Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X laps the Nurburgring in underneath 7 minutes
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X has set a sub-7-minute lap time on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, and that too with a non-professional racecar driver on the wheel.
Drew Cattell, Automobile Dynamics Engineer of the Corvette ZR1X, now has the quickest lap time of any non-pro racing driver on the Nurburgring. Cattell accomplished a lap of the 12.9-mile circuit in 6 min 49.275 seconds in a automobile he helped develop.
The Corvette ZR1X makes use of a 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that makes 1064 hp and 828 lb-ft of torque. The ICE is paired with a hybrid system for a mixed output of 1250 hp.
Chevrolet additionally introduced alongside the usual Corvette ZR1 and Z06. The ZR1 went across the Inexperienced Hell in 6 min 50.763 seconds within the arms of auto dynamics engineer Brian Wallace.
Aaron Hyperlink bought behind the wheel of the Z06 and managed to set a lap time of seven min 11.826 seconds.
Supply: Chevrolet
