The Corvette is destined to go electric – that much should be obvious given GM’s plans to go full EV across its passenger vehicle lineup by 2035, as well as comments made by GM President Mark Reuss earlier this year. Now, new details on the upcoming all-electric Corvette products have come to light.
Let’s start by briefly summarizing the story thus far. As GM Authority reported in August, GM is considering the development of a new all-electric Corvette sedan to rival sporty models like the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S, most likely with the GM BEV3 architecture providing the underpinnings, as well as next-generation GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium drive motors for motivation. GM Authority even went so far as to render what this forthcoming battery-powered Corvette might look like.
What’s more, GM Authority reported over the summer that GM was also considering the development of a new all-electric Corvette crossover, a model which would rival products like the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, as well as the upcoming all-electric Porsche flagship set to slot in above the Porsche Caynne and Porsche Macan.
So then, the current situation is as follows – at this point, it should be more than obvious that the C8 Corvette Stingray is nothing short of a runaway success. What’s more, demand for the C8 Corvette Z06 is so high, GM will be filling orders for many years to come. Further C8 variants like the E-Ray, ZR1, and Zora are all on the way, and while an all-electric replacement for the C8 is coming, it won’t arrive until much later than anything else mentioned here.
Once the new C8 variants are rolled out, GM is expected to launch a new Corvette sub-brand around the 2025 calendar year. The new sub-brand will consist of a coupe-like four-door Corvette sedan model, as well as a new Corvette crossover, both of which will utilize GM Ultium batteries and GM Ultium drive motor tech.
These new Corvette EV products will stay true to the nameplate by offering sexy styling and a high-performance driving experience. What’s more, the switch to EVs (and likely the BEV3 platform) will enable designers to rethink Corvette’s proportions. After all, BEV3 is high flexible, as evidenced by BEV3-based products like the Cadillac Lyriq, Cadillac Celestiq, and Chevy Equinox EV – all very different vehicle indeed.
Additionally, Car and Driver now reports that the upcoming Corvette EV products will incorporate a patented cooling system for the batteries, ultra-efficient inverters, an 800-volt electrical system with 350-kW charging capabilities, a two-speed transmission, four-wheel steering, and a torque vectoring system.
While the purists are undoubtedly squirming at the though of an all-electric sedan or crossover bearing the Corvette nameplate, the motivation behind the strategy is simple – it’s all about money. The Porsche Cayenne, for example, proved just how profitable a sports car brand could be when applied to another segment, and now, even Ferrari is getting in on the action.
All told, we want to know – do you welcome these upcoming changes for the Corvette brand? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below, and remember to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevy Corvette news, Chevy news, GM electric vehicle news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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To Compete with Lamborghini Urus .. it will sell a lot, it is what USA next generations people wants, Corvette Brand
The more Important is… we all know GM duplicated all Design Studios over the world, asked several new designers
Today received a negative attempt with Advanced California Design Studio, they said there are a lot of people better than me… well, of course for us California is like going to Planet Mars, at other side of Planet Earth.. but it is ok. Tried also to find out where is the new Design Studio at the England Moon, very far also, but ok, this negative note has to come yet. Most here in those digital magazines complain about the products, but GM decided, sorry, I can not help the products to be with better shapes, it was the north american decision, your administrations, it is your way
Hope all of you who applied at a position as designer with car companies like GM to have better luck than me. We continue to stay in Germany appreciating your world of cars, ships, vehicles, aircrafts, and all of projects which are still to come . Me, Wife & Cat continues to be happy, easy life and small comparing but ok, we have our fun
Please do the dislikes as usual !
Word.
Is this an AI or just someone writing using nothing but keyboard suggestions?
By Yoda, dee Corvette ESL here introduced.
Succeeding and destroying the Corvette name and Marquee I guess I’ll be looking elsewhere for my next car inst been great having a C6 Z06 last true American made Corvette since then more European anyway of course continuing the pipe dream of electric vehicles good luck you’re going to need it plus the things hideous on top of that
I mostly understood this after a second reading. Apologies….I now believe you are a real person.
