[VIDEO] Rematch! C8 Corvette ZR1X Takes Another Shot at the Lucid Air Sapphire

Jun 1, 2026

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[VIDEO] Rematch! C8 Corvette ZR1X Takes Another Shot at the Lucid Air Sapphire

2026 has been a year chock-full of outstanding automotive content, and if we were to crown a car video of the year as we near the halfway point of a stuffed trip around the sun, it’d have to be the ZR1X vs. Lucid Sapphire episode of Camissa’s Ultimate Drag Race Replay on Hagerty’s YouTube Channel.

That clip’s main event featured higher standards of production quality than anything else on YouTube and the new ‘great internal-combustion hope’ getting its shot against the electric super sedan that’s reigned supreme over drag strips for the better part of three years. It also upped the ante by bringing two other “regular” fast cars in the VW Golf R and the BMW M2 CS to get thoroughly destroyed in the name of science, illustrating how ridiculously fast the two American sleds are even when the Germans were given large advantages (the VW was allowed to get up to speed for 100 yards before the ‘Vette and Lucid even started, while the 523-horse Bimmer got to start 100 yards ahead).

[VIDEO] Rematch! C8 Corvette ZR1X gets Another Shot at the Lucid Air Sapphire

If we had one gripe about Hagerty’s impressive display, it’s that the ZR1X was running with its parachute-like wing in place, causing a discernable disruption in the car’s acceleration towards the end of the race. If we had a second gripe, it’s that where we’re from, the first car across the line is the winner and any other statistics are just gravy on top and after the X obviously ended the video as the victor, the cars crossed the line “in the same tenth” and the more aerodynamic Lucid was traveling faster at the line, so they gave it – the clear loser – the win by tiebreaker.

Now, thanks to the second of many planned upcoming collaborations between the Drag Times and Vehicle Virgins, we have Ali v. Frazier II, with the ZR1X, fresh off its dismantling of the Bugatti Chiron, set to meet the Sapphire once more, this time on the back straight of Arizona’s Apex Motor Club.

Now, to misquote the old saying, “you have to dance on the floor you’re given,” and, not to make excuses, but Phoenix presents a unique challenge for forced induction ICE powerplants in the form of heat soak and the Sapphire race took place later in the day than the showdown with the Bugatti (which had a similar cross to bear). We won’t spoil this one except to say that the $250,000 California golf cart is wicked quick, and we’re actually surprised that it was able to rip off three consecutive runs followed by a roll-race while still producing its full 1,234 HP output. No matter the outcome, great fights come in threes, and we’re looking forward to the Thrilla in Manila that’s surely to come – and hopefully ‘Manila,’ in this case, has lower ambient temps than AZ. In the meantime, Brooks has promised more X content from this same outing, including a faceoff with a benchmark hybrid Ferrari. It’s going to be a great Summer!