Article: Chevy LT1 vs LT2 engines: What's the difference?

January 7, 2026

Story by Madeline Cuccio in SlashGear

The Chevrolet Corvette is America's oldest and most recognizable sports car, and has been powered by some of GM's most famous engines. From the original "Blue Flame" inline-6 to the 350-CI small block, the 427 to the modern LS engines, you're spoiled for choice when it comes to quality engines in these cars. Two engines in this lineup, the LT1 and LT2, are some of the latest and (debatably) greatest among these, powering the C7 and C8 Corvettes, respectively. And, for the sake of clarity, the LT1 is different than the LT-1 with the hyphen in the name, which was a small-block V8 that powered some early '70s muscle cars.

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