The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Is Here Early, And It Has 740bhp

The ZR1 Corvette can be seen in all its glory on the front cover of December's issue of Car and Driver
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Is Here Early, And It Has 740bhp

That’s an awfully big rear wing, isn’t it? We knew the C7 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 was packing some serious aero thanks to earlier testing footage, but now we can see an entirely undisguised example for the first time…wow.

We’re actually seeing it a little early thanks to an appearance on the front cover of Car and Driver’s December issue, well ahead of the LA Auto Show debut we were expecting. According to Corvette Blogger, it’ll actually be shown first in the metal in Dubai this Saturday, but due to the reveal in the magazine, most of the key details are already out there.

Under that bulged bonnet is an ‘LT5’ 6.2-litre supercharged V8, best thought of as an evolution of the Z06’s LT4. It’s a pushrod engine that puts out 740bhp and 680lb ft of torque - 100bhp and 30lb ft more than the Z06, although it does have an extra 60kg or so of car to propel.

0-60mph happens in under three seconds, a standing quarter-mile is dealt with in under 11 seconds, and it’ll top out at 210mph. Perhaps a more important stat is its lap time at Virginia International Raceway - it lapped the track 2.5 seconds faster than a Z06.

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There are several aero packages on offer, with the ‘ZTK’ kit seen on the magazine car generating 226kg of downforce (we’re not sure what speed that’s at yet, though). The rear wing is adjustable by 10 degrees.

It doesn’t have the trick Multimatic dampers used on the Camaro ZL1 1LE, and instead uses GM’s MagRide adaptive suspension system. Carbon ceramic brakes are fitted as standard.

More images and potentially more information should be with us at the weekend. We can’t wait to see more…

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Comments

Anonymous

Cadillac, how bout a CTSV+ with the 740bhp engine in there?
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plz

11/09/2017 - 08:54 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

YESYESYES

11/09/2017 - 09:27 |
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[Flux]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I’d pay good money for that.

11/09/2017 - 16:12 |
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HAYABUSA

The creases and angles are way overkill. Almost looks like a lambo cousin at this point that had a growing disorder

11/09/2017 - 08:55 |
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That’s what I thought

11/09/2017 - 15:30 |
0 | 0

I agree, the ferrari 812 for the same reason. It’s like the designers forgot to stop

11/09/2017 - 20:12 |
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Anonymous

Looks a little OTT. I much prefer the C6 ZR1 with its understated looks. Plus, it has a window in the bonnet.

11/09/2017 - 08:58 |
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Szymek Slusarczyk

Im not sure about the looks to be honest. I’m sure the car is absolutely amazing to drive, it probably sounds brute and the engine is possibly one of the better ones debuted this year, but that front looks so peculiar…

11/09/2017 - 09:01 |
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Seems like a road roller went over it, then they chopped the bonnet and sticked a zl1 bonnet in it

11/09/2017 - 21:35 |
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Anonymous

Dear GM,
Please consider going global with the ZR1?
Sincerely,
Those outside “Murica”

11/09/2017 - 09:07 |
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Poke

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Sadly the bonnet is too high and cannot be sold in Europe ;-;

11/09/2017 - 10:25 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Hey, we never got the GTI Clubsport, or the Scirocco, or the Polo, or the Octavia RS, or the A110, or the Swift Sport, or the S1, or the RS3, or the RS4 Avant, or the RS6, or the RS6 Avant, or the Escort RS1600, or the Escort RS Cosworth, or any Seat, or the T W I N G O, or any pre-2017 Focus RS, so I think we can at least have one thing exclusive to North America

11/09/2017 - 15:49 |
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TheBagel

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🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅

11/09/2017 - 16:26 |
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LukeyWolf

Holy sh** that looks aggressive

11/09/2017 - 09:32 |
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Sir Wafel (WhyBeAre of CT) (Multipla Squad) (propane)

Corvette just went full ACR Viper

11/09/2017 - 09:47 |
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Anonymous

LT>LS

11/09/2017 - 11:13 |
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TheRealBouss

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11/09/2017 - 12:07 |
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