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Not long now, the secret will be no more. For the eighth generation of the breed, Chevrolet decided to morph the Corvette from a front-engined sports car with supercar-rivaling abilities into a mid-engined land missile. As with the C7, the C8 will be known as the Corvette Stingray in entry-level specification.
In anticipation of the big reveal, Chevrolet has also decided to publish a few pictures of the Stingray logo, Corvette badge, and Corvette script for the 2020 model year. Sting Ray entered the nomenclature in 1963 with the second generation, then it went out without a bang in 1976. The nameplate was revived in 2014 for the C7, and that’s the gist of it. So what about the engine?
Staying true to the C1 Corvette, the small-block V8 returns in LT2 flavor. Not much is known about the improvements over the LT1 in the outgoing generation, but Chevrolet is understood to ramp up the output to at least 480 horsepower. 500 would be even better, but only time will tell if the naturally aspirated engine can be taken to that level of suck-squeeze-bang-blow from the factory.
Manual lovers should look elsewhere because the C8 is going dual-clutch only. An eight-speed transmission will be offered as standard, and ZF produces such a transmission for conventional powertrains, hybrid vehicles, and even all-wheel-drive applications. The 8DT can take up to 1,000 Nm of torque, which translates to 738 pound-feet in the United States of America. That’s shy of the 770 pound-feet of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon special edition, which features a ZF 8HP-based TorqueFlite automatic transmission with a torque converter.
The C8 Corvette Stingray will be offered with the option for the Z51 Performance Package, which includes magnetic ride control and bigger brakes on all four corners of the car. Looking further into the order guide, Chevrolet offers a dual roof package, visible carbon fiber for the roof panels, and a transparent roof panel. As far exterior finishes are concerned, you’re treated to a lot of options.
Elkhart Lake Blue opens the list (here’s how it looks on the rear bumper), complemented by Rapid Blue, Torch Red, Zeus Bronze, Black, Shadow Gray, Accelerate Yellow, Blade Silver, Ceramic Matrix Gray, Arctic White, Sebring Orange Tintcoat, and Long Beach Red.
Staying true to the C1 Corvette, the small-block V8 returns in LT2 flavor. Not much is known about the improvements over the LT1 in the outgoing generation, but Chevrolet is understood to ramp up the output to at least 480 horsepower. 500 would be even better, but only time will tell if the naturally aspirated engine can be taken to that level of suck-squeeze-bang-blow from the factory.
Manual lovers should look elsewhere because the C8 is going dual-clutch only. An eight-speed transmission will be offered as standard, and ZF produces such a transmission for conventional powertrains, hybrid vehicles, and even all-wheel-drive applications. The 8DT can take up to 1,000 Nm of torque, which translates to 738 pound-feet in the United States of America. That’s shy of the 770 pound-feet of the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon special edition, which features a ZF 8HP-based TorqueFlite automatic transmission with a torque converter.
The C8 Corvette Stingray will be offered with the option for the Z51 Performance Package, which includes magnetic ride control and bigger brakes on all four corners of the car. Looking further into the order guide, Chevrolet offers a dual roof package, visible carbon fiber for the roof panels, and a transparent roof panel. As far exterior finishes are concerned, you’re treated to a lot of options.
Elkhart Lake Blue opens the list (here’s how it looks on the rear bumper), complemented by Rapid Blue, Torch Red, Zeus Bronze, Black, Shadow Gray, Accelerate Yellow, Blade Silver, Ceramic Matrix Gray, Arctic White, Sebring Orange Tintcoat, and Long Beach Red.
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