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Always the underdog, the Chevrolet Corvette will soon have a new ace up its sleeve. The 2025 ZR1’s release is nearing closer each day, and it will soon be able to wreak havoc across the world’s roads, and laugh in the faces of million-dollar supercars and hypercars that simply can’t keep up with the ‘Vette’s 1,064 horses. Over in the States, this is something Americans truly look forward to; the ability to stare down the likes of Ferraris and Lamborghinis with confidence, and a much smaller price tag.

Recently, most of the upcoming C8 ZR1’s performance figures were released. It managed to reach a 233-mph top speed, rocket from 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds, and blast through the quarter-mile speed trap at 152 mph. Its quarter-mile time sits right at 9.6 seconds, something you’d think is unattainable for the likes of a couple-hundred-grand sports car from Kentucky. While this isn’t the case, that sort of time is, in fact, unattainable by a myriad of supercars and hypercars, 10 of which we’ll outline below.

10 McLaren Speedtail

10.0 Seconds

Our first, and slowest, supercar/hypercar that’s slower than the upcoming C8 ZR1 over a quarter-mile, is the McLaren Speedtail, McLaren’s most recent entry in their Ultimate Series of hypercars until the new W1 came along. Before the Speedtail came the Senna, then the P1. While the Speedtail can’t keep up with the ZR1 over a quarter-mile, its top speed is a bit higher, coming in at 250 mph. The Speedtail cost $2.2 million when it was new.

9 Hennessey Venom GT

9.9 Seconds

Next on our list of slowpokes relative to the C8 ZR1’s quarter-mile time is the Hennessey Venom GT, produced from 2011 to 2017. The Venom GT was the result of different automakers’ products coming together, with things like its engine being sourced from General Motors. Also, if you think the Venom GT looks suspiciously like somebody took a Lotus Elise and stretched it, it’s because that’s exactly what happened. But to dismiss it as a Frankencar would be a disservice, because it arguably put Hennessey on the hypercar map. It cost $1.2 million when it made its debut.

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8 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

9.9 Seconds

Many of us remember when the original Bugatti Veyron was crowned the fastest factory-production car in the world in 2005, dethroning the long-standing record held by McLaren F1. Just a few years later, Bugatti released the Veyron’s more athletic brother, the Super Sport. Its horsepower and torque numbers got a bump, and it got fancy new digs to let the world know this was the fastest version of the fastest car in the world at the time. It’s still not as quick to 1,320 feet as the C8 ZR1, however. A Super Sport cost $2.4 million when it was brand-new.

7 McLaren 765LT

9.8 Seconds

You’ll notice the McLaren 765LT has a good bit less power than the previous entrants on our list, yet still manages an impressive quarter-mile time. That’s because, unlike most of the cars we’ve discussed, the 765LT is extremely light, weighing in at just 2,952 pounds, over 1,200 pounds less than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, for example. The 765LT was a limited-edition version of the McLaren 720S, of which only 765 examples were built. The 675 cost a cool $350,000 when it was new.

6 McLaren 750S

9.8 Seconds

You’re looking at the final model McLaren will build that’s powered purely by internal combustion. After the 750S, McLaren will solely produce hybrid and/or electric vehicles. Introduced in 2023, the 750S is a facelifted version of the 720S, and receives a slight horsepower bump from its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. Overall, about 30 percent of the 750S’ parts have been updated from the 720S, while the other 70 percent remain largely unchanged. Still, it’s a sublime product and our 2024 Performance Car Of The Year. It costs $324,000.

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5 Porsche 918 Spyder

9.8 Seconds

The next entrant on our list is the Porsche 918 Spyder, an elusive hypercar produced for just two years, from 2013 to 2015. The 918 is part of the original hypercar holy trinity, though Porsche has failed to come to the party with a next-generation model. Both the Ferrari F80 and McLaren W1 have been unveiled, but we’re still waiting to see what the Germans will bring to the party. The 918 cost $845,000 when it was new, but good luck finding one for less than a million these days.

4 McLaren P1

9.8 Seconds

Another one of McLaren’s Ultimate Series models makes it onto our list, and it was the first one to come after the fabled McLaren F1. The P1 was released in 2013 for the 2014 model year, and only 375 P1s were made in total. Even though it’s only just over 10 years old, it was one of the pioneering hybrid hypercars, along with the Porsche 918 Spyder we discussed just a moment ago. The cool thing about the P1 is that McLaren continued to offer upgrades for it, years after production had ended. The P1 cost roughly $950k when it was new, but the average selling price these days is $1.6 million.

3 Koenigsegg Regera

9.7 Seconds

With a horsepower figure as high as that, you’d expect the Koenigsegg Regera to humiliate the C8 ZR1 in a quarter-mile drag. Alas, that’s not the case, much to the dismay of Koenigsegg, we’re sure. However, the Regera is geared more towards a high top speed, as evidenced by its extremely high trap speed time due to being geared lower. If you kept your foot pinned to the carpet in the Regera, you’d eventually reach its top speed of 254 mph.

2 Ferrari LaFerrari

9.7 Seconds

There’s a third pioneering hybrid hypercar on our list; the Ferrari LaFerrari. It was released in 2013 along with the P1 and the 918 Spyder, but featured a much bigger engine than the other two. Its 6.3-liter V12 was built with the LaFerrari in mind, as it was the F140 FE V12’s only assignment. The LaFerrari was so coveted by Ferrari, its name literally means “the Ferrari” in Italian, as it was meant to be the definitive model for the brand.

1 Lamborghini Revuelto

9.7 Seconds

The last model on our list is the Lamborghini Revuelto. It’s Lambo’s current flagship supercar, as it replaced the now-axed Aventador. Luckily, Lamborghini decided to continue making V12 hypercars, as the question of the V12’s future was called up when the Aventador’s discontinuation was announced. Despite its giant engine with hybrid assistance, it still can’t outpace the country boy C8 Corvette ZR1 in a quarter-mile drag.

Sources:
FastestLaps.com, Chevrolet, Lamborghini, McLaren, Bugatti, Porsche, Hennessey, Ferrari, Koenigsegg