Many believe America's most powerful production car deserved a different name, but here's why Chevy didn't go with Zora for its new Corvette ZR1X.

The ZR1X sticks close to the ZR1 naming convention, and doesn't upset the C8 hierarchy. The ultimate production Corvette is officially here, and it's called the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X. Speaking of ... how about that name?

For the better part of a decade, the Corvette rumor mill has been churning about the development of an ultimate performance variant expected to be called “Zora.” For those in the know, Zora Arkus-Duntov was the legendary chief engineer who transformed the Corvette from what might have been a short-lived Chevrolet roadster like the first-generation