2025 Corvette ZR1 - The Supercar World Is RAGING

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THIS is the Corvette ZR1! From the lightning-fast C4 to the brash C6, and the out-of-this-world C7 that shattered records at Virginia International Raceway, each generation has pushed the boundaries of what a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Corvette can achieve;
But now, the C8 ZR1 is about to hit the streets, taking the mid-engine Z06 platform to a whole new level of extreme performance! In this video, we break down everything you need to know to feel the speed of the new C8 ZR1.
The new C8 Corvette ZR1 is almost here, and the teasers from GM have confirmed a V8 with forced induction. But the latest teaser has spilled even more details, hinting at turbocharging and a flat-plane crank engine. This means high-revving power and potentially over 800 horsepower! Get ready for unthinkable speed, advanced aerodynamics, and the return of the iconic ZR1 wing. With its racing heritage and cutting-edge technology, the C8 ZR1 is set to dominate the track and the streets.
From the legendary C3 ZR1 package to the groundbreaking C4, monstrous C6, and record-setting C7, the ZR1 has always been the pinnacle of Corvette performance. Now, the C8 ZR1 combines all these elements with a mid-engine layout, creating a supercar slayer that other exotic cars should fear. Stay tuned for more updates on the C8 ZR1 and join us as we explore the fastest, most extreme Corvette yet.
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[@IdealMediaChannel]

Use code IDEALOFFER50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/3VXSpUT! - Thanks Factor! What do you guys think of this new ZR1?! Is it going to destroy other supercars?

[@pastperformance2285]

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[@Freddy_Confetti]

lol yall really trying to get ppl to eat tv dinners for no reason huh

[@Freddy_Confetti]

@@pastperformance2285bot

[@brent9369]

For those who wanna know, the Corvette in the thumbnail is a C8 with the Sigala design C8RR widebody kit on it

[@customconnections2425]

You are a real one man, thanks!

[@Sovereign86]

Thanks, because I *did* want to know haha

[@martienthestar]

It looks like some ricer bought his mods in AliExpress if you ask me

[@CrossfireGamingNetwork]

​@@martienthestar ok boomer

[@martienthestar]

@@CrossfireGamingNetwork How's you gaming channel doing?

[@jesusdeeez370]

Mines on back order, till I get the money

[@PassengerFifty7]

😂😂

[@StevensAutomotiveCorner]

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[@MrChiangching]

Right, so we got you down for the first week of Twenty-Never. 😅

[@StevensAutomotiveCorner]

@@MrChiangching 💯💯🤣🤣

[@Heywoodthepeckerwood]

Dude, just hustle more. There’s no excuse. 😂

[@MansurLado]

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America.

[@chinyereUgwuoke-tp2lh]

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[@mdshaibaz-fo9yp]

To find a legit trader is very difficult

[@MansurLado]

It's Mrs Sonia Duke of course

[@MansurLado]

Yeah get connected to Miss Sonia, here's her line👎🏻

[@MansurLado]

she's active on What's app

[@Graves-81_69]

The coolest Corvette I ever had the chance to drive was a C6 ZR1. I’m not really a Corvette guy but I’m excited as hell for the C8 ZR1.

[@khaosking2937]

I wouldn't be surprised if it makes 900+hp

[@useritscarrot]

Look up the Corvette Zora with the camo. They are benchmarking the SF90 which does have 930 HP with hybrid assist. The ZR1 won't have the e assist. The Zora, will.

[@AB-80X]

@@useritscarrot The SF90 is 986 bhp, or 1000 PS. The ZR1 will not be 900+ it will be between 800 and 850 bhp turbocharged. Fine that they benchmark the SF90 for the Zora but who cares? It's a five year old car by now, and it will be replaced next year.

[@williamdoty1446]

I think they are going to make a statement, so (since you can't yet tune the ECM, think they will give the buyer what they what) they will piss off NTSB as did Dodge with the well Hellcats then both Demons. Granted some will have 10 miles on it, some will get that 8 second bracket

[@williamdoty1446]

Like all manufacturers haven't "lied" about HP and torque. Um just a (hum-hum) rumor

[@khaosking2937]

@@williamdoty1446 very strong point taken

[@kjevers1]

We used to call the ZR1 The sledgehammer because it was overkill. I hope it will still live up to that moniker. Give the rest of the world a big 225mph flying finger.

