Chevrolet has launched the Silverado EV ZR2 off-road race truck idea on the Mint 400. The all-electric race truck will compete within the Open Manufacturing EV class, pushed by Chad Corridor as a part of the Corridor Racing staff. The Silverado EV ZR2 joins the staff’s current lineup of race-proven Chevrolet vans, together with the Silverado ZR2 and Colorado ZR2.
Designed to push the boundaries of electrical off-road efficiency, the Silverado EV ZR2 race truck idea follows the identical profitable ZR2 components seen in Chevrolet’s manufacturing vans. It encompasses a lifted suspension with off-road-specific tuning, Multimatic damper expertise, locking differentials and underbody skid safety for added sturdiness. Whereas nonetheless an idea, the truck was developed in simply 5 months utilizing 98 p.c GM manufacturing components.
On the coronary heart of the race truck is a tri-motor electrical propulsion system delivering 1,100 hp and 11,500 lb-ft of torque. The truck rides on 37-inch BF Goodrich KM3 Mud-Terrain tires and debuts prototype Multimatic Adaptive Spool Valve dampers, which offer superior off-road efficiency and permit for greater than 13 inches of entrance and rear wheel journey.
Chevrolet engineers can be embedded with the Corridor Racing staff through the Mint 400, gathering real-world knowledge to refine future manufacturing autos, efficiency components and equipment. In response to Scott Bell, vice chairman of Chevrolet, aggressive racing gives the final word check for Chevrolet’s engineering. Chad Corridor echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that insights gained from racing straight affect the event of autos accessible to shoppers.
