Chevy’s Corvette has come a long way, engine-wise. When it was first introduced in 1953, the car came with an asthmatic 6-cylinder engine as its only option. 60 years later, in 2013, the car’s base engine is a 6.2 L V8 making over 450 hp. Corvette customers have changed, in other words. They’ve evolved. In fact, they’re still evolving, a fact that has prompted GM President Mark Reuss to talk about a future hybrid Corvette with the LA Times. “Don’t laugh … I think it’s a very attractive idea, actually,” Reuss said. “I think it (a hybrid Corvette) would be really fun to do, I think it would build capability inside our company and I think people would love it.” Now, the LA Times – like, maybe, most people – think Reuss and whoever is on his “hybrid corvette” engineering team are looking at something like the Porsche/Ferrari KERS system. “Adding a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), or at least an electric motor that would supplement the power of a gas engine, presents a win-win scenario for automakers; they can add power and efficiency at the same time.” Read more http://gas2.org/2013/09/01/gm-pondering-hybrid-corvette/