[@executiveinvestments]

Calm down kid. The C7 Zr1 was slower than a base baby lambo huracan. lmao

[@rogerf7265]

Well you would be wrong because the Sledgehammer was the 255 mph twin turbo, 880 HP monster that was built by Callaway in 1988.

[@tudytudy3316]

​@@executiveinvestments not on the track

[@executiveinvestments]

@@tudytudy3316 love how your favorite car gets spanked you try and deflect. But yes, also on a track. Baby lambo spanks the zr1.

[@tudytudy3316]

@@executiveinvestments its by no means my favourite car. And i dont really know how that was deflecting. I simply told you that it was faster on track. I didnt tell you that it has more history or that its more affordable(which would indeed be deflecting). But you do have the right to be a bitter fuck online so do whatever you want, i really dont care.

[@terryrutherford2114]

I owned a 1988 Z51 Corvette, a 1991 ZR-1 Corvette, a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V, and now own a 2016 Z06 Corvette. All progressively better. The Z06 is the best I've owned. New ZR1s are out of my budget. I'm looking forward to seeing the new ZR1. Thanks for the video!

[@PassengerFifty7]

Congrats on your success and car journey brother. I have many great toys myself. That's what being a man is all about....work hard and play like a preschooler!😎. I have a 1981 C3. My dad had one so it's about the memories for me and my son now. I have a track ready 350z as well as a few fully built offroad trucks. 1000 years of success to you my man!!

[@elguapo9628]

They start talking about the C4s badass LT-5 ZR1 engine, then proceed to zoom in on an LT1 engine while they talk about it. They DID manage to stick a picture of one in after that, but fire your video editor 😂

[@ethancoronado2582]

I’ve been in 2/3 c7 zr1’s in my area doing state inspections. Always cool to see these cars and I’m ready for the c8 zr1

[@UpperRobin29]

C6 ZR1 is still peak Corvette

[@BrewProof]

C6 owner here... can confirm

[@jigsaw229]

More like c7

[@Illuminacent]

Would say the C6R GT2, im just a humble eastern european but hearin that beast on the Hungaroring was pure eargasm :)

[@Part-TimePro]

C8. Zora was right about mid-engine.

[@markymark959]

Not even close….the rear engine platform smokes it

[@kerryjamesharris]

You're very good and (GM) Should hire you as Company Representative! I'm learning a great deal of info with you! The way you explain certain things about the New (ZR1 Corvette) is Priceless!

[@Does_it_come_in_black]

Chevy been watching UGR & Sheepy race vids and were like hey I got this crazy idea but it’s gonna be badass

[@rickwilson466]

My Dad bought a C6 convertable out of South Dakota and asked me to go pick it up and drive it back to Oregon for him. Somewhere in Montana... I decided to put the pedal to the floor. That damn thing shifted into overdrive at 160 mph and was at 165 mph before I could start letting out of it. I had to use a heat gun to peel the leather seat out of my o'ladies ass she sqeezed it so hard! Hahaha 😅

[@67wazzupboy]

Thanks for showing my boyfriend’s C7 Corvette, 2017 Black Z06 with Red wheels, which produces nearly 950 HP.

[@67wazzupboy]

Our Corvette appears 11 minutes in this video

[@cashtalks6253]

The black ZR1 looks like the one my mom once had. Growing up my mom drove bad azz cars. When she would drive me 2 skcool the carz she drove aswell as her looks never went unnoticed.😂😊 I had 2 put a few guys in their place coz they would go to far sharing their thoughts of my mom.

[@Highlander8282]

The C7 ZR1 is not a fromt-engine layout. That would mean the engine is over the front axles, but it is not. It's front-mid-engine - between the axles and in front of the driver. Great video, thanks 🙂

[@TheProtogenBoi8902]

it’s a bit like the r32 and the r33. a improved version of its predecessor, same (or similar) looks, but more tech.

