The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 top speed run shattered supercar records worldwide
Speeds of over 200 mph are reserved for the most ballistic of cars. Your Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens, and horsepower-hungry hypercars of the world. Still, there is a standout in the mix: the comparably cheap Chevy Corvette. More specifically, the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, the latest shock-and-awe surprise out of Bowling Green. In a recent top-speed test, the ZR1 sailed right past supercar and hypercar benchmarks.
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 hit an astonishing 233 mph in a top-speed test, dethroning million-dollar greats
233 mph. Let that sink in. It’s the ridiculous number that the 1,064-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 just hit in an all-out top-speed test. A number like that launches the Corvette nameplate into rarified air. Air that was once exclusively breathed by spectacularly spendy European supercars.
If that number wasn’t gobsmacking enough on its own, the big figure achieves another bragging right. A 233-mph run establishes the C8 Corvette ZR1 as the “fastest production car built by an American automaker, per MotorTrend. Interestingly enough, the top-trim Corvette’s savage sprint earns it the title of the fastest car under $1 million. Cue the shrieking eagles and fireworks. Well, you might not be able to hear them over the manic song of the ZR1’s twin-turbo 5.5L flat-plane V8.
Better yet, the monstrous top-speed figure puts the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 squarely ahead of some supercar and hypercar royalty. The Old-Kentucky-Home-built supercar is faster than the Porsche 918 Spyder and Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae, two high-dollar Euro heroes. Moreover, the ZR1 will outrun several icons of years past, like the Jaguar XJ220 and Bugatti EB110.
Of course, you can snag yourself a bonafide 200-mph car without splitting your bank account down the middle. For instance, an early Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat has a top speed of just over 200 mph. Better yet, savvy shoppers can find a used 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat for well under $50,000. However, you won’t be taking a bone-stock Charger SRT Hellcat to 233 mph anytime soon. Not even out of the back of an airplane. Maybe in a Fast and the Furious franchise film.
