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The new generation of the Corvette, the C8, is finally here, and it couldn't be more different than the version it replaces. Shown as the first-ever mid-engined Corvette, the car brings significant changes in appearance compared to the C7 currently on the market.
The changes are visible all around, with virtually every single element of the body and the interior showing a new face, and working together to create a car that is meant to remind of the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets and Formula 1 cars.
Looked at from the front, brand new is spelled by the low-profile headlamps, the large side air intakes for engine cooling that were not there before, and the shape of the hood, which seems to be the old hood, only turned inside out.
The side view is completely different as well, and the first thing that catches the eye is the shape of the rear end, which looks much more sculpted and much less-Vettish. For what it's worth, the side look of the new Corvette is no longer an American affair, but comes closer to the overall shape of a Ferrari or even a McLaren.
The rear end of the new car is dominated by the lack of the Corvette emblem, the completely reshaped rear spoiler, and the new position of the quad exhaust tips, taken from the center and moved two on each side.
If you look carefully at the car's rear, through the large rear hatch window, you can see the new 6.2-liter small-block V8 engine of the car.
On the inside, the entire cockpit has been moved even more toward the driver, who can now control the car by means of a new squared-off, two-spoke, small-diameter steering wheel.
The new Corvette will enter production by the end of the year. Depending on the customer's choice, each can be painted in one of 12 exterior colors and specified in six interior ones.
The price of the car was not announced, but it will not exceed $60,000 with no extras.
Looked at from the front, brand new is spelled by the low-profile headlamps, the large side air intakes for engine cooling that were not there before, and the shape of the hood, which seems to be the old hood, only turned inside out.
The side view is completely different as well, and the first thing that catches the eye is the shape of the rear end, which looks much more sculpted and much less-Vettish. For what it's worth, the side look of the new Corvette is no longer an American affair, but comes closer to the overall shape of a Ferrari or even a McLaren.
The rear end of the new car is dominated by the lack of the Corvette emblem, the completely reshaped rear spoiler, and the new position of the quad exhaust tips, taken from the center and moved two on each side.
If you look carefully at the car's rear, through the large rear hatch window, you can see the new 6.2-liter small-block V8 engine of the car.
On the inside, the entire cockpit has been moved even more toward the driver, who can now control the car by means of a new squared-off, two-spoke, small-diameter steering wheel.
The new Corvette will enter production by the end of the year. Depending on the customer's choice, each can be painted in one of 12 exterior colors and specified in six interior ones.
The price of the car was not announced, but it will not exceed $60,000 with no extras.
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