[@winwinniewinfield]

Twin turbo flat plane v8 hybrid awd is a must I’m calling it

[@Newguy56]

Most likely what your talking about will be the Zora.

[@Jeremy-ib6ei]

@@Newguy56nah…he’s right….its a 1064 twin turbo monster…except its only RWD…probably to keep the weight down.

[@electric8668]

I seem to recall reading the ZR1 will use electric motors to the front wheels to put HP in the 1000 + area.

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@electric8668 Lots of rumors probably going be the Zora with the ZR1 twin turbo engine with electric motors. But nobody really knows yet except GM time will tell.

[@ernestjackson460]

I think they saving that for the zora

[@user-bs9ll2vr8o]

Loved my C5 Z06!

[@joeyjojojr.shabadoo915]

Why re-create or re-invent the wheel ? Just slam a Pushrod LT2/4 & Twin Turbos into the rear, add E-Ray front electric drive and BOOM ! ..... budgets and expectations met for 1000+HP Total.

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@joeyjojojr.shabadoo915 Who knows maybe thats what it will be. I don’t think ZR1 will have electric motors though. Probably saving that for the Zora that’s coming after zr1.

[@AB-80X]

Not going to happen. GM will still try and sell this as the common man's sports car, and it is still that. The problem with giving it a ton of power, aside form emission standards, is insurance. If you give this car 1000 hp, there's a good chance that a lot of potential buyers will be put off by the insurance they will be asked. On top of that, Corvettes are like many mid tier cars, financed. Financing a high power car can be difficult sometimes, unless you have a substantial downpayment, or very high credit score. So again, does not compute. If they make a Zora which could be about 1000 hp, that's a different thing. That will be much more limited and targeted towards a different audience. You need to look at this with a bit of realism. It's not just about how much power you can slap into a car. It has to fit with the main demographic.

[@watchandjewelryloft4713]

This. Also, it seems like people are sleeping on the E-Ray. And aftermarket forced induction kit on one is going to hurt a lot of feelings on the street. 😂. Heck, a stock one is too.

[@Graves-81_69]

Man, it’s like everybody either has Factor or some fantasy game as a sponsor. Is there anybody out there that has actually tried Factor and is it worth a shit?

[@johnwarren9993]

You can thank the 2025 C8 ZR1 Emilia Hartford and her KZbin channel for that... She worked with GM after making the C8 they bought the fastest corvette on the planet. They even invited her to appear with her car. They wanted to see the upgrades they made, including a complete newly designed exhaust and intake system.

[@pastperformance2285]

This corvette is American Pie, lotsa noise- power and raw talent. I want one!

[@IdealMediaChannel]

I mean is it better than a 911?!

[@h4xagon909]

@@IdealMediaChannelyes.

[@pmb6287]

It depends on where you’re going and who you’re with

[@patientmental875]

It lost its American charm when they went to mid engine & now has become Italian knock offs

[@h4xagon909]

@@patientmental875 I wouldn’t say a knock off. It’s better than a lot of Italian super cars in terms of performance, sound, and looks

[@markmatteson5921]

i'll for now will stick with my 90 triple black convertible TRBLMKR Corvette and when it comes to all wheel drive its my Porsche Cayenne S with a 4.5 V8 that is a TRUE road machine ✌❤

[@Mlc545]

Had a 1992 ZR-1. Mercury marine 32v v8 sounded incredible.

[@Abszurdista-fatalista]

Do I get this right: Designed by Lotus for GM, and built by Mercury?

[@AB-80X]

@@Abszurdista-fatalista It was indeed designed and developed by Lotus in the UK. Then Mercury was tasked with assembling the engines.

[@JOHNNYGIX]

They need to put some electric motors in the front wheels for an extra 300 hp and all wheel drive and this thing would be insane

[@russromito4903]

How about a flat plane V-12. That would blow everybody's mind !

