RUMOR: First EX-VIN 2025 Corvette ZR1 Completed at Bowling Green

It was just a little over a week ago that public tours of the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, KY were suspended as officials at the plant said this was for “Manufacturing Advancements.” We’ve heard they are making some changes internally to the facility while the side entrance for workers and the public is also being renovated. But another line of thought had to due with GM wanting to build prototypes without the prying eyes of the public being able to see what they are doing, and it now appears that is no longer speculation.

Sources are telling our friends at the MidEngineCorvetteForum.com to speculate no longer as the first EX-VIN Corvette ZR1 was said to be completed on February 13th. This would be the first ZR1 prototype to be completed on the actual assembly line and not somewhere behind closed doors like the current group of cars currently being testing. An EX-VIN means the model is an experimental prototype that will eventually be destroyed following its testing. John at the MECF says his little birdie is a 100% reliable source, so that’s good enough for us.

This news comes just days after the latest public sighting of the camouflaged prototype Corvette ZR1s as they engineers were testing in the mountains outside of San Diego, California.

The Corvette ZR1 is rumored to utilize the Z06s 5.5L motor equipped with twin turbos that will provide somewhere around 800-850 horsepower. The new engine will be designated the LT7, and unlike the naturally aspirated LT6 in the Z06, the new motor will have variable valve timing (VVT) and Active Fuel Management (AFM) technology. These details were contained in a leak of the motor within Chevy’s own parts catalog last October.

So far as we know, the ZR1 is still on track for a 2025 model year reveal, and we previously detailed a 2023 meeting at the Bowling Green facility between plant officials and those from Detroit, with the outcome being the new Corvette ZR1 slated for a 2025 release. However, with the first EX-VIN prototypes now coming off the line, it still feels like we are about a year away at least from having the car ready to produce for customers.

Source:
MidEngineCorvetteForum.com

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