The flash acceptable of wheels was seized by officers
- Michael Golson, Senior Motors Reporter
- Published: 13:06, 20 Jan 2025
- Updated: 13:06, 20 Jan 2025
A STUNNING American sports car was spotted cruising done the streets of Manchester earlier it was pulled implicit by the police.
A beauteous Chevrolet Corvette was stopped by Greater Manchester Police successful the metropolis centre connected the evening of Saturday, January 18.
It was aboriginal discovered that the operator of the achromatic vehicle—believed to beryllium the latest, eighth-generation exemplary of the Corvette—did not person the close licence for it.
The Corvette was past seized by officers, and the operator was reported for driving without a due licence.
GMP Traffic shared an representation of the car connected societal media, stating: “Yippee Ki Yay Partners, this American musculus car was cruising astir Manchester erstwhile it came to GMP Traffic’s attention.
“Pity the operator didn't person a licence covering his usage of the mean instrumentality connected nationalist roads.
"The operator was reported for nary licence and his Corvette was seized.”
Since its inception successful 1953, the exemplary has go 1 of the astir celebrated American vehicles, synonymous with power and striking design.
The Corvette is 1 of the UK's astir imported cars, with implicit 1,000 examples registered connected UK roads, according to How Many Left.
However, the iconic car went connected merchantability successful the UK for the archetypal time, with right-hand drive.
For the aforesaid terms arsenic a BMW M4, passionate drivers tin present officially bargain the Corvette Stingray without having to import it from the US.
Leading car dealership Lumen Automotive has go the archetypal car outlet to connection right-hand Corvettes to motorists.
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The 2 models connected connection are the modular Corvette Stingray and the sportier Corvette Z06, which is much track-focused.
The rear-wheel-drive musculus car costs little than £95,000, which is astir the aforesaid terms you would wage for a BMW M4.
Back successful May, Chevrolet revealed it is rolling retired its past ever saloon, aft a past spanning 9 generations.
The Malibu ended accumulation successful November to marque mode for a displacement successful absorption to electric cars.
General Motors' Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City is acceptable to beryllium overhauled to marque mode for the caller Chevrolet Bolt EV.
Chevrolet has sold much than 10 cardinal Malibu models implicit the 9 generations since the car's debut.
But the marque told Car and Driver that it is present sidesplitting disconnected the American icon.