As quick as hypercars, cheaper than some supercars and robust enough to be a daily driver… the phrase game-changer was built for this How best to describe the Corvette ZR1X and its significance? There are so many qualities and achievements to…
This 1963 Corvette split-window coupe is literally a road map to the past. In fact, tucked away in its glove box are road maps dating back to the mid-to-late 1980s, when the seller believes this Sting Ray was parked for the last…
3,000-Mile FPV F6 Tornado: Australia's 362-HP Turbo Ute Is Up for Auction Motorious Ford Australia's performance arm built a pickup with a turbocharged inline-six, a six-speed manual and 362 horsepower, and almost nobody in the U.S. remembers it. A 2005 FPV F6 Tornado showing about…
A 1933 Hispano-Suiza J12 and 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Ghia earned Best of Show honors as the sold-out fifth annual event welcomed more than 7,500 enthusiasts and hosted major automotive debuts. by Charles Bradley – November 03, 2026 Concours at Wynn Las Vegas Showcases $1.3 Billion in Extraordinary Car…
A Newcap sign outside of its Green Bay office. PC: Fox 11 Online GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The final auction in the court-authorized liquidation of Newcap, Inc.’s non-real-estate assets is underway. The online auction features the contents of Newcap’s main office,…
A maroon and cream 1950 GMC Carryall Suburban with a 228ci inline-six and 20 years with one owner is up for auction on Hagerty Marketplace. The SUV had to start somewhere. This 1950 GMC Carryall Suburban, up for auction on Hagerty Marketplace from a…
The cars profiled here are new to Modern Car Collector. Where the same sales touch cars we have already covered, we link to that analysis rather than repeat it. All prices below are as reported and include buyer’s premium unless…
That combination is the story. The record is real. So is the ceiling. We made the argument before the sale that a car like this does not compete with other F50s. The result supports it. Roughly 28 percent separates this sale from…
In early 1964, Plymouth rushed to release the Barracuda, based on the compact A-body Valiant platform. It was April 1, and it somehow undercut the Ford Mustang to the market by a mere two weeks. The pony car was set to debut…
General Motors has reportedly scrapped plans to expand the Corvette lineup into a standalone sub-brand, putting an end to the development of a long-rumored all-electric crossover SUV, a four-door sedan, and a pure EV sports car. The decision marks a…
The Chevrolet Corvette has been America's sports car since 1953, when it debuted at GM's Motorama show as a fiberglass roadster with a modest six-cylinder engine and a lot of ambition. It has survived recessions, oil crises, emissions rules and changing tastes, and every generation has carried the same promise: world-class performance at a price far below European exotics. It is built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, home of the National Corvette Museum, and its devoted fans span generations.
Its history is full of milestones. The 1963 Sting Ray with its split rear window, the long-running C3 of the 1970s, the C4 that brought modern technology and the C5 that introduced the LS V8 are all legends in their own right. Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov dreamed of moving the engine behind the driver, and that dream finally came true with the C8 generation in 2020. The mid-engine layout transformed the Corvette into a genuine supercar rival while keeping its accessible pricing.
The current lineup includes the Stingray, the high-revving Z06 with its flat-plane-crank V8, the E-Ray hybrid with all-wheel drive, and the ZR1, whose twin-turbo V8 makes 1,064 horsepower. Rivals include the Porsche 911 and a long list of Italian and British exotics at the top end, many costing several times as much. Corvette Racing has a long history at Le Mans and in American sports car racing, and Chevrolet keeps adding updates that push the car further with each model year.
There is always something happening in the Corvette world: reveals and reviews, track tests and racing results, special editions, recall notices and pricing changes. The classic Corvettes that continue to command big prices at auction, from split-window Sting Rays to big-block C3s, bring their own excitement, and the National Corvette Museum keeps the history alive. Enthusiasts watch closely for word on future models, including any hint of further electrification, as the mid-engine era matures and its rivals grow ever more expensive.
America's sports car since 1953, now mid-engined, from the Stingray and Z06 to the hybrid E-Ray and the 1,064-horsepower ZR1, plus classics.
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