The 2025 ZR1 is the most expensive Corvette ever

Chevrolet released pricing for the 2025 Corvette ZR1 on Thursday. The mid-engine supercar will start at $174,995 including destination, making it the most expensive Corvette ever.

The ZR1 remains a bargain, considering what you get for your money. Behind the driver sits a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter flat-turbo V8 rated at 1,064 horsepower and 828 lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful Corvette released from the factory. Chevrolet claims a 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds and proved a top speed of 233 mph with a video released in October.

There’s also a handful of extra aerodynamics, with 1,200 pounds of downforce available when equipped with the optional $8,495 carbon fiber aero package. If you have it and plan to do some serious track work, there’s the $1,500 ZTK Performance Package, which adds stiffer springs, retuned magnetic ride control dampers, and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires All ZR1s come standard with a carbon fiber roof, carbon-ceramic brakes, carbon exterior trim and Chevrolet’s Performance Data Recorder.

The 2025 ZR1 will be available in two versions, 1LZ and 3LZ. Both are available with the Corvette’s power-folding hardtop, which adds $10,000 to the MSRP. The 1LZ model is well equipped, with your choice of two eight-way power seats, an electronic rearview mirror camera, a 10-speaker Bose speaker system, and a 12-inch digital instrument cluster.

Opting for the fancier 3LZ trim will cost you $11,000 and adds heated and ventilated Nappa leather seats, a rearview camera for low-speed maneuvers, heated exterior mirrors, blind zone alert, wireless phone charger wire, carbon fiber shift paddles and a few leather accents throughout the interior.

If $174,995 seems like a lot of money for a Corvette, consider this handy table provided by Chevrolet with pricing, posted below. Even though numbers aren’t everything, having a car that outperforms Porsches, Ferraris, McLarens and Lamborghinis while reducing prices is still pretty darn impressive.

After all, that’s always been the Corvette philosophy. It just happens at a much more exciting end of the sports car spectrum. And we are all for it.