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C7 Corvette ZR1 (2019): The Complete Guide
Every C7 Corvette ZR1, 2019: The last front-engine Corvette and the most powerful: a supercharged 755-hp LT5 under a carbon halo hood, a coupe or convertible, manual or automatic, 212 mph. The story, every model year with its own section, the specs and the figures, how many were built, the colors, what one cost new and what one costs now, the editions and race cars, a buyer’s guide — which year, what to pay, what to check, what goes wrong — the site’s guides, videos and news, and the FAQs.
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The Basics
The Car: The last front-engine Corvette and the most powerful: a supercharged 755-hp LT5 under a carbon halo hood, a coupe or convertible, manual or automatic, 212 mph
Years: 2019 (1 model year)
Built: 2,953 by GM’s counts
Engine: LT5 6.2-liter supercharged V8 (2.65-liter Eaton), 755 hp / 715 lb-ft
Power: 755 hp
Performance: 0–60 in 2.85 s · quarter mile 10.6 @ 134 · 212 mph (2019, GM)
Price New: $119,995
The Code: RPO ZR1; ZTK track package (high wing, Cup 2 tires, Z07-type setup)
Predecessor: C6 Corvette ZR1
Successor: C8 Corvette ZR1
Related: Corvette ZR1 guide, the C7 hub, C7 Corvette Stingray, C7 Corvette Z06, C7 Corvette Grand Sport
The Overview
The C7 Corvette ZR1 was built 2019, 2,953 cars by GM’s counts. The last front-engine Corvette and the most powerful: a supercharged 755-hp LT5 under a carbon halo hood, a coupe or convertible, manual or automatic, 212 mph.
The fastest front-engine Corvette and the last: the LT5, a 6.2-liter with a 2.65-liter Eaton supercharger and both port and direct injection, 755 horsepower and 715 lb-ft, hand-built in Bowling Green, under a carbon-fiber halo hood cut around the blower. A low wing for 212 mph or the ZTK Track Performance Package’s high wing, Cup 2 tires and stiffer springs for the track, Magnetic Ride, carbon-ceramic brakes, a seven-speed manual or the eight-speed, 0–60 in 2.85 seconds, the quarter in 10.6 and a 7:04 Nürburgring claim. $119,995 as a coupe and $123,995 as a convertible, 2,953 built in one year, 2,441 coupes and 512 convertibles, and the pace car of the 2018 Indianapolis 500. In October 2026 Classic.com’s benchmarks were $160,593 for an automatic coupe and $220,516 for a manual, with manual ZTK coupes selling for $200,000 to $340,000 over the previous year, the most of any modern Corvette.
This page has every model year of the C7 Corvette ZR1 in its own section with the year page’s account, the specs, the numbers and the posts; the figures by year; the colors; how it compares to its siblings; the site’s guides, videos and news; and a buyer’s guide: which year to buy, what to pay, how to verify one, what goes wrong and the site’s market reports. The Corvette ZR1 guide has the whole line across every generation.
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Story
The C7 Corvette ZR1
Introduced for the 2019 model year and it was offered only for that year, the C7 ZR1 was the most powerful Corvette and the most powerful Chevrolet road car to that date, with 755 hp and 715 lb-ft from the LT5.
The C7 ZR1 was the most powerful Corvette ever made to that date and also the most technologically advanced. Corvette had a long history behind it. Even though its first generation was not the most powerful car on the market, its successors started to grow and develop more power and torque. They became more and more athletic and sportier. The C7 ZR1 model was also the last Corvette with the engine mounted in the front. It might be called the last classic ZR1 model.
Unlike its siblings, the ZR1 was easy to spot due to its hole in the hood and the carbon-fiber case for the supercharger. The engine was so tall that it couldn’t fit in the engine bay, so the designers made a cut and passed it through. If the track-package was installed, the car featured various carbon-fiber elements at the front and on the sides, plus a massive wing on the back. It was mounted on the rear panel, not on the trunk-lid. Its light-alloy wheels were unique for the ZR1, with 19 at the front and 20 for the rear axle.
