On Monday, the president of General Motors, Mark Reussconfirmed plans to produce one Chevrolet Corvette Hybrid It could go on sale as early as next year. It’s not the only revolution in the pipeline: GM is also reportedly working on an all-electric version of the iconic American sports car.
The first rumors date from seven years ago. In 2015, Chevrolet had registered the trademark Corvette E-Ray, suggesting something was boiling in the pot. At the time the Corvette currently on the market, the Z06 with central enginehad just entered the planning stage and had not yet been presented to the public.
The new hybrid Corvette will use batteries manufactured at GM’s new US plant. In other words, he will use the new one Ultium batteries
At the moment there is no other information, although of course there is no shortage of unofficial rumours: there is talk of a possible 5.5L V8 accompanied by an electric motor, for a total power of 1,000CV and 1,322Nm.It is clear that the new hybrid version of the Corvette will have a significantly higher weight.
As for the first all-electric Corvette, a potential indiscretion was missed by US President Joe Biden: “They are working on an electric Corvette that can go 322 mph,” he said at a news conference. GM declined to comment at the time.
Source: Lega Nerd
