Nobody said the new Corvette ZR1 was going to be cheap. The ZR1 coupe starts at $174,995 with destination, while the hardtop convertible costs $184,995. But those prices are for a base ZR1 before the seemingly endless amount of options Chevrolet shoehorned into its newly published online configurator.
Moving up to either of the 3LZ trims—which adds better seats, better leather, more cameras, a 12.0-inch digital instrument cluster, and plenty more—the ZR1 3LZ coupe starts at $185,995 with destination, while the 3LZ convertible is $195,995 before options. And like I said, the options are plentiful.
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The most expensive option you can add to your Corvette ZR1 are the staggered 20- and 21-inch carbon fiber wheels. They cost a cool $13,995. After that, the Carbon Fiber Aero package—which adds the high-wing rear spoiler, dive planes, and a tall hood spoiler—is $8,495. Adding the ZTK Track Performance package tacks on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R tires and a specially tuned suspension with Magnetic Ride Control for an extra $1,500. It should be noted that you can’t have the ZTK Track Performance package without the Carbon Fiber Aero package (but you can keep the Carbon Fiber Aero package by itself).
From there, Chevrolet offers everything from painted brakes and chrome badging to carbon fiber mirror caps, racing stripes, and black exhaust tips. If your driveway is particularly steep, you probably also want the $2,595 Front Lift option.
A full carbon fiber interior is $4,995 but fiber sill plates are an extra $1,995. The Competition sport bucket seats will set you back $500, while the carbon fiber and microfiber performance steering wheel is an extra $695. Colored seat belts and custom seat stitching are $495 each. You can even spend extra to get the Corvette Racing “Jake” logo floor mats or the “Jake” logo stamped into your trunk liner, if you so please.
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Chevrolet offers delivery at the Corvette Museum in Kentucky as an option for $1,495.
Not including the museum delivery (and some minor dealer-installed accessories), our calculations put the most expensive Corvette ZR1 3LZ Convertible at $238,385. For a ZR1 3LZ Coupe with all the same options, you’ll be looking at at least $232,755—give or take a few hundred bucks.
That may sound like a lot of money, but consider this: A comparable 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 RS starts at $224,495. The Ford Mustang GTD is expected to start at about $325,000. And the Lamborghini Revuelto is in another stratosphere entirely at $612,852.
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The new ZR1 outmuscles most of those cars with a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 making 1,064 horsepower and 828 pound-feet of torque, which sends it to 60 miles per hour in just 2.3 seconds and on to a top speed of 233 miles per hour. The ZR1 also recently racked up fast-lap records at some of America’s best tracks, including Road America and Virginia International Raceway, where it took down former record holders like the Porsche 911 GT3 and McLaren Senna.
So yes, $238,000 is a lot of money—but it feels like a relatively small sum to pay for a car with that much performance.
Here’s the full list of ZR1 options:
- Carbon Fiber Wheels: $13,995
- Carbon Fiber Aero Package: $8,495
- Carbon Fiber Interior: $4,995
- Carbon Fiber Engine Cross Brace (Coupe): $2,895
- Front Lift: $2,595
- Dual Roof (Coupe): $2,295
- Bright Machined Forged Wheels: $1,995
- Carbon Fiber Sill Plates: $1,995
- ZTK Performance Package: $1,500
- Blue-Painted Forged Wheels: $1,495
- Corvette Museum Delivery: $1,495
- Carbon Fiber Mirror Caps $1,250
- Dual Racing Stripes: $1,195
- Carbon Flash-Painted Wheels: $995
- Premium Paint: $995
- Carbon Fiber and Microfiber Steering Wheel: $695
- Painted Brakes: $695
- Stealth Interior Trim $595
- Competition Sport Bucket Seats: $500
- Rapid Blue Paint: $500
- Colored Seat Belt: $495
- Custom Seat Stitching $495
- Black Exhaust Tips $395
- Spoiler Extension: $395
- Chrome Badging $295
- Personalized Interior Plaque $295
- Carpeted Floor Mats $275
- Jake Logo Center Caps: $250
- Carbon Flash Mirrors $195
- Jake Logo Cargo Area $195
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