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The 1,064 HP 2025 Corvette ZR1 Is Revealed! CorvSport Covers The Key Details

CorvSport reports on everything you need to know from the reveal of the 2025 ZR1, including the resurrection of the Split Window design!

The 2025 Corvette ZR1 has been revealed!

Greetings, CorvSport readers, and welcome to our special reveal guide for the highly anticipated 2025 Corvette ZR1! If you’ve been anywhere near social media today, 7.25.2024, you’ve probably already seen some of the specifications and photos, which were accidentally leaked 12 hours before the official reveal (our breaking feature is here).

The madness and hype surrounding this remarkable creation from GM started about the time Car and Driver published this cover earlier last year. Here it is again below, in case you missed it. It’s almost surreal that we enthusiasts have finally reached the reveal; it’s been a long couple of years as the anticipation and a flurry of speculation and rumors have built to a fever pitch.

Now, instead of bloviating more, let’s dive into our action-packed 2025 Corvette ZR1 guide!

Reveal Guide Index

  1. 2025 Corvette ZR1 overview
  2. Cool features that differentiate the ZR1
  3. Engine Rumors and speculations proven true, and those that fell flat
  4. Photo gallery of the reveal and leaked pictures
  5. Exclusive Car and Driver C8 ZR1 video with all the details from Tadge Juechter
  6. Exclusive Motor Trend C8 ZR1 video, which shows this beast ripping to 205 mph at Milford Proving Grounds
  7. Explore the Unthinkable on Chevy’s dedicated ZR1 web page
  8. CorvSport’s full 2025 ZR1 archives, in case you missed any info leading up to this groundbreaking Corvette

What a Remarkable Creation From GM

Notable YouTuber and Enthusiast Justin from HorsePower Obsessed Shows Us The ZR1 Live Shot

1) 2025 Corvette ZR1 Overview

  • Powertrain: A flat-plane crank (FPC) twin-turbocharged 5.5 liter LT7,
  • Power: A whopping 1,064 HP with 828 lb-ft of torque! Record milestone numbers for the brand.
  • Performance: “Significantly faster than 212 mph” and “under a 10-second quarter mile,”
  • Pricing: Car and Driver reports a starting price in the range of $180,000 to $205,000,
  • Transmission: A “strengthened” 8-speed TREMEC DCT (from Stingray & Z06),
  • Dry Weights: 3,670 lbs (Coupe) and 3,758 lbs (Convertible)
  • Availability: The 2025 model year is confirmed.
  • Torque Monster: Nearly all its torque, 800 lb-ft, is available from 3,000 to 6,500 RPMs!
  • The first turbocharged Corvette ever!
  • The first factory Corvette to surpass 1,000 HP!
  • The most powerful V8 ever produced in America by an auto manufacturer.
  • No electric motors are on the front wheels; speculation is the hybrid will be reserved for the ZORA.
  • There is an 8000 RPM redline (down 600 from the C8 Z06’s LT6 to accommodate the turbos).
  • According to Tadge Juechter, the LT7 has numerous engineering upgrades, including thicker forged titanium rods, and there is no cylinder deactivation.
  • The iconic Split Window design is back!

2) Cool Features That Differentiate The ZR1

  • The beast behind the creation, the nearly all-new twin-turbocharged flat-plane crank 5.5 liter LT7

  • There is no storage frunk. This area is now used for aerodynamics and cooling, with the aggressive highly-engineered heat-extracting hood releasing air sucked in from the large front grill. Air will flow through two new additional “gigantic” radiators where the traditional C8 frunk used to be.

  • The C8 ZR1 adds four new air inlets, two for each side. The two located on the end of the boomerang (seen below) are for rear brake cooling. The ZR1 Coupe will have two additional air inlets on the rear hatch, acting as air intakes for the twin turbos.

The large hatch nostrils are air inlets for the twin turbos and are only available on the ZTK-equipped ZR1 Coupe.

  • The iconic Split Window design is back!

  • There is a new design for the carbon fiber wheels.

  • The wing for the ZTK option is HUGE!

3) A Reminder Of The Numerous Engine Speculations and Rumors

CorvSport has been tracking these engine rumors and speculations for months, and now we can finally update our exhaustive list!

4) Photo Gallery of the Reveal and Leaked Pictures

Leaked photos of the new 2025 ZR1! Photo Credit: Andrew Collins via Facebook

More pictures are coming; this is a developing story!

5) Exclusive Car and Driver C8 ZR1 video with all the details from Tadge Juechter

6) Exclusive Motor Trend C8 ZR1 video, which shows this beast ripping to 205 mph at Milford Proving Grounds

7) Explore the Unthinkable on Chevy’s Dedicated ZR1 Web Page!

8) CorvSport 2025 ZR1 Archives (Newest First)

Whew! It’s time to come up for air and digest what we know so far. Stay tuned to CorvSport because we are going to break down the Car and Driver and Motor Trend videos and take a deeper dive into all the technical elements of the new 2025 Corvette ZR1!  Thanks for joining us today in the most exciting reveal in modern Corvette history!  Douglas B.

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