1953 Blue Flame Six 150 HP: The first thing that comes to mind when most folks think of a Corvette is a V8 engine. However, the first-generation model didn’t immediately sport the signature eight-cylinder powerplant. Instead, a humble inline-six sat beneath the hood. While a six-cylinder Corvette sounds like sacrilege by today’s standards, European sports cars of the time were largely sporting an inline-six under the hood. Considering Chevrolet was out to create America’s sports car, it makes sense as a starting point.
It is the most powerful Corvette ever built. Meet the long-awaited 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. The “King of The Hill” returns with the most powerful V8 ever produced in America from an auto manufacturer. With that lead in, you know its specs have to be jaw-dropping and they are: 1,064 horsepower, 828 pound-feet of torque and over 1,200 pounds of downforce at top speed. The first C8 generation ZR1 also revives the split rear window, one of the most iconic styles in Corvette history.