So in essence the C7 will really be the last true corvette. Yes I understand the mid engine was always the vision. However, the writing is on the wall. This is not part of the true genuine evolution of the car. This is pure greed.
If anything, this opens the door to a cab rearward GT returning to the lineup.
The mid engine was the only,y way to make the car perform better. They ran out of electronic tricks.
The sedan and Su is a cheap money grab by fooling some with using the Corvette name.
If any of these models are done correctly they would do just fine with a Chevelle or Nomad name.
Lambo and Porsche needs the volume as they are brands with low volume sports cars. Chevy is a large volume mfg with a sports car.
To me this is like Olds clapping Cutlass on three different models and it fooled no one.
Even the Mach E is really not a Mustang.
To me this is just a risk to name equity.
But as the mid engine goes it was no more a change as the C1 to the C2. Guys back then complained no truck.
$100k Chevrolet Chevelle? I’m not seeing that at all. Keep those names handy if cars become more popular in the mainstream.
If it is a $100K sedan it should be a Cadillac.
Keep in mind Corvette is a Model of a car not a brand. Porsche is a brand not a model of a car. They do not call their SUV a 911 do they. The Lambo SUV is not a Sian Is it?
“Corvette” is whatever Chevrolet/GM says it is. It’s been a model. Now, it’s going to be a sub-brand. We can debate whether we like it, not if it’s going to happen or not.
Corvette is an American Legacy, assaulting this is blasphemy…. EV is the trinket of this generation and America or the world for that matter will not be able to support 10% Electric cars and trucks with the grid plans of the next 50 years.
Really mid engine was the only way to make it faster look who’s at the top of the Nuremberg ring records front engine rear wheel drive car don’t blame the layout blame the engineering
Porsche is the fastest and if memory serves it is a mid engine.
Indeed…the C7 will be remembered as the last of the old generation But, we said the same when the C1 morphed, etc, etc. Yes, money is at the root of this “evil.” However, if the brand can find avenues to earn more money to further America’s sports car, so be it.
If GM follows the current naming trend of competitors, we will see the brand adopt appropriate names differentiating the electric boxes from the real sports car. I never look at a Cayman and think it is a real Porsche…it is what it is, a quick transport box with a well known brand name that suggests it is a “real” Porsche.
We are thankful that GM kept the brand alive long enough to envision and actually build the C8 which is not only the best value in the “super car” field, but the only moderately attainable mid-engine that can be a daily driver…almost.
A Corvette EV Sedan and a Corvette Crossover? The last great name plate for GM that will go to sh!t. First the Nova, next the Impala, then the Monte Carlo, then the Blazer, next up Camaro and now Corvette. Sad!!!
Oh boy…. Another tesla Gm that’s very ugly
Read an article about this 2 days ago online from Car and Driver. Again on carscoops yesterday. Why is GMA so late for this one?
Anyhow, I don’t care one bit what many will say about GM needing to have a Corvette “brand” just like Porsche and others. NO THEY DON”T! Porsche doesn’t have a full line of vehicles within 4 different brands. I’d love for someone to help me understand how producing a 4 dr sedan under the Corvette banner makes any sense when they won’t give true sedan brands like Buick a single freeking car. How many of them will they sell per year, 10 or 20,000? At least the rendering of the 4 dr Vette looks nice, but they could easily produce a nice looking sedan for Chevrolet just like that without whoring out the Corvette name. No matter, the final straw is sticking a Corvette name on an SUV. Totally stupid.
From what it sounds like, GM isn’t going to build a sedan and SUV that have Corvette styling. They are going to build serious high performance vehicle$. They believe can’t do that under Chevrolet or Buick, and I agree. Could under Cadillac V, but that doesn’t seem to be their focus right now. The two speed transmission scoop made me feel a lot less skeptical of this plan.
