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SlideshowCorvette C8 Mid Engine
A Brave New Corvette World
The New Performance Standard
Introduced to the world on July 18, 2019, the introduction of the Corvette C8 represented the most revolutionary Corvette in the 68 year history of the Marque.
Ever since the mid 1950s, the Corvette was first and formost a performance car. It is a reputation that GM and Corvette owners take seriously.
The most important change to the C8 is the chassis configuration: What used to be a front engine car is now a mid engine car. The significance of the switch cannot be overstated.
As first conceived by Bill Mitchell in the early 1950s, the Corvette was a front engine sports car featuring a short rear deck, minimal two seat passenger area and a long impressive hood.
That philosophy changed with the C8. Putting the engine behind the driver has changed the driving postion, moving it forward about 16 inches. From the driver's viewpoint, instead of looking at a hood, they now see the road. Forward visibility is much improved.
The justification for the change was simple. In order to advance and keep competitive the performance of the Corvette it was necessary to go mid engine. This was the route taken by race cars since the 1960s. In recent times, the Ford GT, Acura NSX, McLaren and most of the Italian exotics had adopted the configuration. Overall handling and better track times comes with the new layout.
As with the C7, all C8 coupes feature a Targa roof.
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2020 Corvette C8 on Display at the LA Auto Show. The Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic is turning into one of the better color choices for the Corvette as it works well with the black highlights throughout the car. Other available colors include Arctic White, Black, Torch Red, Blade Silver Metallic, Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic, Shadow Gray Metallic and Zeus Bronze Metallic. Premium cost colors include Accelerate Yellow Metallic ($500), Rapid Blue ($500), Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat ($995) and Sebring Orange Tintcoat $995.
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2020 Corvette C8 Drivetrain
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2020 Corvette C8 Interior
2020 Corvette C8 Why Mid Engine?
2020 Corvette C8 Specifications
2020 Corvette C8 Photographs
2020 Corvette C8 Photographs Part Two
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WAITING FORMY S51 STINGRAY TO BE BUILT.
Hi Felippe:
Thank you for your comment, but I will disagree. Corvettes typically have not had a real mid-front configuration.
I to am disappointed at the lack of a manual transmission but there is some justification. Also, they were never practical and are being made with traditional Corvette materials.
~paul
It always was mid engine, never heard about mid-front? Until 2019 it was too 50-50, and now is 40-60.
I really can't see the advantage: Don't drive as a Corvette anymore, don't looks like a Corvette, don't have the practicality of a Corvette, don't use the materials of a Corvette, don't have stick shift like every single Corvette and in the Z06 version don't even sounds like a Corvette anymore.
What is this? a Ferrari 458 replica that GM made and named a "Corvette"? This is just a mistake.