[Z-NEWS] New Videos Show 2025 Corvette ZR1 And ZORA Ripping Up 'Ring & Milford Proving Ground

Greetings, and welcome to another installment of CorvSport’s Z-NEWS, where we recap some of the top news surrounding the remarkable 2025 Corvette ZR1 and the highly anticipated (and mysterious) ZORA. I label the ZORA as mysterious because, as you may have heard, it was initially assumed that the ZORA would be the most expensive and highest horsepower variant of the Corvette. But, when Tadge Juechter casually remarked that the 2025 ZR1 would be the most expensive Corvette, many in our Corvette community began to wonder what precisely the ZORA would be.

This is the brief quote from now-retired Executive Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter that shook things up: “The Corvette ZR1 is the Most Expensive Corvette We’ll Be Doing.” The remarks were made during a Car and Driver video, and you can read our news recap on Tadge’s revelation here. Also, If you missed any factoids surrounding the new C8 ZR1 or missed any prior news articles, we will include our full overview and CorvSport archives below.

1) Sleeper EV Video From CBS Turns Into Fun With The 2025 ZR1

Don’t let the title of this first video deceive you because what starts as a segment about EVs from CBS Sunday Morning evolves into some high-speed antics with the 2025 ZR1 at the Milford Proving Ground. The high-speed runs and 360s begin at 3:18!

Video Preview From CBS Sunday Morning:

“Correspondent Kris Van Cleave talks with Mary Barra, General Motors’ second-longest-serving CEO, about the company’s expanding electric vehicle lineup. He also takes a “high-speed” tour of GM’s Milford Proving Ground in Michigan, which has been a hub for automotive innovation for a century, and gets behind the wheel of GM’s soon-to-be-released electric Cadillac Escalade IQ.”

A Top Comment:

“Stop it Electric motors make the Vette better in every way… drive a EVet you will never go back to a slow … noisy smelly gas vet.. never,… yo you can run an EVet super hard… and never over heat it or burn the valves or pistons… an EVet will go a million miles and still drive like new…”

A Tease of the Fun:

2) “Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZORA Prototype Spied Testing At The NÜRBURGRING”

Video Preview From Carspotter Jeroen:

“Yesterday I filmed the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZORA at the Nurburgring.”

A Top Comment:

“The best ZR1 at the NÜRBURGRING content I’ve seen yet. Thanks for posting!”

3) “Timing and Spotting Nürburgring Prototypes! Corvette ZR1, Lamborghini Revuelto, Temerario, AMG”

Video Preview From Misha Charoudin 2:

“Hello, we sort of back.”

A Top Comment:

“Micha you have corvette fans glued to the screens. The ZR1 and Zora are big question marks for fans everywhere. Keep them coming. Thanks for being so nice to the American family. It was very sincere.”

4) 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!

Full Archives Below!

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