Chevrolet Corvette Zr1

Let’s face it. The folks over at Hennessey Performance are insane. They build cars with way more power than they really need or can use much of the time. Take the new HPE1200 kit for the C7 Corvette ZR1.

One glance at the 2019 Corvette ZR1 and you know the beast is fast. The car was on hand at Sebring recently, along with Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles. At the event, Charles climbed inside the grey ZR1, cranked it up, and gave us some revs.

Chevy has a long history of donating cool cars to be auctioned off for charity. At the Barrett-Jackson auction in Arizona this month, some wealthy benefactor will walk away with the very first production 2019 Corvette ZR1.

The Corvette ZR1 is one serious supercar. We’ve already heard about the specs for the Vette, and 755 hp underfoot sounds pretty darn good. Originally, we heard that the ZR1 would pack in 600 lb-ft of torque, but Road & Track is reporting that the beast will make about 715 lb-ft of torque and a 212 mph top speed.

There are constantly rumors swirling about a big redesign for the C8 Corvette, going as far as to say that Chevy’s next model will have a mid-engine configuration instead of the traditional front-engine setup. But while others spend their time pontificating on future cars, I’m pretty content with the current generation, C7 ‘Vette.