You've heard of Fast Company?
Well, the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette 01 is so fast, it
doesn't have any company.
Hi, I'm Gary Gasteleu and this is a car report.
Chevrolet has been testing the upcoming Corvette ZR1 at a
high speed Oval test track in Papenburg, Germany and it
just set a record for American production.
Cars 01 is powered by twin turbocharged 5.5 liter V8
that's rated at 1064 horsepower and with none other than
General Motors president Mark Royce behind the wheel, it hit
233 mph on the track.
That makes it the fastest production General Motors has ever
sold, beating the 2019 ZR1 which had top speed of
212 mph and also beats the fastest Ford ever which
was the 2017 Ford GT at 216 mph.
While the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD that the ZR1 will
be competing against tops out at 202 miles an hour.
Now there have been a couple of faster American cars
like the Hennessy Venoms, but they're all very low production
models from boutique brands.
Chevy completed the run in both directions to make it
official and hit 233 miles an hour each time.
Speed was achieved at red line in six gear while
the vehicle has an 8 speed dew clutch automatic transmission.
Roy said it was the fastest he had ever driven,
but he is a certified test driver for General Motors.
Haven't come up through the engineering ranks.
Vehicle is still under development and promises to be a
very quick car.
Chevrolet says it should do a quarter mile in less
than 10 seconds, although it hasn't certified a time for
that just yet.
When it does and when pricing is announced for the
vehicle, which goes on sale next year, we'll have it
for you.
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