100%
I own a V-series Cadillac, but after peaking around 2009+ with the world beating CTS-V sedan/coupe/wagon, V-series has become a throwback to RWD, manual, track-ready vehicles. Fun cars, but easily outclassed on the street by other performance brands and $50K EVs that pass you like you’re standing still at a stoplight.
GM simply needs a dedicated performance brand for more than just 2-seaters. Chevrolet isn’t it and Cadillac is focused on luxury and a bit slow-moving on performance.
Corvette works — and to those thinking a broader lineup will kill the brand, I say yes, the same way it killed Porsche, who can offer over a dozen more varieties of 911s than it used to.
N400: “and to those thinking a broader lineup will kill the brand”
It’s not the Corvette “brand” that will be at stake. It will erode yet more sales from other GM brands/models. Just another case of GM cutting off it’s nose in spite of it’s face. But I will say this. If this move means Cadillac will abandon the performance market and go back to being a luxury brand with it’s focus on smooth, quiet, isolated rides and a more luxury interior, then that will be a good thing.
Exactly right.
Cadillac lacks a strong mission to build performance vehicles and is a brand known for luxury. Move high performance vehicles to a brand focused on performance. In the end there will be more money to build more of what everyone posting here wants instead of begging and borrowing.
You can bet that Corvette development is reliant on Chevrolet truck sales today, which means the next gen of bean counters, who don’t see its halo value, might easily kill it.
These Corvette models aren’t going to steal from existing GM brands. They’re going to build a Taycan, not a Tesla.
I agree with you on Cadillac. I’m sure GM will throw some money at the V-team eventually, but I’d prefer they aim for BMW Alpina rather than BMW M.
Yeh that’s what GM needs, another brand.
Harley Earl never intended it to be a committee car. Yeah, I know that was pre- 1953.
Bill Mitchell and Zora Arkus- Duntov fought the ” hands -off- it” fight with GM brass and bean counters for decades
They’re likely all rolling in their graves.
Read the comments above from the purists … knew the inertia is great, but we are entering new times, forget the auto industry we had we know… it is a new pioneers times … we really do not care here to where auto industry goes. As the same Auto Industry do not care to us, So Remember some 7 years ago in 2014, this or your GM went Bankruptcy, so what disappears now, it is totally a bonus some things survived. Ok, go Polish Apple, Marry Barra, you are the greatest ever, never saw a so intelligent and smart woman like you with a great team, funny kkkkk love you
The design teams have been on point as of late so I have faith we will get the best looking models possible.
What about a Corvette Pick Up ? Maybe GMAuthority can cut this yellow off and revert into a Corvette El Camino
i really don’t see the point in getting mad at this point.
I agree, its a stupid AF idea, but I don’t run GM, the idiots do….
gm seems so directionless these days…
I think the SUV will be competing with the future Porsche Macan EV rather than their future flagship SUV. My understanding is that the latter will be rather large and maybe unPorsche looking.
As a GM Performance enthusiast and owner of such vehicles, I would have no problem with a Corvette CUV if it were ICE. Porsche and Lamborghini have both done it. Ferrari is even joining the party.
However, EV Corvette products don’t do anything for me. Sorry GM, you can keep them.
An electric Buick sedan would make more sense, revive the brand ?
I’m fine with a Corvette brand if it means Cadillacs will become truly roomy and comfortable again instead of imitating cramped BMWs. But I don’t know what gives GM the confidence they can sell EVs in large enough numbers to make money.
They can NOT call them a CORVETTE. Call them something else. As a previous person said they will be watering down the name of the iconic 2 seat SPORTS CAR. VERY SAD.
What’s next, hatchback or wagon?? LOL.
Once Ferrari did it, it was inevitable. As legendary GM CEO Alfred P. Sloan said, “we’re not in business to make cars, we’re in business to make money.”
Just keep pumping out and improving the remarkable sports car that offers supercar performance at a price a successful working guy can afford. As to the rest of the cars under that name, we’ll let those who don’t care buy them, while the rest of us ignore them.