Inside, Chevrolet tried to make things better than before. There was no cheap plastic anymore. Depending on the options, the ZR1 could have been fitted with Alcantara on the ceiling. Its regular sport-bucket seats could have been replaced with the race-bucket ones, which featured integrated headrests and passages for a four-point harness.
The C7 ZR1 featured an adaptive dampers system with magnetorheological shocks. The electronically controlled Limited Slip Differential helped the car corner faster than any other Corvette in history. Its 6.2-liter supercharged engine produced a massive 755 hp and 969 Nm (715 lb-ft) of torque, which were sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed manual or an 8-speed automatic gearbox.
MORE: THE CORVETTE ZR1 GUIDE / THE C7 HUB
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 features a unique two-piece, carbon fiber hood assembly,. The actual hood opens around a carbon fiber assembly which covers the intake manifold and superchargers on the LT5 engine.
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Year by Year
Every model year of the C7 Corvette ZR1: what changed, how many were built, what it cost and what it made. Each year has its section below and its own research page on the site.
MORE: THE C7 HUB / CORVETTE ZR1 GUIDE
| THE YEAR | BUILT | PRICE NEW | POWER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2019 C7 Corvette ZR1 The 755-hp LT5 with a 2.65-liter supercharger and the halo hood, thirteen heat exchangers, 212 mph; the first ZR1 automatic and convertible; the ZTK package’s high wing and a 2:37.25 VIR record; VIN 001 $925,000 for charity; paced Indianapolis |
2,953 | $119,995 coupe / $123,995 conv. | 755 hp |
2019 Corvette ZR1
Revealed in Dubai on November 12, 2017 and as a convertible in Los Angeles on November 28, the fourth ZR1 was the last word on the front-engine Corvette: the LT5, a 6.2-liter small-block with a 2.65-liter Eaton supercharger (52 percent larger than the Z06’s) and GM’s first port-plus-direct injection, making 755 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 715 lb-ft at 4,400 under a carbon-fiber halo hood cut around the intercooler, with four more radiators (thirteen heat exchangers), a new fascia, a front underwing, carbon-ceramic Brembos, Magnetic Ride and the Z06’s wide body on 19 x 10.5 and 20 x 12-inch wheels; 212 mph with the standard low wing, and with the $2,995 ZTK Track Performance Package the two-way-adjustable high wing, splitter end caps, Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and stiffer tuning for about 950 pounds of downforce, 2.85 seconds to 60, 10.6 in the quarter and a 2:37.25 production-car record at Virginia International Raceway in February 2018. It was the first ZR1 with an automatic (the eight-speed; about 2,050 cars) and, unlike the C4 and C6 ZR1s, offered as a convertible; $119,995 and $123,995 including destination, $10,000 for the 3ZR group (2,761), $6,995 for the Sebring Orange Design Package (758, with orange calipers, stripes, belts and stitching and bronze trim). VIN 001 brought $925,000 for charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale on January 23, 2018, the car paced the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Victor Oladipo, and Mark Reuss crashed a pace car at Belle Isle a week later.
Bowling Green built 2,441 coupes and 512 convertibles from January 2018 to June 2019, 2,077 with ZTK and 841 in Sebring Orange, on their own 800001 VIN series with a 9 for the engine. In 2026 manual ZTK coupes sold at auction for $200,000 to $340,000 against a $220,516 benchmark, automatics for $125,000 to $260,000 against $160,593.
