range96

Anyone has any news on the next ZR1? Surely, the car being only a year or so away, some detail would have leaked out by now.

jdmdohcpower

I don't think so. I believe the mid engine design for the c8 will be the next big thing.

harlold

Who cares about pure speculation

range96

I meant the mid engine design, it may get the C8 designation.

I hope GM doesn't follow Ford in doing the V6 route with exotic car prices. Corvettes were always about beating everyone in the price/performance area.

As far as speculation, why not? We do it with our IRA's!

Crabbers

Mid engined Corvettes have been only a year away since the '60s.

range96

So true, I hope it makes it this time. I'm getting too old to wait until the next wave...

Crabbers

Well, one thing's for certain. It's definitely closer to happening than it was 50 years ago

Hot Rod Todd

What will be real interesting is that when it finally does come out, it will most likely not be as fast around the track as the current Top End RWD Corvette.

Oh, and it will be too small for many, with limited trunk space.

davepl

Debatable!

I don't even get why people care, given the near perfect weight balance already. I'd want AWD far, far before I'd want rear engine or med engine.

(Technically, if the middle of the frontmost cylinder is behind the a-arm centerpoint, it's a mid-engine anyway!)

JHEBERT

this

Glenn Quagmire

My deposit has been in for a year and a half, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that GM goes mid-engine and either AWD or RWD. I do also have a deposit on and am 1st in line for a '16 NSX, but would forgo that for a mid-engine Zora in a second...

camirocz

Why put a deposit on something that does not even exist.Ridiculous.

sam90lx

Cause he can and you cant?

bpsmokinhot

Let's see how long before sleep apnea and purple get this thread closed.

ZR1 would raise hell, I hope they build it.

tbrenny33

Agree, id rather have AWD, imagine the 0-60 in these! 2.5?!

Glenn Quagmire

Because in the world of expensive, low volume cars, that's how the game works. Want front row seats...either get in line early or have the right contacts. I'm surprised you don't know this already...

MKenM

The NSX is a real car. It will be available as a 2016. The Zora ZR-1 or what ever they call it mid or rear engine what ever it will be is still a figment. $150K+ is what you will spend for either car. Just depends on how long you want to wait.

mirage2991

I got a deposit on the c9 zr8... 1200 hp well ya inow the drill... its 13 years out but i'm first...

Paulchristian

I have a hard time picturing a corvette with a mid engine layout. I am not certain you can call such a car a "corvette."

Corvettes are not losing to anyone because their engine is not out back...they are loosing off the line because their launch is inefficient.

AWD would solve this better than anything else. Slap an AWD system on a C6 Z/ZR1 or a C7/Z and you will have a world eater...

That is not to say the car is not already competetitive...it obviously is, but AWD would solve the biggest issue.

Keep the engine where it is on a corvette. Make the mid-engine a Caddy flagship.

redzone

Because a mid-engine will always have a much better moment of inertia, regardless of 50-50 weight distribution. I'd suggest driving a mid-engine car, then reporting back.