Mustang guy here, and it's a GREAT time to be an American V8 fan! The ZR1 is fantastic along with the Camaro. Dodge has the Demon and Hellcat, and Ford has done a fantastic job with the 18 Mustang's and the arrival of the GT500 is just around the corner! We are living in a special moment it time people!

Between the ZR1 the Demon and the new GT500 coming out there isn't really much debate on performance per dollar American cars are simply the best and most fun to drive.

Look at the extreme acceleration of this hyper sports car!! What an ultimate sports car at a fraction of the price!! Corvette is always #1. Born in America, raised in Europe. The Corvette.

For those who said this car wouldn't hit it's claimed top speed, you can shut your stinkin' trap now. As usual, GM FTW!

The acceleration over 100mph is frickin amazing!!!

The fact that he was accelerating thy hard in the bank is wild

Years ago 300hp was insane and 150mph+ was fast, imagine what will be in 20 years

212mph for $143,000. Not saying it is cheap, but that seems like a bargain

Just a little bit of education for all you armchair kids who never built a car or owned/raced one with over 500 hp. First off: That rear wing IS necessary to generate enough rear down force to keep it from swapping ends. The amount of front down force is around a 1,000 LBS! So without the rear spoiler it wouldn't make it around the first turn without spinning out. Secondly, even without the passenger, he would Only gain a few tenths of a sec. On average, you gain a tenth of a sec/100lbs. You'd have to strip out the entire interior and gain, at Most, .5mph. Thirdly, the easiest way to gain top end is to change the rear gear ratio. They make smaller gear ratio than 2.41 but I've never seen anything smaller. The smallest posi I had was a 3.08 in my Centurion GS. Thirdly, covering up the opening on the front would adversely effect the handling and cooling of the Vette. Some of the openings are for brake cooling ducts and for air curtains around the front wheel openings to decrease drag. The vents on the side help relieve engine compartment pressure to help the front end stay planted to the road and aid in decreasing engine temps. As you can see, from the factory; and that's exactly what this is about Factory performance; it's as good as it gets...for the 2018 model in Top stock trim.

Big deal... My Honda Civic goes that fast every time I drive it off a cliff. Don't hear me braggin' 'bout it, do ya? ;)

OMG !!! That thing is a BEAST !! I always knew it was a matter of time and It has begun!!!

This was exciting to look at....thanks KZfaq for the recommendation....ima subscribe.

I'm blown away by this

@ 210 MPH Driver: So Bob what did you have for breakFAST this morning. Passenger: Donuts LOL

I don't care what anyone else thinks but the corvette is an icon of American muscle and will always have a place in the hearts of real car enthusiast and gear heads alike! Still nothing today gives me goose bumps like the sound of a screaming LS motor in a corvette as it passes u on the hyway at a high rate of speed !

Daytona 500 ready!!🔥🔥

She really gets up there!!

Absolutely awesome.....

212 mph? This car would be an excellent Lemans car.

Love how they seem to be driving so calmly to breakfast after Sunday mass...

A Bargain over these European models and have a Manual Standard.... The Manual are Free and maintenance cost way less and can do your own service and with a Friend or Buddy than pay for parts and service hours for all Automatics and not a day or hours work... You don't finance a Manual cost as do Europeans with Dual Clutch and Automatics... I like the FTD of Manuals and Shifting..

I have a 2019 ZR1 and for 120k it is so worth it. Also a stock ZR1 is faster than a stock Lamborghini huracan, and a Ferrari 458.

Looks like it's gliding on the track......it's going so fast......look at the driver.....driving real effortless.....the vette is driving it-self !!!

Damit man ! I was in my son's 08 Z06 at 185 mph and it had plenty left , these cars are off the hook , it's a great time for performance cars , the 80s sucked.👍👍🏁

Wicked fast

what a DREAM JOB!!!!

graphics could be better

awsome

Congratulations on gaining more MPH above 200mph..and i notice it has the potential to go higher in 7th gear with few power adders set to run once rpms reach a certain point..i think this car can do 220-225mph bring 7th Up so it can catch the supercharger at that high rpm still gaining momentum

I like the C8 design coming out soon better than all other C designs...

@1:07 now thats aerodynamics working for you right there.

Corvette is King of All Super Cars ! And it’s cost is by far the best. USA !

Well done USA. This is a supercar. This must be grouped with the supercar segment by right.

I was talking to someone recently who works at the Bowling Green Kentucky plant and they said the ZR1 can go faster maybe 225 but they didn't develop the tires for it

that's awesome that chevy has a production vehicle that will do 215mph not bad chevy way to go

How hot was the engine getting? Just curious.

