Project X entered SEMA with new power leases this month. Chevrolet was originally purchased in 1965 for $250 in 1957, and has become a test bed for MotorTrend's Hot Rod brand for fifty years of technology and trend evolution.

The new look of this car is a collaboration between Chevrolet Performance, MotorTrend and Cagnazzi Racing.

In the past, it was powered by an inline six-cylinder engine and many V8 engines. At different times, it was equipped with a carburetor and used fuel injection and pressurization.

Its new version is equipped with an electric motor, replacing the previous LSX-V8 under the hood. The motor is estimated to provide 340 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque.

An experimental 400-volt proof-of-concept lithium-ion battery has been installed and is being evaluated for use in next-generation Chevrolet Performance products. The battery can store 30 kWh of electricity.

A quick-change differential is also installed. It has a shorter final drive ratio, can achieve faster acceleration, and expand the range of models.

The engine replacement occurred at Cagnazzi Racing's store in Mooresville, North Carolina.

"We are racers and hot drivers, and have a deep roots in internal combustion engine racing engines," said Vic Cagnazzi, owner of Cagnazzi Racing. “But we see the next leap in the performance of electric vehicles as a natural evolution of the hot rod. Our goal for this conversion is to maintain the appearance and integrity of the classic hot rod while modernizing the propulsion technology."

In addition to the motor modification, there are other modifications to Project X. Electric means that this model does not require an exhaust system. This allows Cagnazzi Racing to remove it and lower the car by two inches.

The conversion to electric vehicles requires the use of electric brake boosters and electric hydraulic power steering pumps.

The model still uses the sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette front suspension installed in 2007, but it is equipped with softer front springs and harder rear springs, and the necessary adjustments are made according to where the car is now bearing most of the weight.

Thanks to the newly installed button shifter in the 2021 Corvette, the operation of starting the car is very simple.

The car will be on display at SEMA in Las Vegas throughout the week.

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