{"id":319,"date":"2025-07-23T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/?p=319"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:07:56","slug":"this-drag-race-between-corvette-zr1-and-tesla-model-s-plaid-wasnt-even-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/this-drag-race-between-corvette-zr1-and-tesla-model-s-plaid-wasnt-even-close\/","title":{"rendered":"This Drag Race Between Corvette ZR1 And Tesla Model S Plaid Wasn\u2019t Even Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Corvette-ZR1-v-Tesla-Model-S-Plaid-2-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Both the C8 Corvette ZR1 and Tesla Model S Plaid deliver over 1,000 horsepower.<\/li>\n<li>In ideal conditions, the Tesla Model S Plaid runs the quarter-mile in 9.23 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Launching the Tesla is easy, but getting a perfect start in the Corvette is trickier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>High-horsepower showdowns are always a spectacle, especially when they pit cutting-edge electric speed against old-school combustion muscle. That&rsquo;s exactly the case with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/chevrolet\/\">Chevy<\/a> Corvette ZR1, which has caused a stir in the performance car world with its 1,064-hp V8 and the largest turbochargers ever fitted to a production car. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But can all that power outmatch one of the fastest production EVs on the planet, the Tesla Model S Plaid, on a drag strip? A new test sets out to answer that question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/corvette-zr1-shows-top-lambo-what-its-worth\/\">This American Monster Just Faced A Supercar And What Happened Was Unexpected<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To most casual observers, the Corvette ZR1 may seem like the favorite. However, for those who are familiar with Tesla&rsquo;s capabilities, the two are actually quite well-matched.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to a pair of mighty electric motors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/tesla-model-s\/\">the Model S<\/a> Plaid delivers 1,020 hp and benefits from all-wheel drive. It is heavier than the Corvette, tipping the scales at 4,812 lbs (2,183 kg), compared to the ZR1 Coupe&rsquo;s 1,665 kg (3,670 lbs). Despite this, the spec sheet would suggest that Tesla has the advantage. Tesla says it can sprint down the quarter-mile in 9.23 seconds, whereas Chevy says the new ZR1 needs 9.6 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Muscle vs. Electrons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first of a few drag races between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/corvette\/\">the new Corvette<\/a> ZR1 and the Model S Plaid, Drag Times gave the jump to the C8. Initially, the two pick up speed at similar rates, but as the race progresses, the Tesla pulls ahead to take a commanding win. In this race, the Tesla set a time of 9.243 seconds, whereas the ZR1 needed 9.8 seconds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It was a similar story in the second race. However, the Tesla won even more convincingly as the YouTuber didn&rsquo;t give it such a big head start. The Corvette driver also failed to match the time of his first run, running the quarter-mile in a somewhat disappointing 10.3 seconds. In the third and final race, the Tesla again set a 9.2-second quarter-mile, whereas the ZR1 was left trailing with a 10.2-second time.<\/p>\n<p>As we&rsquo;ve seen many times in the past, it&rsquo;s much easier to set consistent acceleration times in a high-performance EV than it is in a gas-powered car. So for now, the Model S Plaid comes out on top. Now we just have to wait and see what the all-wheel drive hybrid ZR1X can do, with Chevy suggesting it&rsquo;ll dip below the 9.0-second mark in the quarter-mile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Corvette-ZR1-v-Tesla-Model-S-Plaid.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image-block\"> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy \" src=\"\" alt=\" This Drag Race Between Corvette ZR1 And Tesla Model S Plaid Wasn&rsquo;t Even Close\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Corvette-ZR1-v-Tesla-Model-S-Plaid-1024x576.jpg\" data-type=\"inarticle-image\" \/><figcaption>Drag Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>        <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both the C8 Corvette ZR1 and Tesla Model S Plaid deliver over 1,000 horsepower. In ideal conditions, the Tesla Model S Plaid runs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}