2025 Corvette SUV imagined

Reports of General Motors planning to expand its famous Corvette nameplate from one iconic supercar model line into a fully-fledged high-performance vehicle sub-brand – including not only SUVs buts sedans as well – have been circulating for a while now.

Most of the intel we have so far is unofficial and comes from anonymous sources with GM, but the apparent expansion, evolution and, as some have warned, dilution of the Corvette name has caused quite a stir among performance fans around the world.

GM is yet to comment officially on the matter, but word is the Corvette badge will appear on a battery-electric SUV and a sleek four-door super-sedan by mid-decade, the former of which has just been rendered by social media graphic designer SRK Designs.

Clearly taking cues from the current Stingray, the rendered Corvette SUV features all the same key lines in its front fascia, headlights and haunches, but is of course taller and higher off the ground.

The mid-engined body has predictably been ditched in favour of a traditional five-door wagon body type, but that’s not to say the shape is boxy or bland – there’s still plenty of sexy Corvette character on offer, courtesy of the chunky C-pillar, sloping roofline and almost endless character lines.

We highly doubt the production version will come with chunky all-terrain tyres, but their appearance here certainly lends itself well to the aesthetic, as do the rugged but sporty five-spoke alloys and black exterior trim.

“Blending the thrill of high-performance sports cars with the versatility of a modern SUV, this vehicle pushes the boundaries of automotive innovation,” SRK Designs said of its creation.

Integrated door-handles suggest the rendered Corvette SUV is an EV, but other than that small detail it looks as if it could pack the same 6.2-litre petrol V8 as the Stingray.

Back in November, Car and Driver cited a source within the GM Technical Center as saying the Corvette SUV and sedan models are all but signed off and in the works.

“The aim is not to beat Taycan and Cayenne at their own game but to create three American legends capable of breaking new ground by making the essence of Corvette scalable,” the source said.

“To do so, that essence must at all times be in a state of progressive flux.”

European rivals will inevitably be mentioned in the same breath as the four-door Corvettes, no doubt including the referenced Porsches as well as the Mercedes-Benz EQE, Audi Q8 e-tron and the eventual Lamborghini Urus replacement, to name just a few.