None of this information would matter to us if it not for a comment made by none other than the father of the Chevrolet Volt, Bob Lutz.

Before we turn our attention to the words of Lutz, let us first examine the speculative words from the Detroit News:

"The mid-engine format would allow GM more flexibility to make performance variants — perhaps an all-wheel drive, plug-in hybrid model with electric motors driving the front wheels."

Seems logical and Lutz backs this assumption.

Lutz, in an email to the Detroit News, speculates that the Corvette's "long lead time — the C8 wouldn't go into production until late 2018 — foreshadows an electric version with 10- to 15-mile plug-in electric capability."