[@ChristianGroff-ns6oq]

Ofc that will add to the price and soon all up to date corvettes will be unaffordable for the average person

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@ChristianGroff-ns6oq Not really thats why there’s the stingray 1LT-3LT. Then the Z51 package for a little more performance. The Z06 , Eray then be the ZR1 and the Zora. Bottom line the corvette is the best deal out there period in whatever trim. When pickups r selling up to 100K of course the vet price will go up like everything else. But for around $80,000 the sting ray is a bargain. So is the ZO6 with more power better handling materials being used of course price increases. Want a hand built supercar the vet is way underpriced compared to the competition. I wish prices were like 20 years ago but that’s just not the reality of it.

[@ChristianGroff-ns6oq]

@@joshgessinger4509 yeah they've been doing great, but believe me the corvettes will slowly get more unaffordable. and when I said expensive now I meant the higher trims

[@redtesta]

The main thing was besided the angle of radiator remember the car is fiberglass which at the time, radar had major issues detecting. Not to mention the old school guys and their aluminum foil in the wheel caps didnt help either (non corvette cars lol) The parts inventory sheets they found showed a couple turbo parts for a new named engine and the date was current year. It wont be a flat plane. They cant take the risk. C6 zr1 with the LS9 was and is a beast.

[@Iangotgame]

Appreciate you bro 🙌🏽🫵🏽🐐

[@phillyhump]

This is the first video I've watched on this channel. You guys kind of remind me of Ricky Bobby. You don't know what to do with your hands.

[@myonen4402]

I wouldn't be surprised if it incorporates a beefed up take on the e-ray

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

1,064 horsepower and 1 with doors like a bricklyn wow tough looking from back like the cockpiut splits , raises those shocks that hold that trunk 1 dud. Wiring harnessboro

[@anonymous..-]

Wonder how much weight Tadge managed to add to it? He’s added 800lbs since the C6.

[@frankwhite7980]

I think this new ZR1 is going to be a new beefed up flat plane crank lt5 twin turbo hybrid!

[@deucedaprodeuca]

Watching this after the reveal 😂

[@dpfitforlife81]

I love everything about it except for the center exhaust and the funky center console. The C1, C2, C3 and C4 and the C8 Stingray did not use the center exhaust. So what is so special about a center exhaust it is no more high performance than the split exhaust? Why is considered classic? Most of the people I talked to that prefer the center exhaust liked it only for cosmetic reasons. I would appreciate any thoughts people have. If I had the money I would still own it in a heart beat.

[@ImportDomestic2006]

I wouldn’t doubt if the new 2026 C8 Corvette ZR1 will have brutal acceleration because of the mid engine layout and having all that grip. Unfortunately it will no longer be affordable.

[@ctdope]

When was any ZR1 affordable, and to who? The real car guys are usually not the rich who can afford the rediculous high price tags.

[@LastManStanding777]

If the Z06 engine produces 670 horsepower and you add two turbochargers then wouldn't the horsepower be close to 900 or more?

[@jcartier9yearsago403]

1064hp 😉

[@LastManStanding777]

@jcartier9yearsago403 I saw that yesterday. Ordering my Z06 next week and I'm on the ZR1 list at my local dealership.

[@jaysspace6321]

Man just give us the motors from the Eray on the z06 making it AWD n it’s perfect

[@geraldthegoat2011]

Weight

[@pculton4]

@@geraldthegoat2011true but it will hook. I’m seeing Erays beating the current Z06 regularly to 60. Add TT’s to that Z06 with the Eray front engines and nothing will touch it.

[@geraldthegoat2011]

@@pculton4 Also true but the Zr1 is a TRACK car. I can’t be carrying all of that weight around corners..

[@isiahgomez6860]

@@pculton4who the hell cares abt 0-60 💀

[@pculton4]

@@isiahgomez6860 pretty much everyone who has a car. I can’t take my car on a road course every day, I can’t test the top speed except on a runway. But I can bust out a sweet 0-60 every time I drive.

[@joshgessinger4509]

Still wouldn’t say flat plan crank but hopefully right. I cant tell by the sound on the video but hey if it is its going be awesome for sure. Not that a cross plan twin turbo would be bad but the flat plan would definitely be something lol!!

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

the exhaust note was too smooth to be crossplane.

