Video: 2018 Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 Prototype Braves The Rain At The Nürburgring

The camouflaged 2018 Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 wasn’t exactly the happiest car on the planet when its happy hour around the Nürburgring was ruined by rains.

The 2018 Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 is being extensively tested around the Nürburgring as we speak. Chevy seems to be eager to break the lap record with the new version as more and more spy shots and videos are popping up, showing the car lapping “The Ring”. One of the recent clips of the testing featured the car not in its elements, but dealing with the elements. Rain, to be precise.

The unexpected arrival of rain on the track saw the ambitious hypercar-rivaling ZR1 slowing down, much to the dismay of the development team as well as the spies hiding in the bushes. Though hidden beneath layers of camouflage, the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette C7 ZR1 looks like a sizable leap from the Vettes in the current lineup.

There is a comprehensive aero package at play here, starting with the larger air intakes up front and the gigantic spoiler at the back which you’ll never miss.

More aero, more power and more of everything. The Corvette ZR1 is going to top the range once it makes the awaited debut.

Spy shots also reveal blue brake calipers and power dome hood. The engine details are still in the dark. But since the current Z06 produces a madcap output of 650 hp already, the ZR1 is just going to push the excitement higher. A new LT5 V8 engine with two turbochargers and 700 horses may be getting the chance to nestle under that hood, if we go by the buzz around. It kind of explains the bigger air intakes at the front of the prototypes that we have spotted so far. An engine like that will need a lot of air to feed on.

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One of the recent crop of spy shots also showed some kind of a strange contraption of pipes on the exhaust. A MotorTrend report on it speculates that the additional piping must be in place to keep the noise levels on check. The Nürburgring may have its set of sound regulations which the cars undergoing testing there have to adhere to. So, does it mean that the engineers have made a car that’s loud enough to upset the authorities? They may have just done that.