Corvette Reveals Stunning EV Concept Car

As part of its commitment to staying in Europe, GM opened a new advanced design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, near Birmingham in England. GM revealed a spectacular Chevrolet Corvette EV concept car developed by the UK team. The design is part of a global design project involving multiple studios that will see additional Corvette concepts revealed throughout 2025. At this point, there is no plan to actually build this concept car.

Chevrolet is just starting to assemble its 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 at the Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. GM is building its Cadillac electric vehicle business in Europe and will soon launch Corvette sales across the UK and Europe. GM has global design studios in Detroit, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Seoul.

"Our advanced design team’s mandate extends well beyond creating production vehicles," said Michael Simcoe, senior VP 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."

Aviation Inspired Corvette Concept

Corvette and Cadillac are the nameplates that GM typically uses to introduce new and experimental concepts. Both Corvette and Cadillac vehicles showcase GM’s latest technology and performance. Those vehicles lead the way when it comes to new powertrains, assisted driving technology and engineering marvels. GM stressed that there is no plan to build this sports car, but the company asked all of its design teams to envision what a future Corvette could look like. The UK’s vision of an EV that is part race car and part aircraft is stunning.

“As part of the Corvette creative study, we asked multiple studios to develop hypercar concepts, which we’ll see more of later this year,” Simcoe said. “It was important that they all pay homage to Corvette’s historic DNA, but each studio brought their own unique creative interpretation to the project. That is exactly what our advanced design studio network is intended to do – push the envelope, challenge convention and imagine what could be.”

The UK team’s concept incorporates Corvette’s iconic design heritage with muscular shapes and clean lines. The Corvette EV has gull wing doors and a split windshield as well as a split rear window. The design draws inspiration from the aviation industry, both in the sculptural and functional elements.

“One of the most unusual and significant aspects of our concept’s design is a feature known as Apex Vision,” said Thomson. “A nod to Corvette’s centerline focus, and inspired by the iconic ‘split window’ 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, this feature emphasizes a singular vertical central spine that is also a structural element, also providing a panoramic view of the road and surroundings.”

Designed to be Beautiful and Functional

The sleek exterior design has a division between the upper and lower halves of the sports car. The upper half follows the Corvette’s classic design elements. The lower half focuses on  technical design, including EV battery technology embedded into the structure and aerodynamic elements designed to channel air efficiently without the need for wings or spoilers. Many aspects of the concept resemble both the Cadillac and Corvette race cars.

The Corvette concept is designed to be aerodynamic and provide great performance on the racetrack. The car is shaped to redirect air over and through the vehicle to increase the EV’s efficiency and range. The sculpted underbody and lowered ride height improves the car’s handling, cornering and track performance.

It will be fascinating to see what GM’s other design studios create for a future Corvette. GM said the designs are due in 2025, but did not say when they would be released.

The studio opening also provided a first glimpse of a GMC concept vehicle to be revealed later in 2025, developed in partnership with the GMC design team in Detroit.

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