This is the 2020 mid-engine Chevy Corvette / C8 Corvette Z06 revealed

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I always wondering if maybe this isn't a Corvette, the Corvette will remain a FR but this is something new, something to go up against Ferrari and the Ford GT. WE will see.....
Some people are speculating that it's actually a Cadillac. Possibly the Cien.

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It's definitely GM of some sort.

Won't really compete with Ford GT since 1) Ford will sell all their cars regardless and 2) I doubt anybody will be in the market for a $400k Chevy.

But it could very well compete with the car on track and on paper. Ford has left a lot of room for other products to compete, and several cars already can beat it on track for less money.

I suspect it'll try to carry some sort of ridiculous Acura NSX pricetag which a few dummies will pay for, but eventually will be deeply discounted. Could be a good bargain one day.
 

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Chevrolet Salesman Claims He Has Photos Of Mid-Engine C8 Corvette Rear-Quarter Panels

 

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I used to have a C5 vette and loved the car. RWD. Adequate HP. Lightweight. Shitty build quality, but the money is in the motor (kind of like Ferrari).
a mid-engined vette would be interesting. As long as the price is not obnoxious. Now where is my Dew Rag and gold chains?
 

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Mid-engine Chevy Corvette spied on public roads ā€” and at McDonald's

The mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette is real, and it's finally been caught patrolling public roads. Thanks to Autoblog readers Jake Vandermoon and Josh Busenbark for sharing these photos with us. Vandermoon caught the car up in Cadillac, Michigan, pretty far north of Detroit or GM's main proving grounds in Chelsea, Michigan. These are far and away our best look at the car yet, and the fact that GM is out on public roads shows that development is fairly far along.

The car is still heavily camouflaged, but we can make out a number of details. Other than the obvious mid-engine proportions, the biggest tell is the huge intake right behind the door. We don't know what's under the engine cover (maybe a DOHC V8), but It's unlikely to be anything other than a big, burly V8. Even through the camo, the Corvette's pointed nose is evident.

There's not much else we can say other than "hooray!" This car has been rumored and talked about for decades, but it seems Chevy is finally following through. We can't wait to get behind the wheel.
https://www.autoblog.com/2017/10/11...-photos-public-roads-mcdonalds/#slide-7119290

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Chevrolet Is Benchmarking the Mid-Engined Corvette Against the 911 Turbo S

The mid-engine Corvette is real. Yes, it's been rumored for literally decades and nothing has come of it, but this time, it's happening. We've seen a ute-based powertrain mule, we've seen them cold weather testing, and we've heard all sorts of info and rumors on what will be powering it.

We also now know what car the mid-engined Corvette is designed to compete directly with: the Porsche 911 Turbo S.

These mid-engined Corvette prototypes (there were three of them) were caught traveling through southwest Michigan with a Porsche 911 Turbo S in tow. And it's not just a guy in a Turbo S who wanted to follow some cool Corvettes around. This 911 has Michigan manufacturer plates on it, meaning that it is owned by a car manufacturer, not an individual. We're willing to bet a pretty penny that manufacturer is Chevrolet, especially considering Chevrolet has purchased 911s in the past for Corvette-related development work.

It makes sense. The Corvette is always, always, compared with the Porsche 911. Both are the premier, halo sports cars from their respective nations, have been in production for approximately the same amount of time, and have similar performance across the range. While the C7 Corvette would be closer to a Carrera S and the Z06 and Grand Sport would be more akin to a 911 GT3, the mid-engine model will go in a slightly different direction.

Benchmarking against a Turbo S implies that the Vette will be more than just a one trick pony. The Turbo S is a very nice all-around car; it's brutally quick on the track and effortlessly fast on the road. It's also $200,000, has 580-horsepower, and can hit 60 from a standstill in 2.5 seconds. Chevrolet seems to want its car to be just as capable as the Turbo S, and it will likely cost half as much.

So what else can we tell from these photos and videos?

These mid-engine Corvette prototypes spotted in Michigan are our best look yet at the upcoming American supercar. Even if the proportions have changed and the car is mid-engined, it is very obviously related to a Corvette. The nose comes to a sharp point, much like the C7, and the front end, though covered by camo, looks related to the current car. The rear end has quad, squared off exhausts, unlike the C7, these are pushed wide instead of centered. We can't tell what shape the rear lights are, but it's very unlikely that they're round.

The brakes appear to be steel rotors, though it seems likely that carbon ceramics would also be offered on an upper trim level.

While we don't know what's under the hood, we do believe that it could be a DOHC V8 codenamed LT5. It's an engine that could also appear, albeit in supercharged form, in the upcoming Corvette ZR1. The mid-engined Vette might not have forced induction, instead relying on less weight and better balance as the way it'd solidify its position as the halo Corvette.

