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ZR1, (or ZR-1), is a designation that has been used on several different generational models of the Chevrolet Corvette. For the 3rd generation (C3) , the ZR1 & ZR2 were special engine packages. Only 53 of these packages were optioned during the 1970 to 1972 model years.
Chevy engineers surely never predicted the C3 Corvette's ZR-1 option package would evolve into the 1064-hp twin-turbocharged 2025 Corvette ZR1 of today.
The C3 fourteen-year run shows an extreme contrast. The list price for the Corvette in 1968 was $4,663 (~$40,856 in 2023). By 1982 the base price had increased to $18,290 (~$48,871 in 2023). In 1968 there were six engines, two small-block V8s and four big-block V8s. By 1982 there was only one small block V8 engine available.
Chevrolet introduced the 350 cu in (5.7 L) LT-1 in 1970, making it available in both the Corvette and Camaro. It was an optional engine in the Corvette, and available as part of the high-performance ZR-1 option. Between 1970 and 1972, only 53 ZRs were produced, making it one of the rarest Corvettes.
In our testing, the 2019 Corvette ZR1 hit 60 mph in 3.0 seconds, and Chevy even drove one to a top speed of 212 mph. The optional ZTK Performance package dropped the top speed to 202 mph, but it ...
The 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 has a 1064-hp twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8, making it by far the most powerful Vette to ever reach production.. The ZR1's LT7 engine also makes it the first turbocharged ...
1988 saw the 35th Anniversary Edition of the Corvette. [23] In 1990, the ZR1 option Corvette was introduced with the LT5 engine designed by Lotus and built in the Mercury Marine plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The LT5 engine was a four-cam (DOHC) design producing 375 hp (280 kW). The C4 ZR1 ran from 1990 thru 1995 model years.
The Bertone Mantide is a concept car based on the Corvette ZR1 first unveiled in 2009 over a series of YouTube videos known simply as Project M. [2]. The Mantide has better performance figures than the ZR1, due in part to its highly advanced aerodynamics and significant weight savings.