Happy New Year! Our first car for 2021. This 2019 Corvette ZR1 is not the first 755hp Corvette we’ve seen at CarMax (check out this Great Pumpkin from October 2020) but it is the most expensive at $129,998. In fact, it’s the most expensive unicorn ever offered by CarMax by a good $10,000. The ZR1 sold new for about the same price it’s offered here a year later. I prefer depreciation – this thing may appreciate! Special thanks to reader Cannon for bringing it to my attention!
It’s the fastest Corvette to date with a 2.8 second 0-60mph sprint and a top end of 212 mph. The Corvette team chief called this Corvette “the most we know how to do” according to this Car and Driver review. There will be faster C8’s for sure, but for now this LT5 supercharged 6.2 liter 755 hp V-8 is the bomb. With only 5,000 miles, like the October ZR1, it’s still under manufacturer warranty – but of course I would still spring for MaxCare and drive the snot out of it up to 150,000 miles. Well, I would if I fit. Corvettes don’t have the front seat room that my 911 has. So if you’re shorter than 6’4″ but your pants include deep pockets, your 2019 Corvette ZR1 chariot awaits here in Garland, Texas.
