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Corvette ZR1 5.7 L (350 cu in) LT5 V8 in a C4 ZR1. General Motors acquired Group Lotus, a UK based engineering consultant and performance car manufacturing firm, during 1986. The Corvette division approached Lotus with the idea of developing the world's fastest production car, to be based on the C4 generation of the Corvette.
For the 6th generation (C6), the ZR1 was a top-tier model package, the centerpiece of which was a new supercharged engine, with the supercharger visible through a window in the hood. There were numerous other upgrades to virtually every aspect of the car. For the 7th generation (C7), the ZR1 was again the top-tier variant available, beginning ...
The C4 ZR1 ran from 1990 thru 1995 model years. In 1991, all Corvettes received updates to the body, interior, and wheels. The convex rear fascia that set the 1990 ZR-1 apart from the base model was included on L98 Corvettes, making the styling of the expensive ZR-1 nearly identical to that of the base cars.
Meet the 2025 Corvette ZR1. The ZR1 now holds the title for the "fastest and most powerful" Vette ever produced. Chevrolet's engineers pushed the boundaries of engine architecture with the ZR1 ...
While the ZR1 nameplate first arrived as a go-fast package for the early C3 Corvettes, its proper introduction to the general public came during the Corvette’s fourth-generation.
For model year 1990, Chevrolet released the Corvette ZR-1 with the radical Lotus Engineering-designed double overhead cam LT5 engine. Engineered in the UK but produced and assembled in Stillwater, Oklahoma by specialty engine builder Mercury Marine , the all-aluminum LT5 shared only the 4.4 inch bore spacing with any previous Chevy small-block ...
Before that, the C6 Corvette ZR1 featured a 638-hp supercharged LS9 6.2-liter V-8, which was a sizable step up from the C4 ZR1. That top-spec Vette had a comparatively humble naturally aspirated ...
In 1990, GM finally introduced their ZR-1 Corvette which obtained similar performance characteristics as the 1989 Callaway Twin-Turbo option. Although power was up to 390 hp (291 kW) and 562 lb⋅ft (762 N⋅m) of torque, 1990 saw the lowest number of (B2K) Callaway Twin Turbo Corvettes ordered: 59 were ordered, with only 58 actually built.