Corvette Prototype Burns to the Ground in Spain

GM's next C8 Corvette iteration is an important one. The car expected to be called E-Ray should feature electric assistance on the front wheels while a traditional mid-ship V-8 continues powering the rear wheels, a formula that has become tried-and-true for mid-engined supercars adding electrification. These cars have been testing since at least GM's first announcement of an upcoming hybrid in April of 2022, although prototypes that may have been E-Rays had been spotted during the development of the upcoming Z06 as well. Generally, that testing appeared to be going well. That did not appear to be the case in Spain earlier this week.

Update, August 2, 2022: Chevy told Road & Track that the prototype that burnt to the ground was not an E-Ray or an electrified Corvette of any kind. More here.

A video posted on Instagram by prototype spotters CocheSpias shows a camouflaged C8 of some sort burning down on a mountain overlook. By the time the video begins, the entire rear two-thirds of the car have already been engulfed in massive flames.