[Manic!]

This is crazy. I wonder how hard it will be able to get.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6cTsxvv1c

[The Producer]

i thought you were posting about the real one

https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/2024/02/004-ZR1-Corvette-Vette-History-C3-C4-C6-C7-Fastest.jpg

jk - incredible FU to europe w this car

[Hondaracer]

What a car

That black with the blue rims looks amazing

[supafamous]

Horsepower, like money, can make someone/something attractive even when they're not. The Corvette is now attractive.

[teggy604]

I guess it saves some money and time for some rich person to add a twin turbo setup to their Z06. lol. Although 1064hp is not quite enough to win at TX2K. But that simple enough just crank the boost up and tune it.

[dark0821]

That is impressive tbh

Flat Crank V8 Twin Turbo revving to 8000rpm
1064hp on pump gas with a warranty
No hybrid BS


Damn....

[bcrdukes]

Pretty sure you guys will complain how poorly built it is, and of course, write an entirely new bible just on how awful the interior and plastics used are. :peek:

[red kryptonite]

:fuckyea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8c4VcTnLvc&t=11s

[underscore]

That's going to be an handful. How quickly do you figure someone will write one off?

[trollface]

Rather have a Miata

[68style]

That's going to be an handful. How quickly do you figure someone will write one off?

I really wonder how it's even driveable at full throttle... I had the opportunity to drive a C6 ZR1 and that was "only" 638hp, that car was completely unmanageable at anything resembling full throttle in any gear. Just light the tires up almost no matter what speed you were going at least in 1 through 3. It's fun in a juvenile delinquent way, but gets tiring really fast when you just want to floor it and go but you're constantly feathering the throttle to stay alive.

I can't imagine with turbos and another 400hp that there's a tire in existence that can keep this thing pointed straight without a million electronic nannies cutting power and monitoring wheelspin and therefore not delivering the engine's output in a linear fashion.

[twitchyzero]

you have to give the engineers and the suits who approved some serious credit

ths isnt a highly specialized tuning shop where if something pops youre on your own but with warranty and no weird tuning issues

nor are they dedicated to one model that's only meant to break one or two world record, i mean we're talking about the company that also created the geo metro and some pretty awful crossovers

seems wild they're pushing relatively wide availability for something like this AND this isn't even the halo flagship (Zora's gonna break the internet)

[twitchyzero]

and that they're not resting on laurels, it's not like there's a new dodge viper v16 making them work this hard and the mustang gtd costs 300+ us

[dark0821]

20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels wrapped in Michelin performance tires (275/30ZR20 front; 345/25ZR21 rear).

and Honestly, do I dare say 345s for 1064hp seems undersized, even for up to temp cup2Rs

The standard package utilizes the Pilot Sport 4S, while ZTK models will ship with Pilot Sport Cup 2-Rs.

Dry weight checks in at 3,670 pounds for the coupe and 3,758 pounds for the convertible

Dannnnnnnngggggggg, this thing is gonna put down some crazy numbers under the right driver....

[Hondaracer]

Yea was thinking 345 seem small

Didn’t the ACR viper have like 400’s or somthing?

[68style]

I mean, it doesn't matter... at some point you have all the grip in the world and once you have that, then the fail point becomes the wheels de-beading from the tires and spinning inside the donut hahaha... they almost have to slip a bit so that doesn't happen

[RabidRat]

you have to give the engineers and the suits who approved some serious credit

ths isnt a highly specialized tuning shop where if something pops youre on your own but with warranty and no weird tuning issues

nor are they dedicated to one model that's only meant to break one or two world record, i mean we're talking about the company that also created the geo metro and some pretty awful crossovers

seems wild they're pushing relatively wide availability for something like this AND this isn't even the halo flagship (Zora's gonna break the internet)

Seems crazy that with all GM's priorities, they've decided to invest such a serious level of R&D effort on the Corvette. There's no way the payoff on such a niche product could match taking that same effort and putting it on their other high-volume lines of business.

Can only assume they're doing this for something bigger. Like they want to invest in the long-term GM brand by ensuring history books record this as the pinnacle of the ICE car era.

[Manic!]

They just added the electric motor from the E-ray to make the ZR1X making 1250 HP. They are claiming it's the first American hyper car. "Chevy claims a zero-to-60-mph time of under 2.0 seconds and a standing quarter-mile run in fewer than 9.0 seconds with a trap speed higher than 150 mph.

https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2025/jun/0617-2026-Corvette-ZR1X-hypercar.html

[pastarocket]

They just added the electric motor from the E-ray to make the ZR1X making 1250 HP. They are claiming it's the first American hyper car. "Chevy claims a zero-to-60-mph time of under 2.0 seconds and a standing quarter-mile run in fewer than 9.0 seconds with a trap speed higher than 150 mph.

https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2025/jun/0617-2026-Corvette-ZR1X-hypercar.html


Chevy touts the ZR1X as "America's first hypercar". Impressive specs for the ZR1X.

