How does 1,064 horsepower sound?
The camouflage was finally removed to reveal the latest Corvette Thursday night at a private event in Miami, Florida. The ZR1 now holds the title for the "fastest and most powerful" Vette ever produced.
The Corvette ZR1 features a 5.5-liter, twin-turbocharged DOHC flat-plane crank V8 engine dubbed the"LT7.""We didn't know what the final number could be until late in the program. Instead of saying we wanted a specific number, we said we will use all available technology, the best possible hardware, state-of-the-art software and controls systems and we'll see what we get," Tadge Juechter, Corvette's executive chief engineer, told ABC News.
The available ZTK package even adds a high-downforce rear wing, front dive planes and a tall hood Gurney lip, all of which have been constructed from woven carbon fiber, according to the marque.Corvette buffs may also appreciate the return of the split window – "a beloved element from Corvette’s history," according to Phil Zak, executive design director at Chevrolet.
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