News & Views for Corvette Enthusiasts
The Corvette Grand Sport trades its engine and transmission for two electric motors, front and back, that quietly pump out 800 hp at the wheels and 700 lb-ft of torque, drawing juice from a 61.6-kWh battery. The surprising bit is that, despite having two motors, the GXE keeps itself rear-wheel drive — the … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreState Trooper James D’Ambro concedes to Found Caravan Corvette Club member Joanne Bevilacqua that her group donated more Christmas gifts than his in the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department Toy Drive for Holiday Helpers Nov. 25 at the firehouse. (Photo provided — Patti Ploof). Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreMike Yager, Chief Cheerleader at Mid America Motorworks, will be inducted into National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame in August. Yager is pictured in front of a rare Corvette race car given to him by Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports on display in the My Garage Museum located on the Mid … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreAt the CES show in Las Vegas, American company Genovation Cars revealed its new electric sportscar based on the Chevrolet C7 Corvette Grand Sport. The car, called the GXE, features two electric motors producing a combined output of 800 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque. The electric motors have been … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreEtherton said Vette City Con will also include roughly 50 vendors and an Artist Alley in the Corvette Museum’s Victory Lane, where independent illustrators and other artists will be featured. … Follow Daily News reporter Jackson French on Twitter @Jackson_French or visit bgdailynews.com. Love. 0. Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreFord’s just updated the Edge and among the changes is the addition of a sporty Edge ST model. Thanks to a twin-turbocharged V-6 and all-wheel-drive system, it has 335 horsepower being channelled to its four wheels. Honda has released a few more details on its 2019 Insight. The big news is the car, … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreThe idea of an all-electric Corvette is either either a wonderful marriage of American history and electric performance or complete sacrilege. Love it or hate it, it’s now a reality. A company called Genovation rolled out the creation, the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE), at the 2018 Consumer Electronics … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreGenovation, an engineering skunkworks based in Rockville, Maryland, has finally shown us its Corvette-based electric sports car. The company made the debut this week at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Called the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE), the car in prototype form hit a … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreBuilding a car from scratch is complicated, to say the least. When Tesla first started it worked off a Lotus chassis to develop the Roadster and now Maryland-based Genovation is taking the same route. At CES the company showed off the GXE, a Corvette Grand Sport with twin electric motors stuffed under … Powered by WPeMatico
Read MoreA Charlotte man stole local residents’ personal information over the internet to apply for credit cards and loans, then pilfered the cards from their mailboxes, prosecutors said Wednesday. Justin Frank Pettway, 30, got a $58,000 loan for a Corvette and at least $200,000 for other purchases through his … Powered by WPeMatico
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