Image via Mxtrem
They say money can’t buy taste and one could argue that’s the case with the Maverick, a C8 Corvette modified to look like an F-18 fighter jet. Dreamed up by startup tuning shop Mxtrem Automobil, this falls into the outlandish custom build category where people with a lot of money (some would argue too much) have their cars modified in some rather gaudy ways.
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Thanks to a carbon-fiber body kit, the C8 Corvette gains pieces inspired by the F-18. For example, the front fascia sure looks like the nose of the airplane, the rear fenders have a wing-like appearance, and the rear fascia is loaded up with fake afterburners, missiles, and vertical stabilizing fins.
Even the cabin gets a bizarre aeronautical treatment. The controversial squared-off steering wheel is replaced by a yoke, something you can get in a Tesla these days. In the center console is a flight stick, although we’re not quite clear on its function. There are switches similar to what you would find in a jet. Plus, in the middle of the seat is a handle which very closely resembles the ejection handle on a fighter jet.
At least, these are the details shown in renderings to get buyers interested. Mxtrem has made it clear each Maverick will be a bespoke build, down to the details, so you get to call the shots on these and other design cues.
A mere 12 Mavericks will be built. Buyers will be able to elect to have a Stingray, Z06, or E-Ray used as the base vehicle. While it’s clear there are plenty of cosmetic modifications done to the sports car, we don’t know if he Maverick will have any performance upgrades.
Either way, we expect this to be a rather expensive purchase. And yet we don’t think Mxtrem will have trouble finding people with plenty of money to burn on something like this. We’re just looking forward to seeing one of these cross the auction block one day as people stare in horror at what was made back in 2025.
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