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As you’re aware, the C8 Corvette debuts on Thursday at a special event in California. But behind the scenes, Chevrolet is developing the mid-engine sports car on Germany’s most famous racing track.
No fewer than six prototypes have been spied at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, more than ever before. The photographs reveal two wing designs and a prototype with different wheels and no wing at all. Our best look yet at the rearmost aerodynamic qualities comes courtesy of a rear bumper painted in Elkhart Lake Blue.
The carparazzi tell us the prototypes are being loaded into trucks, en route to the Frankfurt airport to head back to Michigan in the United States. There’s no denying these test mules won’t attend the grand reveal where Chevrolet has to deliver the pre-production version of the C8 Corvette.
In advance of the big day, the newcomer's steering wheel has been detailed by General Motors. The paddles behind it confirm the seven-speed DCT we’ve heard time and again through rumors and leaked info about the eighth generation. Under the hood, the LT2 small-block engine is supposed to feature at least 480 horsepower, possibly 500 ponies.
The engine-transmission combo should play dividend on the straights, and the mid-engine layout should help in the twisties. The handling of the C8 Corvette will ultimately differ from the seventh-generation Corvette, which features the engine at the front and the driven wheels at the rear.
Pricing is one of the biggest unknowns right now, and Chevrolet isn’t expected to announce the MSRP on July 18th. The Stingray starts at $55,900 for the 2019 model year while the Z06 levels up to $80,900 before destination charge. The ZR1 is the most expensive of the C7 Corvette lineage, retailing at $123,000 before any color and go-faster options whatsoever.
It’s widely believed the C8 Corvette will start in the $60,000s while the latest rumors suggest $70,000 for the bone-stock specification.
The carparazzi tell us the prototypes are being loaded into trucks, en route to the Frankfurt airport to head back to Michigan in the United States. There’s no denying these test mules won’t attend the grand reveal where Chevrolet has to deliver the pre-production version of the C8 Corvette.
In advance of the big day, the newcomer's steering wheel has been detailed by General Motors. The paddles behind it confirm the seven-speed DCT we’ve heard time and again through rumors and leaked info about the eighth generation. Under the hood, the LT2 small-block engine is supposed to feature at least 480 horsepower, possibly 500 ponies.
The engine-transmission combo should play dividend on the straights, and the mid-engine layout should help in the twisties. The handling of the C8 Corvette will ultimately differ from the seventh-generation Corvette, which features the engine at the front and the driven wheels at the rear.
Pricing is one of the biggest unknowns right now, and Chevrolet isn’t expected to announce the MSRP on July 18th. The Stingray starts at $55,900 for the 2019 model year while the Z06 levels up to $80,900 before destination charge. The ZR1 is the most expensive of the C7 Corvette lineage, retailing at $123,000 before any color and go-faster options whatsoever.
It’s widely believed the C8 Corvette will start in the $60,000s while the latest rumors suggest $70,000 for the bone-stock specification.
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