Chevrolet is asking $227,695 for the 2027 Corvette ZR1X, the hybrid all-wheel-drive flagship that pairs a twin-turbo V8 with a front electric motor. Combined output is 1,250 horsepower, well above the 1,064 of the ZR1 that shares its engine. The car sits at the top of a 2027 price list that starts under $74,000.
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The ZR1X lands $30,200 above the ZR1 coupe, which lists at $197,495 with 1,064 horsepower. The extra money buys 186 horsepower of electric thrust at the front axle and the traction that comes with it, and the cost per horsepower ends up nearly identical to the cheaper car.
Twin-turbo V8 plus a front motor: how 1,250 horsepower adds up
Chevrolet’s ZR1X page splits the output cleanly. A twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter LT7 V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft supplies 1,064 horsepower and 828 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the front-mounted electric unit contributes 186 horsepower and 145 lb-ft. The two sum to 1,250. Chevrolet calls the layout hybrid electric all-wheel drive, which adjusts how much work the front axle does according to available grip.
The performance claims are aggressive. Chevrolet lists 0 to 60 mph in 1.89 seconds, a quarter mile in 8.99 seconds at 157 mph and a track top speed of 233 mph, with carbon ceramic brakes using 16.5-inch rotors at all four corners. The page flags many of these numbers with asterisks, so they carry the usual disclaimers about conditions and testing.
There is also a quiet mode. A feature called Stealth Mode lets the car run on electric power alone for roughly four to five miles at up to 45 mph, which gives a machine with a flat-plane V8 a way to leave a driveway without waking the neighborhood.
Where $227,695 sits against ZR1 and Z06 pricing
Carscoops, in a November 1 pricing table, puts the 2027 ZR1X at $227,695 and the ZR1 coupe at $197,495. Dividing price by horsepower gives about $182 per horsepower for the ZR1X, against about $186 for the ZR1 coupe. The Z06, which Chevrolet’s Z06 page describes as a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter LT6 V8 with an 8,600 rpm redline and a mid-mounted position, lists at $121,695 in the Carscoops table for 670 horsepower. That works out to almost exactly the same $182, even though it has no turbochargers and no electric assistance. Paying for the top of the range, on that metric, costs no more per unit of power than the middle.
The figure is not the only one in circulation. Chevrolet’s own page shows $227,800 for the 1LZ trim and $238,800 for the 3LZ, which is $105 above the Carscoops number for the base car. Autoevolution reported that the entire 2027 range rose by a flat $300 effective September 28, 2026, and its list of starting prices gives the same $227,695 for the ZR1X. The small gap most likely reflects how each listing treats fees or when it was captured, and neither source explains it.
The electric unit adds mass, and the published dry weights of 3,978 pounds for the coupe and 4,013 for the convertible include it. Chevrolet ties the 1.89-second 0-to-60 figure to the full 1,250-horsepower system, whose eAWD adjusts to available grip, but its page does not say how much of the time comes from the motor and how much from the V8. The natural comparison is the ZR1, which has the same 1,064-horsepower engine and no front motor, and acceleration times for that car were not retrieved in this research.
A convertible, the 3LZ and what sits below
The ZR1 is also offered as a convertible at $207,495, according to Carscoops, which is $10,000 above the coupe. The ZR1X page offers both body styles as well, and its 3LZ trim at $238,800 adds roughly $11,000 over the entry 1LZ before any option boxes are ticked. Chevrolet’s configurator shows one example build at $264,285, a reminder that the starting price is a floor.
Below the pair sits a much more approachable car. The Stingray page lists a 2027 starting price of $71,300 before destination, or $73,795 with it, and 535 horsepower from a 6.7-liter V8. The ZR1X therefore costs about three times as much as the Stingray while offering a little more than twice the power, so the average horsepower costs roughly $182 at the top of the range against $138 at the bottom.
What remains unclear is how many buyers will see the sticker. Neither Chevrolet’s page nor the Carscoops table states a build volume or allocation for the 2027 ZR1X, and what buyers actually pay at dealerships is not part of any published figure. The pages reviewed also leave open whether the ZR1X numbers include the $2,495 destination charge that the Stingray total carries, so the cross-model comparisons above treat each listing as published rather than as an adjusted, like-for-like delivered price.
This article was produced with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Morning Overview editors prior to publication.
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