[@AB-80X]

It will be twin turbo flat plane.

[@johnmcmullen456]

Hope that silly rear wing isn't standard equipment.

[@machdaddy6451]

There's lots of debate out there about what the engine will be!

[@johnjames5842]

The new ZR1 makes 800hp @ 3000rpm, and Redlines @ 1068hp.

[@srisridhar1663]

Centre exausts r good looking ❤❤❤

[@gruntengr4197]

Commercial first, time to go.

[@solomonwagner8201]

You forgot completely about Callaway sledgehammer Corvette

[@martinsuareznunez2620]

This car was based on the ferrari 458 Italia, Chevrolet, they reverse it it till the last bolt of the motor to copy his extreme high revs design, thanks to ferrari , this car is a weapon

[@jdcompton328]

Electric power to the front wheels with torque vectoring on top of that twin turbo v8.

[@publicprofilename4273]

800bhp... that's so cute. gimme a grand and gimme vette! Here ya go, how bout 1048 "or whatever the exact ended up being."

[@nikkotan2840]

Turbo charging that Ferrari sounding engine would removed that exhaust note.

[@machdaddy6451]

Example of what you commented is the GTB 488.

[@nikkotan2840]

@@machdaddy6451 Exactly!

[@machdaddy6451]

@@nikkotan2840 Did you know that Chevy originally chose the GTB 488's engine as a benchmark for their C8 ZO6 engine, but switched to the GTB 458 because it's exhaust note wasn't "chopped up" by a turbocharger.

[@nikkotan2840]

@@machdaddy6451 I wasn't aware of that until you mentioned it. Thank you for sharing the fun fact!

[@Jeremy-ib6ei]

It has 1064 hp….who cares 🤷🏼😂

[@michaelblaes9847]

The new ZR1 will have close to or even more than 1,000 horse power. Everyone should know that by now. 800 is to low for the new level of supercar. A blower or turbo is a given at those numbers. I would be surprised if it's less than that and it would be only for reliability issues that they don't break the 1,000 horse power barrier.

[@nickwells20]

I thought we had figured out that they were using the standard C8 engine with turbo's months ago?

[@EK-rr2md]

No, there were leaked CAD images of a twin turbo version of the LT6 years ago.

[@T-Jones17]

Sweet another corvigini for all the Stradmans, 717 speed, vinwoki screwballs to buy over MSRP drive 3 times and say “this is sick” 254,097 times “Let’s stay!!!”

[@SkitPete]

one of the best drives in Asphalt 8...majestic...better than euro's finests

[@williamdoty1446]

The ZO6 is the prescient tool, the ZR 1 is brutal force, but control

[@jonathonbarnes3582]

If they want to shift some units, its going to have to have broad appeal...so doubt if its going to be just a track car, unless released as a separate version, a GT and a ZR. Time will tell.

[@AB-80X]

The ZR1 was never the track car. The Z06 was always what they used to target that demographic.

[@Thumper68]

Nothing beats 67 with 427

[@joshgessinger4509]

Actually a lot of cars do 😂 Like comparing apples to oranges 67 L88 is a awsome car but cant compete against todays cars.

[@curdisdunn5414]

I'm gonna say we will see something spanking a demon 170 1025 hp number 1200, maybe damn that will be crazy

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

considering the fact the c7 zr1 with drag radials was able to hit a 9.58 quarter mile while otherwise stock, the C8 ZR1 with at least 50hp more and mid engine layout should absolutely cook the C7 ZR1's time if it has drag radials. we may even see high 8s

[@AB-80X]

@@saltyfloridaman7163 Time will tell. The C8 is a pig of a car when it comes to weight.

[@krisi.2011]

Zr1 will be 800-900hp the zora will be 1000hp - 1100 800-900 hp motor and 200 to 300 electric front wheel power

[@machdaddy6451]

And then some owners will take that and up it even more.

[@AB-80X]

It will not have 300 hp of EV power. It will be way too heavy. The Zora will probably be around 1000 hp.

