Corvette development engineer and test driver Stefan Frick set this record-breaking quarter-mile performance using Corvette’s standard Custom Launch Control feature, found throughout the lineup from Stingray to ZR1X. Custom Launch Control manages tire spin, transmission clutch application rate, and numerous other parameters, allowing the driver to optimize acceleration runs by adjusting launch RPM and wheel slip targets from the auxiliary driver display.

“There are many different parts and subsystems on this car, with teams across the company responsible for them,” said Frick. “We were all motivated by the mission to break into the eights – this is a powerful example of the in-house skill at GM, and the level of performance we developed into this car.”

On an unprepped surface, the Corvette ZR1X equipped with available ZTK Performance Package can complete the quarter mile in 8.99 seconds (see footnote 4) and accelerate 0-60 mph in 1.89 seconds (4).

Eighth-Generation Corvette 0 to 60 mph stats:

• Stingray with available Z51 Performance Package: 2.9 seconds (see footnote 1)
• E-Ray with available ZER Performance Package: 2.5 seconds (1)
• ZR1 with available ZTK Performance Package: 2.3 seconds (1)
• ZR1X with available ZTK Performance Package: 1.89 seconds (1)