Road & Track has named the C8 Corvette ZR1 its 2026 Performance Car of the Year, and the verdict lands with the weight of a stopwatch, a steering wheel, and a soaked notebook full of inked expletives.

Welcome to the 2026 Road & Track Performance Car of the Year. I am delighted to bring you the following work of a select team of pros at R&T. The coverage of this year’s PCOTY spread out over the next ...