Hybrid Corvette sets new Pikes Peak production record

Key facts

• A hybrid Corvette ZR1X set a new production car record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.
• JR Hildebrand drove the record-setting vehicle.
• The Corvette ZR1X produced 1,250 horsepower.
• The vehicle completed the course in nine and a half minutes.
• The previous production car record was held by a Porsche 911 Turbo S.

JR Hildebrand piloted a hybrid Corvette ZR1X to a new production car record at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. The powerful hybrid machine generated 1,250 horsepower, enabling it to conquer the demanding course in a remarkable nine and a half minutes. This achievement dethrones the previous record holder, a Porsche 911 Turbo S, and establishes the hybrid Corvette ZR1X as the new benchmark for production vehicles at the iconic event. The Pikes Peak International Hillclimb is renowned for its challenging 12.42-mile course with 156 turns, ascending over 4,700 feet from its start at 9,390 feet to its finish at 14,115 feet.