We ask an automotive engine calibration engineer how Chevrolet’s new 5.5-liter LT7 V-8 makes more than 1,000 hp. GM recently dropped the details on the new 2025 C8 ZR1. As an engineer who has ...
In 1990, the C4 Corvette ZR1 made its debut, with the new LT5 V8 engine, developed by Lotus. With 375 hp, the Corvette ZR1 ...
The good folks over at Car Design World (aka 'cardesignworld' on social media) tipped us off to this independent design ...
At 1,064hp the V8 in the new Corvette ZR1 is not only the most powerful produced ... And there’s not a single electric motor in sight, although there is a pair of sizable turbochargers.
As you may have heard, Motor Trend recently threw the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the 2013 SRT Viper at each other. And while it was somewhat shocking to hear that the aging ZR1 actually ...
Today, the Corvette has transcended its role as a traditional sports car. The 2025 Corvette ZR1 marks a ... switching to a mid-engine layout in 2020. This shift unlocked new levels of balance ...
The new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 coupe and convertible that will be coming out for the 2025 model year couldn’t be more different. Like all C8 Corvettes, its engine is in the middle, and it’s a ...
The engine originates from the Z06, which sits a rung below the ZR1 in the Corvette hierarchy, but it has been overhauled with a new supercharger (52 per cent larger), upgraded fuel injection ...
But even as its supercharged versions, the Z06 and ZR1 ... the new Corvette, this added weight to the rear also increases traction and lets the rear brakes do more of the stopping. A mid-engine ...
The new record was set as a ... is only possible because of a mid-engine layout, according to Mr. Reuss: "Setting the top-speed record in the Corvette ZR1 is a true triumph for Corvette and ...