Article by:
Brian Anderson
Last week, fans woke up to the exciting news that Chevrolet is coming out with a new high-performance version of the Corvette that blasts out over 1,000 horsepower. Once people got to the part where this hyper-'Vette will probably cost around $250,000, there were undoubtedly gallons of morning coffee spit out on to computer screens and smartphones, at that shocking price. While the Corvette ZR1X is certainly impressive, it's an affront to everything the iconic American sports car ever was, and completely alienates its long-time fan base.
Chevy can do whatever they want with the Corvette, and they definitely don't owe anyone a thing, but it's kind of a weird flex to move the brand into the quarter-million-dollar hypercar segment. It's unlikely to woo Ferrari Fanatics and Lambo Loonies over to Bowtie, plus it's simply out of the question for the vast majority of sports car enthusiasts. Not to mention that, with its unreal performance, the Gonzo 'Vette is not a terribly practical ride, even for a weekend toy. This begs the questions: who is going to drop the price of a new home on a Corvette ZR1X, and will anyone actually pull the trigger on one of these bad boys?
As a mid-engine ride with Italian supercar styling, the C8 isn't even a Corvette to most purists, but adding hypercar performance to it strips any connection to the classic nameplate. Chevy had already started the departure with the 2024 E-Ray, which added un-Corvette features like all-wheel-drive and a hybrid electric motor, as well as a six-figure MSRP. Fearing that the E-Ray wasn't going to isolate itself from its fans enough, Chevy put more horsepower into the Frankenvette, creating the ZR1X, which is the furthest thing from a Corvette they ever conceived. Read more...
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