Besides the occasional luddite who believes that a Corvette can only be a front-engine car and that boost should only be built using a supercharger, the majority of car enthusiasts have been impressed ...

Only the hardest of the hardcore knew of the ZR1 in that first iteration as a $968 race package for small-block powered ’Vettes. That’s a stark contrast to today when the introduction of the new, ...

Meanwhile, the C8 ZR1 cradles the twin-turbocharged 5.5L V8 LT7, which is mounted behind the cabin, rather than up front like in the C7 ZR1.The LT7 boasts a DOHC valvetrain with 32 valves and a 9. ...

Meanwhile, the C7 Corvette ZR1 features the front-mounted, supercharged 6.2L LT5 V8, delivering 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels.The C7 ZR1 offered both a seven-speed ...

The ZR1 is at the top of the Corvette mountain. It's the most powerful, fastest, and most bedroom-poster-worthy version of the C7 Corvette. Under the hood, the C7 ZR1 used a supercharged 6.2-liter ...

This ZR1 is a 2019 example that was modified by the Texas tuner in 2023 and fitted with its HPE1000 package. As standard, the C7 Corvette ZR1 delivered 755 hp from its 6.2-liter supercharged V8 ...

The previous ZR1 came from the factory with a meager (by today’s very electric standards) 755 hp and 715 lb-ft of torque. These were abominable specs for a car with only eight cylinders, 6.2 ...

In 2018, a GM executive crashed a C7 Corvette ZR1 during an IndyCar race. For the 22nd time, the Indy 500 will be led by a Chevy Corvette ZR1 pace car. But this time, things are a little different.

It actually broke the C7 Corvette ZR1’s pre-existing lap record there. Now, GM and the Corvette team have recaptured the benchmark with a blistering 1:22.8 lap time.

It is 18 mph faster than the company had expected and makes the variant the fastest Corvette of all time, unseating the C7 ZR1, which had a top speed of 212 mph.