[@andrewlace]

gm doesn't have reliability issues, it has unreliability issues

[@franksheeran9243]

0:11 TIL Virginia looks a lot like California desert

[@dwightlooi]

I suspect you will be disappointed. If I am GM, I'll make a SIMPLE ZR1 which is basically the Z06 with the E-Ray's front motor and battery pack. That's about 830 hp with AWD and enough to be the fastest thing on the road. Development cost will be almost ZERO. additional parts inventory will be exactly ZERO.

[@carloscontreras3633]

Is the Ferrari 812 Super fast, the limit of what a front engine sports car can do?

[@albertchaidez6317]

I mean it's kinda common sense it's going to be a flat plane v8. Why wouldn't it be expected to be better than the z06?.

[@frederickbellamy1264]

Sounds like a lil bigger flat crank v8

[@polystictus]

Turbos...yes. Flat plane crank? Who says? If so, they will have to lower the displacement of the engine. Even the Big Boys with flat plane turbo charged crank engines are not over 4.0L. I had assumed that they would go cross plane DOHC to maintain the engine size. It sounds less flat plane than the Z06 but maybe turbos might do that. I expected 850HP. We will know soon but this gives speculators more to get views.

[@tomislavtomljanovic5349]

It still wont do corners,and that flat plane cranc is like you invented alternate current...

[@MrRonaldl128]

You forget that the new C9 will debut in 2029 and will not be electric. What kind of engine will it possess ????

[@Thumper68]

An over square cross plane engine makes power in higher rpm’s

[@unovox]

By why does it have to look like a Ferrari?

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@unovox looks better than a Ferrari

[@Abszurdista-fatalista]

looks better than a Ferrari

[@AB-80X]

It does not. A Ferrari looks way better.

[@ADJJ]

If the ZR1 isn’t the e-Ray hybrid powertrain with a turbocharged Z06 engine… what is GM even doing? Let’s go bow tie boys… let’s use what we got and show’em how it’s done. :))

[@JustinGadue58]

You can thank Ms Emelia Hartford for that!!

[@blue597]

They didn't invest million and millions on the floatplane crank motor to only use it in one car the zo6. All the mclarens are boosted flat plane cranks. If they dont use the 5.5 then the new zr1 will be a huge letdown

[@joels6736]

C6 ZR1/Z06 still the king's, C5 z06 a close second, in my book. While the new Vette's are cool, I prefer a unassisted, raw, light weight, super car with plenty of feed back. I don't care about mid engine, team corvette beat plenty of mid engine cars at Lemans and GT races with the front-mid-ship engine, transaxle layout. Rather just track prep a C5 or C6 and dial it in to my driving style for 1/2 the price, than drive around in a close to stock C8. My 2 cents.

[@dodgehemi5045]

Twin Turbo = I'm SOLD

[@jkreviea]

A new ZR1 needs to make 950/850, and the Zora will need to be north of 1150. Chevy needs to BRING IT.

[@AB-80X]

The ZR1 will be between 800-850. The Zora will be more, but there's a lot to consider. It will most likely be around 1000. The Zora will be expensive, but there's a limit to what they can do without going overboard.

[@Jeremy-ib6ei]

This didn’t age well 😂

[@sethlozeau2962]

I think the new ZR1 will be stupidly expensive AND we’ll see a bunch of them on the streets. Just like every other new high-end sports car.

[@AB-80X]

It's a Corvette. It will be produced in the tens of thousands.

[@useritscarrot]

They are benchmarking the SF90 for the Zora. So the ZR1 ISNT EVEN THE KING NOW

[@williamdoty1446]

The Mustang GT50 is what $3 million. Zora is speculation 1.75 to 2.5k. Um a car that ZO6 form is making others po in their pants. 😢 Just wait

[@tbone7353]

Or they just put in a forget bottom end low boost on thr zo6 would make power like that easy no need to reinvent the wheel

[@Trashcan_Films]

My dream car is a 2010 zr1

[@howardwoods342]

Does not sound like flat plane. Also, if it is i wanna see chevy warranty it lol.

[@Luminatas1]

Did he seriously just compare a ZR1 to a Mustang? But when people facetiously compare a Ford gt to camaro. You nuts lose your minds.

