The coupe features an updated body compared to the current C8.R and will come powered by a 5.5-liter V-8 related to the 670-horsepower version found in the street-legal Corvette Z06.

The production engine is the most powerful naturally-aspirated V-8 that's ever been sold, but the racing version is restricted by rules to less than 600 horsepower.

Chevrolet will enter the Z06 GT3.R through a factory racing effort, but is also selling a customer version for privateer racers.

The car's frame and much of its engine are built at the same Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory as the production Corvette, but its transformation into a racing car is completed by the Pratt & Miller team that campaigns Chevrolet's factory racing efforts.

Deliveries will begin in time for customer teams to prepare for North American races in 2024, and a global rollout will follow with Chevrolet offering a technical support program.

Gary Gastelu is Fox News Digital's automotive editor.