This low wing zr1 does it , good luck tring to go 185 with the high wing

The fact that they did this with 2 people in the car deserves respect

In average terms, Chevrolet got their claim exactly correct. In raw fastest terms, actually the top speed is 214 mph,

That's impressive that fast with all that down force

WOWZA !!!!!! 🇨🇱 I live near Hennesy Motorsports !! I KNOW HE IS Tweaking a couple NOW !!!!!!! He’ll probably top 230 ! His (?) Top speed $million dollar car is an LS Block n modified heads ! Can’t wait !!

WOW 😯

Wow super top speed wonder how effective at the Nurburgring.

Wow 😮

Wow!

Makes sense that going north is slower - it of course take more power to go up hill :-)

Was running 212 in 7th gear at 5400 RPM, what will it do in 6th? 6500 or so is still well below redline

Wow

214 mph 2019 Corvette ZR1 my draem car.

My question is the new one ... They were using the 8 speed automatic but can the gorgeous 7 speed manual do 200 MPH ?

That car! That track! You lucky dog you! Lol!

Same track the Bugatti Veyron vitesse and the Koenigsegg agera r raced on.

wondering if we placed C6 beside it. Who will win?

I would have kept it in 6th for the second run heading more into the wind, it might have done slightly better. If the data was correct, its spinning at almost exactly 6k rpm at 200. 6500rpm would take it to 216.6mph.

Special stage route X in real life xD

Can we stop the hate and just appreciate the fact that they've managed to do this in a car with a pushrod engine?

i'm a ford guy but miss my c6. anyone can make anything go fast in a straight line. corvette has won more endurance races than any other production-based sports car ever. endurance racing involves hard acceleration, hard braking and cornering and back on the throttle over and over again.

Wow not bad

Nice car I’m a Mopar guy but god damn them ZR1 are nasty as fuck I always wanted one

I want to drive there

Could this be the 1st factory ZR1 to lap Nürbergring in under 7 min, and will it be faster than the new Porsche GT3??....time will tell.

It's kinda crazy how America is looked at as the king of the oval track with NASCAR and everything but we still don't have anything close to something like this.

Porsche killer

Corbette 👍🏻🔥❤️😎👌🏻

Is this a production car taken off the showroom floor, with no modifications?

I see that top speed of 214 was done with the non ZTK package , the small wing version . The ZTK package probably won’t even crack 200

214.88mph is very impressive...wow

The size of the rotors.

@streetspeed717 Here u go

Omg 😮

Damn

Km/h?

Dude I just have taken the shower! OMG!

Cruising. CRUISING! Going 110 at 2500RPM in 8th gear with 600 plus pound-feet of torque STARTING AT 2200RPM. That's insanity.

Just imagine the commute to work....

I love American cars the most they are most fun to drive and look the meanest and sharpest and pretty reasonable on your hard earned money as well.

I want to see its time on the Ring and Seca.

É festa

I WANT A RIDE PLEASE

First 2019 Corvette ZR1 Wrecked By GM Executive Before Race Even Starts! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nreDnKuo18Cwnqc.html

That's nothing! I'll be able to do that once I add a new intake to my Civic ;-).

At 200 it drops into top gear wow

You know, I've been reading all the comments on the car and from what I think, virtually none of you will ever get to drive at 212mph and even less of you will ever own a ZR1. All you can do is speal shit about "ohh such-n-such car is 1 second quicker here and there" or "its a track car" or "my mates rice burner can go faster". The fact is - the ZR1 is doing it - and you're not. Post us some vids of your car doing 200+ firstly in a straight line, then going around a corner, then we might give you some credibility.

Well, suffice it to say that they probably, at those speeds, would not want to hit a stray caribou who might happen to wander onto the track. (Can you say, "D'OH!!) :-)

On the first run it was lowwing the second is the high wing

StreetSpeed717 where you at?

Defining of fast

Sem o pacote ZTK ele atinge mais de 220 MPH, tem a própria GM assume!!

Is it true that this is the last car of its kind?

Do these guys worry about a tyre blowing?

the 8 speed auto transmission is better in Track & top Speed

Isnt the manual lighter? Why do it with the automatic?

What's next a turbine powered Vette making 10k HP?

Imagine if there was another ZR1 to draft off of to get higher top speeds

ZR1 world's premier race car!!

The time is now.

That’s cute

👍

*Why don't SSC, Koenigsegg, Hennessey and Bugatti use a track like this to test their cars?*

Super car at a third the price