What I also like about the 2026 Corvette is the new interior design. Getting rid of the vertical layout of the console buttons in order to create a more open interior is a good decision.

https://pressroom.chevrolet.com/gmbx/us/en/chevrolet/pressroom/news.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2025/may/0507-2026-Corvettes-interior-driver-cockpit-design.html

The cabin of the new 2026 Corvette welcomes both driver and passenger, beginning with a new three-screen layout and reimagined console design. The updated driver-centric cockpit includes a larger 12.7-inch diagonal center console display, an expanded 14-inch diagonal driver information center, and an all-new 6.6-inch diagonal touchscreen auxiliary display to the left of the steering wheel.

“The design team considered every element — from materials, to stitching, to layout of the interior - for the 2026 Corvette,” said Phil Zak, executive design director, Global Chevrolet. “Paired with the new screens and technology, the refreshed interior enables a refined experience for the driver and the passenger.”

[JDMDreams]

I do see more corvettes around lately, I wonder if they are still gate keeping them?

[Jason00S2000]

Imagine getting stuck in Vancouver traffic in that Corvette... sick!

[AstulzerRZD]

Nah C8s are below MSRP now

[AstulzerRZD]

I really wonder how it's even driveable at full throttle... I had the opportunity to drive a C6 ZR1 and that was "only" 638hp, that car was completely unmanageable at anything resembling full throttle in any gear. Just light the tires up almost no matter what speed you were going at least in 1 through 3. It's fun in a juvenile delinquent way, but gets tiring really fast when you just want to floor it and go but you're constantly feathering the throttle to stay alive.

I can't imagine with turbos and another 400hp that there's a tire in existence that can keep this thing pointed straight without a million electronic nannies cutting power and monitoring wheelspin and therefore not delivering the engine's output in a linear fashion.

It’s a lot easier to drive than C6/7 Z06, the C8 are almost boring now.
Gone are the leaf springs, rear axle isn’t as jittery so you don’t have to drive around it.
Gone is FR layout, engine mass helps.

[JDMDreams]

Saw like 4 c8 today on one drive there must be a sale, + there's a pink spyker?!

[hud 91gt]

I can pretty much guarentee it doesn’t make 1064hp in first gear. Boost by gear, super linear power curve for drivability. They did their homework.

[JDMDreams]

I was on their site and looks like they have 1.99% financing :notbad:

[Jason00S2000]

You need to live somewhere that you can actually enjoy this car.

Driving a fast car slow is actually such a shitty feeling, because everytime you get behind the wheel you have to seriously restrain your urges to just go psycho behind the wheel! Like when the engine is so smooth and that place where like 3500-4000 RPM where the engine is JUST starting to hit that magic resonance that hits you right in the testosterone and all you have to do is flick your right foot down and the whole car will roar... fuuuuuuck!

That's kind of why driving a slow car fast is thrilling, because you can embrace the urge to speed and all laws won't be broken within 2-3 seconds...

[RabidRat]

I was on their site and looks like they have 1.99% financing :notbad:

YOLO?

[JDMDreams]

I haven't really researched much into c8. But just under $100k for the base one seems very reasonable. Brand New car + super car looks. Considering a gr, golf r, type r, let alone type s is already easy $70000.

But then it also falls into LC and gtr money. But then those won't be 1.99%. let's see how bad this recession gets.

[Great68]

There's a couple youtube videos of guys tracking them at COTA. The power seems actually quite usable.

https://youtu.be/uNQgKA65jLk?t=681

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKmYRlVNML4&t=1491s

[Jason00S2000]

^ Looked like 60 mph to 140 in like 5 seconds, haha...

See what I mean about how unfun this car would be in basically any city driving and most B.C. highways?!

Now the Coquihalla would be quite spicy in spots...

[Great68]

I saw a new Z06 driving doing the Wharf St in downtown Victoria in front of Bastion Square the other day (the typical show-off cruise route, in front of The Local & Darcy's pubs' patios), it was crazy it just wasn't turning anyone's heads (except for mine lol).

[teggy604]

You need to live somewhere that you can actually enjoy this car.

Driving a fast car slow is actually such a shitty feeling, because everytime you get behind the wheel you have to seriously restrain your urges to just go psycho behind the wheel! Like when the engine is so smooth and that place where like 3500-4000 RPM where the engine is JUST starting to hit that magic resonance that hits you right in the testosterone and all you have to do is flick your right foot down and the whole car will roar... fuuuuuuck!

That's kind of why driving a slow car fast is thrilling, because you can embrace the urge to speed and all laws won't be broken within 2-3 seconds...


Better off getting a sportbike. You can go psycho anytime and it be more discreet. lol

[Manic!]

There's a couple youtube videos of guys tracking them at COTA. The power seems actually quite usable.

https://youtu.be/uNQgKA65jLk?t=681

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKmYRlVNML4&t=1491s


That's the older rear wheel drive only one not the ZR1X.