Top 5 Turbo Corvettes of All Time

For nearly as long as the Corvette’s been around, a turbo or two’s found its way into its heart. Here are our top 5 ‘Vettes that go woosh!

Right now, there’s no way to buy a turbocharged Corvette from the local Chevy dealership straight from Bowling Green. However, as we recently reported, this could change with the C8-era ZR1, suspected to have a pair of hair dryers ready to dry off the competition.

That said, the promise of a factory turbo Corvette’s been around nearly as long as the ‘Vette itself. Not to mention the aftermarket providing their own to the world when GM could not. Here are the top five turbo Corvettes of all time that have ever graced the road, even for a brief moment.

No. 5: GM Phase II Turbo Corvette

At the start in the late Sixties, the C3 Corvette burned it all down with its various array of powerful V8s. By 1980, though, the ‘Vette fell into the personal luxury malaise brought on by changing tastes and high (for the time) gas prices. Yet, engineers wanted to bring back the performance. Thus, the Phase II Turbo Corvette concept. A pair of turbos tied to the L82 V8, there was enough oomph to get down the quarter-mile in 13 seconds, according to Road and Track.