A key piece of the Corvette ZR1's 900-hp-plus hybrid powertrain puzzle is revealed—and it's got turbos, baby.
, would be a mind-blower. It's expected the supercar will deliver over 900 hp from a combination of a good ol' V-8 engine and some electrification, likely in the form of a pair of electric motors on its front axle. And now an anonymous tip—in the form of a somewhat blurry engineering image—might offer the latest details on that V-8 set to power the mightiest mid-engine Corvette yet.
If legit—and we have reason to believe it is—this illustration depicts several key upgrades headed to the dual-overhead-cam V-8 the ZR1 will borrow from the Z06. For context, the photo above shows what appears to be the front of the engine, as viewed from a high angle; note the exhausts pointing up and to the left, and the engine block itself in the lower right area.
Things in the image get pretty messy in the foreground, likely because in less blurry form, this photo has some cutaway elements, so it's tough to analyze those portions. Also difficult to discern here is whether this engine is of a different displacement than the naturally aspirated version used in the Z06, which is a 5.5-liter unit.
In case you're wondering, no, we don't think there is a third electric motor lurking somewhere on the rear axle along with the V-8 you see here. The packaging would be too tight back there, especially with the new turbo plumbing and intercoolers, for a motor to sneak in between the engine and eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
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