No wonder the prices of C-6 and C-7s have sky-rocketed. Enthusiasts know these are the LAST real corvettes.
Yeah, the mid-engine Vettes are not real…honest. If Zora had his way, we would have seen a mid-engine “CERV” back in 1960. Would that mean only Blue Flame/Power Glides & C2’s were “real” Vettes?
Truth be known, every generation Corvette was/is at the top of the attainable sports car field. The C 6 & C7 are wonderful examples which earned the title. The new de facto title-holder is the C8. It also justly holds the “legitimacy” title as it can actually go head to head with the world’s best at triple the price…Just try to catch one with previous generations…. Happy Motoring!
Just like the new electric Mustang, the electric Corvette is in the same category. UGLY and has lost the true essence of a Corvette. I have a brand new (2023) Corvette, and you can bet your bottom dollar, that I will be keeping mine, and not purchasing another new one.
Bwa-ha-ha-ha ! Really ???? What GM moron made this decision ? One person or one of their “committees ?
598, it all passes over Mary’s desk…..
Regardless, this would be an eye-opening way to reintroduce the Pontiac brand.
Electrification is going tappen, no doubt…but…those rear taillights pointing downward look like a frown from the rear. : (…I know they want good aerodynamics but POINT THEM UPWARDS. !!!
What a bunch of BS leave the Corvette alone I’ve said this before leave it as a sports car not as a taxi
Sorry, but for me the mere notion of a “Corvette” Sedan or Crossover is sacrilege. The beginning of the end for the model. Is nothing sacred ? Sad !
Corvette is one of the two American brands known around the world. The other is Harley Davidson. Both quintessential American. As a corporation, u take advantage of that. Porsche has demonstrated how u expand the line without diluting the brand. Performance SUVs are a “thing”. Full stop.
Then sell them through Cadillac….full stop.
Yeah, go ahead and discuss that with the Chevy dealers. I’m sure they have no problem w that.
I’ve been around since the brand started back in 1953, and my last Corvette (I’ve owned seven) was and still is the C7 Grand Sport.
I’m glad I will not be around much longer to see the demise of America’s Sports Car.
It’s a new day and love or hate it’s here to stay. There are thousands upon thousands of front engine Vettes available for those that lament, what they perceive as, the downfall of the brand.
So much for America’s Sports Car! BIG mistake! Why does GM have to follow the croud? CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE!!
Because the government is giving the auto manufactures gobs of money to push the electric vehicles down our throat he won’t find one in my garage
One thing to consider as everyone is going with electrification. Corvette was designed as a sports car and it is still that. Zora was very instrumental in making sure that it was competitive the whole world and that’s including at autocrosses. As it stands now anything powered by an electric motor is not allowed to compete due to fire hazards and the lack of being able to put the fire out. Last I knew both the NCCC and the SCCA’s insurance doesn’t offer coverage.
Hey, I’m an environmentalist, American Patriot who owns 16 Classic ICE cars…Hmmm…Guilty as charged..lol… Unfortunately , we have to deal with Climate change and the MANY things that cause it. Most of us don’t use our classic ICE cars for regular driving. Electric cars are only part of reducing greenhouse gas emisssions…..but it is part of it whether we like it or not. Ford is successgul with the Mach e, why wouldn’t an electric SUV Corvette be successful whether WE like it or not?? THE TIMES THEY AREA CHANGIN…..I’ll stil be pleasure driving my Vettes and Caddys as long as the wackos like the ones that threw paint on mink coast a few years ago don’t attack our cars !! The minks had already gone to heaven; maybe just don’t send anymore there. The ICE cars have already been made; why mess with them ?? They ‘re dumping way more greenhouse gases with coal fired electricity plants and other sources right. ? That has to stop too.. Motor on and enjoy the ride.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS CLIMATE CHANGE. The world has been doing this for millions and millions of years. The earth will be here for centuries without messing with coal use, wood burning and gas use for heat. GREENHOUSE gases is another thing they (you) are pouring down our throats. EV’S will die because us ICE users will never buy one. First question is how are you going to produce ALL the electricity needed for all the EV’s??? EXACTLY, YOU CAN’T.