[@theinvisibleman2709]

I’m thinking maybe a turbo V10

[@EK-rr2md]

Nope, lol.

[@Shadowband72]

One thing I have never done or will ever do is take the advice of a dietitian . They change their official story every couple of years . At one point the even said that smoking was healthy .

[@Simon__L]

ZR1 will be stupid fast and expensive... With only 50% of the creature comforts coming from a basic 911... But you can't compare a 550HP Porsche to a 800HP Corvette. Maybe to the new track Lambo or the Ferrari. .. Or the M4 GTR coming out soon ... Track car vs track car on same category, even if not same power.

[@franksheeran9243]

8:41 I respect the heck out of Lotus, but it's not as if GM needs "help" making a performance engine. I know that's what the GM press releases said, but in fact it's VERY common for firms to simply contract out special products when they don't have the manpower to do it in-house. Toyota had Yamaha design and build the 2000GT in the late sixties, not because Yamaha is smarter than Toyota, but simply because Toyota didn't have spare engineers to throw at it. BMW had such a success with the first X5 that they had Steyr-Puch in Austria design and build the X3. Porsche designed the Boxter but had some no-name firm in Finland, I think, building it, and maybe Steyr-Puch as well, who I think also makes the Mercedes G500 Gelandewagen's. Finally, Lotus probably needed the steady income from such a contract more than GM needed someone to figure out how to make power with cubic inches. Lotus was helped more by GM ownership than vice-versa, I'd reckon.

[@AB-80X]

They did need help. They tried and they failed. Then when Lotus had designed the engine, they realised that they lacked the facilities and know-how to properly put them together. That's why they had Mercury do it.

[@franksheeran9243]

​@@AB-80X > They tried and they failed. Then when Lotus had designed the engine, they realised that they lacked the facilities and know-how to properly put them together. OK, I'll hear you out. Since you know so much about the project, what part specifically didn't GM understand? In what way did the GM-only attempt fail? And how is it that you understand it enough to explain it--you literally know more than GM? There's actually nothing especially complicated about making a 4-valve DOHC cylinder head. The first such was made in 1913!! You don't need special facilities or unusual engineering skills to do it.

[@AB-80X]

@@franksheeran9243 I think you are missing my point - why the hostility? I never stated to know more than GM. I do have a bit of insight into why they asked Mercury Racing to build the engines - I come from a family of powerboat racers, and we have had pretty close ties with Mercury and Mercury Racing. When I was 13, I was with my father at the factory, and we were shown the production line of these engines. A little know fact is, that Mercury actually contemplated using these engines in marine applications. I personally saw one test boat at X that ran a pair. It had nothing to do with whether or not a DOHC engine was too complicated, that was not the reason why GM did not do it. The reason why they asked Mercury Racing to do these engines, was because Merc Racing was better equipped to build engines that required the higher degree of precision. Could GM have done it? Yes, but it would require both some retooling as well as training of staff. So rather than putting a lot of money into that, it was more economically viable to get a company who was already equipped to handle the builds, to do it. Part of this agreement was also that, as mentioned above, Merc was allowed to test and develop on the platform if they wanted to. This never really came into fruition, but they did do a bit of testing.

[@franksheeran9243]

@@AB-80X OK, what level of precision did this engine require, vs. what level of precision was GM set up to tool? What part of the engine was that and what would have happened had that precision not been met? What extra training would have been required for how many workers and how much would that have cost? What specific tooling would have had to be changed?

[@AB-80X]

@@franksheeran9243 From what I understand, it was the assembly itself. By that I mean that the GM facility was not really set up to hand build these engines. The normal SBC's where assembled on a normal production line, in part by machines, in part by people. The line for the ZR1 engines, were a line where every engine was hand assembled, every tolerance checked for each installed component etc. It was the same Mercury Racing assembly line that also did engines like the 600SC and 525SC engines for example. The GM plant did not do engines like that. In a GM plant, you'd get a huge shipment of cranks, they were then just installed in engines, without measuring main clearances for example. You get the idea. Each engine was also tested prior to installation, both in terms of a dyno run, but also for things such as leaks. The latter part was something I recalled being talked a lot about. One thing Merc was and still is very good at, is to build engines that will hold both a high water pressure and oil pressure, as that is how high performance marine engines live. I may be wrong on this, but I don't think GM built any hand assembled high performance engines after they stopped the production of the Pontiac Ram Air III and Ram Air IV. After that, it was pretty much normal production line stuff. So you can probably imagine that it would take quite some time and money for GM to set up a new line that would only run for a short while, to have built these engines themselves.

