The All-Electric Genovation GXE Is the Fastest Corvette Ever Made
This thing has 800 horses, hits 220 mph AND has a stick shift.
![_JS47339-4](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/js47339-4-scaled.jpg?w=788&h=444&crop=1)
![_JS47339-4](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/js47339-4-scaled.jpg)
Our friends at electric car constructor Genovation Cars Inc. have been teasing us with hot-performing prototypes of battery-powered C6 Corvettes, but now they’ve rolled out the planned production C7 version with 800 horsepower and a 220 mph top speed. (That’s 10 more than the insane ZR1.)
![Genovation Corvette2](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/genovation-corvette2-scaled.jpg)
While most electric cars connect the motor directly to the wheels, the Genovation GXE employs the same seven-speed manual transmission or paddle-shifted automatic as used by the conventional gas-fueled Corvette.
![Genovation Corvette5](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/genovation-corvette5-scaled.jpg)
Either transmission permits 0-60 mph acceleration in less than three seconds and a driving range of 175 miles, thanks to the more than 700 lb.-ft. torque from the twin electric motors and a custom battery pack.
![_JS47328-2](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/js47328-2-scaled.jpg)
“Our objective is offering a sustainable all-electric high-performance supercar with record-shattering speed capability, paired with ample and efficient range, by harnessing and optimizing the very best of available technologies,” says Andrew Saul, CEO of Genovation Cars.
![Genovation Corvette](https://www.maxim.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/genovation-corvette-scaled.jpg)
The fiberglass bodywork is pure Chevrolet, but Genovation will set the GXE apart from combustion-powered ‘Vettes with custom paint unique to each of the planned 75 cars. Deliveries are scheduled to begin this year at a price of $750,000.