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In a world of quick 0-60 mph sprints and drag-strip runs, the ZR1 stands above every production Corvette we’ve ever seen. Chevrolet just confirmed that the car is capable of ripping off the 0-60 ...
Having had 25 or more articles made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition [i] (pre-production prototypes, and cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals, are not eligible);
For the 4th generation (C4), the ZR1 was the top-tier package that was available from 1990 to 1995, with a special engine designed in partnership with Lotus, after General Motors acquired Group Lotus, and with the objective of creating the world's fastest production car.
Out of the initial production run of 30 cars, 5 were named the Super Sport World Record Edition, which had the same electronic limiter as the other 25 – but turned off. Pierre-Henri Raphanel drove the unlimited Super Sport World Record Edition to a 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average, verified by Guinness World Records.
New LT7 V-8. Chevy's engineers probably could have slapped a pair of turbochargers on the LT6 5.5-liter V-8 from the Corvette Z06 and called it a day. That would've had them home in time for dinner.
YouTuber Emelia Hartford took delivery of her C8 Z06 earlier in the month, and it already has a twin-turbo system. This thing needs a day at the drag strip ASAP.
The Corvette ZR1 was revealed on July 25, 2024, at a private event in Miami, Florida, and a video revealing the vehicle was uploaded to Chevrolet's YouTube channel the same day. [58] It is the most powerful Corvette to date, as well as the first to go into full scale production with a twin-turbocharged engine.
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. With input from GM, Lotus designed a new engine to fit in place of the L98 V8 that was powering the standard C4. [9]