1/4 mile under 10 seconds.

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1,000 bhp @ 6,500 rpm
966 lb-ft torque @ 4,500 rpm
0-60 mph: 2.1 sec
1/4 mile: 9.57 sec @147 mph
Top Speed: 217 mph
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High-Flow Catalytic Converters
All Necessary Gaskets & Fluids
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2 Year / 24,000 Mile Warrant

ZR1

And to add below, the 2025 Mustang GTD (a very, very, very late competitor with the obviously-discontinued Viper ACR) will have a top speed around 171-174 mph the most even with the manufacturer-claimed 800 horsepower. It's possibly the most hyperdownforce-focused supercar ever made to this date, including even hypercars like the Senna and the AMG ONE.

The new C8 ZR1 will reach 325-330 km/h (202-205 mph). Both the C7 and C6 versions of the ZR1 reached oer 340 km/h (211 mph). The new C8 ZR1 will have a top speed marketed in-between the C8 Z06 non-Z07 which is 314 km/h (195 mph) and the older C7 ZR1 which was 341 km/h (212 mph). Corvette will be more downforce-focused than ever.

Look at 992 GT2 RS: 316 km/h (197 mph), still lower than 991 GT2 RS and even base 992 GT3, much less the Turbo models. But hypercar makers like Koenigsegg and Bugatti are also way less focused on top speed these days. But I'm using the 992 GT3 RS's 296 km/h (184 mph) as a benchmark.

Factory-claimed top speed figures on the Turbo and Turbo S models are very, very conservative.

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 debout 1 mile!

Flagship model Chevrolet Corvette "Zora" for the 2025 production model year? Bugatti (Veyron) Killer?

Quote>"Chevrolet’s isn’t just developing a single hybrid Corvette. A flagship model potentially dubbed the Zora could be introduced for the 2025 model year and may pair a unique 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8 with a hybrid system to muster up as much as 1,000 hp and 975 lb-ft (1,321 Nm) of torque, pushing the car into hypercar territory, a market that no prior Corvette has competed in."

Like I said, and it's very obviously obvious but still stating facts, particularly with some of the emmisions related rules and regulations being pushed back allowing extensions to these engines, the age of the performance hybrids is very truly here McLaren Aston Martin just to name a few here in England, Porsche to come and Scuderia already well into it with forthcoming Versione Speciale SF90 and 296GTB! Etc etc.

I believe the next Nissan GTR will be too! So everything from Supercars to Hypercars!

Separately, imagine the above battling the Porsche Ferrari Lamborghini McLaren Aston Martin etc hybrids at Le Man's? THAT'S production based hypercar racing. Imagine that? Racing authorities have made an absolute gaff there! Whatever it's done, but prototype racing whilst spectacular didn't really appeal much to me.

10.6 in the quarter mile for a ZR1? Impressive! Also 9.3 for the Plaid but we already know that lol

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Honestly id rather have a c7 z06 with the price considered. This is barely faster and the z06 makes more than the advertised 650hp.

Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 acceleration stats! (+25% effort from 0 to 100 km/h / 62 mph)

0-60 MPH: 2.9 seconds
0-100 km/h: 3.0 seconds
0-100 MPH: 5.9 seconds
0-200 km/h: 9.0 seconds
0-150 MPH: 13.0 seconds
0-300 km/h: 21.7 seconds
0-200 MPH: 29.3 seconds
Lateral Acceleration: 1.31 G

Quarter (1/4) Mile: 10.5 seconds at 136 mph
Half (1/2) Mile: 16.3 seconds at 164 mph
Whole (1/1) Kilometer: 19.0 seconds at 172 mph
Whole (1/1) Mile: 26.1 seconds at 194 mph

Today is my last day estimating cars' performance.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mc-JJgfFrlYYFGuv3ohleC_rh7k8G3yp73DMb6UpCD8/edit?usp=sharing

0-200 km/h estimated in the form of (200/(100x1.609344))^1x5.9 and (200/(150*1.609344))^1x13.0

0-300 km/h estimated in the form of (300/(150x1.609344))^1x13.0 and (300/(200*1.609344))^1x29.3

Half mile time estimated in the form of 1320x1.6 = 2112 ft / 136 mph = 15.5 + .8 = 16.3, because 1320 / 136 = 9.7, +.8 = 10.5. 10.5/16.3 = more potential, and 10.4/16.4 = less potential.

Half mile trap speed estimated in the form of (16.3/13.0)^1x150 and (16.3/21.7)^1x(300/1.609344)

Kilometer time estimated in the form of 3.0+9.0+21.7/(3.0+9.0+21.7)x11; mile time pretty much the same way, but instead of 11, I multiplied by 22.

Kilometer trap speed estimated in the form of (18.8/13.7)^0.5x150 and (18.8/22.5)^0.5x(300/1.609344)

Mile trap speed estimated in the form of (26.1/21.7)^0.2x(300/1.609344) and (26.1/29.3)^0.2x200

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The ZR1 was rated officially at 715 lb-ft of torque but the problem was that both transmission choices were electronically limited to 664 lb-ft. The manual couldn't handle 100% of the torque at all, which is why magazines didn't test that version. At least the automatic had torque converter and paddle-shifters to back it all up.

