Classic Corvette Stingray homage from N2A Motors features carbon composite bodywork, available carbon fiber accents, and three levels of V8 power.
It’s been more than 50 years since Chevrolet produced the 1963 Corvette with its iconic split rear window, but love for its design hasn’t faded. The folks at N2A (No Two Alike) Motors – makers of the 7-8-9 mashup of 1957, 1958, and 1959 Chevys – were such fans of the legendary Corvette that they built their very own modern day interpretation of it.
The carbon-composite Devilray has a stinger hood up front, vents on the sides, the split window and four round lights in the back, and short overhangs at both ends. Inside, the Devilray features a C6 Corvette interior with a dual-cowl makeover.
N2A Motors offers three power and appearance packages for the Devilray. The base model is equipped with leather, Devilray exhaust tips, the choice of a six-speed automatic or manual, and “out-of-the-box, 440-plus HP.” The GT comes with a wood steering wheel and interior accents, retro wheels, a sound system with navigation and a backup camera, and an LS7 under the hood. The most performance-focused Devilray is the RR. That’s equipped with carbon ceramic Brembos, a sport steering wheel, racing wheels, and LS9 power – more than 630 horses and 604 lb-ft of it, to be exact. For those seeking even more grunt, N2A offers performance kits that generate 520 to 1,000 horsepower. It also sells carbon fiber accents for a variety of under-the-hood bits of hardware.
According to a press release, N2A Motors will only make 50 Devilrays, four of which it took orders for at the 2017 SEMA show. For each Devilray his company sells, N2A Motors founder Gene Langmesser, an automotive designer and engineer, will donate $1,000 to Oceana, a non-profit which protects marine life including – you guessed it – devil rays.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
