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Watch: is the Corvette ZR1X the biggest performance car bargain… ever?

Seriously, you’re looking at 1,250bhp for just $210,000

Published: 07 Apr 2026
25 minutes 49 seconds

No one has ever driven the 1,064bhp Corvette ZR1 and thought it needed more power – but that hasn’t stopped Chevrolet adding the Corvette E-Ray’s electric front axle to the ZR1 to create the 1,250bhp ZR1X!

So, join TG’s Jethro Bovingdon as he drives the 2026 Corvette ZR1X on road, on track, and against the clock on the drag strip. The result is Bugatti pace but at a budget price – this is the world's cheapest hypercar!

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