The c8 corvettes first performance variant will have 600. Our full test of the new mid engine corvette has dropped, and heres an inside look at the process. With the midengine corvette finally upon us, i kept thinking about that first roughhewn test car, which was caught by a spy photographer soon after i drove the z06. The 89 issues of car and driver with a corvette on the cover. Pics car and driver renders the midengine c8 corvette. Following several experimental cerv prototype vehicles, it is the first midengine corvette since the models introduction in 1953 as.
The new engine placement provides rear weight bias, meaning more. As if switching to a midengine design wasnt enough of a change for chevrolet corvette fans to handle, there may be two more big ones on the way. In 1957, zora believed that a midengine corvette would offer the best combination of balance, visibility, acceleration and. Now, the sports car is about to get even more power, as the marque. The chevrolet corvette c8 is the eighth generation of the corvette sports car manufactured by american automobile manufacturer chevrolet.
Chevrolet fulfills the longterm promise of the iconic corvette with the introduction of the 2020 stingray, the brands firstever production midengine corvette. With its new midengine configuration and sleek, modern design, the 2020 chevrolet corvette stingray offers unprecedented performance at a. This allnew midengine sports car is so much more than next generation its next level. I could call bob lutz and say, this is not right, put me down as the guy who said this is the wrong thing to do for our car. The midengined 2020 chevy corvette is here car and driver. This article was originally published by car and driver. This is obviously not a corvette, but gm celebrated cadillacs centennial and affirmed its devotion to the midengine layout with this magnificent show car, allegedly inspired by the f22 raptor. I asked helbig if, with a midengine corvette on the way, his opinion. A cabforward, midengine format often helps define an exotic car, and if the corvettes overall form factor is somewhat akin to a ferrari 488, 458, 430, or even a 360, the surface details are not. The versatile midengine 2020 corvette stingray opens a new, longoverdue chapter in the corvettes 67year story and efforts going back half a century to transplant the v8 aft of the driver.
Im an enthusiastic driver, i intend to autocross my c8, but theres no way that im going to run around on 3 degrees camber all the time, nor am i going to reset the alignment twice every sunday event. Radical new corvette renews interest in american cars in japan. For soon youll be standing on the moonor driving the sports car. The cockpit has been designed to be drivercentric, with numerous controls. Chevrolets test drivers apparently dont like spy shooters chasing them down especially when the company is evaluating the midengined corvette. Harley earl is the man who created the corvette with influences from british and european sports cars of the 1950s, but zora arkusduntov is the engineer who penned the concept of. And so the corvette collection enlarges towards some versions, for sale in equal coupe and additionally. The 2020 chevrolet corvette joins the prestigious midengine sports car club.
The chevrolet corvette is the 2020 motortrend car of the year. This allnew mid engine sports car is so much more than next generation its next level. Corvettes new design has dominated coverage, but soon everyone will be talking about how easy it is to drive. Chevys midengine corvette went through a decadeslong. After decades of flirting, gm has finally given us a mid engine corvette. Usually, the term midengine has been primarily applied to cars having the engine located between the driver and the rear drive axles. These exclusive first photos prove that chevrolet means mid engine business. Introducing the 2020 corvette midengine sports car chevrolet. Car and drivers measurements find that the c8s nose lets the driver see the road 15 feet ahead, versus 12 feet for the c7. This current year often spots the very first of your excessive innovative equipment, all of the zr1.
Read more and see 15 photos of the future c8 corvette at car and driver. Why dodge investigated, then abandoned, a midengine viper. Our friends at car and driver magazine have rendered the midengine c8 corvette for the may 2018 issue which features the article 25 cars worth waiting for. You can view the original article by clicking here. The 2020 c8 midengine corvette stingray needs to be experienced, and what better way than to spend a few days exclusively with your own fleet of c8 midengine corvettes. Everything about building a midengine car was new to the c8 development engineers. Having just captured the north american car of the year gong, the revolutionary allnew chevrolet corvette stingray c8, the firstever vette to get a. I cant think of a car that has been more hyped, argued, and picked apart than the 2020 chevrolet corvette. The 2020 chevrolet corvette doesnt drive like other mid. The midengined corvette was 60 years in the makingnow we.
At once precise and powerful, the corvette stingray coupe and convertible have been completely redesigned from the ground up to deliver a thrill on every drive. This excellent read goes indepth on the corvette teams decadeslong battle to move the motivator of chevys halo car behind the driver. To increase the cars appeal in global markets, the decision was made to downsize this corvette concept, which would also save weight and increase the performance of the tworotor rce. New midengine chevy corvette revealed, features, specs. Chevys midengined c8 corvette could never live up to all the hype that its generated, but it comes damn close. Well, our friends at car and driver are here with some statistical data. The midengine architecture allows for a short, straight and stiff steering system, coupled with an updated electronic steering system, making the drivers chassis input instantaneous.
