First retail 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 heads to auction

• The primary sale will occur at Barrett-Jackson’s upcoming Scottsdale auction
• All proceeds will profit the American Red Cross
• Customer deliveries for the ZR1 are scheduled to start out in early 2025

With the arrival of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and its screaming twin-turbocharged V-8 able to hitting 1,064 hp, America’s sports automobile is verging on hypercar status. It is a automobile that may speed up to 60 mph from standstill in 2.3 seconds, run the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds, and reach a top speed of 233 mph.

Deliveries start early next yr, and should you’re seeking to get your hands on the primary retail example, you will need to bring the large bucks. Chevy will offer the rights to the automobile— the one with a VIN ending in 001 — at a charity auction to lift funds for the American Red Cross.

The automobile will cross the block on Jan. 25 at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, and all proceeds from the sale shall be donated. Because the automobile won’t be built until after the auction, the winning bidder will have the opportunity to configure it to their liking.

Auctioning off the rights to the primary retail example of a brand new Corvette model has turn out to be a practice in recent times. It is also turn out to be somewhat of a practice for the winning bidder to be dealership and NASCAR mogul Rick Hendrick.

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Corvettes sold at charity auctions have fetched million-dollar bids in recent times. The primary 2023 Corvette Z06 was sold at the identical auction in 2022 and managed to lift $3.6 million. The winning bid for the ZR1 may go even higher.

Chevy hasn’t announced the actual price of the automobile, however the starting figure is predicted to be within the upper $100,000 bracket. Fully loaded examples may crest the $200,000 mark, which can be one other first for the brand.

2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

That is steep, however the ZR1 boasts a maximum 1,064 hp generated by a newly developed twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8, mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic. The ZR1 also stands out from the remaining of the 2025 Corvette range because of a singular split rear window—a nod to the design used on the 1963 Corvette—which also serves an aerodynamic function. An available ZTK Performance Package adds a bunch of aerodynamic modifications that collectively lift maximum downforce to 1,200 kilos.

Chevy is considered working on one other, even stronger Corvette variant, possibly dubbed the Zora. It is predicted to have greater power because of the addition of a front-mounted electric motor, meaning the ZR1’s top speed may soon be surpassed. Nonetheless, Chevy hasn’t announced any plans for added Corvette variants beyond the ZR1.