In C/D's exclusive first instrumented test, the new ZR1 hit 60 mph in 2.2 seconds. It also blasted through the quarter-mile in 9.5 seconds at 149 mph. Those numbers make this Corvette ZR1 the quickest ...

40 hp and 10 lb-ft more than the previous C7 Corvette. As with previous Corvettes, such as the C6, both Z06 and ZR1 packages are available for enthusiasts wishing to spice up their experience in ...

Produced until the 2013 model year, the C6 ZR1 featured numerous upgrades over the track-focused Corvette C6 Z06, one of the more notable pieces being the supercharged 6.2L V8 LS9 gasoline engine ...

This is the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, the new apex predator from America’s fiberglass throne that packs 1064 horsepower, ...

Rounding out the changes for the 2012 Corvette are a newly available racing-style full-width rear spoiler for the Z06 and ZR1 as part of the Z07 and PDE packages, respectively. The Z06 also is ...

Once the automotive world found out GM was rolling out a supercharged 2015 Corvette Z06, people just couldn't resist the temptation to mentally compare this to the C6 ZR1. Giving in to this guilty ...

There was a yellow Z06 driving on a road with 3130 ... around mid-engine started when we were doing the C6 ZR1,” Tadge Juechter, the Corvette’s executive chief engineer, recalls.

If Stingray is a comfortable bruiser and Z51 is a sharpened all-rounder, Z06 spec makes the Corvette legitimately ... engine's pushrod valvetrain. For the C6 ZR1 (no hyphen) a supercharger was ...

However, the ZR1 wasn’t just a Z06 with more power, it was the fiercest factory Grand Touring, GT Corvette ever built. When the C6 ZR1 was in its development phase, I’m certain that the ...

While the C6 Corvette, produced from the 2005 to 2013 ... time to 4.0 seconds with 430 hp and 424 lb-ft of torque. The Z06 or ZR1 models entered the realm of outrageous power generating over ...

Born and raised in Southern California I started as the technical editor for Popular Hot Rodding (PHR) magazine where I learned the business before moving over to work with Nick Licata, at Camaro ...

the 2019 Corvette ZR1 followed in the C6 ZR1’s footsteps and featured considerable upgrades over the Corvette C7 Z06, most notable of which being the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT5 gasoline engine.