Def should just use a different name rather than econo-tainting the Corvette name badge by coattail riding.
How about Impal-ette? Or Impaled? Or Shov-ette? Or Veg-ian? Or Equi-knocks? Or Sliver-ado?
The 4 door and SUV renderings are ugly and will disparage the Corvette name. Ford ruined the Thunderbird potential but ultimately destroyed it. Yes, for years Ford sold lots of Thunderbirds but the special allure of being a 2 door sports car was lost. I have worked for the OEMS for 52 years and 98% of the so-called ‘car people’ in those companies are simply there to get a paycheck to enjoy there boats, or watch sporting events or whatever else that is no car-related. These people do not race cars themselves nor work on them. At work I see minimal effort to create great value products but instead a desire to shine in front of the boss so they can get more money or they strive to do as little as possible so that the customer gets a great value. I have been blessed to have workd in mainstream Powertrain design, in the Factory sponsored Race-Component design groups and in Manufacturing. Sadly, the people who love the cars are the ones reading this post not those who work for automotive companies and with my experience I am well-qualified to have made these observations. Lastly, this everything-has-to-be-EV political ignorance is a political pandering as all fuels have their place in specific environments. If GM offers only EVs then I will buy from a manufacturer who sells what meets my needs and desires. 98% of politicians are totally self-centered people.
Well, it seems history teaches us nothing. You old timers like me know the results of the “improvement” of the sporty 1957 two-seat Thunderbird to a four-seat car in 1958. And years beyond… UGH
It just seems that a two door coupe is a real sport car. I love my 2021 C8 Z51. It’s fast handles great, nice on long trips and gets good mpg. I think Gm thinks the demand for the current C8 will be as high for the new family models. Not sure if that’s going to work out for the company. It might because younger people don’t care about race car performance cars. I’m pretty sure people don’t buy Tesla’s to rip up a curvy mountain Road.
Kinda sad that Corvette has been America sports car for seventy years without leaving it true roots and now it’s going to be just a regular car.
4 door looks like a Dodge Charger re-do with frowning tail lights (probably because of sad way brand is being treated) Imagine screaming toddlers in the back seat! NOT what people buy a Corvette for. Leave it alone!!!
Zora Duntov and Harley Earle are rolling in their graves to think such nonsense would destroy their iconic true American sportscar. Oldsmobile used to be the place experiments were tried (remember the Toronado). Now the greenhead tree huggers and brass at GM are caving to the EV craze to satisfy Washington. If Porsche or BMW want to, then go ahead. Corvette brand should stand alone for what it was intended. Not everyone wants an EV. They cannot replace the throaty rumble of the powerful ICE. An EV might accelerate faster, but people don’t buy a Vette for the very reasons mentioned. And our electric grid is not prepared for all the EV’s being made now. Imagine sitting at an interstate rest stop waiting to pull into a crowded charging area and then 2hrs. to recharge! Either leave the Corvette alone or sell the brand to a private entity who still cares about what it was originally intended for. I don’t own a Corvette, but have a G body Monte Carlo Now its gone after GM downsized it, put in a weak crappy V6, ruined the looks and now the model is gone! Should not happen to the Vette by tinkering with it’s original intent. EV’s suck and deplete the earth of exotic metals. They are more expensive and battery replacement costs astronomical. Plus this country is not ready until sufficient infrastructure is in place to support EV operation all across the country. 4 door EV Vette I give a thumbs gown.
Corvelle or Chevette if GM wants a sporty new 4 door, but the name Corvette is already taken by a two seater gas powered “Sports Car”. Four door Corvette…..hell no!
What would they do to make a suv different than a Cadillac version? Bigger battery? More powerful motors? Could it handle any better? More utilitarian? Why don’t they just make a new Chevy model with these features? I sure hope it looks better than that blue thing in the pic.
