2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8

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The C8 Corvette ZR1 Will Be Hybrid And Make 900 HP: Report

We first heard this rumor over a year ago now, but a new report says it’s been confirmed that the hottest version of the new mid-engine Corvette will be hybrid, boosting its output to 900 HP.

That’s according to MotorTrend, which gave its 2020 Car Of The Year (TM) award to the new 2020 Corvette, and which I fully believe has credible sources inside Chevy, since there has rarely been a better marriage between automaker and publication.

Here’s MotorTrend:

Now, we can report from an even higher-placed source that the range-topping C8 Corvette ZR1 will add a performance hybrid system to boost it to 900 hp.

Rumors of a hybridized C8 have been flowing for quite some time, but now we have exclusive confirmation from a senior official at GM. The ZR1 will build on the Z06's all-new engine with a performance- (not fuel economy-) oriented hybrid system to fill in torque gaps and increase total output to an even 900 hp.

The electric system will apparently be mated with a twin-turbo V8, the engine that reportedly will power the Z06.

The C8 Corvette ZR1 Will Be Hybrid And Make 900 HP: Report - Jalopnik

We first heard this rumor over a year ago now, but a new report says it’s been confirmed that the hottest version of the new mid-engine Corvette will be hybrid, boosting its output to 900 HP.

jalopnik.com

 

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What We Know About The Hybrid, All-Wheel Drive C8 Corvette From Official Documents

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette just debuted with the engine in the middle for the first time ever in production form, but General Motors has wasted no time telling us there’s room for more performance. But what form could that take? Thanks to documents obtained by Jalopnik, we actually have some details on how the Corvette team might electrify its mid-engine sports car for even greater performance—and add all-wheel drive.

Rumors of a hybrid version of the mid-engine Corvette have been around since last year, and cutaways of the car have confirmed that there is space for an electric motor in the front. That this seems to be happening isn’t a surprise.

Indeed, Motor Trend reported over the weekend that a GM tipster claims the next Corvette ZR1 will be a hybrid, twin-turbo V8 with more than 900 horsepower.

But after looking through official documents, we now have technical details on the hybrid Corvette’s electric motor, battery pack, and power electronics, as well as changes that will be made to the chassis and suspension to make it all work. And what we’re looking at here could accommodate both a hybrid ZR1 and a hybrid base model Corvette.

What We Know About The Hybrid, All-Wheel Drive C8 Corvette From Official Documents - Jalopnik

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette just debuted with the engine in the middle for the first time ever in production form, but General Motors has wasted no time telling us there’s room for more performance. But what form could that take? Thanks to documents obtained by Jalopnik, we actually have some...

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Hennessey to tune new C8 Corvette to 1200bhp next year

Long-standing Corvette tuner turns its attention to the new mid-engined model, with a range of mechanical and cosmetic upgrades

Long-standing Texas-based tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering has revealed it plans to eke up to 1200bhp out of the new C8 Chevrolet Corvette.

The benchmark figure is said to be achievable via tweaks to the car’s standard mid-mounted LT2 V8 engine, with upgraded internals including forged aluminium pistons, a higher compression ratio and forged steel rods. Mated to this will be a specially designed twin turbocharger setup.

Hennessey to tune new C8 Corvette to 1200bhp next year | Autocar

Long-standing Corvette tuner turns its attention to the new mid-engined model, with a range of mechanical and cosmetic upgrades

www.autocar.co.uk

 

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Here's Why I Haven't Reviewed the C8 Corvette Yet - Doug DeMuro

 

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First Chevrolet Corvette C8 Sells For R43 Million At Auction

Barrett-Jackson auction this weekend saw the very first 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray cross the auction block.

The car seen above is not the actual car as VIN #001 has not been built yet and will actually be finished in black with a black interior. It will also be kitted with the Z51 Performance Package, 3LT trim, the available performance data recorder, and GT2 seats.

The hammer fell at a whopping $3 million (approx. R43 million) ending up in the hands of NASCAR team owner and car collector, Rick Hendrick.

First Chevrolet Corvette C8 Sells For R43 Million at Auction

The hammer fell at a whopping $3 million (approx. R43 million) ending up in the hands of NASCAR team owner and car collector, Rick Hendrick.

www.zero2turbo.com

 

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Detroit: 1; Chevrolet C8 Corvette: 0

For those keeping score, Detroit currently leads the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette by one point to zilch, due to the fact that a street-parked, mid-engine ‘Vette just had its wheels stolen. That makes Michigan’s overall score over the Corvette two-nothing, as the first point was scored by snow.

