This looks superbly retro.
Electricity is good for performance. We know this because we ve been told that the Corvette E-Ray will be even quicker than the Z06 version. As much as that may bother V8-loving hordes of Corvette, the day will eventually come when even the famous Stingray badge will refer to an electric sports car.
We ve considered some design possibilities of what the Vette could look like if approached from a totally unique angle, but this is more than just a flight of fancy. Eventually, the skateboard architecture that most EVs use will mean that building a unique body atop the chassis shouldn t be very difficult. So what if Chevrolet looks to the past for inspiration one day? Former Toyota designer Craig Kember shows us how such a machine could look.
It had to be done, says GM.
After decades of being in existence, it took the most recent C8 version of the iconic Chevrolet Corvette for the original vision of a rear-engined layout to come to pass. While some have praised GM for dramatically improving the drama and exoticism of the Corvette, others have lamented how difficult it is to work on and modify in such a tight space. Coupled with numerous quality issues, the most recent of which includes cracked wheels, there have been questions about whether Chevrolet knows what it s doing. But surely, the C9 will be better, right? Well, yes and no. It ll be better, but only because GM is returning to the layout it knows and putting the engine back in the front.