Chevrolet brings its electric performance excellence to Daytona.
Daytona is one of the world’s most venerated motorsport venues, with decades of cherished legacy and epic showdowns still taking place at the storied racetrack today. One of those is, of course, the Daytona 500, one of America’s premier racing events and one of the flagship races of NASCAR. This year, Chevrolet is bringing a unique and futuristic pace car to the event, showing off its latest electric performance engineering innovation in the form of the new Chevrolet Blazer EV SS.
As Chevrolet’s quickest SS model yet, the new Blazer EV SS is able to get from 0-60 in as little as 3.4 seconds, with an impressive 615 horsepower and 650 lb/ft of torque. It’s the first Blazer to serve as the pace car for the “Great American Race,” and it’s also the first electric vehicle to pace the race. The pace car features no performance upgrades, but has custom graphics and lighting for its pace car duties.
Along with it, Chevrolet will also debut a new Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype ahead of the highly anticipated race. Created as a collaboration between NASCAR and OEM partners, the new prototype is a representation of the iconic racing series exploring futuristic new technology. While V8 engines will still be an important mainstay of the NASCAR universe, the Chevrolet Blazer SS pace car and the Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype show that new innovation can have a seat at the table.
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