# Mid-Engine Corvette C8 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 8, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429 "2015-01-08T14:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/301 "2020-08-21T13:31:40Z")
So I take it there isn’t a safety latch you have to manually release to open it, like every other hood I’ve ever seen? Pretty dumb move if that’s the case. I’m going to assume they wanted the convenience of a typical trunk popper when you open it from the fob it opens completely on it’s own so if you have stuff in your hands you don’t have to lift the trunk lid. That’s really only a safe design for a rear trunk where the aero would keep it closed at speed if it was accidentally opened. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/302 "2020-08-21T15:02:30Z")
This has been happening since the dawn of time with T-Tops and targa tops, nothing new lol. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/303 "2020-09-25T17:57:04Z")
> The C8 Corvette uses a brake-by-wire system that connects the pedal to the brake system using electronic connections rather than a physical booster. So it’d be a big problem if the pedal couldn’t communicate with the brakes while you’re driving down the road. According to the bulletin, “extra pedal force will be required to slow and stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash,” should communication from the sensor in question be interrupted. > **[Chevy Reportedly Issues Stop-Sale Order on C8 Corvette Over Brake-by-Wire Issue](https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a34159014/c8-corvette-stop-sale-order-recall-brake-issue/)** > > About to pick up your brand new C8? You might have to wait a bit longer. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/304 "2020-09-26T02:36:17Z")
BMW ditched the booster also. Not sure what the big deal is. We’ve had one fail and the customer barely even noticed. “My car doesn’t stop as good as it did new”. This was on a x5 M50i ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/305 "2020-09-26T11:13:06Z")
Better to fix it than find out a retired dude hit a wall at a track day in his new C8. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/306 "2020-09-26T20:24:18Z")
If the electronics fail it’d be similar to a booster failing, just press on that pedal hard af lol I remember when my brake line blew on my winter beater, went 10mph and used the e-brake the whole way home. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/307 "2021-04-09T15:19:03Z")
Well that didn’t last long… _“The front-engined Corvette is an icon, and putting the motor back where it belongs allows us as designers to play around more. We don’t have to integrate vents and ducts along the profile now, and that means a sleeker, faster-looking machine. We’re also toying with the idea of bringing back the split rear window, but we can’t confirm that it’ll make production at this stage.”_ > **[C9 Corvette Will Return To Front-Engine Layout](https://carbuzz.com/news/c9-corvette-will-return-to-front-engine-layout)** > > After decades of being in existence, it took the most recent C8 version of the iconic Chevrolet Corvette for the original vision of a rear-engined layout to come to pass. While some have praised GM for dramatically improving the drama and exoticism... ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/308 "2021-04-09T15:27:40Z")
that was posted on april 1st… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/309 "2021-04-09T15:59:19Z")
lol @LUC1F3R I just saw it TODAY so fuck me, lol. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/310 "2021-04-09T16:09:59Z")
I was about to say, didn’t they put out an article saying they literally couldn’t get any more performance from the front engine and that the Mid/rear proved to be much better in performance. To me it would be a step backwards for no reason other than the boomers who want the old style. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/311 "2021-04-09T16:45:27Z")
Insert viper acr ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/312 "2021-04-09T16:51:20Z")
On a completely unrelated note, I saw the new Mustang Mach-E today in Amherst… Ew. But okay, keep being progressive, auto manufacturers. ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/313 "2021-04-12T15:49:19Z")
Mid engined Viper… ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/314 "2021-06-10T15:50:53Z")
I’ve seen 9 of these since Monday. 4 yesterday. Can’t wait till these are in the 40-50k range like the C7 ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/315 "2021-06-10T16:45:36Z")
The more I see them the more ugly they get. Rip off NSX ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/316 "2021-06-10T16:52:55Z")
Been seeing more and more of them on the road too. Huge improvement over any prior Corvette IMO. Honestly the first one I’ve ever considered owning. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/317 "2021-06-10T17:30:45Z")
WestHerr Acura seems to be getting a bunch of them in and pricing them over 100k each time. probably has 2 or 3 sitting at the front of the lot right now. Had an NSX at the same time. I would definitely take the NSX over the vet any day though. Nothing like Honda engineering when they really want to build a top quality sports car. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/318 "2021-06-10T17:34:27Z")
I like the front, not a fan of the ass ---
**Author:** ![LUC1F3R](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luc1f3r/32/7299_2.png) [@LUC1F3R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUC1F3R)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/319 "2021-06-11T12:29:51Z")
Same, which is sad because that’s what most people will see. ---
**Author:** ![HouseS2K](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/houses2k/32/100273_2.png) [@HouseS2K](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HouseS2K)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/320 "2021-06-11T12:47:25Z")
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