2020 C8 Mid-Engine Corvette tests at the Nurburgring.

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  • Corvette ZR1 features a 5.5L, twin-turbocharged DOHC flat-plane crank V8 engine dubbed the LT7.
  • The LT7 engine produces 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 lb-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm, per SAE guidelines — the most power ever from a factory Corvette and the most powerful V8 ever produced in Americafrom an auto manufacturer.
  • Corvette ZR1 boasts a GM-estimated top speed of over 215 mph on the racetrack and will dispatch the quarter mile with a GM-estimated sub-10-second time1.
  • Purposeful carbon fiber aero package creates over 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speed.
  • ZR1 revives one of the most iconic styles in Corvette history: the split rear window.