2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 enters the "Ring" with a new video

Chevrolet Corvette C8 is already impressed with several levels, especially under the guise of Z06, but more features have yet to be revealed. Much more.

The next stage of Language's performance is the new ZR1, a prototype that was tested at the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany this week.

2 different prototypes were discovered. Both featured a wide body design that was even more extreme than the z06, and the prototype with the No. 39 sticker on the windshield and rear panel had a much larger rear wing than the other prototypes with the No. 38 sticker. Chevy, like other Corvette variations, may be planning to install a high-downforce package for the zr1.

Additional aerodynamic features common to both prototypes include a new vent on the hood, a design that creates downforce, and a second air intake on the rear wing, which may be present in the air supply channel to cool the brakes. There is an extension in the frame that looks strange for some exhaust gases to match the limits of the noise present in the ring.

Chevrolet didn't even mention plans for the new ZR1, but rumors indicated that it came with a twin-turbocharged version of the same 5.5-liter V-8 as the z06. The engine itself is a work of art, it boasts a flat crankshaft, double upper cams, a dry sump lubrication system and a red line of 8,600 rpm. As a result, the power of the z06 reaches 670 horsepower, which makes it the most powerful atmospheric V-8 engine installed on production cars. According to rumors, the addition of turbocharging will increase the power of the zr1 by about 850 hp, or almost 100 hp higher than the c7 corvette ZR1 supercharged V-8.

Do not look for manual transmissions. The only option would be an 8-speed automatic transmission c8 Corvette with dual clutch and drive, which is almost certainly transmitted only to the rear wheels.

Several General Motors projects have been postponed due to the recent strike, as well as supply chain issues, but the potential for a debut next year as a 2025 model is great. That is, the release of the car may be postponed until the 2026 model year.

Impressively, the ZR1 is not believed to be the end of the performance load of the C8 platform. According to rumors, the final will be the Corvette Zola, which serves as a tribute to the early corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov. According to rumors, the model will receive an all-wheel drive system with a zr1 power unit at the rear and a Corvette E-Ray hybrid electric motor at the front.The power of the E-Ray electric motor is 160 horsepower, and in combination with the twin-turbo V-8 ZR1, the total power of the zora is rumored to be 1000 horsepower. It should be at the horsepower mark.

Stay tuned as development continues.