This Stunning Corvette Hypercar Concept is Fully Electric, and British
The Chevrolet Corvette lineup currently comprises four distinct models, from the Stingray and Z06 to the hybrid-powered E-Ray to the almighty 1,000-plus horsepower ZR1. What about the fully electric Corvette that General Motors president Mark Reuss promised three years ago?
Well, the EV market has changed quite a lot since then, and the automaker no longer feels the rush to launch such a car. We may not even see it during this generation. As for the next one, things could be much different—again.
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Check out this wild Corvette concept imagined as a futuristic hypercar. It’s the work of a team at the new British design studio that GM recently opened near Birmingham, as the company prepares to launch Corvette sales across the U.K. and mainland Europe.
"Our advanced design team’s mandate extends well beyond creating production vehicles," said Michael Simcoe, GM’s senior vice president of global design. "While they collaborate within our global design network on production and concept vehicle programs, these teams are primarily tasked with imagining what mobility could look like five, 10, and even 20 years into the future and driving innovation for GM."
To be clear, the radical-looking, aviation-inspired Corvette is more of a design study than an actual concept, pushing the boundaries of automotive design and engineering as if using a blank-page approach. If it were not for the logo at the front, you’d probably never guess it was a Corvette. The slim body panel splitting the wraparound-style windshield into two sections is said to be a nod to the iconic split window from the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray (brought back on the new 2025 Corvette ZR1).
By the way, the car stands a mere 1,033 mm tall (201 mm less than the current Corvette) but is 2,178 mm wide (an increase of at least 153 mm), while the length of 4,669 mm is roughly the same. Beneath the enormous fenders are 22-inch wheels at the front and 23-inch wheels at the rear.
The upper half is all about smooth shapes and purity, while the lower half focuses on technical design considerations including EV battery technology embedded into the structure and aerodynamics elements designed to channel air efficiently without the need for wings or spoilers. A hypothetical track variant would feature reconfigured aero surfaces, deployable fins and spoiler venting to enhance cornering performance. In both cases, fan assistance under the car delivers ground effect.
One last thing: the motorized gullwing doors reveal a driver-centric cockpit with a seat height of only 127 mm as well as an augmented-reality display.
GM, which also has design studios in Detroit, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Seoul, says additional Corvette concepts will be revealed throughout 2025. Keep following The Car Guide if you don’t want to miss them.
