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Written by Greg Potts
So, you"ve taken the time to digest all of the details about the brand-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, right? There"s 495bhp and 470lb ft of torque from the now mid-mounted 6.2-litre, naturally-aspirated V8, as well as a rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and a resulting 0-60mph time of around 3.0 seconds. Those are some impressive numbers, but of course it"s that mid-engined layout that"s got everyone talking. The front-engined fanboys will tell you that this is no longer a Corvette, but the move has been rumoured since the 1970s. When we spoke to Alex MacDonald, the man in charge of the new C8"s setup, he said that the engineering tools available were now finally advanced enough to make the move without compromise. And so to the reason why we"re all here. Not only will that mid-engined layout help the road car, it should be invaluable for the car you see in the grainy images above. That is the brand new Corvette C8.R, which is set to be unveiled soon and will replace Chevrolet"s current C7.R endurance racer.
Date written: 22 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16364
So, you"ve taken the time to digest all of the details about the brand-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, right? There"s 495bhp and 470lb ft of torque from the now mid-mounted 6.2-litre, naturally-aspirated V8, as well as a rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and a resulting 0-60mph time of around 3.0 seconds. Those are some impressive numbers, but of course it"s that mid-engined layout that"s got everyone talking. The front-engined fanboys will tell you that this is no longer a Corvette, but the move has been rumoured since the 1970s. When we spoke to Alex MacDonald, the man in charge of the new C8"s setup, he said that the engineering tools available were now finally advanced enough to make the move without compromise. And so to the reason why we"re all here. Not only will that mid-engined layout help the road car, it should be invaluable for the car you see in the grainy images above. That is the brand new Corvette C8.R, which is set to be unveiled soon and will replace Chevrolet"s current C7.R endurance racer.
Date written: 22 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16364
