Big things are happening with the Chevy Corvette nameplate in the not-so-distant future, with GM considering the development of a new all-electric Corvette sedan to battle rivals like the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan. In addition, GM is also considering development of a new all-electric Corvette crossover model.
This potential new all-electric Corvette crossover would be upscale with regard to appointment and high-performance with regard to the driving experience, and would rival similar models like the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, as well as the recently confirmed Porsche flagship all-electric SUV set to slot in above the Porsche Cayenne and Porsche Macan.
Back in April, GM President Mark Reuss confirmed that GM is considering the development of a new all-electric, Ultium-based Corvette model. The confirmation was made amid the release of a teaser video for the upcoming Corvette C8 E-Ray, the first Corvette model to offer not only all-wheel drive, but also the first Corvette model to offer a hybrid powertrain. Total peak output from the Corvette E-Ray is expected to hit around the 600-horsepower mark.
GM Authority Corvette crossover rendering
With GM set to go fully electric across its passenger vehicle lineup by 2035, the release of a new Corvette EV is all but inevitable at this point. However, as GM Authority covered previously, the way in which such a model could come to market is most likely with an all-new vehicle beyond the current Y2-based eighth-gen Corvette C8. In terms of platform, the GM BEV3 architecture looks like the most likely candidate, with next-generation GM Ultium battery tech and GM Ultium drive motors for motivation.
So then, dear reader – what do you think? Should GM offer an all-electric Corvette crossover? Let us know by voting in the poll below, and remember to subscribe to GM Authority for more mid-engine Corvette news, Corvette C8 news, Corvette news, Chevy news, GM electric vehicle news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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I really hope they do this.
But only so I can read all the comments from the old guys crying about it.
This would be a perfect compliment and garage companion for the Corvette sports cars. The owners could run their errands and weekend trips while leaving their baby safe and secure in back home in the garage. Great idea. -Probably why Porsche, and supercar manufacturers have done so.
This old guy is already crying about it..
I think they can do this as long as they market it the right way, that way being making it a corvette bodystyle/trim in the lineup, like a Z06. I think the best way they could introduce it is: 1. Electric corvette 2. Electric corvette sedan 3. Electric corvette SUV all based on the same platform but with different bodywork. If they don’t and instead do something like what ford did with the mach-e and have 2 separate vehicles on different platforms using the same name, it wouldn’t be deserving of the corvette name. It all comes down to that, either make it a true corvette in terms of performance, handling and luxury, or name it something different and place it on a different platform
I hope that they build it too, so we can read all the comments from the entitled, indebted, broke joke, no work ethic, enslaved by technology younger generations about how it’s too expensive.
That’s fine too.
But most of those people probably don’t care about Corvettes.
It’s a Corvette. The entitled generation simply waits 4-5 years and picks a factory-fresh always garaged used car with less than 10k miles on it for the price of a normal sports car. The old guy who owned it, if he’s still alive, never took it above 70 due to deterioration in eyesight, response time, motor skills, and simply never owned a fast car in their life, so they don’t know how to drive one.
This cycle has been going on for decades.
What generation is the entitled generation if the cycle has been going on for decades?
Real “get off my lawn” energy you’re displaying there.
I hope they don’t do this as the Corvette has 70 years of great name equity on a single model and it should not be squandered on a money grab that GM does not need like some other small mfgs.
If Corvette was a brand of several Biden’s like Porsche but it is a model of Chevybwho already has now many SUV models.
To be honest take the SC engine from the Vette drop it in a lowered Tahoe and call it a Tahoe GS tuned by Team Corvette.
See, I knew this would happen.
Performance BoF trucks were a compromised idea 15+ years ago. Frames making a heavier ‘fun’ vehicle. Never should have made an SSR.
The ingress/egress issue is a good one someone brought up.
There’s merits and demerits, and different approaches, to argue.
But do people trust the leaderships influencing and making the call?
Just why do you need to make the Corvette into a family vehicle when you are over a year behind in production of the car?
Does Chevy need another SUV? No.
Do you risk the image and name equity on a model that will never live up to the original.
Corvette is a model not a brand.
The Escalade V series are not seen as compromised.
It’s not a Blackwing.
It’s also just doesn’t seem Corvette enough. The Tahoe GS family/hauler idea is too much of a strawman.
i don’t mind expanding the corvette name, but why not just make it a performance suv by itself? the last thing i need to see is all the boomers and young upper middle class suburban guys complaining about an ev corvette crossover.
God, please just don’t. Ford tried and absolutely failed with the mach-e, and produced an Aztek-ugly car. The corvette is cool, I’d be okay with an EV sedan vette, and I am patiently awaiting the EV corvette Callaway Aerowagen. But not this.
Design & market another Crossover if you want to, resurrect an old model name if you feel the need i.e. BelAir, Caprice, Nova etc. but please let the Corvette stand on its own 4 wheels. It is a sports car / Supercar these days and is revered for being just that. Don’t make the Mach-E Ford mistake. I doubt very much Porsche would use the 911 their most iconic model into a 911-Over…….
And Yes I am older – big deal.
Nomad if you are going for a sport suv. It was the original.