Is it just me, or does the rear view of the sedan bare a STRIKINGLY similar resemblance to a dodge charger? Other than that corvette emblem and the lack of the dodge tail light bar across the entire rear. The crossover looks too much like a Porsche in my opinion. Or maybe a 2016 era Ford escape.
Everything is looking the same these days, and many cars from different manufacturers have engine sizes that are all the same too. Coincidence?
Somehow I don’t think a Corvette Station Wagon will be a big seller for them.
I am not surprised at GM’s efforts to make money off of the Corvette brand, but I am very disappointed. At my age of nearly 75 years, I have been a Corvette enthusiast for over 60 years and an owner of Corvettes for over 55 years. I see Porsche’s dilution of it’s own nameplate and have not been impressed with their results. I agree with many of the previous comments that GM should NOT dilute the Corvette nameplate but rather use another GM brand. Unfortunately, my thoughts or feelings as a TRUE CORVETTE supporter and owner do not matter to the money making, big auto industry and GM. Very sad days ahead. At least we can savor our memories of the TRUE AMERICAN SPORTS CAR, the CORVETTE.
They’re probably going to build them in china next … so there won’t be any American car if it’s kind anymore
Makes perfect sense to me. This will keep the Vette going for many more Generations of Buyers.
As it says in the article, “the corvette brand will stay true with the EV models.” I hate to say this but, a true Corvette can’t be electric, a true Corvette has a roaring V8. Not whiny electric motors. I hate to say this to but I may not like Corvettes when it goes all electric. Am I the only one that feels this way?
No, you are most certainly not the only one…
Back in the day, they put the flags (similar to the Corvette) on SS cars…and it was generally considered that every Corvette was an SS, even if “SS” was not included in the name…the point here is that the sub-brand should be “Super Sport”…not “Corvette”…stick all your fast Chevy stuff under the SS sub-brand (w/crossed-flags badging) in there…like MB AMG, BMW M….and….Cadillac V.
On the other hand, I don’t care…I’m not sure at this point if I can tolerate any of the market enough to go through the pain of a new car purchase anytime soon. All of them suck right now. I’ve recently inquired on a few cars I thought were neat (I don’t need another car, but there’s a couple I’m interested in) and the salespeople act like they’re doing me a huge favor by even making a car available some unknown time in the future…I’ve committed to the wait until the economy/market changes.
I wish gm had some true leaders instead of a bunch of followers that just make Honda clones and stick random badges on them.
Dumbest idea, EVER. No wonder prospective buyers are abandoning GM in droves. EV’s are not something “everybody” wants, they’re being forced down our throats. IMHO, if you want one, get one. But stop telling me that I’m going to have to get one so I’m “in with the herd.”
Nothing like defacing, demoralizing, lets face it…. destroying one of the most iconic automobiles ever.
You friggin IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The beginning of the end, or a reasoned response to a very real paradigm shift?
The answer will be revealed in about 20 years—are young kids still dreaming of owning a Corvette, or rather riding in a self drive enjoying virtual reality on a wraparound display?
I’m not holding my breath.
I guess it’s like Disney,they have to learn,A giant steep for mankind Backwards,I am a Corvette owner for 55 years owned about all of them at one time or another,But never will I Own an Electric Joke ,I want my neighbors to hate my Sidepipes,the smell of exhaust through the rubber Period
Seems like a good idea on GM’s part to make money but I am not crazy about an Corvette SUV OR SEDAN… but remember the Chevelle name?… Yes while the Coupe was more popular the Chevelle also came in as a four door station wagon and it worked in fact wasn’t the 60s Impala offered in four door, two door, and station wagon!? …So why won’t it work for some rich guy who want to burn up his money on a Corvette SUV or Sedan! Oh and the current C8 IS TRULY AMERICAN IT’S BUILT IN KENTUCKY!