Of course, there could be an insane version on the way, this is the just the start of a car that's been nearly 50 years in the making.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...-corvette-porsche-911-turbo-s-testing-photos/






 

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Hey, It's still covered in that black cloth, and from what I understand from automotive spy shots, it's either a cheap Corvette fascia shield or not close to production. So I'm calling the Supra first.
 

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https://www.caranddriver.com/featur...c8-the-mid-engined-white-whale-is-nearly-here

2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8: The Mid-Engined White Whale Is Nearly Here
What to expect from the long-awaited mid-engined Vette.


On the eighth day, God created Mid-Engined Corvette. Certain Mesoamerican cultures offered the still-beating hearts of human sacrifices to Mid-Engined Corvette. Medieval Europeans believed that Mid-Engined Corvetteā€™s horn could cure all maladies. It is said that Kublai Khan kept in his personal zoo at Xanadu a Mid-Engined Corvette of exceptional splendor. The phrase ā€œmid-engined Corvetteā€ means ā€œgoat suckerā€ in Spanish, owing to the thingā€™s propensity to drink the blood of livestock. Inside the briefcase from Pulp Fiction? Mid-Engined Corvette.

Mid-Engined Corvette has always been with us, even when it totally didnā€™t exist. And short of a few concept vehicles over the decades, it has never existed beyond the realm of folklore, the occasional conspiracy theory, and the fever dreams of automotive journalists.

But as it is written, so it shall be. Mid-Engined Corvette is real, and youā€™ll see the official, genuine article next spring. And no, Chevy isnā€™t playing any games with the terminology: The engine will be bolted between the occupants and the rear wheels. Those expecting a carbon-fiber spaceship powered by an antimatter machine will be somewhat disappointed.

Like the recent front-engined Corvettes, the mid-engined one will remain an attainable sports car with supercar performance. Surely some bits of carbon fiber and magnesium will be stirred into the mix, but Chevy will construct the mid-engined carā€™s spaceframe primarily from aluminum. And as in the past, its body will be made largely of fiberglass panels. To contain costs, Chevy will launch the new car with an updated version of the pushrod LT1 engine that powers todayā€™s C7 Corvettes. We expect the mid-engined Corvette, or C8, to be a bit heavier than the current carā€™s roughly 3500 pounds, but it will compensate for that with about 500 horsepower from the LT1. And thanks to the increased traction of a rearward weight bias and a quick-shifting transaxle, itā€™ll be quicker than the C7.

Oh, did we not mention the transaxle? (Note that we used the singular form of the word.) There will be only one gearbox, and it wonā€™t come with a clutch pedal. Chevy has been working with Tremec on a new eight-speed dual-clutch automatic unit. The driverā€™s involvement in shifting gears will begin and end with the steering-wheel-adjacent shift paddles.

But thereā€™s some consolation: That engine bay will also eventually host even more compelling mills. The first to follow the LT1 will be a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter DOHC V-8 with a flat-plane crankshaft capable of a Ferrari 458ā€“like maximum engine speed of 9000 rpm. Sympathy for the transaxle, though, means the engine speed will be limited to several hundred rpm below that. That engine should be good for at least 600 horsepower.

Then, because it is totally unnecessary, Chevy will bolt two turbochargers and two big air-to-water intercoolers to the 5.5-liter V-8. The turbo engine will make about 800 owner-maiming horsepower. You will not be surprised to learn that this will be the fastest version around the NĆ¼rburgring Nordschleife.

But hang on: What if we told you that within a couple of years Chevy would add a 200-hp electric motor to the mix? The twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8 will abuse the rear tires while the electric motor, housed in what would typically be a front trunk, will energize the fronts. Thatā€™s right: This mid-engined/front-motor Corvette will have a horsepower rating at or near the four-digit mark.

To cool these nuclear furnaces, the mid-engined Corvette is going to need massive amounts of airflow. So basically the entire leading plane of the nose will be open to the air and packed full of heat exchangers. The C8 will extract engine-compartment heat through vents below the taillights on the rear fascia. Combustion gases will be fed through an exhaust that includes the familiar dual-mode system to maximize airflow and noise generation at high engine loads. There will be two tips per side instead of the four center-mounted pipes on the C7.

In a break from past Corvettes, the mid-engined car will have a couple of active aerodynamic devices. In the rear will be a conventional power-operated spoiler. Up front, the picture is a little more complicated. We hear that Chevy will use the new Corvetteā€™s front-axle-lift system not just to clear speed bumps and steep driveway approaches but also to change the carā€™s angle of attack, shifting the aero center of pressure fore and aft, depending on vehicle speed. Andā€”wonders never ceaseā€”the C8 will use coil springs in place of the old transverse composite leaf springs.

For an unspecified amount of time, the C7 will be built alongside the C8 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Weā€™re guessing Chevy will continue building the old car until the company is ready to start producing the Corvette Hovercraft.
 
 




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