This is the C8 mid-engine Chevy Corvette

[mazeroni]

Lol. Gotcha!

So people be rich and we're all here like where can I get a good deal on a dash insert.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Rampage

Base model $62K, 500HP, 7 speed.

If the new Corvette really looks like this:



... and offers a mid-engine design for $62k with 500hp, it's going to be a game-changer. Especially if the engineers doing the chassis tuning are the same ones who did the C7 Z06.

It's almost reminiscent of the original NSX in 1991, which challenged the Ferrari 348 for a fraction of the cost.

[vh_supra26]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g2...pe-spy-photos/

[gymratter]

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...edly-untunable

The aftermarket may have a tough go with the mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette.

The mid-engine sports car has a "unique encrypted ECU system," according to a Tuesday report from Muscle Cars & Trucks. Per the report, any changes in the pursuit of more horsepower to the ECU will be a difficult task, if not impossible.

It's worth noting the 2020 Corvette will likely be one of the many new cars from General Motors to use the automaker's new electrical architecture, which has been floated as one of many reasons why the car was subject to delays. The "digital architecture" not only boosts output for future in-car technologies but also puts a major focus on cybersecurity. The latter is reportedly one of the major roadblocks to ECU tuning.

In the event re-programming fails, the mid-engine Corvette will enter a "recovery mode." Like a rolling computer, the car will need to be rebooted. Those who don't have the resources to restore the car's ECU will be left with a "bricked" sports car, sources said.

ECU tuning is often an essential means of squeezing more power from a car. It can be as simple as unlocking more power from the parts that are already there or retuning to match new parts, including new or larger turbochargers or superchargers. Yet, where there's a will, there's a way. That way may involve a few bricked mid-engine Corvettes along the way. The Corvette has always been a prized car for aftermarket companies to tinker with. This time, they may not be able to crack into the ECU and if they can they will have to be careful not to brick the C8.

The 2020 Corvette will—finally—debut on July 18 in California. The common thought has been that the car will come with an upgraded version of the Corvette's current pushrod 6.2-liter V-8 making about 500 horsepower. However, the Muscle Cars & Trucks story expects the engine at launch to be a dual-overhead cam V-8 called LT-2. It was previously speculated that a DOHC V-8 with a flat-plane crank would come later and make about 600 hp. Rumors also suggest a twin-turbocharged V-8 and even a hybrid powertrain are on the table. The latter could sport all-wheel drive with its electrified running gear.

[Ultramaroon]

Meh. Anyone buying this thing will have the dough for a standalone.

[chipmunk]

After countless hours and resources spent developing these triplets, it's hard for me to believe that they'll be $62k base. If they do offer it at that price, then it's probably just the LT2. Way too many resources are spent for LT6 and LT7 to be sold at that price.

[Tokay444]

Tl;dr
Will it still have leaf spring suspension?

[gtpvette]

Last C7 sells at $2.7M. Just dam. You can get a 19 Grand Sport 1LT with a M7 for 15% below MSRP. That's a deal. $2.7 not so much.




https://www.corvettemuseum.org/last-...g-2-7-million/


https://www.criswellchevrolet.com/Ve...62760663#close

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by gtpvette

Last C7 sells at $2.7M. Just dam. You can get a 19 Grand Sport 1LT with a M7 for 15% below MSRP. That's a deal. $2.7 not so much.

Well, not really. The buyer made a charitable (and tax deductabile) donation of $2.64M and got a lot of publicity and a Corvette for their troubles.

You can't really say the C7 sold for $2.7M. No one would have paid that much straight out for just the car.

[chipmunk]

For 2.7M cash, I would retire early and never see rush hour traffic again

[Tokay444]

Originally Posted by chipmunk

For 2.7M cash, I would retire early and never see rush hour traffic again

And still wouldn't bother with a Corvette, I'm sure.

[Coaster]

Shots of instrument cluster... while at the N'ring.

I haven't been in a car with all digital speedo etc. but I am going to miss analog gauges.




[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZ94pI-79Y[/ame]

[gtpvette]

Originally Posted by Coaster

Shots of instrument cluster... while at the N'ring.

I haven't been in a car with all digital speedo etc. but I am going to miss analog gauges.

Funny,, they look pretty good to me. Have you seen a gauge cluster from an 85-86 Corvette???

[Tokay444]

I'm a huge analogue fan too.
Watches, gauges, music etc.
People bought them in 85-86 and thought they were cool then. They’ll buy them again in 2020 now and think the same.