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GM estimates a quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds aided by 1,064 horsepower (1,079 ps/794 kW) produced at 7,000 rpm and 828 lb-ft (1,123 Nm) of torque at 6,000 rpm. The all-new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is powered by a 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged flat-plane V-8 engine and an 8-speed automatic transmission DCT.
Mind you, you don’t have to go for the ZR1 to enjoy a great Corvette. The Z06 is a dream car, too, and if you like electrified products that deliver blistering performance, then you might want to go with the E-Ray. Even the base Stingray is still a gorgeous blue-collar supercar, and you can get one for as low as $68,300 (MSRP).
The bowtie brand claims a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time of just 2.9 seconds. It unleashes up to 495 horsepower (502 ps/369 kW) under the driver’s right foot if you select the Z51 Performance package or the performance exhaust system box on the options list. The C8 Corvette Stingray tops out at 194 mph (312 km/h), and its quarter-mile time is 11.2 seconds with a perfect takeoff.
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As it happens, the Chevy Corvette Stingray shown in the video below sports the Z51 Performance Package. That means it has 495 instead of 490 horsepower, and since you’d need something really fast and pretty expensive to subdue it in a straight-line sprint, this car proved its worth by taking on a defunct model: the 2020 Dodge Charger.
The four-door muscle car looks like it's rocking a 5.7-liter V8 engine under the hood. In theory, it should have around 370 horsepower (375 ps/276 kW) to play with. That was the stock output, and it went to the rear-wheel drive via an eight-speed automatic transmission. This Dodge Charger may not be a Hellcat beast, but for what it's worth, it has enough power to have some fun at the local drag strip.
As it happens, the location where it was filmed in action was a drag strip, Barona Drags, in California, to be more precise. That's where it went up against the aforementioned C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, presumably a 2023 model, trying to subdue it. However, as we all know, it takes a lot more than a 370-horsepower muscle sedan (assuming that was stock) to corner the mighty 'Vette, even if it is nothing more than a Stingray.
To settle their ad hoc dispute, the two cars collided twice on the track, and you know what to do to find out which one was faster, right? But if you had to bet, would you put your money on the 'Vette or the Charger?
