Chevrolet Introduces 1,250-hp Corvette ZR1X
The speed freaks at Chevrolet have hauled the wraps off a new top dog Corvette. Called the ZR1X, it’s an all-wheel drive monster making 1,250 horsepower.
After cranking the Corvette wick into four-figure horsepower territory, following up the mighty ZR1 was never going to be easy. Or was it? The new ZR1X actually combines lessons from models already on sale, including the ZR1 itself and the so-called E-Ray.
Slung behind the driver is a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, itself good for 1,064 horsepower. That part of the equation exclusively drives the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Up front, meanwhile, look for an electric motor adding 186 fresh ponies to the mix via the front tires, all of which adds up to the headline total given above. GM estimates this machine will hit 60 mph in under two seconds and burn the quarter mile down in less than nine.
There is a 1.9-kWh battery on board, cribbed from the E-Ray but fettled to pack more usable power. In the ZR1X, it is mounted low along the car’s spine, helping center of gravity and weight distribution measures. That horsepower count from the electric motor is higher than the E-Ray as well thanks to strengthened internals and improvements in energy deployment, so it’s not like the team raided a parts bin and called it a day. The motor will work at speeds up to 160 mph before disconnecting.
See More Photos Of The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X
The flashy Carbon Aero package shown here (wing, dive planes, et al) is available on all variants of the ZR1X but standard on anything ordered with the ZTK Performance pack. That’s the group which swaps Michelin PS4S tires for Pilot Cup 2R socks along with adding higher spring rates. As for the interior, it obviously gets the ‘26 upgrades but check that single red seat in the black car on these photos. Good stuff.
Is there more in the C8 tank? We’d bet on it - just like we’d bet on Rick Hendrick buying the first production ZR1X. After all, there’s still the Zora name in the hopper.
[Images: Chevrolet/General Motor]
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I d just get the 911 and flush this wanker mobile.
Who would buy this ugly thing - if Chevy also offered the '70s aerovette's beautiful body(even withou gullwing doors) using the current drivetrain - now that LOOKS like what a corvette is supposed to look like.