Regardless, the ZR1 still makes 755 horsepower from 6300-6400 rpm; at peak power, the LT5 engine is making 620-630lb-ft of torque.

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 FULL 0-170MPH metrics!

https://ibb.co/VQ2QJcS

There ARE listed but I prefer direct Sources published for all to see!

The C7 ZR1 was just an overengineered C7 Z06. The only noticeable difference being a larger supercharger with no changes in redline or peak figures or tire/brake sets. Performance aside, the ZR1 was better in only one way - the lack of the Z06's cooling issues.

The ZR1 didn't actually make 105 hp more than the Z06. It made only 50 hp more, and it made a bit less than claimed. The Z06 made 700 hp, not 650; that was a conservative estimate to avoid the overlap with the ZR1.

On the outside, the ZR1 has a shark-like bodykit and that's about it. On an unprepped street surface it is no better than the Z06.

The very rare stage-zero-aero C7 Z06 exists, and it still retains about 90% of the Stingray's exterior design, and it could reach about the same 214 mph as the ZR1 did on the tailwind. The tested top speed from most C7Z owners ranges from 185 to 205 mph, and the official top speed without the Z07 package (but with stage-one-aero) is 195 mph.

Exactly why the LT5 crate was discontinued and only set for one car, and the LT4 isn't. The ZZ632 is the new anti-supercharged "LT5" in case anyone wants to swap their ZR1!

To compare:
ZR1 Automatic 8-Gear: 0-100: 3.2 -> 0-200: 9.0
= 10.9s/224kph (139mph) on unprepped street surface from standing start
= 10.2s/215kph (134mph) on prepped dragstrip surface with rollout

Z06 Automatic 8-Gear: 0-100: 3.2 -> 0-200: 10.2
= 11.2s/210kph (131mph) on unprepped street surface from standing start
= 10.4s/202kph (126mph) on prepped dragstrip surface with rollout

Only a few ticks quicker for the ZR1 with several extra oomph to the finishing trap speed, means the car has got traction issues! However, the thing is, at the end of the day, both the C7Z and C7ZR owners have trapped an average of 129mph and 131mph (respectively) in the quarter-mile. Not a big gap. I wouldn't even call it a gap.

This is a rare statistic for this car. 0-300km/h. But OBVIOUSLY measured as 0-186MPH then converted to km/h. This car was tested at Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds at Kennedy Space Centre. The exact details are in the description section of the video.

Please NOTE> this is a stock production specifications ZR1 BUT the "low" wing model. So these times are representative of IT alone not the "high" wing high downforce models.

I triple checked it @ 0.25 playback and highest resolution. AND I benchmarked it against the same car during it's top speed run for the same metric. But there's always a factor of variance on the counters so it's +/- 0.5 seconds in my experience.

Anyway the nett result from a standing start is> 0-300km/h in 24 seconds!

That's as quick as a Lamborghini Aventador and both the Porsche 992 Turbo S and Aston Martin DBS Superleggera were slightly slower to give some context!

Well done Chevrolet!

Any problems or issues or questions or concerns about GPS or video or audio please contact Johnny Bohmer directly.

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Period.

So in honour of my Corvette friend I take a look at the mighty ZR1. I know more about this one than any of the others because of Streetspeed717. In lockdown there was not much else to do but hit YT. So I'll apologise if there's any duplication but I'm NOT trawling through the entire comments section below. I dread to think what to what lies beneath anyway!

ZR1 POWER!

I've seen those MPH "estimates". This car is way way quicker. ;)

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@ Admin/Contributor: Please change the main photo of the ZR1 page to this one!

Thanks in advance! :)

Although the C7ZR does technically have 755hp the only car it can really be compared to is the Aston DBS Superleggera (and maybe the Lamborghini Huracán). The 570S is a much closer McLaren model than the 720S in performance. The Shelby GT500 is a MUSCLE CAR, not a supercar. Every single modern Ferrari (except the Portofino/Roma) is way too quick for the ZR1. But those Portofino, Roma sorts of cars are ALL GRAND TOURERS like the McLaren GT and Bentley Continental GT. (Yes, I know, the DBS is also a GT, but at least it has the horsepower, torque, and top speed all to rival the ZR1.)

0 - 60 mph = 2.7s
0 - 100 kph = 3.2s
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It's not correct !

C7 was a massive failure compared to C6 due to heavier weight, barely faster lap times and shorter production years

Honestly, this is the car I wish would have come as DCT before the C8. It has so much power but can't put it to good use. Even for its surprisingly cheap price it's a letdown, and I say that as a Corvette fanatic.

@fastestlaps I sent something to you about a week or 2 ago in the editing column thingyplease at least look at it

Emissions is 368g/km
https://www.guideautoweb.com/en/makes/chevrolet/corvette/2019/specifications/zr1-1zr-coupe/

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Why tf is the 1000m time 21.0s? Doesn't the Ferrari F40 beat that time?