When Chevrolet debuted the C8 Corvette in 2020, the automaker loudly and proudly promoted its sub-$60,000 beginning worth. It was a genuinely spectacular quantity on the time, given that almost all different mid-engined automobiles of the day neared six figures.
Sadly, the finances C8 is lengthy gone; a base Corvette now prices almost $80,000. Even nonetheless, the Corvette is a relative efficiency discount, particularly while you begin getting greater up within the vary. Working example: The brand new ZR1X.
The 2026 Corvette ZR1X prices $207,395 with vacation spot included. Certain, that is nonetheless a boatload of cash—and about $30,000 greater than the usual ZR1. However while you keep in mind you are getting 1,250 horsepower, 878 pound-feet of torque, and a high velocity of 233 miles per hour for lower than the price of the most cost effective Ferrari, it begins to make sense.
Chevy is fast to level out that the ZR1X is dramatically cheaper than multi-million-dollar hybrid hypercars just like the 1,184-hp Ferrari F80 ($3.7 million) and the 1,258-hp McLaren W1 ($2.1 million). It is considerably cheaper nonetheless than the $608,000 Lamborghini Revuelto.
Hell, the Corvette even undercuts a comparable hybrid supercar, the Lamborghini Temerario, which prices $390,000 out of the field. And it is greater than $100,000 cheaper than the Ford Mustang GTD—its nemesis on the Nurburgring.
| Mannequin | Base Value |
| Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X | $207,395 |
| Ford Mustang GTD | $327,960 |
| Lamborghini Temerario | $390,000 |
| Lamborghini Revuelto | $608,000 |
| McLaren W1 | $2.1 Million |
| Ferrari F80 | $3.7 Million |
That $207,000 base worth is for the usual ZR1X coupe. In order for you the convertible, the drop-top ZR1X begins at $217,395. Transfer as much as the 3ZL trim line, which provides a handful of unspecified niceties, and the ZR1X 3LZ coupe prices $218,395, whereas the 3LZ convertible prices $228,395.
However wait, there’s extra.
Chevy is introducing a particular Corvette ZR1X Quail Silver Restricted Version in honor of The Quail supercar present in Monterey later this month. That model begins at $241,395 earlier than supply charges, and is unique to the 3LZ convertible mannequin.
Photograph by: Chevrolet
Photograph by: Chevrolet
Photograph by: Chevrolet
The ZR1X Quail Silver Version sports activities painted brake calipers, a customized inside completed in Sky Cool and Medium Ash Grey with Habanero accents, and a particular Blade Silver Matte paint job impressed by the Inca Silver on the unique C1 Corvette that the corporate is very happy with:
‘The Design crew is at all times seeking to innovate, and the Blade Silver Matte paint coloration marks a major second for Corvette as the primary manufacturing facility matte paint in 60 years. This new end creates a distinctly high-end really feel and provides a uncommon likelihood to personal a really distinctive expression of Corvette.’ — Phil Zak, Government Design Director of World Chevrolet
Chevy additionally provides the ZTK Efficiency Package deal on the Quail Silver Version, which incorporates greater spring charges, modified chassis management calibrations, a carbon-fiber aero bundle, and Michelin Pilot Cup 2R tires.
Chevrolet doesn’t say what number of ZR1X Quail Silver Restricted Version automobiles it plans to supply, however will probably be extraordinarily restricted. It debuts at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, on August 15.
