Irish company AVA, which was founded by businessman Norman Crowley last year, has announced a collaboration with international car designers to revive classic cars.
The team has partnered with American designer Peter Brock, lauded for his work on the Corvette Stingray, and Ian Callum CBE's design house, CALLUM, which is responsible for iconic cars including the Aston Martin Vanquish and Jaguar I-Pace.
AVA said it will reveal the first images from this partnership in late February.
This new four-wheel-drive electric car, which AVA terms the first "Hyperclassic", is currently in development, with teams in Wicklow, the UK and Nevada.
It said it will be built in the new AVA Studio at Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow.
Delivering performance in the 1,200-2,000-horsepower range, it will be the first vehicle to carry the new AVA brand, with prices ranging from between €1.2-2 million.
Norman Crowley said he believes the partnership will create an "entirely new automotive offering."
Peter Brock said to be involved in this project is a "tremendous responsibility".
"It’s [the Corvette C2] already an accepted icon in the world of automotive motor design but we want to take all the best aspects of that design and make it crisper," he said.
Ian Callum added, "Applying next-generation technology to cars that we are fond of and familiar with, is hugely exciting.
"CALLUM’s expertise in translating Peter’s concept to a design feasible for production, will support AVA to write a new chapter in this car’s story," he said.
