Fledgling Irish engineering Ava is planning to revive the long-lasting form of the C2 Corvette Stingray within the type of a 1200bhp-plus electrical resto-mod.
The Ava Hyperclassic, meant to be the corporate’s first mannequin, brings collectively two automotive design legends: Peter Brock, designer of the unique Stingray, and Ian Callum by his design home, Callum.
The 2 are working in partnership with AVA “to reimagine the automobiles that made the 2 males icons in their very own proper”. The “Hyperclassic” reborn Corvette Stingray would be the first venture of what Ava phrases as “a brand new chapter within the story of a lot liked automobiles.
Set to be totally unveiled later this month and teased in pictures displaying the automobile’s faithfulness to the unique, the mannequin is in improvement with groups in Nevada, Eire and the UK. Will probably be four-wheel drive, with a promise of “efficiency within the 1,200-2,000 horsepower vary”.
Commenting on the brand new automobile, Callum stated: “Making use of next-generation expertise to automobiles that we’re keen on and aware of, is vastly thrilling. Callum’s experience in translating Peter’s idea to a design possible for manufacturing will help AVA to jot down a brand new chapter on this automobile’s story.”
Ava has but to element what number of examples are meant to be produced, however count on it to be extraordinarily unique. The worth is claimed to be from €1.2m to €2m (£1.06m to £1.76m).
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