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The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X has claimed the title of quickest American car ever. At least down a drag strip.
Chevrolet has released the official acceleration numbers for its 1,250 hybrid super-Corvette and they blow away the competition — past and present.
A standard ZR1X hit 60 mph in 1.68 seconds on its way to an 8.675 quarter-mile time at US 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan on a surface prepped with traction compound. The 0-60 mph time comes up short of the 1,025 hp 2023 Dodge Demon 170’s 1.66-second record, but the Demon’s quarter-mile was 8.91 seconds, and it needed drag radials to do it.
The ZR1X was wearing its standard Michelin PS4S tires and on an unprepped surface was able to put down a 1.89 second 0-60 mph time and an 8.99-second quarter-mile. Dodge never released official times for the Demon from an unprepped surface, but independent tests suggest they would be slower than the ZR1X’s. Chevy’s numbers are from when the vehicle starts moving and do not subtract the one foot of rollout common in 0-60 mph tests. Dodge used rollout for the Demon’s drag strip times.
The ZR1X is quicker than any other Corvette. GM’s internal 0-60 mph figures are 2.3 seconds for the 1,064 hp ZR1, 2.5 seconds for the E-Ray, 2.6 seconds for the Z06 and 2.9 seconds for the Stingray. All models were equipped with their respective top performance packages when achieving these times.
Chevrolet has released the official acceleration numbers for its 1,250 hybrid super-Corvette and they blow away the competition — past and present.
A standard ZR1X hit 60 mph in 1.68 seconds on its way to an 8.675 quarter-mile time at US 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan on a surface prepped with traction compound. The 0-60 mph time comes up short of the 1,025 hp 2023 Dodge Demon 170’s 1.66-second record, but the Demon’s quarter-mile was 8.91 seconds, and it needed drag radials to do it.
The ZR1X was wearing its standard Michelin PS4S tires and on an unprepped surface was able to put down a 1.89 second 0-60 mph time and an 8.99-second quarter-mile. Dodge never released official times for the Demon from an unprepped surface, but independent tests suggest they would be slower than the ZR1X’s. Chevy’s numbers are from when the vehicle starts moving and do not subtract the one foot of rollout common in 0-60 mph tests. Dodge used rollout for the Demon’s drag strip times.
The ZR1X is quicker than any other Corvette. GM’s internal 0-60 mph figures are 2.3 seconds for the 1,064 hp ZR1, 2.5 seconds for the E-Ray, 2.6 seconds for the Z06 and 2.9 seconds for the Stingray. All models were equipped with their respective top performance packages when achieving these times.
