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New Footage Shows How GM Developed the Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette C8
By Máté Petrány, The Drive
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Early high-performance Chevrolet Corvettes may have been inspired by mid-engine race cars powered by huge Chevy V8 crate engines, but these couldn t be packaged behind the driver until the radical 2020 model year. Corvettes have to be as versatile as a sports car can get, quick enough to earn their badge, comfortable on long drives, economical to run, and affordable enough to reach a wider audience.
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However, once the 2019 C7 ZR1 and its supercharged LT5 V8 engine produced 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque, there was only one way forward for the Corvette. Knowing how the next generation couldn t continue its evolution as a front-engine car, talks about a switch to a mid-engine Stingray re-emerged as early as in 2011, only to push executive chief engineer Tadge Juechter s team towards figuri ....

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