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marmar

(77,999 posts)
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 08:05 AM Apr 2023

The 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 driver’s 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, it’s 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 OP
Why the big air scoop on the side. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #1
It absolutely does. Groundhawg Apr 2023 #2
Yea no The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #9
That's true but what I said is also true. Groundhawg Apr 2023 #11
Cooling for the rear brakes bluedigger Apr 2023 #3
My C6 does not have that massive air intake The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #8
It's actually a hybrid louslobbs Apr 2023 #4
Wonder what the first all-electric one will go for? brush Apr 2023 #5
OK that explains the air intake. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #7
And, most likely a tax write-off to boot! Chainfire Apr 2023 #6
I wonder if you can get the government rebates for that car? The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #10

louslobbs

(3,416 posts)
4. It's actually a hybrid
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 08:50 AM
Apr 2023

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.

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