Chevrolet has announced that the next-generation
Corvette sportster will break cover in January next year at the
Detroit car show.
General Motors says the seventh edition of the cult car is
completely new. Details of the shape and mechanical specification are
sketchy and no spy pictures have yet been seen. The company has so
far shown only a new, modern interpretation of the crossed flags logo
used since the Corvette was introduced in 1953.
The redesigned 2014 Corvette is likely to be a little shorter and
considerably lighter than the current car, with an upgraded, more
comfortable interior.
The Corvette is traditionally powered by a gutsy V8 engine and
that is unlikely to change although industry watchers say a smaller
V6 unit may be in the pipeline as an option.
A total of more than 1.5 million Corvettes have left the
production line since the car's inception. Production of the current
Corvette model is scheduled to end in February 2013.