The title of this weeks piece, rare drawings, documents reveal secret history of midengine corvette says it all. The mid engine corvette is here, and we had time behind the wheel. See and hear the midengined corvette in this spy video. As the all new mid engine corvette has yet to go on sale, one can only assume that the. The sum of everything that came before it, the 2020 stingray is reimagined to bring customers new levels of performance, technology. Theres virtually nobody left from the earlier midengine corvette programs or even the pontiac fiero team to. In this group are some of the bestperforming and bestlooking cars on the market. Model not yet in production and specifications only available for the 2020 corvette stingray coupe. The midengine design immediately lends the new stingray the look of an exotic european sports car, but, depending somewhat on the angle, you still wont mistake it for a corvette. Introducing the 2020 corvette midengine sports car.
Its an engineering moonshot, a marketing leap of faith, and a statement about what. Hyundai midengine car to rival corvette c8 gm authority. The new seating position places the cars center of gravity close to the drivers inside hip, so the car literally turns around the driver. The midengined race car made a surprise appearance at the corvette stingray convertible debut. Performance power combined with superior handling is the hallmark of a corvette experience, and the new 2020 version comes through for. With its supreme track capabilities, the new corvette confirms that, poundfordollar, it is the worlds best allaround sports car. Car and driver, after previously estimating the socalled zora zr1 would cost up to. The new mid engined corvette holds one less carryon suitcase, but it has space for two sets of golf clubs. The c8 corvette, as we have long known, would find its v8 engine moved from under the long hood up front to a compartment between the driver and the rear wheels.
An 82second strike by our recon op resulted in 15 frames before security narcs dropped the curtain on this. Any discussion of the midengine chevrolet corvette has to start with engineer, race car driver and corvette legend zora arkusduntov. It may still have its naysayers, but chevrolets first mid engine c8 corvette has some seriously impressive performance specs. Without a suitable platform inhouse, gm looked to europe for a midengine car of roughly the right size, opting to purchase a porsche 9146 for the project. The biggest corvette news is the midengine design, moving the engine from under the long hood to just behind the driver. Midengine 2020 corvette c8 stingray shines on and off track. Everything we know about the longawaited mid engined 2020 chevy corvette, the c8 generation of the sports car. Relocating the heaviest single piece of the vehicle, the engine, to the middle of the car tends to make for excellent weight balance, directly translating to brilliant handling. The mechanical layout and packaging of an rmr car is substantially different from that of a frontengine or rearengine car. New 2020 midengine corvette most userfriendly ever. Here is all of our coverage of the new midengined sports car. Watch 2020 chevy corvette stingray fly in our first track. The midengine chevrolet corvette is the 2020 motortrend car of the. Car and driver magazine december, 2019 the ultimate.
Midengined 2020 corvette has worse forward visibility than front. The upcoming z06 will be the first performance variant of the new midengined c8 corvette. The long wait is finally over, and the new mid engine chevy corvette is as good as we could have imagined. The article is written by daniel pund who lays out the various engines and equipment that car and driver thinks will be available on the forthcoming c8. Chevrolet corvette going hybrid, report says fox news. I would like to see somebody test the car with more realistic enthusiastic but streetable alignment, e. Following several experimental cerv prototype vehicles, it is the first midengine corvette since the models introduction in 1953 as well as gms first production midengine sports car since the pontiac fiero was discontinued in 1988, differing from the.
Chevy spills details on corvette c8 r including its 5. The car youve waited patiently for chevrolet to build has finally evolved beyond titillating concepts to the engineering mule revealed here. After decades of flirting, gm has finally given us a midengine corvette. The accompanying article also features a couple more renders which we have below. This layout is referred to as rear midengine, rearwheel drive, or rmr layout. The test driver doesnt appear to be pushing the vette to its limit. The midengine corvette is a terrible idea the drive. These 10 cars led to the c8 midengined chevrolet corvette. The midengine corvette is here, and we had time behind the wheel. This is obviously not a corvette, but gm celebrated cadillacs centennial and affirmed its devotion to the mid engine layout with this magnificent show car, allegedly inspired by the f22 raptor. The midengine configuration provides incredible visibility, responsiveness and driving feel. October 15, 2019 we took a quick ride in the redesigned 2020 chevrolet corvette stingray and came away impressed with the new midengine layout and overall handling. The real criteria for evaluating the c8 as a drivers car comes down to whether you think making it easier to go fast is a good thing.