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Related: About this forumThe first electrified Corvette just sold for more than $1 million. Here's who bought it.
(Detroit Free Press) One of the world's largest private collectors of Corvettes who once dreamed of owning just one has now increased his collection of the iconic cars to 122.
Car dealer and NASCAR race team owner Rick Hendrick, 73, paid $1.1 million for the first electrified 2024 Corvette E-Ray on Saturday at the 2023 Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction. The money will go to education nonprofit DonorsChoose, which helps teachers in low-income communities fund classroom projects.
Hendrick told the Free Press he appreciates being able to support good causes through the auctions, while at the same time fulfilling a dream.
From electrified all-wheel drive to being the fastest Corvette ever made, the E-Ray is a true first-of-its-kind supercar," Hendrick said. "Before I even had a drivers license, I fell in love with the Corvette and daydreamed of owning one. For people like me who have watched its evolution across seven decades and eight generations, this represents a new chapter. As a Corvette enthusiast, its a piece of history. ...............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2023/04/18/e-ray-electrified-corvette-sells-barrett-jackson-hendrick/70122365007/
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The first electrified Corvette just sold for more than $1 million. Here's who bought it. (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2023
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The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)1. Why the big air scoop on the side.
It is electric and does not need the air.
Groundhawg
(935 posts)2. It absolutely does.
Electric motors and batteries need cooling.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)9. Yea no
louslobbs post explained it. It is a Hybrid mid engine.
Groundhawg
(935 posts)11. That's true but what I said is also true.
bluedigger
(17,148 posts)3. Cooling for the rear brakes
Big tires, big brakes.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)8. My C6 does not have that massive air intake
louslobbs post explained it. It is a Hybrid mid engine.
louslobbs
(3,416 posts)4. It's actually a hybrid
the E-Ray pairs the regular C8's 495 hp V8 with a 160 hp electric motor, the result being 655 hp and a 2.5 second 0-60 mph time.
brush
(57,567 posts)5. Wonder what the first all-electric one will go for?
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)7. OK that explains the air intake.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)6. And, most likely a tax write-off to boot!
It's good to be da king.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)10. I wonder if you can get the government rebates for that car?