1250-HP Chevy Corvette ZR1X Is Now the Quickest Car We’ve Ever Tested
Key takeaways
- The hybrid all-wheel-drive super Vette scorches its way into the Car and Driver record books by hitting 60 mph in under 2 seconds.
- We've been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here).
- Just when we thought the future of acceleration records was tipping permanently toward EVs, the Corvette's twin-turbo flat-plane-crank V-8 snatches back a win for internal combustion.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
The hybrid all-wheel-drive super Vette scorches its way into the Car and Driver record books by hitting 60 mph in under 2 seconds.
Michael Simari|Car and Driver We recently re-tested a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, and this one was every bit as quick as Chevy claims: zero to 60 mph in 1.8 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 8.9 seconds at 155 mph.This is 0.3 second quicker in both metrics than our first test, where Corvette engineers blamed a dusty surface for its less-than-record-breaking numbers.This definitely makes the ZR1X the quickest car we've ever tested—the first to get to 60 mph in 1.8 seconds and the first to break the 9.0-second mark in the quarter-mile.Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We've been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here).
Just when we thought the future of acceleration records was tipping permanently toward EVs, the Corvette's twin-turbo flat-plane-crank V-8 snatches back a win for internal combustion. Well, at least majority gas-powered, as 1064 of its 1250 total horsepower comes from the V-8, with the balance coming from the front electric motor that enables it to leap off the line quicker than the gas-only ZR1.