Photo: FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is busy with the regulation of communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and even cable. While this line of work doesn’t sound all too exciting, it’s the FCC that provided us with a glimpse of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette thanks to the homologation of something as simple as the mid-engine supercar’s key fob.
The product ID assigned to this key fob is YGOG20TB1, but the highlight of this application are the photographs. As you can tell, the mid-engine Corvette has no less than seven buttons on the key fob, starting with Lock, Unlock, and Remote Start. Then there’s the Open Front Trunk and Open Rear Hood, along with Top Down and Honk.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen! The Top Down button and the Chevrolet logo on the other side of the key fob confirm a second body style for the mid-engine Corvette. It remains to be seen if we’re dealing with a hard- or soft-top roof for the convertible, but all in all, this is reassuring news for hardcore enthusiasts of the breed.
General Motors filed an application for another key fob similar in this design to this one, although for Cadillac. This might be a preview for a badge-engineered Corvette from Cadillac, which would serve both as a successor to the XLR and the halo of the lineup. Another possibility is… wait for it… either a hybridized sports car or an EV.
Not that long ago, Cadillac president Steve Carlisle had a chat with Automotive News about electrification and a halo car. In addition to “very good performance,” the head honcho claimed that “a different propulsion system” would make such a vehicle “more interesting” than an ICE-only setup.
Hybridization rumors in regard to the C8 Corvette also exist in the rumor mill, with some guesstimates putting the combined output at 1,000 horsepower from an electrified front axle and a twin-turbo V8 driving the rear wheels. As opposed to the 4.2-liter Blackwing V8 from Cadillac, the twin-turbo engine in the ‘Vette is expected with a displacement of 5.5 liters.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen! The Top Down button and the Chevrolet logo on the other side of the key fob confirm a second body style for the mid-engine Corvette. It remains to be seen if we’re dealing with a hard- or soft-top roof for the convertible, but all in all, this is reassuring news for hardcore enthusiasts of the breed.
General Motors filed an application for another key fob similar in this design to this one, although for Cadillac. This might be a preview for a badge-engineered Corvette from Cadillac, which would serve both as a successor to the XLR and the halo of the lineup. Another possibility is… wait for it… either a hybridized sports car or an EV.
Not that long ago, Cadillac president Steve Carlisle had a chat with Automotive News about electrification and a halo car. In addition to “very good performance,” the head honcho claimed that “a different propulsion system” would make such a vehicle “more interesting” than an ICE-only setup.
Hybridization rumors in regard to the C8 Corvette also exist in the rumor mill, with some guesstimates putting the combined output at 1,000 horsepower from an electrified front axle and a twin-turbo V8 driving the rear wheels. As opposed to the 4.2-liter Blackwing V8 from Cadillac, the twin-turbo engine in the ‘Vette is expected with a displacement of 5.5 liters.
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