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 features a unique two-piece, carbon fiber hood assembly,. The actual hood opens around a carbon fiber assembly which covers the intake manifold and superchargers on the LT5 engine.2019 C7 Corvette ZR1: Specs and Numbers
The 2019 C7 Corvette ZR1 by the numbers, from the 2019 research page and the Compared dataset.
| SPEC | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Engine, LT5 (ZR1) | 376 ci (6.2 L) supercharged Gen V small-block V-8, VIN 9: 10.0:1, Eaton 2.65-liter TVS supercharger (52 percent larger than the LT4’s), port and direct injection, dry sump, carbon-fiber halo hood; 755 hp @ 6,300 rpm, 715 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm (SAE); thirteen heat exchangers; 2,953 cars |
| Power / torque | 755 hp / 715 lb-ft |
| 0–60 / quarter mile | 2.85 s / 10.6 @ 134 |
| Top speed | 212 mph |
| Weight | 3,584 lb |
| Built | 2,953 of 34,822 Corvettes |
| Price | $119,995 coupe / $123,995 conv. |
2019 C7 Corvette ZR1: The Posts
Everything tagged to the 2019 C7 Corvette ZR1, newest first.
C7 Corvette ZR1 Specs by Year
The figures for every year with a row in the site’s Compared dataset: GM’s where published, otherwise the period road tests.
MORE: CORVETTES COMPARED / THE ENGINES
| YEAR | ENGINE | POWER | TORQUE | 0–60 | ¼ MILE | TOP SPEED | WEIGHT | PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.2 L supercharged LT5, 755 hp | 755 hp | 715 lb-ft | 2.85 s | 10.6 @ 134 | 212 mph | 3,584 | $119,995 |
C7 Corvette ZR1 Colors by Year
How many C7 Corvette ZR1s were built in each color, from the year pages’ color charts (the chart splits the model out from 2019). Years missing from the table have no per-model split in the chart. Every color has its own page in the Corvette Colors library.
MORE: ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | 2019 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| Sebring Orange | 841 | 841 |
| Black | 538 | 538 |
| Arctic White | 364 | 364 |
| Torch Red | 273 | 273 |
| Shadow Gray | 185 | 185 |
| Ceramic Matrix Gray | 137 | 137 |
| Elkhart Lake Blue | 132 | 132 |
| Watkins Glen Gray | 117 | 117 |
| Racing Yellow | 117 | 117 |
| Blade Silver | 101 | 101 |
| Long Beach Red | 97 | 97 |
| Admiral Blue | 51 | 51 |
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Against Its Siblings
Where the C7 Corvette ZR1 sat in the C7 range: the other performance models of the generation, their figures and the gap between them.
MORE: C7 CORVETTE STINGRAY / C7 CORVETTE Z06 / C7 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT
| GENERATION | Z06 | ZR1 | THE GAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| C7 Corvette | 2015–19 Z06: 650-hp supercharged LT4, 39,940 built | 2019 ZR1: 755-hp supercharged LT5, 2,953 built | 105 hp and about $40,000; the ZR1 the last front-engine Corvette |
Every C7 Corvette ZR1: Editions, Pace Cars, Prototypes and Racers
The C7 Corvette ZR1 and the cars built from it that the site has guides for, with a picture each.
| THE CAR | YEARS | BUILT | |
|---|---|---|---|
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C7 Corvette ZR1 The 755-hp supercharged LT5 under the halo hood, the ZTK high wing, 212 mph, a 2:37.25 VIR record; the first ZR1 automatic and convertible and the last front-engine Corvette The guide / Year page |
2019 | 2,953 |
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ZR1 Indy 500 Pace Car (2019 model) The 2019 ZR1 paced the 102nd Indianapolis 500 with Victor Oladipo; Mark Reuss crashed a pace car at Belle Isle a week later The guide / The pace cars / Year page |
2018 | — |
The C7 Corvette ZR1 at the Races
The C7 racing highlights that involve the C7 Corvette ZR1 or its engine, from the C7 hub.
MORE: EVERY CORVETTE RACE CAR / THE C7 HUB
| YEAR | CAR | EVENT | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Corvette C7.R (Pratt & Miller, 5.5 L LT5.5R) | Rolex 24 at Daytona / Long Beach | Debut; first win at Long Beach in April |
| 2015 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 | Z06, Grand Sport, ZR1 and Grand Sport | Indianapolis 500 | Pace cars; Gordon 2015, Oladipo in the ZR1 2018 after the first was crashed, Earnhardt Jr. 2019 |
C7 Corvette ZR1 News and Posts by Year
Everything tagged to the C7 Corvette ZR1’s model years, newest first.
