# 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:** 6
**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 26, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/101 "2019-06-26T17:45:35Z")
Yep, sounds like for 34 years he was on team FR and when you do something for 34 years change is hard. Glad he’s retired. ---
**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 27, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/102 "2019-06-27T11:04:08Z")
Try working with the UAW. It’s all about the good ole’ days. I just keep dropping in robots where people used to be because absenteeism is out of control. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/103 "2019-07-08T20:40:20Z")
Is this real or a hacked up camaro photoshop? > **[2020 C8 Mid-Engine Corvette: This Is Probably The New Rear End](https://jalopnik.com/2020-c8-mid-engine-corvette-this-is-probably-the-new-r-1836174302)** > > Speed. Exhilaration. Performance. Leaking on the internet before the official debut is supposed to happen. These are the hallmarks of the Chevrolet Corvette dynasty, at least in recent years, and the upcoming new mid-engine 2020 C8 Corvette seems it... ---
**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:** [July 9, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/104 "2019-07-09T01:06:45Z")
🤔 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/105 "2019-07-11T18:49:56Z")
If that is the rear end, I really hope it’s the angle of the photo that is killing it for me. I’m not a fan. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/106 "2019-07-12T00:08:34Z")
Same here ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/107 "2019-07-12T11:11:46Z")
More leaks > **[Mid-engine C8 Chevy Corvette leaked on YouTube?](https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/09/c8-chevy-corvette-leaked-youtube/)** > > A purported leak on YouTube shows the mid-engine C8 Chevy Corvette wearing the same shade of blue as a previous shot of the car's rear-end. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/108 "2019-07-12T13:06:37Z")
This is a cool car, but it is not a Corvette. Who are they going to try selling this to? Newer Corvette owners are old and gray, if they wanted a rear engine car they’d be buying a Porsche or something nicer than a GM. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/109 "2019-07-12T13:26:00Z")
Me for one…I’m 36 and always been a GM guy. I can also say that a lot of the 40 and 50 somethings I talk to in my field are very interested in having something different like this. It looks special (unlike the C7) and affordable. (relatively) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/110 "2019-07-12T13:44:31Z")
Yeah, I think this is a great move by GM and long overdue. Having their halo car actually compete with real exotics instead of being, “Pretty good for an FR” like it’s usually mentioned in comparison is a good thing. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/111 "2019-07-12T13:49:33Z")
Was the C7 really THAT bad where they said, “fuck it, let’s make a whole new car and call it the Corvette”? I’m not saying it’s not going to be a good car, it’s going to be a great car, but their (GM) logic just doesn’t make sense to me. There’s DNA that cars have that can be altered to some extent but if you change too much it’s not the same vehicle. Take the 4 door “Charger” for example. Is it REALLY a Charger? Or is it just a new vehicle with that name because “nostalgia”? ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/112 "2019-07-12T14:25:44Z")
IMO the only real DNA of the Vette is that it’s supposed to be GM’s halo car, the pinnacle of GM performance. Prior to the C5 no one really compared it to exotics because it wasn’t even close. Since the C5 kind of raised the Vette bar but let it failing to keep up with the international competition and every review you’d see remarks like, “Does remarkably well hanging with the European exotics for it’s front engine, rear drive limitations”. If it’s your halo car why stick with the platform? Nostalgia? Because it’s always been that way? Please. Also, GM kind of painted themselves into a corner on this redesign because they blurred the lines with their ever increasing power levels in the Camaro. ZL1 vs Z06 is a bit too close to call for something that’s supposed to be far above everything else in your lineup in terms of performance. Now the Vette truly does distinguish itself from the lesser Camaro. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/113 "2019-07-12T14:42:12Z")
I think if they tried getting cute with the engine like ford did with the GT then they should have changed the name. I’m even a little worried about what the rumored higher output engines might be. I think the blackwing engine should stay unique to caddy. Otherwise I think it will still look and feel like a corvette. And also very much agree with @JayS. Before this redesign I would have rather had the camaro. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/114 "2019-07-12T14:45:11Z")
I agree that the Camaro put them in a weird spot. The Camaro totally set the bar super high. My father always said that when he retired he would buy a Corvette. He retired, drove the Z06…loved it. I told him to drive the Camaro as well, he loved it more. It’s more practical for a guy who has a bad back and doesn’t want to fall into a car to drive it and it has just as much power/fun factor. ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/115 "2019-07-14T01:36:34Z")
Were you around in the late 80’s? When the C4 ZR-1 came out it put the world on notice. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/116 "2019-07-14T14:50:10Z")
Front engine, rear drive. Fast forward 30 years and now Corvette is just copying everyone else’s formula. This is just another new NSX. Cool car, but it’s not an NSX in the sense that everyone remembers. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/117 "2019-07-15T14:38:36Z")
Agreed on this. Wanted a new Z06. Drove a new ZL1 and was sold. Way more practical and there’s probably/possibly 3 in WNY as opposed to 3,000. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/118 "2019-07-16T23:18:30Z")
> **[‘I Refuse to Call it a Corvette.’ GM Moves the Engine, Revs Up a Revolt](https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-refuse-to-call-it-a-corvette-gm-moves-the-engine-revs-up-a-revolt-11563287949?mod=hp_lead_pos10#coral_toggle_SB10666208208438203680704585417822432617134)** > > The auto maker’s plan to move the engine to its midsection, shrinking the long, broad hood the car is known for, has some longtime fans beside themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/119 "2019-07-17T14:51:16Z")
I still like the Corvair idea. 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 17, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429/120 "2019-07-17T15:00:30Z")
This would be a good opportunity to start a totally new car name / line. But they won’t take it because the Vette name is marketing gold. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mid-engine-corvette-c8-2020/271429.md?page=7)