Performance gains are not cheap.
Genovation revealed the production version of its electric conversion for the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport during this year’s CES. A new video gives us a better view of how the performance EV is on the road. We even get to look underneath the body and see the technology that makes this coupe special A price of $750,000 The GXE conversion is more expensive than the Corvette Grand Sport coupe’s base price of $66,590. The work does however provide a significant power output increase. The standard 6.2-liter V8 produces 460 horsepower (343 Kilowatts) while the twin-motor electric drivetrain makes 465 pound-feet (631 Newton meters) of torque. This engine produces more than 800 horsepower (597 kW) or 700 lb-ft (949Nm). This allows the coupe to reach 60 mph (96 km/h) in just three seconds. The top speed is supposedly higher than 220 mph (354 km/h). The 60-kilowatt hour battery only provides 130 miles (209 km) of driving range. You could drive faster and cover shorter distances with a single charge if you are more aggressive behind the wheel.
GXE maintains most of the Corvette’s styling. The front fascia has been updated with a mesh grille in body-color and a diffuser at the rear. The exterior is completed with brightly colored brake calipers. Although the interior is similar to the ‘Vette in many ways, Genovation has added custom touches. Every conversion is unique, and buyers have the freedom to choose colors and materials.
GXE conversions can take time and patience. Delivery will not begin until the fourth quarter 2019 after the $250,000 deposit has been made. Genovation will build only 75 Corvettes from the conversion.
The GXE is expensive, but it comes from a company who understands how to make an electric vehicle. Genovation’s modified HTML6 Corvette EV set a new speed mark for an electric vehicle street-legal in March 2017. It reached 209 mph (3336.3 kph at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing facility).