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It's quick. Very, very quick. Here's what you need to know.
The C7-generation Corvette ZR1, with its front-mounted 755-hp supercharged V-8 and an eight-speed automatic, hit 60 mph in 3.0 seconds and needed 10.8 ticks at 135 mph to finish the quarter-mile run.
Chevrolet claims a 10.5-second quarter-mile time and a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 2.5 seconds, making it the quickest Corvette up to the initial E-Ray production date. The 6.2 L engine and performance exhaust combination produces 495 horsepower (369 kW) and 470 lb⋅ft (637 N⋅m) to the rear, like the Stingray Z51 model.
The six-speed manual transmission also has improved shift linkage and a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 4.0 seconds, while the automatic is set up for quicker shifts giving the C6 automatic a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 4.0 seconds, quicker than any other production automatic Corvette.
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 ...
Tested performance figures by Road & Track magazine include a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) acceleration time of 4.9 seconds, a quarter mile time of 13.4 seconds, braking distance of 132 ft from 60 mph and 233 ft from 80 mph along with skidpad acceleration of 0.94 g. The car's tested top speed by the magazine amounted to 179 mph (288 km/h).
The performance figures for the 405 hp (411 PS; 302 kW) version of the Z06 include an acceleration time from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds and 11.9 seconds in the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (402 m) as tested by GM High-Tech Performance magazine in October 2004. The top speed of the Z06 has been recorded to be 171 mph (275 km/h). [17]
In an independent top speed test, the last-generation ZR1 was seen hitting a top speed 2 MPH above its listed best. That car had a relatively paltry 755 hp, well below the 1064 hp the latest ZR1 ...