2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Tested! Excess Is the Point

Read more: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/... To make the track-oriented Z06, Chevy wanted a high-revving V-8, thus the flat-plane 5.5-liter LT6 was born. When it was time for the ZR1, they twin-turbocharged that V-8 until it made 1064 horsepower and called it the LT7. And the ZR1X? Let's add that electric front axle from the E-Ray. With changes: The electric motor now makes 186 horsepower—more than the current Mazda Miata produces—and supplies motivational force up to 160 mph, because Chevy wanted it to last the full length of a drag-strip pass. So here's a 4139-pound, all-wheel-drive Corvette with 1250 horsepower. Its resulting 3.3-lb/hp ratio remains difficult to contextualize even after driving the thing for a few days. Subscribe to Car and Driver http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoCARandDRIVER Shot and edited: Sean C. Rice 00:00 ZR1X overview 00:50 Acceleration 02:02 60 mph and quarter mile test results 03:05 Acclimatizing to the power 04:03 Electronic controls 07:15 How it feels different than an EV 08:21 Electric motor details 10:00 The sound 10:43 Usability 11:30 Brakes 12:52 ZTK Track Package details 14:20 Versus other C8 Corvettes 14:52 What's the point?