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Buyer’s Guide
The 2019 ZR1 is a one-year car, so the buying decision is not which year but which spec: manual or automatic, ZTK or not, coupe or convertible, and how many miles. About 900 of the 2,953 have the seven-speed, and the market treats the manual as a different car; the ZTK Track Performance Package (the high wing, the Cup 2 R tires, the stiffer springs and the Magnetic Ride tuning) is the other premium, and a manual ZTK 3ZR coupe with delivery miles is the top of the C7 market.
It is also the last front-engine Corvette and the last with a manual, which is why it has held above its sticker since new. Buy on documentation and condition rather than on options: every ZR1 has the 755-hp LT5, the carbon-ceramic brakes, Magnetic Ride and the carbon aero, so the window sticker and the build sheet decide the spec and the odometer decides the price.
What a C7 Corvette ZR1 Costs Today
Auction and dealer results the site has tracked, by year; check whether a result includes the buyer’s premium, and treat asking prices and unsold high bids separately from completed sales.
The ZR1 is a collector car already: Classic.com’s October 2026 benchmarks are $160,593 for an automatic coupe, $220,516 for a manual coupe, $176,346 for an automatic convertible and $227,507 for a manual convertible, all above the $119,995–$123,995 window stickers, and the spread tells the story — about 900 of the 2,953 have the seven-speed, and the market pays $50,000 to $60,000 for it. In the year to October 2026 manual ZTK coupes sold on Bring a Trailer for $201,000 to $276,000 (a 3,000-mile 3ZR ZTK for $340,000 in January), automatics mostly $132,000 to $187,000 with delivery-mileage cars to $260,000 at GAA and $198,000 at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach, and a 258-mile manual coupe for $280,500 and a 1,000-mile manual convertible for $203,500 at Mecum Fort Worth.
MORE: THE C7 BUYER’S GUIDE / MSRP BY YEAR
| YEAR | BUILT | NEW | SOLD AT AUCTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,953 | $119,995 coupe / $123,995 conv. | Manual ZTK coupes $200,000 to $340,000 in 2026 (benchmark $220,516); automatics $125,000 to $260,000 (benchmark $160,593) |
How to Verify a C7 Corvette ZR1
The VIN positions, the labels, the stampings and the parts that prove a C7 Corvette ZR1 is what it claims to be, from the year pages.
Verifying a ZR1: a 9 in the eighth VIN position and an 800001-series number, the halo hood with the supercharger cover through it, the front underwing, thirteen heat exchangers, carbon-ceramic rotors (887 ZR1s had blue calipers, 758 orange), LT5 on the engine cover and 1ZR or 3ZR on the service parts label; ZTK adds the stanchion-mounted high wing, the splitter end caps, Cup 2 tires and FEB on the label, and a low-wing car with a high wing added is not a ZTK car (the stiffer suspension and the label are the test). The first manual, 800004, and the Hendrick car, 800001, are known, and the last ZR1 built has been offered at auction.
MORE: THE 2019 RESEARCH PAGE
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Inspection List
What to check on a C7 Corvette ZR1 before the money changes hands, from the year pages.
Inspection: on the ZR1, the LT5’s supercharger belt and intercooler pump, the halo hood seals, heat soak on tracked cars (the thirteen exchangers help, but an automatic ZTK that has lived at track days deserves a fluid history), Cup 2 tires that age out, carbon-ceramic rotors measured not looked at, the wing stanchions and underwing for curb damage, the clutch on manuals, and the recall history by VIN (the 2019 ZR1 had an airbag-module recall in 2018). A manual ZTK coupe in Sebring Orange with the design package is the 2019 to collect and will cost double its sticker; a 3ZR automatic coupe at $140,000 is the sensible ZR1.
