The new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X will deliver hypercar performance at a much lower price point.
The Detroit giant has finally announced the starting price of the most extreme version of the eight-generation ‘Vette: $207,395. And while that figure easily makes it the most expensive C8 you can buy; it is a lower, and in some cases significantly so, than the overwhelming majority of the vehicle’s high-performance peers.
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Of course, vehicles tend to cost more than their starting price, and the ZR1X is no different. Love the feel of the wind running through your hair? The convertible body style starts at $217,395. Want the top-of-the-line 3LZ trim package, which adds premium leather, carbon-fiber accents, and a Bose sound system? The fully loaded ZR1X will start at $218,395 and $228,395, respectively.
But the most expensive ZR1X will be the exclusive Quail Silver Limited Edition, which will make its public debut at “The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering” during Monterey Car Week. This version of the car, which is a convertible with the 3LZ trim package, is finished in Blade Silver Matte and starts at $241,395. Why is that color so special? Because the hue, which is inspired by the C1’s Inca Silver color option, is the first matte production paint to feature on a Corvette since the 1960s.
The ZR1X starting price is $30,000 more than that of the next closest C8, the regular ZR1. There’s good reason for this, the range-topper is a supercar through and through. Its powertrain includes a mid-mounted 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 and a front-axle electric motor. The duo combines to produce an outlandish 1,250 hp and 973 ft lbs of torque, thanks to which the car can rocket from zero to 60 mph in under two seconds and hit a top speed of 233. If that wasn’t impressive enough, just last week Chevy announced that the ZR1X had circled the Nürburgring in 6:49.275 minutes, making it the fastest American car in the track’s history.
While $207,395 is certainly not cheap, it is a lot less than some of the car that the ZR1X is competing with. There isn’t a single Ferrari priced lower than America’s preeminent sports car (the most accessible, the Roma, starts at $243,360). It’s not just Prancing Horses that cost more than the most hardcore ‘Vette. The 1,001-hp Lamborghini Revuelto starts at $608,000, while the 1,275-hp McLaren W1 starts at $2.1 million.
Click here for more photos of the Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1X Quail Silver Limited Edition.
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