Mid-Engine Corvette: 7/18/2019 [C8.R 2020]

**ubengineering** · March 22, 2019, 11:36am

I’ve seen some of these renderings and the front is beautiful, but the ass shouldn’t see the light of day.

EWW

**Onyx_Z32** · March 22, 2019, 7:14pm

So this might look like a McLaren

**HouseS2K** · March 29, 2019, 3:13pm

The second issue is a structural distortion of the aluminum spaceframe experienced during testing a prototype equipped with the 900-1000 horsepower twin-turbo V-8. The twist in back was enough to fracture the glass hatch covering the engine.

**Onyx_Z32** · March 29, 2019, 8:59pm

Kerbeck Chevrolet in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the country’s largest Corvette seller, has begun taking refundable $1000 deposits to hold a place in line for a C8. This dealer is also offering C7 discounts ranging from 12-17 percent. Clearly, the countdown to launch has begun and the wait for mid-engine Corvettes on the road is down to a matter of months.

I wonder if last-gen FR Corvettes are going to be a classic some day.

**BlueEyedDevil** · March 30, 2019, 3:52pm

So what is the price of this beast?

**ultradriver10000** · April 1, 2019, 2:20pm

These threads make me :snky:

**yamba6** · April 3, 2019, 12:37pm

I’m wondering if that 12-17% discount is going to drive the resale price down on those already sold.

**Blue_Eyed_Devil** · April 3, 2019, 5:15pm

I am thinking of ordering C8 plates now before they are gone in NY.

**Jeller** · April 7, 2019, 4:49am

Cause you are secretly a corvette guy in euro hiding LOL.

**Blue_Eyed_Devil** · April 8, 2019, 4:25pm

Mid engine? …Maybe.

**BigRon** · April 12, 2019, 2:52pm

Two pieces of info announced:
-C7 will not be sold along side the C8 https://www.autoblog.com/2019/04/12/c7-corvette-final-2019-z06-barrett-jackson-auction/
-Official reveal: 7/18/19

**LUC1F3R** · April 12, 2019, 4:17pm

I was surprised at this. I thought at some point they had talked about selling both side by side for a while. I’m glad that they’re not, in my opinion it is getting silly how close some of the other GM products are in performance to the vette.

**Onyx_Z32** · April 12, 2019, 5:54pm

**Motocrossx23** · April 12, 2019, 5:52pm

That is not a Corvette.

**Onyx_Z32** · April 12, 2019, 5:59pm

These wheels suck bad. Same with the new Supra wheels.

**JayS** · April 12, 2019, 6:12pm

**JayS** · April 12, 2019, 6:08pm

Just want to bump this post from November.

**Onyx_Z32** · April 16, 2019, 12:23pm

Render:

**yamba6** · April 16, 2019, 8:34pm

I can’t wait to see it without camo because this just… I don’t know. The vents on the sides just doesn’t seem to flow nicely in my opinion. But with a solid color I could see it being better. I’ll also have to look back at other angles.

**ubengineering** · April 16, 2019, 10:52pm

Like it or not, the rumored 1000hp version is going to destroy the current performance benchmarks and I’m sure a lot of supercar developers are very concerned. I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of automotive companies immediately purchase one and reverse engineer it.

I base this on no knowledge at all, just speculation.