NO! A Corvette is a Corvette not a SUV or crossover. It is a two seat sports car. If GM wants to compete with a Porsche SUV, they can do it with a Cadillac V Black Wing SUV, which raises another question why is the Black Wing only offered on sedans with rear wheel drive and not all wheel drive. If GM wants to compete with Porsche, they can do it with an XT4 V, XT5 V twin turbo Black Wing.
I feel GM can do an ultra high performance CUV for both brands with different feel and etc. Either way, for someone who does not want a Cadillac; he or she can buy the Corvette branded CUV and vice versa. At least there will be more choices in the future for performance enthusiasts.
The problem is they looked at the average Corvette owner and realized they don’t want a 2-seat low body sports car, and they sell them after a few years, because they can’t get in and out of it.
I am 70+ and have no issue getting in and out of my Corvette or my 2 Cadillac sedans. I’ve watched 20 and 30-somethings who can’t get out of their SUV or mall-crawler pickup and it’s not because they are jacked up to the sky.
Age has nothing to do with mobility, eyesight, ability to handle a Corvette at speed doing autocross or during a track day.
Amen!
I could see this happening with the Corvette brand. The question is, will this be a standalone brand like Ram for example or will it be tied from the bread-n-butter brand like “Ford Mustang Mach E” for example?
I say go for it and keep it simple for the standalone branding under Corvette:
Stingray
ZO6
E-Ray
ZR1
Zora
Manta Ray – Sedan or CUV
CUV name
etc.
Also, if the buyers in the future want a CUV but it is not small or big enough, will there be several sized CUVs under the brand and be one more sedan smaller?
In the future, the Corvette brand and Cadillac will be the best automakers under GM.
NO
So is the ICE Corvette SUV project dead?
I don’t think it ever was Ice.
There were rumors and a very distant spy pic. Maybe it didn’t get far, but it seems like GM was toying with the idea.
This is pretty typical of these newer generations. They have no respect or sense of pride in anything, especially legacy. Instead of doing any actual work and trailblazing they want to ride the coattails of those that have already done the work, blazed the trail (built the name). No courage to put it on the line. Then when anyone opposes the idea they offer lazy rebuttals like we are just be too old.
While maybe true in some cases, this is a pretty lazy rant.
Mixed feelings
Personally, I could care less about a Vette as it’s not a car I’d ever want. But to me this would be a huge mistake. Is nothing sacred anymore?
If I were a Vette and/or high performance sports CAR person, I would never see this as a good idea.
I only question the naming convention because the brand is so highly regarded. Regardless of its form factor, it better be extremely fast and excel at handling. Otherwise it won’t feel befitting of the Corvette name.
Hopefully it looks nothing like this rendering. That illustration is almost as ugly as a Porsche SUV.
This would be as stupid as the SSR was back in the 90’s.
Chevy stopped producing the Camaro to make the SSR and it almost put them out of business
Actually they stopped the F body as it would not pass crash test and they did not have the money for a new F body at the time.
The SSR was done as they had few RWD platforms to choose from. It was mostly a parts bin car.
GM should leave the Corvette as a coupe/convertible only, even in EV form. If GM wants to compete with Porsche, make it as a Cadillac, since its a brand, not a model. Plus, Cadillac can be better positioned for the higher cost, as it is GM’s “premium” brand.
As past GM CEO Alfred Sloan said, “We’re not in the business of making cars, we’re in the business of making money.”
Under that dictum, they could and will build Corvette SUVs, minivans, even trucks…whatever sells. Even though they already offer such models under the family car brands. And in doing so, they’re just reflecting current society. Tradition doesn’t count. Reputation doesn’t count. History doesn’t count.
Nothing counts but the dollar bill.
When GM was in the business of making cars, locomotives (EMD), diesel engines (Detroit Diesel), aircraft engines (Alison), huge earth moving equipment (Terex-Euclid), fridges ( Frigidaire), Electric kitchens (Frigidaire I still conserve a never used one, etc, GM made lots of money!
Ah, that was in the glorious 50s, where GM held more than half the US car market and was pumping out 1.5-2.0 million Chevies a year, against junior sized opponents, and with virtually no foreign opposition. Then they had the cash to invest in all those other things, but you notice all that has been sold off, leaving only the auto business which itself went bankrupt, which they now have to manipulate to keep Wall Street happy.
Ergo: If Joe Public wants a Corvette truck, he gets a Corvette truck.
Notice how he noted past CEO Alfred Sloan. Time repeats its self, as GM’s foreseeable future will be asking for another “bailout” , bankruptcy or two just running two brands.
Reasons for it to be done:
1- Corvette means the edge of performance.
2- A performance EV SUV for rally/offroad gathers all car technologies ABS+ESC+TCS+ a 4-wheel Ackerman steering control.
3- GM branding: ( Nobody wants to remember the 2-stroke Audi but the A4)
Sorry to piss on the parade but, that is no Corvette, Not even close, it’s not even a gas burner. Maybe you could make it a Trax or another Chevy product. No electric, besides if everyone went electric, our power grid couldn’t handle it, and do the research, batteries pollute, most cities use coal to make power. It’s a loose, loose reality. Sorry, again, NO.
