The ZR1 holds a special place in the Corvette pantheon. It all started with the 1970 model year ZR1 engine package, which couldn’t be ordered with power windows, power steering, or even a radio. General Motors revived this moniker at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show for the 1990 model year ZR-1, the first-ever Corvette with a DOHC engine.
Discontinued in 1995, the ZR-1 would return as ZR1 (could you make up your mind, General Motors?) for the sixth generation of the ‘Vette. A supercharged monster developed under the internal codename Blue Devil, this fellow pumps out a staggering 638 horsepower and 604 pound-feet (819 Nm). Bear in mind it was December 2007, an era during which the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition made 641 hp and 605 lb-ft (820 Nm).
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