The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, the most advanced Corvette ever, is the quickest American production car available – and the fastest way to get down a quarter-mile drag strip for under a million dollars.
Testing on the ZR1X culminated in October 2025 with validation at US 131 Motorsports Park – reflective of the real-world environments where Corvette customers exercise their vehicles.
On a prepped surface, the ZR1X completed the quarter mile in 8.675 seconds at 159 mph, on pump gas, using standard-equipment tires and production 50-state street-legal engine calibration, and achieving a 0-60 mph time of 1.68 seconds on the same run.
The ZR1X blasted to 60 mph in less than 100 feet, generating a peak of 1.75G of acceleration force.
“When we made the revolutionary shift to a mid-engine platform, this is the type of performance we knew was possible,” said General Motors President Mark Reuss.
The car was equipped with ZR1X’s standard aero configuration, standard Michelin PS4S tires, and available carbon fiber wheels. This acceleration was not a one-off, either – the vehicle used for testing completed multiple back-to-back quarter-mile runs all under 8.8 seconds.
The 2026 Corvette ZR1X uses its twin-turbo LT7 V8 engine and front-axle electric motor to generate a total of 1,250 horsepower, sending it to the ground via electrified all-wheel drive.
Competitive breakdown:
| Quarter Mile | Trap Speed | 0-60 MPH | Starting MSRP | |
| Corvette ZR1X (prepped surface) | 8.675 seconds | 159 mph | 1.68 seconds | $209,700 |
| Rimac Nevera R | 7.90 seconds | 186 mph | 1.66 seconds | $2.5 million |
| Pininfarina Battista | 8.55 seconds | 155 mph | 1.79 seconds | $2.2 million |
| Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut | 8.77 seconds | 185 mph | 2.4 seconds | $3.4 million |
| Bugatti Tourbillon | 8.80 seconds | 176 mph | 1.9 seconds | $4.6 million |
| Lucid Air Sapphire | 8.95 seconds | 158 mph | 1.89 seconds | $249,000 |
Corvette development engineer and test driver Stefan Frick earned this record-breaking quarter-mile performance using Corvette’s standard Custom Launch Control feature, found throughout the lineup from Stingray to ZR1X.
Custom Launch Control manages tire spin, transmission clutch application rate, and numerous other parameters, allowing the driver to optimize acceleration runs by adjusting launch RPM and wheel slip targets from the auxiliary driver display.
“There are many different parts and subsystems on this car, with teams across the company responsible for them,” said Frick. “We were all motivated by the mission to break into the eights – this is a powerful example of the in-house skill at GM, and the level of performance we developed into this car.”
On an unprepped surface, the Corvette ZR1X equipped with available ZTK Performance Package can complete the quarter mile in 8.99 seconds4 and accelerate 0-60 mph in 1.89 seconds4.
Eighth-generation Corvette 0 to 60 mph stats:
- Stingray with available Z51 Performance Package: 2.9 seconds1
- Z06 with available Z07 Performance Package: 2.6 seconds1
- E-Ray with available ZER Performance Package: 2.5 seconds1
- ZR1 with available ZTK Performance Package: 2.3 seconds1
- ZR1X with available ZTK Performance Package: 1.89 seconds1
The 2026 Corvette ZR1X began production in December 2025, and is proudly built in America at General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky from U.S. and globally sourced parts.