GM unveils quickest Corvette ever with ZR1X 'hypercar' going 0-60 mph in less than two seconds

DETROIT — General Motors is erstwhile again expanding its Corvette lineup with a caller high-performance, hybrid variant of the quintessential American sports car.

The Detroit automaker connected Tuesday revealed the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X "hypercar" — a souped-up mentation of the Corvette E-Ray hybrid that went connected merchantability successful 2023. It features akin show outputs to the automaker's current Corvette ZR1, including a twin-turbo V-8 engine, but has faster acceleration acknowledgment to "electrification" technologies.

"It is the astir precocious Corvette we've ever produced. America's existent hypercar has arrived," said Megan Dalley, Corvette selling manager, during a media event. "We are putting the satellite connected announcement with this car, showing what Corvette and America's existent supercar is susceptible of."

A "hypercar" is considered a measurement supra a "supercar," based connected show aspects of a conveyance specified arsenic speed, acceleration and 0-60 mph times. They're some supra a accepted "sports car."

The Corvette ZR1X's apical velocity is 233 mph, with a 0-60 mph clip of nether 2 seconds, according to GM. The vehicle's LT7 twin-turbo V-8 motor that's shared with some ZR1 models is rated astatine 1,064 horsepower and 828 foot-pounds of torque, the institution said. Adding to the show of the ZR1X is an electrical axle that makes the conveyance all-wheel thrust and gives it an further 186 horsepower and 145 foot-pounds of torque, GM said.

"It brings performance, electrification and all-wheel thrust to further heighten the unthinkable ZR1," said Josh Holder, Corvette main engineer. "It brings learnings from the ZR1 and the E-Ray, and combines them to make an unbelievable driving experience."

The ZR1X brings Corvette's lineup to 5 antithetic models — making it the broadest since the conveyance was introduced successful 1953. It's portion of the automaker's plans for a highly profitable "Corvette family" that ranges from the "everyman's sports car" Corvette Stingray, which starts astir $70,000, to the ZR1 that tin apical $200,000.

"Corvette is simply a precise profitable conveyance for the company, and we proceed to beryllium the pinnacle of performance," Dalley said.

GM antecedently said an all-electric Corvette would beryllium coming, but it's unclear if the presumption of those plans has changed amid slower-than-expected adoption of EVs. A Corvette SUV besides has been under consideration for respective years.

GM said pricing for the Corvette ZR1X volition beryllium announced person to erstwhile the conveyance arrives successful dealerships aboriginal this year.

It volition beryllium disposable arsenic a convertible oregon coupe. The coupe includes a rear divided model arsenic an homage to the well-known 1963 Corvette.

All Corvettes are produced astatine a GM assembly works successful Bowling Green, Kentucky.