Genovation GXE: the electric Corvette at the LA Auto Show

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The Genovation GXE, an American electric road supercar based on the Chevrolet Corvette, will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show (November 30 - December 9). A first appearance took place last January at the CES in Las Vegas, but the real presentation before the launch on the market (scheduled for 2019) is at the Los Angeles event.


Meanwhile, the Genovation GXE has already been noted thanks to some very special features that distinguish it. First of all, the choice of Genovation Car Inc, an American company that deals with customization, to use the frame and body of an icon like the Corvette, has produced an intriguing means to the eye, with those sporty and aggressive lines so dear to fans of Chevrolet. 







Then there is the fact that the Genovation GXE holds the official record (certified in the Guinness Book of Records) of the fastest road car on the "standing mile" (test of acceleration from a stop on a straight of a mile) with as many as 306 km / h. It is also, among other things, the first electric car approved for road use that has been able to reach top speed of 336 km / h, and Genovation claims that it can even reach 354 km / h.


All this is possible thanks to a powetrain composed of two electric motors of 800 hp (and 949 Nm of torque), combined with a skilful design of the car body, dedicated to the optimization of aerodynamics and weight distribution.

The promised autonomy, about 280 kilometers with a recharge, is not very high, but, being a sports car, it seems more than enough. Only 75 specimens of the Genovation GXE will be produced from the middle of 2019, at a price of around 75 thousand dollars each.


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