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7 days ago
- Automotive
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The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 May Turn Out to Be Quite Rare
The final Corvette allocation cycle for the 2025 model year is underway, and thanks to intrepid members of the MidEngineCorvettteForum, we appear to know how many 1064-horsepower ZR1s will be built before the line in Bowling Green flips the page to the updated 2026 model year version. Up to this point, just 302 ZR1 orders have been accepted by the factory and entered into the system where they can be tracked by employees and the handful of future owners, according to a seemingly well-placed forum user known as Corvette Ed. With dealers reportedly receiving zero new ZR1 allocations for the final cycle of 2025, it looks like that's where the count will stop for year one. Not only does that make the 233 mph monster's maiden voyage one of the shortest in recent memory for a 'Vette variant, the first 302 are guaranteed to stand out in the long run — as they will be the only ones ever fitted with the original C8 Corvette interior. Starting in 2026, all examples of America's Sports Car, from Stingray to ZR1, will be treated to a slew of interior upgrades that notably includes the removal of the so-called 'wall of buttons' that has been polarizing car circles since 2020. Of that initial run of 302 cars, 185 are slated to be coupes, according to the report, leaving 117 orders for the hard top convertible. The 61% take rate for the coupe and its exclusive split rear window flips the script on what we've seen with the other widebody C8s, which started in 2023 with the Performance Car of the Year-winning Z06. That year, drop-top Z06s outsold coupes 3304 to 3109; the following year, bolstered by the emergence of the hybrid all-wheel-drive E-Ray, the widebody 'verts were victorious again, by a margin of 140 units (6066 to 5926). Unfortunately, the report still leaves us in the dark regarding take rate on the big-winged ZTK track package that debuted on and adorned some 70% of the swansong C7 ZR1s – though, with heavy constraints plaguing carbon fiber parts across the C8 range throughout 2025, the new car isn't likely to approach the ratio of the '19s. The MidEngineCorvetteForum post also goes into the paint choices of the orders, and brings up another outlier in the limited crop of '25 ZR1s: just 22 examples will reportedly wear colors that have since been retired, 16 in Sea Wolf Gray and six in Rapid Blue. Regardless of spec, releasing an inaugural run of 302 ZR1s into a world clamoring for the model's herculean horsepower is likely to be a recipe bound to test Chevrolet's anti-flipping measures. All ZR1 buyers are subject to a 12-month no-sell clause that, if broken, could earn them a large profit — but also land them a 'no high-demand' cars list and void the warranty for the second owner. Even with these risks in place, it should be interesting to watch first owners testing the waters early on; when the first Z06s hit Bring a Trailer, for example, they were commanding as much as $100,000 over sticker, warranty or not. With the ZR1 starting at $174,995 and easily climbing past $200K with options, there's no telling how high collectors might push the market for the first Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
C7 Corvette ZR1s Command High Prices
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Even though the C7 Corvette ZR1s came out for the 2019 model year, with the C8 ZR1 about to launch the older cars are still commanding high prices. That might be surprising considering they're old news and conventional wisdom states the previous generation of a vehicle diminishes in value when the next one debuts, but ZR1s are anything but a quick search on Facebook Marketplace pulls up for us quite a few healthily priced 2019 Corvette ZR1 listings. One out of Carefree, Arizona has just 16,000 miles and is listed for $149,900. Another in Phoenix with 12,000 miles has a price at $168,000. It's more of the same on eBay, with one sitting just below 17,000 miles listed at $129,900. A convertible 3ZR with the ZTK Track Package and just over 5,000 miles sits at $179,800. Where you find the really cherry C7 ZR1 cars is on Bring A Trailer. One auctioned off on January 9 for $270,000. It had just 821 miles on the clock, plus was a 3ZR with the ZTK option. But that's no a fluke, with a convertible 3ZR with the ZTK package and 2,700 miles selling on February 13 for $252,000. That's some serious cash. Keep in mind MSRP for the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Coupe was $122,095. Yes, some dealers charged a premium for what's arguably a front-engined supercar, but it's amazing to see where prices are now. Even after all these years and with a new ZR1 coming out, the C7s have held their value remarkably well. That's likely thanks in part to the range-topping version of America's sports car being produced for a single model year, with total units capped at a mere 2,953. After all, scarcity breeds value. That's almost half the number of C6 ZR1s and well under half of the C5 ZR1s made. Image via Gary C. Hekcler/Facebook Marketplace Join our Newsletter, subscribe to our YouTube page, and follow us on Facebook.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
2025 Corvette ZR1 Claims 5 Lap Records at Tracks Across America
Chevrolet is out for blood with the 2025 Corvette ZR1, and on Tuesday, the automaker announced that the 1064-hp affordable hypercar has set a slew of new production car lap records at some of America's most famous racetracks. Do note, for what it's worth, that this barrage of lap records is entirely domestic; it doesn't include the big one in Germany yet. Chevy hasn't announced or even teased a Nurburgring Nordschleife record attempt, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen. For now, Chevy is claiming the following production car lap records: Watkins Glen Long Course: 1:52.7 Road America: 2:08.6 Road Atlanta: 1:22.8 Virginia International Raceway Full Course: 1:47.7 Virginia International Raceway Grand Course: 2:32.3 All of those lap times were set with various General Motors engineers at the wheel — no professional race car drivers involved. 'From design, engineering, development, validation, to driving and setting incredible lap records like these – we do it all in house,' Corvette executive chief engineer Tony Roma said. All of these times were set with ZR1s equipped with the track-friendly (and admittedly pricey) Carbon Fiber Aero Package and the ZTK Performance Package. The former tacks on a high-downforce rear wing, front dive planes, underbody strakes and a more aggressive front spoiler, while the latter nets stiffer springs, a specific Magnetic Ride Control calibration and Pilot Sport Cup 2R ZP tires. You won't achieve the ZR1's incredible 233-mph top speed with this high-downforce kit, but it certainly facilitates the sort of record lap times on display here. We'll need to wait and see what other lap records Chevy vies for with the ZR1. Notably, Laguna Seca is not among the American tracks listed today – the Czinger 21C currently holds it. Ford recently put up an impressive number with its Mustang GTD by taking the American production car lap record at the 'Ring, and we see no reason why Chevy shouldn't swat back with its 1064-horsepower supercar. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
