Back in April, GM’s Advanced Design Studio in Leamington Spa showed off their vision for the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette, and now GM’s recently-opened sister studio in Pasadena, California, has pulled the covers off their rivalling contender for the future of this American supercar. While we’re still on the eighth-generation C8 Corvette, the ‘Advanced Design California’ studio has dubbed this concept the ‘C10’, skipping a generation altogether. 

GM states there is “no direct production intent” when it comes to this concept supercar, but we have no doubt the old-school enthusiasts will be less than thrilled to hear this fantasy poster car is electric. Despite the lack of any specs to report, GM state this Californian ‘Vette would use a T-shaped prismatic battery, allowing for a lower seating position. 

While no less sleek than the satin white British-designed study from earlier in the year, this ‘C10’ concept adopts a more eye-catching two-tone silver and red livery with a wraparound windscreen that fades into the bodywork as it reaches the C-pillar. It’s designed to be the same length as the current production Corvette, albeit a whopping ten inches wider and seven inches lower. There isn’t much in the way of active aero — apart from that sizeable rear wing — with much of the downforce being generated by ground effect and that gargantuan rear diffuser. 

Lift the enormous single-piece, front-hinged canopy and you’ll find a (you guessed it) fighter jet inspired cockpit with an augmented-reality head-up display. Whether or not the tech will make up for the missing V8 will remain to be seen, but which concept do you prefer — British or American — for the future Corvette?