The trunk for the C8 Corvette is pretty large. I think it’s a product requirement to be able to fit a set of golf clubs in a Vette. It’s got a pretty good seal around the opening which should keep hot air from the engine bay from leaking into the trunk.
The mounts for the struts to hold open the rear hatch are pretty beefy. I haven’t kept up with all the tech on the Z06, but this one has electronically adjustable dampers judging by the wire harness going into the top of the damper. Beefy braces span the engine bay going from the rear shock mounting locations to the passenger compartment bulkhead.
A lot of power means a lot of exhaust heat. The headers are fully insulated. The chassis brace makes a convenient mounting point for whatever that hose is.
The Z06 has large side scoops ramming air through heat exchangers. There was an issue apparently where spilled gasoline got sucked through the side scoop, hit the hot header, and started a fire.
The ZR1X is a whole different beast with a hybrid powertrain attached to the twin-turbo V8. I think it’s the quickest 0-60mph car you can buy.
With the heat created by 1,250hp, a lot of heat exchanger surface area and airflow is required to keep everything cool. I’m assuming the opening between the center and side heat exchangers are for cooling the front brakes.
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Little bit about the Nissan Z.
First of all, there is no 400Z, only Nissan Z.
Secondly the partial shiny disk inside the wheel, I believe is the rim itself.
Third, the exhaust splits into two. One side of each split continues on, the others cross over to either side, basically forming a “Z-pipe” or Borla “Switchfire” type layout.