MORE: THE C7 BUYER’S GUIDE
What Goes Wrong: The C7 Corvette ZR1’s Known Issues
The faults a C7 Corvette ZR1 is known for, the years they affect, what they look like and what the fix is. None of them should stop a purchase; all of them should be on the checklist, and a car with the paperwork for them is the one to buy.
| ISSUE | YEARS | WHAT HAPPENS | THE FIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbag sensing module | 2019 | A recall on about 490 early cars: hard braking or acceleration could put the module into a fault state. | A dealer reprogram; check the VIN for completion. |
| 8L90 automatic shudder | 2019 | The torque-converter shudder and harsh low-speed shifts GM addressed across the C7 range with fluid and software. | The updated Mobil 1 LV ATF HP fluid flush and the latest calibration; a car that still shudders after both needs a converter. |
| Wheel cracking | 2019 | The forged aluminum wheels on the Z06, Grand Sport and ZR1 bend and crack on bad pavement; the subject of two class actions. | Inspect every wheel inside and out; budget for replacements on a car with curb or pothole history. |
| Heat on track | 2019 | The ZR1’s 13 heat exchangers cured the Z06’s heat-soak problem for most owners; hard track use in hot weather can still bring reduced power. | Ask for track history and the oil-change record; a tracked ZR1 should have the dry-sump checked hot and running. |
| Carbon-ceramic rotors | 2019 | Standard on the ZR1 and very expensive to replace; they wear by weight, not thickness. | Have the rotors weighed at a dealer; a set of four is a five-figure job. |
| Cup 2 R tires (ZTK) | 2019 | The ZTK’s Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires age out quickly and are poor in the wet and cold. | Check date codes; many cars have been switched to Cup 2s or Pilot Sport 4S for the road. |
The C7 Corvette ZR1 Options and Editions That Matter
What moves the price of a C7 Corvette ZR1 beyond mileage and condition: the packages, the equipment groups and the special editions, and what each does to the value.
MORE: THE SPECIAL EDITIONS / MSRP BY YEAR
| OPTION OR EDITION | WHY IT MATTERS | WHAT IT DOES TO THE PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| Seven-speed manual (M7) | About 900 built; the market pays a large premium for it and it is the last manual Corvette. | The biggest single premium in the C7 market. |
| ZTK Track Performance Package | The high wing, Cup 2 R tires, stiffer springs, the Magnetic Ride tuning and the front splitter end caps. | A clear premium, more on manual cars. |
| 3ZR equipment group | The full interior, the competition seats and the PDR; most cars have it. | Expected on a collector car; its absence costs more than its presence adds. |
| Sebring Orange Design Package | The launch color with orange brake calipers, seat belts and stitching. | A modest premium; the color is the collector’s pick. |
| Convertible | The first ZR1 convertible. | Trades below the coupe at the same mileage, which makes it the entry point. |
| Delivery mileage | A large share of ZR1s were bought to keep; sub-1,000-mile cars are common at auction. | Mileage drives the ZR1 market more than any option. |
What a C7 Corvette ZR1 Costs to Own
A ZR1 is a Corvette to run, not a supercar: the LT5 takes Mobil 1 on a dry sump (about ten quarts), the oil change is a dealer or specialist job on a car under its remaining warranty, and parts are shared with the Z06 except the LT5 itself and the carbon pieces. The expensive items are the carbon-ceramic rotors, the ZTK’s Cup 2 R tires (which last a few thousand miles) and the carbon aero, which is costly to repair after a parking-lot tap.
Insure it on an agreed value; the ZR1 has stayed above its sticker, and a standard policy will not pay what one costs to replace. Most owners drive them little, so budget for tires by age, a battery tender and a fuel stabilizer rather than by mileage.
MORE: THE C7 BUYER’S GUIDE
The Site’s Market Reports on the C7 Corvette ZR1
What CorvSport has written about buying, selling and valuing the C7 Corvette ZR1: the market reports, the bargain hunting, the auction results and the cars it has listed, newest first.
