For The Record – Corvette ZR1 Hits 233 MPH

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The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1* is now the fastest car ever built by an American auto manufacturer. At a test track in Germany earlier this month, General Motors (NYSE: GM) President Mark Reuss drove a 2025 Corvette ZR1 233 mph, setting a top speed record for any current production car priced under $1 million. The Corvette team set this two-way average speed on the northbound and southbound straightaways of the High-Speed Oval Track at ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg.

“Setting the top-speed record in the Corvette ZR1 is a true triumph for Corvette and for Chevrolet, and also an exhilarating, surreal experience for me personally,” said Reuss. “With the current generation’s switch to mid-engine, we knew the outstanding performance and balance made this a real possibility. To go over there and get it done is a testament to the power of ZR1, and to the incredibly talented team that developed and built it.”

Corvette ZR1 Record-Setting Run

• The ZR1 coupe which set the record had a standard chassis and aero package, with a standard spoiler with short wicker, carbon fiber ground effects, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires and aluminum wheels.
• Chevrolet engineers developed Top Speed Mode, exclusively for closed course use, which adjusts chassis control systems for maximum speed.
• The ZR1 reached 233 mph with the engine at redline in sixth gear.
• During testing, including Reuss’s record run, an engineer was in the passenger seat analyzing data in real-time.
• The 233-mph run was not a one-off performance. Five engineers and both ZR1 development cars on site exceeded 230 mph across multiple runs.
• Papenburg provided optimal conditions, such as temperature and air density, for a high-speed test. Chevrolet engineers have previously set top speeds for the sixth and seventh generation Corvette ZR1, and the sixth generation Camaro ZL1 at this facility.
• The ZR1 is the fastest car GM has ever produced.

The 2025 Corvette ZR1

• A 5.5L, twin-turbocharged LT7 DOHC flat-plane crank V8 engine.
• 1,064 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 828 lb.-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm, per SAE guidelines — the most power ever from a factory Corvette and the most powerful V8 ever produced in America from an auto manufacturer.
• A GM-estimated sub-10-second quarter mile time. 1*
• Purposeful carbon fiber aero package creating over 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speed.
• A revival of one of the most iconic styles in Corvette history: the split rear window.

*1 On a closed course. Based on initial vehicle movement.

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