Corvette ZR1 has the largest turbochargers among road cars – RT World News

The first generation with an engine located in the middle offers for the first time a performance of more than 1000 horsepower, with which it can compete with cars of leading brands.

Power is generated by a 5.5-liter V8 engine with an internal specification of LT7, which has a smooth crankshaft, several internal improvements, and above all, it is topped by a pair of BorgWarner turbochargers.

At the same time, the turbocharger manufacturer recently said in a press release that it is a two-turbo system with the largest turbochargers used in a production road car, as he said. The Drive.

Each turbo has a forged and milled compression wheel with a diameter of 76 mm and a turbine wheel with a diameter of 67 mm. It also uses patented ball bearing technology for better response and noise reduction, or a special sensor connected to the car’s control unit, which can use the engine’s potential to the maximum.

The use of a V8 engine with twin-turbo supercharging and turbochargers was only possible with a change in design with the engine placed in the middle of the car. It would be very difficult to fit a large, and above all, wide powertrain into the older generations of the front-engined Corvette model.

In addition, the position of the engine in the middle enables the use of the maximum power of 793 kW (1079 hp) and the torque of 1121 Nm. Thanks to these parameters, the car should offer a maximum speed of up to 346 km / ha and a sprint of 400 meters in 9.7 seconds.

We still have to wait for classic acceleration times from 0 to 100, as well as information about the price and availability of the model. In addition, the automaker plans to send the flagship model to the famous Nürburgring circuit, where it will definitely have high goals.