- C8-X reimagines the Corvette as a hypercar concept.
- Features a wide bodykit, slimmer LEDs, and new aero.
- It draws inspiration from CX and CX.R design studies.
The Corvette has fully leaned into its affordable mid-engined supercar persona since the C8 arrived in 2019, rewriting what America’s sports car is supposed to be. But what if the nameplate edged even closer into hypercar territory? Independent designer Khyzyl Saleem has an answer in the form of the C8-X concept, a creation that looks wilder and more exotic than any Vette before it.
Saleem says he originally set out to tidy up an older C8 render. Instead, he ended up creating what he calls a “homage to General Motors,” borrowing cues from the company’s own CX and CX.R Vision Gran Turismo concepts. This is not a simple widebody job. It’s closer to a full reinterpretation of the car.
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Up front, much slimmer LED headlights sharpen the expression, giving the C8-X a predatory stare that faintly echoes the KTM X-Bow GT-XR. There are center-mounted fog lights too, a nod to the Corvette C5-R racecar, along with deep, aggressive intakes carved between the sharpened nose and the pronounced splitter.
Illustrations Khyzyl Saleem / Facebook
The concept sits far wider than a standard C8, wearing swollen fenders and racing-style air channels that look ready for pit lane. Yet the greenhouse, roof structure, and engine cover are lifted straight from the donor car, which suggests this could, in theory, start life as a regular Corvette before things get properly out of hand.
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Those pumped-up shoulders flow into a completely reworked rear end. Slim horizontal LED taillights stretch across the back, topped by a neatly integrated ducktail spoiler. The conventional rear bumper has been scrapped for a fully exposed layout, putting the ultra-wide slick tires and an enormous diffuser front and center.
The C8-X wears a vivid yellow finish, offset by generous slabs of exposed carbon fiber. It sits on center-lock alloy wheels wrapped in racing rubber and hunkers down just a few inches off the ground.
Saleem says he designed the C8-X the old-fashioned digital way, using traditional 3D modelling and rendering tools instead of leaning on AI to do the heavy lifting. Real effort, real pixels. While this particularly unhinged Corvette will likely remain confined to screens and wallpapers, several past projects from The_Kyza have made the jump from render to reality, which leaves just enough room for cautious optimism.
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Obviously, a full carbon fiber widebody kit of this scale would not be cheap. Still, pair it with the right performance and chassis upgrades and you could, in theory, end up with a Corvette that edges into genuine hypercar territory rather than merely dressing the part. Oh wait, you could argue we already have the base for that.