There aren’t many details to share, but here’s what we know, according to both Car and Driver and Motor Trend. The car was parked on a street in Detroit’s West Village neighborhood. It was found with all four wheels missing, sitting on two cinderblocks with its ass resting on the ground and the lug nuts apparently abandoned on the pavement close by.

It’s unclear who this car belongs to, as MT notes it doesn’t have manufacturer plates. But I’m sure it was quite a nasty shock to come out to this.

Detroit: 1; Chevrolet C8 Corvette: 0 - Jalopnik

For those keeping score, Detroit currently leads the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette by one point to zilch, due to the fact that a street-parked, mid-engine ‘Vette just had its wheels stolen. That makes Michigan’s overall score over the Corvette two-nothing, as the first point was scored by snow.

jalopnik.com

 

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The Top Gear car review:

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

Verdict

Final thoughts and pick of the range

New mid-engined Corvette C8 is a revolution, not evolution

We might have had to wait for decades but, after our first session with the C8 on road and track, the wait has been more than worthwhile. It has all the performance we were promised but it also has a presence and character that was unexpected but very welcome. It’s not like the previous Corvette, but it’s also not like any other car you can buy today. It still costs muscle car money and gives you supercar performance. But now it just doesn’t make you work quite so hard to access it. And it’s all the better for that, whatever the diehards might say.

In Z51 form, nothing comes close to the performance for the money. But tick a swathe of options and it climbs into the beginning of 911 territory, which makes you think about which one you’d buy. At that price, it also draws comparisons with the new Ford Mustang GT500. But you should ignore those. The GT500 is the finest muscle car you can buy today, and an extraordinary track weapon. But, while the performance numbers might look similar, the C8 is a completely different type of car with a unique character and responses. Both are equally impressive, just in their own ways. It’s like arguing over whether Indian or Chinese food is better.

The one major area the C8 does over the GT500 is global availability. While the big Mustang is a US only model, as of 2021, the C8 will be sold in right-hand drive form around the world. That will be the true acid test of how the C8 stacks up – taking on the world’s best in their home markets. Will it win? We are looking forward to finding out.

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Review 2021 | Top Gear

New mid-engined Corvette C8 is a revolution, not evolution

www.topgear.com

 

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Shmee has a first drive

 

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The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Doesn't Drive Like Other Mid-Engine Sports Cars

Early Verdict

It is obvious to me the C8 Corvette is aimed at a younger buyer. Its engineers took risks in the interior layout and it definitely seems cabin space has a specifically sized human in mind. If they truly wanted to keep existing buyers, they would not have altered the interior so radically. Whether or not The Youths actually wind up buying this car remains to be seen.

And despite it being mid-engined, it certainly doesn’t feel mid-engined in that it doesn’t have the impish, petite and dancer-like feel of a Porsche 718 or BMW i8. Those cars fit around you like a glove. You wear them more than you drive them. Even in the autocross course, which the C8 handled extremely well, you’re still very aware there’s a big car around you. You feel the weight, you’re mindful of its dimensions. Those thoughts never really go away.

No, the mid-engine Corvette’s biggest draw is that it is the mid-engine Corvette. The thing the legends have whispered of for so long, finally real, finally corporeal. But driving it? Feels like a sports car that does the daily stuff well and the track stuff well also. Could be faster. Could be louder. Could be harder. Won’t fatigue you on the highways.

This is almost definitely by design of course. Chevrolet can’t go so big, so fast so soon with the C8 Corvette, not if it also wants to launch performance versions such as the Z06 and ZR1 replacements later on. Nothing’s been confirmed, of course, and not one Chevrolet spokesperson would speak about future plans, but come on. This is but the base Corvette. Bigger and badder ones are coming.

There’s also the idea that Chevrolet could be finding a more mass-market balance—meaning the C8 is meant to be an approachable, mass-appeal sports car. It has usable trunks, it’s great at cruising and it’s fast. I just didn’t find it particularly joyous. Most mid-engine cars, certainly many of the cars you might consider rivals to the Corvette, feel dangerous, thrilling, nervous, and edgy. The Corvette wasn’t like that. It wasn’t extra. It felt like a car doing the car things it was supposed to do. Nothing more and nothing less.

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Doesn't Drive Like Other Mid-Engine Sports Cars - Jalopnik

I can’t think of a car that has been more hyped, argued, and picked apart than the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette. The C8 Corvette. The mid-engined one. After 60 years of waiting, I sort of expected it to emit a faint glow, perhaps shoot rainbows from its tailpipes. There will be time later for the...