I’ve lost all excitement on the corvette brand. I own a C7 and truly enjoy it. I was looking forward to purchasing a C8, but reading about the ZR1, Zora, Z06, SUV and Sedan and going electric, it really brought me down. Also ordering a C8 has been a mess(2 years to wait for an order!!!) I decided this is going to be my last sports car that I’m going to purchase from GM. I’m going out with a bang. So my order has been accepted for the 2023 Camaro ZL1. What a way to go out in retirement.
The two renderings are particularly uninspired and ugly! Especially the crossover that looks like every small crossover out there. It takes more than taking a Chevy Trailblazer and adding two red stripes on the front quarter and the Corvette nameplate to make it a Corvette. The yellow sedan looks like a Dodge Charger. Are there no designers out there anymore?
I agree that there are other GM nameplates out there to make a truly premium electric sedan. Leave Corvette alone!!
Would McLaren make an all-electric sedan or crossover? I don’t think so.
I love ICE cars. !!! I have many of them; 3 x C-4 Vettes, 88 Conv L-98, 90 ZR-1, 96 LT-4 6 speed triple black !!, 2019 Mustang Bullitt, 5 V-8 vintage Caddys…and more……That being said, change due to technology, inovation, environmental issuesetc are inevitable……Just wait untilthe Forever battery is commonplace. There are going to be issues with electrificaton for several years to come; that should be expected. I’m sure the blacksmiths, horse trainers and all of the peeople involved in horsedrawn transportation were naysayers when ICE transportation became available in the early 20th century. Horses are still out ther but they’re not the mainstream for transportation anymore. If we enjoy our ICE vehicles, we will still be able to enjoy them; there are millions of them and us out there. U can’t stop progress. Hey, our vehicles might become very valuable in the future!! Gasoline prices may become cheaper as fewer peopl need it. ???? The future is bright; don’t be afraid of change brought about by technology; its actually beneficial to us all…….
A Corvette sedan and SUV is just bonkers. Has Chevrolet run out of names like Ford (Mustang Mach-E)?
Why not a Corvette pickup? I’ve always been fond of the El Camino.
I used to be a huge Mustang fan. That was until the Mustang name started being plastered on econoboxes, and the marque lost its luster. I never forgave Ford for that.
I sense a pattern here.
Why can’t GM/CHEVY use different names? Why call the crossover SUV a Nomad or the sedan Impala? Chevy has plenty of names to use without calling it a Corvette… A Corvette is two door sports car! The names GM had right now are Buick’s… Encore GX, Envision, Enclave, Electra, Envista… The last two are coming soon I think… But still even though they all start with an E at least they are actually different names! If Buick can use different names then why not Chevy!
The C-7 was just plated with pure gold. Had a job in a Chevy Shop in ’63 and drove “Sting Rays all summer long. 55 years later I scored BIG with a 2017 coupe. Well worth the wait! Now, the Corvette has been “Mary’ed” into commercialism and only the original will be fetted. The “New Corvette” may not go the way of “New Coke” but it is definitely NOT what the name reflects. At least is will not be named Edsel, or will it?
I have owned a few Corvettes over the decades. I have felt fortunate and proud of this American icon. Isn’t it bad enough that Ford has bastardized the Mustang name selling that ugly Mustang-E that looks strikingly like a Pontiac Aztek (and probably draws the same unexciting type of owner. The Corvette has been the epitome of cool even it’s it’s darkest emission strangled days in the mid 70s. Let Porsche build all the ugly Taycans that they want and yes Porsche has produced some very quick and fine handling two-door sports cars over the years but why buy a car for 100% or more of what you would pay for a Corvette and not get better high-performance attributes? So you can impress other snobs about your lower production numbers? Then there is the C8, a high-water mark against pretty much any sports car and certainly nothing compares unless it is 300% of the C8s price and I bet the C8 quality is better than a mostly hand-built car where the exotic company could not afford to put the quality of fit and function in to the production due to to lack of engineering budget. I won’t ever ever buy a full battery car so maybe a Toyota will be in my future but if lady luck shines on me then I will own a C8 before my time is over.