The Chevrolet Corvette has been a constant throughout this magazine's existence. We begin our celebration with the most extreme version yet.

The ZR1’s turbos are the largest ever installed on a production passenger car, according to GM. The inertia of such large turbos is a recipe for turbo lag—that’s the delay between the time when a driver floors the gas pedal and the engine’s turbo reaches full boost to provide maximum power.

Chevrolet provided flights from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the new ZR1X and drive the ZR1. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. At the recent media launch of the ZR1,