Meet the 1,250bhp hybrid Corvette that's coming to the UK with right-hand drive

► Chevrolet goes hypercar baiting
► 1250bhp, sub-2.0 second 0-62mph time
► Oh, and it’s a hybrid

Not content with chasing European sports and supercars, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X is going after the hypercar elite. Not content with offering over 1,000bhp in the twin-turbo ZR1, the ZR1X adds the hybrid system from the E-Ray for some truly bonkers numbers.

How does 1,250bhp of total system output, nearly 1,000Ib ft of torque and a sub-2.0 second 0-62mph sound? Should you like to live life a quarter mile at a time, its expected to drop below 9.0 seconds for that metric with a peak speed of 150mph.

How does it make the Ferrari SF90 and Lamborghini Revuelto look positively malnourished? It starts with a 5.5-litre flat-plane crank V8 with double overhead camshafts and a pair of 76mm turbos. That means no lazy responses here, with the engine alone producing 1,064bhp at 7,000rpm and 828 Ib ft of torque at a heady 6,000rpm.

Up front is an uprated version of the E-Ray’s electric motor with 186bhp and 145Ib ft all on its own that operates at up to 160mph and drives the front wheels. Combined with some trick anti-lag tech on the V8, it should mean a responsive throttle pedal regardless of speed and revs. The battery is a tiddly 1.9kWh and can’t be charged from the mains.

Two chassis configurations are available, a road-biased standard chassis on Michelin Pilot Sport 4S rubber, or the ZTK Performance Package that brings stiffer spring (and presumably damper) rates. ZTK cars get a lairy aero kit as standard that produces 544kg of downforce at top speed.

Like other 2026 ‘Vettes, the interior gets a tickle and finally ditches the thin row of buttons on the driver/passenger separator. That said, I still see electric window controls that wouldn’t look out of place on a worn-smooth Florida rental-spec Malibu.

As the regular C8 Corvette and the raucous Z06 have already impressed us greatly here at CAR, we can’t wait to get our hands on the ZR1X.

Alan became a 'professional' road tester in 2015, rising through the ranks to become head of automotive testing. He's written for a few different titles over the years, but has been with CAR magazine and sister site Parkers since 2021. He has eclectic tastes, with a love of old French cars, JDM classics from the 80s and 90s, chunky off roaders, and most things fast. Even so, Alan appreciates a good EV, and has run plenty of them as long termers. Enjoys radio controlled cars and collecting die cast, but at his happiest travelling sideways.

By Alan Taylor-Jones

Head of automotive testing, seasoned car reviewer and automotive encyclopedia.