[@badass1g]

Lol at the $1,000 brand new zr1 gosh that’s depressing.

[@stevesmith6236]

Let us all know when you have a lot more of a worthy to watch vodeo content filled with FACTS, not, speculation.

[@ralphthompson328]

well you are totally wrong on the old zr1 and the new one too....

[@xtnuser5338]

Sooooo...a little history lesson...plus a lot of speculation? Hey, I guess we need to get views while we wait, huh? Ain't nobody RAGING.

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

I prefer the C7 Z06 Corvette with the 7 Speed Manual in white 👩🏻‍🚀🤘🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰🧗🏻 I will never buy the Following: Electric Vehicle ( I don't care how much faster it is off the Line.. Thanks to California Legislation Passing the 10 MPH over Speed Limit, Thru Online Update on current vehicles and all who enter the State will get the Up date. Vehicles will not go 10 MPH over posted Speed Limit, or it will have an annoying Beep, and the Lights will Flash to Hail or alert Traffic Authorities to pull you over Audi R8 and E-Tron already have it. Therefore 0-55 mph Max from the Dig. Race Tracks will close, Tuner Shops as well as their Suppliers. So it will only be about enjoying the Shifting of gears. F1 City Circuits might be affected. Automatic Transmission ( Padel Shifter ) Front Wheel Drive Never buying anything with Turbos unless it is a Porsche, because they mount the Turbos Away from the Engine ( Turbos get to be 1,875 degrees Fahrenheit or 1,020 degrees Celsius. V8's forever 👩🏻‍🚀🤘🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩🌲🌲⛰⛰🧗🏻

[@dthechamp10]

I was worried that the zo6 look to good, and that gm will have trouble designing zr1, but the big wing assured me that the car will look great. i also love the fact the kept the flat plane crank engine. when i first heard i thought to my self modern Koenigsegg lol.

[@franksheeran9243]

9:14 if you think about it 405 HP from a quad OHC 4 valve/cyl V-8 is pathetic. That's 71hp/L. The Honda S2000 had 120hp/L. Make a 4L V-8 that way and you have 480hp... now THAT would be something to brag about. My F430 has less hp/L than that Honda.

[@pmb6287]

Born in the USA!!! Just in time for Fourth of July 🇺🇸

[@theplayernkc]

Actually it's 21 days past the 4th. So I don't know how you get the "Just in time for Fourth of July"?

[@pain.497]

​@@theplayernkc it's on July 4th not June 4th 💀

[@theplayernkc]

@@pain.497 At 2:22 It says 7.25.24. Did you not know the 7th month is July, not June?

[@pain.497]

@@theplayernkc ofc I do, It was a mishap on my end.

[@BruceKent00]

Watch the Zr1 get annihilated by the Ferrari SF90, Porsche 911 Turbo S and Mclaren 765Ltd 😂😂😂

[@joshgessinger4509]

@@BruceKent00 It wont the Z06 is already knocking on there doors lol!! Besides lot more people will be able to afford a ZR1 than a $600,000 Mclaren or Ferrari and wont be in the shop every time u drive it lol!! And if u were up to date with the times new what’s actually going on in the car world u would know the ZO6 is already faster than the 911 turbo.

[@BruceKent00]

@@joshgessinger4509 the Z06 is literally 1 second slower than the Sf90 down the quarter, thats an eternity 😆 🤣 😂

[@AB-80X]

@@joshgessinger4509 In the shop every time you drive it? How many Ferraris have you owned?

[@MichaelBarnes-ey7sj]

Maybe he meant body shop ?​@@AB-80X

[@prestonfields6642]

It says z06 on the panel 😂