The 2012 Corvette ZR1 and Corvette Racing’s C6.R go head to head in this dream drag race matchup.
Can the supercharged 638-horsepower production Corvette beat the 500-horsepower naturally-aspirated race car? Road & Track has been pondering that eternal question and recently had the opportunity to put the two siblings to the test.
Click here for more on Road & Tracks’ Corvette Road Test where the editors test every new Corvette available for purchase. Enjoy the full article on the C6.R.

Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
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Road & Track
Photo Credit: Brian Blades/Road & Track
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