Chevy Says You Can Drive The Corvette CX and CX.R Concepts—Here's How
The Chevrolet Corvette has been on an absolute tear in 2025, and GM isn't done yet. The automaker just debuted its latest Corvette design concepts: the Corvette CX and CX.R.
Key Points
- Designed at GM’s Warren studio, the CX imagines a 2,000-hp, quad-motor electric hypercar with active ground effects and dramatic new styling that redefines the Corvette’s future.
- Alongside the road-going CX, Chevy unveiled the CX.R Vision GT hybrid concept, blending a 900-hp twin-turbo V8 with electric motors for a combined 2,000 hp and endurance racing capability.
- While not a preview of the C9, the CX and CX.R concepts showcase themes and technology that will influence Chevrolet’s next-generation sports cars, reinforcing Corvette’s place in the hypercar conversation.
Corvette CX and CX.R Concepts: All The Details
Revealed following the California and Royal Leamington concepts from earlier this year, the CX represents the most ambitious of the three. Penned at GM’s Warren, Michigan, design center, Chevy says the concepts are not intended for production, but stressed they will inform Corvette design language for years to come.
The CX takes familiar Corvette design cues—the sharp nose, muscular rear haunches, and quad taillights—and sharpens them with a rawer, more purposeful edge.
“While the shape of a Corvette has always been expressive and forward-looking, each crease and line has its roots in the generations that came before it. It is aspirational, it is cultural, it is the reason people want to come and work at Chevrolet,” said Phil Zak, executive design director for Chevrolet.
The body incorporates active aerodynamics and ground-effect fans to maximize grip, with a fighter jet-style canopy cockpit that lifts forward to welcome the driver inside.
The concept doesn’t stop at futuristic styling. Chevrolet imagines the CX with an all-electric, quad-motor setup producing a staggering 2,000 horsepower from a 90-kWh battery pack, paired with torque vectoring at each wheel.
Chevy says it chose a full-EV powertrain for the design freedom provided—it doesn't hurt that EVs help maximize straight-line performance, complemented by the fan-driven downforce and active aero.
In racing guise, the Corvette CX.R Vision Gran Turismo is powered by renewable fuel. Its 900-hp twin-turbo V8 blends with three electric motors for a total system output of 2,000 hp. The 15,000 rpm V8 drives the rear wheels through an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, a pair of electric motors are mounted across the front axle to drag the wheels forward, plus a third motor is incorporated into the 8-speed gearbox.
Chevrolet will make both the roadgoing CX and the CX.R VGT racecar concepts available for people to drive virtually in Gran Turismo 7 later this month.
Both the CX and CX.R made their public debut at The Quail during Monterey Car Week. They may be pure fantasy today, but look for the design language and technology to play a part in the Corvette's real-world evolution in the years ahead.
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