Carwow’s Mat Watson crossed the Atlantic to organize this unusual showdown on a California ranch. Two vehicles lined up for a day of flat-out racing, with little in common other than a price tag of roughly $120,000. On one side, there’s the Corvette Z06 designed for cornering, while on the other is Rivian’s full-size electric truck, which has four motors and enough power to move a home. Despite the comparable price tag, their approach to speed could not have been more different.
Chevrolet pushed the Corvette C8 mid-engine architecture to its limit with the ZR1X. Engineers basically plugged in the ZR1’s 1,064 horsepower twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 and added a front-axle electric motor modified from the E-Ray but customized here. That motor adds 186 horsepower and 145 pound-feet, for a total of 1,250 horsepower, which is sent to all four wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and a compact 1.9-kWh battery pack situated right in the center of the car. The front motor remains active all the way up to 160 mph, which is useful for dragging the strip from a stop, as only rear-drive takes over beyond that.
Chevrolet revealed two concept cars at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, in Monterey, California: the Corvette CX and its track-focused sibling, the CX.R Vision Gran Turismo. They won’t be in showrooms, but they show where the American icon is headed next.
A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range Work Truck drove 1,059.2 miles on a single charge, blowing away the previous electric vehicle range record—a 749-mile run by the Lucid Air. It’s a production pickup, a workhorse, driven on public roads by General Motors engineers who turned a casual “what if” into a mind-blowing reality.
On a cold morning at Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschleife, a 12.9-mile monster of a track known as the Green Hell, Chevrolet’s Corvette ZR1X ripped through corners and straights to post a blistering 6:49.275, becoming the fastest American car to ever lap this legendary circuit. It beat Ford’s Mustang GTD by 2.8 seconds. American muscle can shine, even if the Europeans still hold the crown.
General Motors has unleashed a street / track beast that demands attention, the 2026 Corvette ZR1X, a hybrid all-wheel-drive juggernaut that delivers a staggering 1,250 horsepower, positioning it as a direct challenger to the world’s most elite hypercars.
Electric pickup trucks, long the embodiment of American toughness, are charging into a new era, and the competition is fierce. Chevrolet’s 2026 Silverado EV Trail Boss, unveiled as a rugged rival to Tesla’s Cybertruck, is built to dominate both highways and backcountry trails.
This Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2 off-road race truck concept would be a major competitor for the Tesla Cyberbeast, but unfortunately, it’s just a one-off build for the Mint 400 race. Featuring a lifted, front / rear suspension with specific off-road tuning that continues to deliver on the pavement, multimatic damper technology, locking differentials, and underbody skid protection.