Hi Howard,
Times change everything.
Electricity will replace internal combustion, as it replaces steam and horse traction.
All riders loved to travel by train, then drive primitive cars, then sport cars and soon they will enjoy the electric car performance and vertical take-off.
Everyone loved the smell of their old means of transportation, manure, coal, gasoline, diesel and now it’s time for clean air and maybe a little ozone.
It is a matter of letting the fanaticism cool down.
I am a boomer, and I think that would be a excellent way to widen the Corvette enthusiasm with an Sporty Utility model. But, it must be a uniquely recognizable as a Corvette.
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As far as the sports car 2 seater, I can see it moving into being an EV. But, why not still have the option to order a ICE if you prefer. This would make everyone happy.
I would buy one if had four doors and rear seat tv’’s
The only way this works is if they make Corvette a Brand and not a model. There have been rumors of this for years, so this wouldn’t be surprising.
However, this also begs the question…would this eventually force any other GM brand to dissolve, or will there be enough differentiation to allow this expansion?
HA! Are you kidding? I’ve owned Corvettes for over 50 years. This idea is asinine… As would be the “STUFF”…ie suvs, family sedans, & cross-overs bearing the Corvette logo … are! The GM corporation ALREADY has all that JUNK! Corvette is a sports car! You design guys are paid way too much! Grow up & GET A LIFE!
Build the car, but don’t call it a Corvette. The Corvette name should not be attached to a crossover vehicle.
Pure crap.
Wait a minute. It is waaaaay too early for April Fools jokes. Seriously?
The quickest way to ruin the name and image of a world class sports car is to use it to badge yet another generic looking Crossover vehicle.
Just ask Mustang, Porsche, et.al. Their crossovers/SUVs did sell…while their sports car sales plummeted compared to the Corvette.
I am thinking name the brand Stingray it has a nice ring for a brand of EV’s.
That Dodge Fratzonic idea was Genius.
Pushes out real Air so cool. Wonder if the upcoming Camaro and Vette BEV’s will have something like that
Why not… But then again why not add the name SS this way people are not expecting Corvette handing in a higher riding vehicle…IDK I like the idea but I also feel this might kill the Corvette sports car leave it alone just name it something else. Are children our all going to driving SUVs in ten years there are kids now who don’t even know what a Firebird was! SMH 🙄
It should be called a CORVAIR or CHEVETTE. Don’t ruin the CORVETTE Name with this. GM is too much bought out by the Current Commitment to EV. Just design another Colorado Diesel
I wouldn’t mind an EV Corvette. But if it looks like the one in the picture , that would be a shame. That sucker is ugly. Better off calling it a Chevette, another ugly vehicle.
YES, it is much better than the corvette, so ok to compete with Urus Porsche etc…
The same Generation of people mad about the Mach-E will be the same mad about this. They’re too busy complaining about “History” and “Legacy” instead of innovation and change. Even car companies will sell both a gas and electrified version and still whine about it because they’re The Generation of offended about anything that they disagree with. Prove it wrong…
PEOPLE WANT SUVS AND CROSSOVERS MORE THAN SPORTS CARS
MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CORVETTE CUV BESIDE THEIR SPORTS CAR
THE MUSTANG MACH E OUTSELLS THE REGULAR MUSTANG
AR I agree with just stop yelling with caps on! A Corvette sports suv car is a great idea but it has to look better then this turtle 🐢 looking thing… It almost looks like the butt ugly BMW M6 YUCK! Maybe GM is also trying to get their foot in the door in Europe again.
With all these boring electric cars being pushed on the public, I hope someone is smart enough to build some new powerplants in this country. Our current state of demand is often beyond the supply. What sort of fuel will be used to generate electric power? Good luck with that one.
This site and comments just make me laugh.
Make me sick – again …
Let me repeat myself :
Corvette is a Model of the Chevrolet Brand
Porsche is a Brand and they have various models – 911 – Boxster. etc.
There are so many former Chevrolet models that could be brought back like the Nomad for example.
That might be a Great name for an EV !!!!
Exactly Steve I couldn’t have typed it better myself!… The Corvette is two seat sports car… If Chevy wants a performance CUV/SUV then I ask what happened to the supercharged Blazer we where promised or just make the Blazer Nomad whatever a performance CUV… But not this it will ruin the Corvette brand image… You don’t see Porche 911 CUVs do you!!
JUST DO IT
Sam have you ever heard of John Force? How many times have you been 300 plus mph?
Another Chevette coming your way
Jim enouf… We need cars like the Chevettte again with better quality and good range or gas mileage and affordable to purchase! If you look at ALL the cat companies they are slowly if not already giving up on the inexpensive commuter car… What a shame… It could be worse it could be the return of the awful Yugo!
It`s an opportunity for the first 4 electric motors (one for each wheel) for a very high-performance platform with a completely new electronic power frequency driver integrating electronic traction + stability control + abs + regenerative braking + 4 wheel steering.
Ive got a 2017 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid and a 2015 Tesla Model S 70D. Had a Corvette CUV been available , I would have looked there first.