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TheStraightPipes review

 

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Shmee insert of the 2020 Corvette C8 on track

 

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The C8 Corvette's Tachometer Changes After The Car's Broken In

Freshly minted motors need to be broken in gently so all their fast-moving components seat properly. The C8 Corvette uses its fully digital gauge cluster to remind you of that, which is kind of neat.

This YouTube clip from a Jeremy Welborn popped up in the Oppositelock Facebook Group via member Todd W., showing how the Corvette’s redline changes once the car’s passed a 500-mile break-in period.

The C8 Corvette's Tachometer Changes After The Car's Broken In - Jalopnik

Freshly minted motors need to be broken in gently so all their fast-moving components seat properly. The C8 Corvette uses its fully digital gauge cluster to remind you of that, which is kind of neat.

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Freshly minted motors need to be broken in gently so all their fast-moving components seat properly.

I disagree.

It's probably a thread on it's own, but I always recommend the mototune method.

Warning:
This is a very controversial topic !!

I wrote "Break-In Secrets" after successfully applying this method
to approximately 300 new engines, all without any problems whatsoever.

http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

 

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While we're at it, I still can't get over that completely ridiculous button strip in the middle of the car. Soooooo dum!

 

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Someone Already Broke A Modified 2020 Corvette At The Drag Strip

Deliveries of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have finally begun, which means we’ll soon start seeing them on public roads and, uh, at the drag strip. This modified example, belonging to LG Motorsports, is quite possibly one of the first mid-engine Corvette casualties. Excluding that one that ate it during a snowy day, of course.

As our friends at Road & Track tell it, LG Motorsport got it hands on a a mid-engine Corvette and slapped an LT2-specific nitrous system on it. The system was developed by a shop called Nitrous Express in Wichita Falls, Texas, and, without further ado, the team took it to Houston Raceway Park to attend the TX2k event.

Someone Already Broke A Modified 2020 Corvette At The Drag Strip - Jalopnik

Deliveries of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have finally begun, which means we’ll soon start seeing them on public roads and, uh, at the drag strip. This modified example, belonging to LG Motorsports, is quite possibly one of the first mid-engine Corvette casualties. Excluding that one that ate it...

jalopnik.com

 

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Here's why the 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 is the hottest car of the year - Doug DeMuro

 

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Here's why the 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 is the hottest car of the year - Doug DeMuro

 

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Chevrolet Corvette owners club meets the mid-engined C8

Chevrolet broke with years of tradition when it ditched a front-engined drivetrain for its latest 'Vette. We source enthusiasts' reactions

The logic in Chevrolet lifting the venerable small-block V8 out of the nose of the Corvette and dropping it behind the seats is easy to understand. The engineers had got as much out of the front-engined, rear-wheel-drive format as they could; if they wanted more performance, especially on the track and in racing, going mid-engined was the logical move.

However, there’s also another reason, and a more important one at that. The front-engined sports car is old-fashioned. For those of us who grew up fantasising about owning a Jaguar E-Type, Aston Martin V8 Vantage or Ferrari Daytona, the format is still highly emotional. For younger enthusiasts, though, a sports car is mid-engined (unless it’s a Porsche 911). Not so much for its dynamics but for the way it looks.

Chevrolet Corvette owners club meets the mid-engined C8 | Autocar

Chevrolet broke with years of tradition when it ditched a front-engined drivetrain for its latest 'Vette. We source enthusiasts' reactions

www.autocar.co.uk

 

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One Day Old 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Crashed In Florida

On the 2nd of April. the owner took delivery of his Sebring Orange C8 with the Z51 Performance Package. On the 3rd of April, the Corvette t-boned a black Hyundai that pulled out in front of the supercar without warning. The car seems to be a write-off and had just 221 miles on the clock.

The driver of the Hyundai was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and to make matters worse, the driver had no insurance coverage.

One Day Old 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Crashed in Florida

On the 2nd of April. the owner took delivery of his Sebring Orange C8 with the Z51 Performance Package.

www.zero2turbo.com

 

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One Day Old 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Crashed In Florida

On the 2nd of April. the owner took delivery of his Sebring Orange C8 with the Z51 Performance Package. On the 3rd of April, the Corvette t-boned a black Hyundai that pulled out in front of the supercar without warning. The car seems to be a write-off and had just 221 miles on the clock.

The driver of the Hyundai was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and to make matters worse, the driver had no insurance coverage.

One Day Old 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Crashed in Florida

On the 2nd of April. the owner took delivery of his Sebring Orange C8 with the Z51 Performance Package.

www.zero2turbo.com

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Ouch! Literally the nightmare nobody wants to live through, crashing their new baby just after getting it. As long as everyone go out okay, I’m sure the car was insured.