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There has been no official word from General Motors on the next generation Chevrolet Corvette and with the current generation debuting just three model years back there is really no reason for the automaker to talk about the next generation so soon. However, the crew at Car & Driver has insider information that suggests that the C8 Corvette could arrive as soon as the 2018 Detroit Auto Show and when it does, it will have a new mid-engine design.Keep in mind that nothing that we are about to discuss is official, but you would think that the crew at Car & Driver would have some pretty reliable inside sources. In this case, their source within GM has explained that the C8 Corvette project is well underway with the code name ZERV. The project is so far along that the automaker already has plans to introduce the C8 Corvette at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and when it arrives, we will finally see our mid-engine Corvette.This mid-engine C8 Corvette that will debut in just over a year and a half will still be powered by some variation of the current Corvette LT1, but it is expected to pack between 450 and 500 horsepower. No other information on the car itself is discussed, but the mid-engine C8 Corvette is expected to have a starting MSRP around $80,000.Next, early in 2019, likely after the C8 Corvette that debuts at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show goes on sale around the U.S., there will be a new engine option introduced. This new engine will offer far more power and it will use a 4 camshaft, 32 valve setup, which certainly sounds like a modern take on the C4 Corvette ZR1"s LT5. This mid-engine Corvette is expected to start around $100,000.Should this information prove to be true and we do meet a new mid-engine C8 Corvette at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, we will be witnessing a massive change in the legendary Corvette. This change would assure that it is able to go toe-to-toe with the best from Italy"s exotic coachbuilders, but at the same time, a price ranging from $80-100k will alienate some buyers.Join the LS1 crowd in the forum.>>Tags: C8, C8 Corvette, Corvette
Date written: May 16, 2016
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ID: 3450
There has been no official word from General Motors on the next generation Chevrolet Corvette and with the current generation debuting just three model years back there is really no reason for the automaker to talk about the next generation so soon. However, the crew at Car & Driver has insider information that suggests that the C8 Corvette could arrive as soon as the 2018 Detroit Auto Show and when it does, it will have a new mid-engine design.Keep in mind that nothing that we are about to discuss is official, but you would think that the crew at Car & Driver would have some pretty reliable inside sources. In this case, their source within GM has explained that the C8 Corvette project is well underway with the code name ZERV. The project is so far along that the automaker already has plans to introduce the C8 Corvette at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and when it arrives, we will finally see our mid-engine Corvette.This mid-engine C8 Corvette that will debut in just over a year and a half will still be powered by some variation of the current Corvette LT1, but it is expected to pack between 450 and 500 horsepower. No other information on the car itself is discussed, but the mid-engine C8 Corvette is expected to have a starting MSRP around $80,000.Next, early in 2019, likely after the C8 Corvette that debuts at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show goes on sale around the U.S., there will be a new engine option introduced. This new engine will offer far more power and it will use a 4 camshaft, 32 valve setup, which certainly sounds like a modern take on the C4 Corvette ZR1"s LT5. This mid-engine Corvette is expected to start around $100,000.Should this information prove to be true and we do meet a new mid-engine C8 Corvette at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, we will be witnessing a massive change in the legendary Corvette. This change would assure that it is able to go toe-to-toe with the best from Italy"s exotic coachbuilders, but at the same time, a price ranging from $80-100k will alienate some buyers.Join the LS1 crowd in the forum.>>Tags: C8, C8 Corvette, Corvette
Date written: May 16, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 3450
