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Body style: Coupé (two-door)
Segment: Coupe
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Production years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

CHEVROLET Corvette ZR1 2018-Present 10 Photos
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The 2018 ZR1 was the most powerful Corvette ever made to that date and also the most technologically advanced.

Corvette had a long history behind it. Even though its first generation was not the most powerful car on the market, its successors started to grow and develop more power and torque. They became more and more athletic and sportier. The 2018 model was also the last Corvette with the engine mounted in the front. It might be called the last classic ZR1 model.

Unlike its siblings, the ZR1 was easy to spot due to its hole in the hood and the carbon-fiber case for the supercharger. The engine was so tall that it couldn't fit in the engine bay, so the designers made a cut and passed it through. If the track-package was installed, the car featured various carbon-fiber elements at the front and on the sides, plus a massive wing on the back. It was mounted on the rear panel, not on the trunk-lid. Its light-alloy wheels were unique for the ZR1, with 19" at the front and 20" for the rear axle.

Inside, Chevrolet tried to make things better than before. There was no cheap plastic anymore. Depending on the options, the ZR1 could have been fitted with Alcantara on the ceiling. Its regular sport-bucket seats could have been replaced with the race-bucket ones, which featured integrated headrests and passages for a four-point harness.

The 2018 ZR1 featured an adaptive dampers system with magnetorheological shocks. The electronically controlled Limited Slip Differential helped the car corner faster than any other Corvette in history. Its 6.2-liter supercharged engine produced a massive 765 hp and 969 Nm (715 lb-ft) of torque, which were sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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CHEVROLET Corvette ZR1 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  2 gasoline engines
  • 6.2 V8 7MT (755 HP)
  • 6.2 V8 8AT (755 HP)

CHEVROLET Corvette ZR1
6.2 V8 7MT (755 HP)

ENGINE SPECS - 6.2 V8 7MT (755 HP)
Cylinders:V8
Displacement:6162 cm3
Power:563 KW @ 6300 RPM
765.5 HP @ 6300 RPM
755 BHP @ 6300 RPM
Torque:715 lb-ft @ 4400 RPM
969 Nm @ 4400 RPM
Fuel System:Supercharged Direct and Port Injection
Fuel:Gasoline
TRANSMISSION SPECS
Drive Type:Rear Wheel Drive
Gearbox:7-speed manual
BRAKES SPECS
Front:Ventilated Discs
Rear:Ventilated Discs
TIRES SPECS
Tire Size:285/30ZR19 || 355/25ZR20
WEIGHT SPECS
Unladen Weight:3558 lbs (1614 kg)

CHEVROLET Corvette ZR1
6.2 V8 8AT (755 HP)

ENGINE SPECS - 6.2 V8 8AT (755 HP)
Cylinders:V8
Displacement:6162 cm3
Power:563 KW @ 6300 RPM
765.5 HP @ 6300 RPM
755 BHP @ 6300 RPM
Torque:715 lb-ft @ 4400 RPM
969 Nm @ 4400 RPM
Fuel System:Supercharged Direct and Port Injection
Fuel:Gasoline
TRANSMISSION SPECS
Drive Type:Rear Wheel Drive
Gearbox:8-speed automatic
BRAKES SPECS
Front:Ventilated Discs
Rear:Ventilated Discs
TIRES SPECS
Tire Size:285/30ZR19 || 355/25ZR20
WEIGHT SPECS
Unladen Weight:3558 lbs (1614 kg)
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