Garage Queens: Will The C7 ZR1s Continue To Sell Slowly? — 2025
Garage Queens: Two Sweet C4 Corvette ZR-1s And Rare C7.R Z06 Total Less Than 600 Miles — 2024
Top 5 Most Interesting Sales: 2019 Corvette ZR1 Sets New Bring a Trailer Record — 2024
The State Of The Market: 2019 Corvette ZR1 Values Over The Years — 2024
VIDEO: Would You Pay 7 Figures To Own The Last C6 ZR1 And C7 ZR1 To Be Produced? — 2023
Motor Authority Crowns the Corvette ZR1 Best Car To Buy in 2019 — 2019
C7 Corvette ZR1: Recalls, Service Bulletins and Maintenance
The site’s recall, service-bulletin and maintenance-schedule posts for the C7 Corvette ZR1’s model years and the C7 generation.
C7 Corvette ZR1s For Sale
The C7s the site has listed for sale, newest first; the C7 Corvette ZR1s are among them. The for-sale page has every Corvette the site is following and the auctions page the results.
Go Deeper
The pages around this one.
Corvette ZR1: the ultimate guide — every generation
The C7 Corvette hub — the generation, 2014–19
Corvettes Compared — every year’s figures
FAQs
What years was the C7 Corvette ZR1 made?
2019. The last front-engine Corvette and the most powerful: a supercharged 755-hp LT5 under a carbon halo hood, a coupe or convertible, manual or automatic, 212 mph.
How many C7 Corvette ZR1s were built?
2,953 by GM’s counts.
How much horsepower does the C7 Corvette ZR1 have?
LT5 6.2-liter supercharged V8 (2.65-liter Eaton), 755 hp / 715 lb-ft. 755 horsepower
How fast is the C7 Corvette ZR1?
2019: 0–60 in 2.85 s, 212 mph (GM’s figures or the period tests; the Compared page has them all).
How much did the C7 Corvette ZR1 cost new?
2019: $119,995 coupe / $123,995 conv.. The MSRP by Year page has every year in today’s dollars.
What is a C7 Corvette ZR1 worth today?
Manual ZTK coupes traded at $200,000 to $340,000 in 2026 (benchmark about $220,000); automatics $125,000 to $260,000. The Values table has the results the site tracks.
What is the ZTK package on the 2019 ZR1?
The $2,995 ZTK Track Performance Package: the adjustable carbon high wing (about 950 pounds of downforce), front splitter end caps, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and stiffer springs and Magnetic Ride tuning. 2,077 of the 2,953 ZR1s had it; the standard low wing is the 212-mph configuration.
Was the 2019 ZR1 available as a convertible and an automatic?
Both for the first time on a ZR1: 512 convertibles were built against 2,441 coupes, and the eight-speed automatic was offered beside the seven-speed manual. The manual ZTK coupes are the ones collectors pay most for.
What records did the C7 ZR1 set?
A 2:37.25 lap of Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course in 2018, 0–60 in 2.85 seconds, the quarter mile in 10.6 at 134 mph and 212 mph flat out with the low wing; it paced the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and VIN 001 sold for $925,000 for charity at Barrett-Jackson.
Which 2019 ZR1 should I buy?
A manual if you can afford the premium and will drive it, an automatic if the car is for the straight line (it is quicker) or for the price. ZTK for a collector or a track car, the standard aero for the road. Check the recall, the wheels and the rotors, and buy the lowest-mileage documented car the budget allows.
Is the C7 ZR1 reliable?
Yes by supercar standards: the LT5 is an LT4 with a bigger supercharger and more cooling, and the recall list is one airbag reprogram. The known items are the 8L90’s shudder, the forged wheels and heat under sustained track use.
Will the 2019 ZR1 keep its value?
It has so far: the last front-engine Corvette and the last manual, 2,953 built, trading above its $119,995 sticker in 2026. Manuals and ZTK cars have led. No one can promise a market, but the ingredients that made it a collector car do not change.
