- Photographs circulating on-line supposedly confirmed the next-generation Corvette C9.
- The renderings appeared briefly in an NBC Information interview with GM CEO Mary Barra.
- Chevrolet confirmed to Motor1 that the car proven within the video was the CX Idea, not the upcoming C9 Corvette.
We get it—everybody could be very enthusiastic about what comes subsequent for the long-lasting Chevrolet Corvette. With the arrival of the most recent Grand Sport mannequin, the C8’s run is clearly nearing its ultimate chapter, and it is solely a matter of time earlier than a sooner, extra superior C9 takes its place.
The most important query is not simply how a lot energy the C9 may make, but in addition what the next-generation Corvette may appear like. Sadly, we nonetheless haven’t got a solution. That mentioned, a number of shops not too long ago posted pictures claiming to be the brand new C9. We had been skeptical, to say the least.
The screenshots come from an NBC Information video that includes Normal Motors CEO Mary Barra (which you’ll see beneath). Throughout the interview, the digital camera briefly captures a number of behind-the-scenes moments inside GM’s design studios. In a single shot, a pc display screen shows digital renderings of what shops have claimed to be the subsequent Corvette.
However, as anticipated, it’s not the C9 in any respect. Sorry to burst everybody’s bubble.
The automotive in query is the Corvette CX Idea, which Chevy debuted final 12 months throughout Monterey Automobile Week. Simply to make certain (regardless that we had been fairly assured), Motor1 reached out to Chevrolet, and an organization spokesperson confirmed our suspicions:
‘You might be precisely appropriate. The automotive proven in that article and video is the CX idea.’
So there you’ve it. As enjoyable as it will be to consider Chevrolet slipped an early C9 teaser into an NBC Information section, that is not the case. Might the C9 take cues from the CX and different Corvette ideas we have seen not too long ago? Completely. However the true next-generation Corvette stays below wraps.
We’ll have to attend a bit of longer to see what Chevy has deliberate.
Motor1’s Take: The second we noticed the footage, we figured it wasn’t the C9. The proportions, surfacing, and general form matched the CX Idea we have already seen. Because it seems, that is precisely what it was.
