Autobot Sideswipe Lives! And He’s Hybrid!

We are so jealous of Ray Wert over at Jalopnik right now. We’re not sure who he knows at General Motors or what kind of dirt he’s got on the poor guy, but that lucky bastard got to drive the Corvette Stingray concept — you know, the car that starred in the new Transformers movie.


It’s a sweet car that combines hybrid drivetrain technology with attractive design in what Wert calls “the merger of high technology and high styling.” Wait a sec… a hybrid Corvette? Yep. GM combined a big honkin’ V8 with a mild hybrid drivetrain. Some will consider that an unholy union from hell but we’d love to see it in a showroom. Don’t expect the next-gen Vette to be gas-electric, though. This baby’s a one-off concept.


As for the bodywork, it’s carbon fiber and other exotic stuff, and it draws inspiration from every generation of Corvettes. The Lamborghini-style scissor doors look great and the split rear window is a nice homage to the 1963 Stingray, but we’re not wild about the back end. GM was quick to tell Wert the Stingray concept isn’t a design study for the next Corvette, but the General did suggest we might see some elements of it in a production model.As for the interior, it’s every bit as futuristic as the exterior and sports iPhone app-like downloads and other gadgetry.

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