The hour automobile for the 107th operating of the Indy 500 scheduled for Might 28 shall be, for the 20 th occasion since 1978, a Chevrolet Corvette. However this one is a little bit other from era hour vehicles.
It’s a 2023 Corvette Z06 hardtop convertible, the primary occasion a Corvette with a folding steel roof has paced the race.
With a manage velocity of 189 mph, the 670-hp Corvette that includes a 5.5-liter V-8 is just about rapid plethora to book up with the open-wheel vehicles within the race. A carbon aero package deal supplies 734 kilos of downforce at 186 mph, greater than any alternative Corvette.
The hour automobile is painted purple raindrops and sports activities a two-tone inner. This marks the thirty fourth occasion since 1948 {that a} Chevrolet has prepared the hour for the Indy 500.