The latest possible/probable ZR1/Zora C7/C8 story actually examines not the rumor itself, but if we really want such a thing as a mid-engine ‘Vette in the first place.
The 650-horsepower track-focused C7 Z06 Corvette wasn’t the only thing that grabbed our attention in 2015. Here’s the 15 most popular Corvette Forum stories from the year that was.
There may be some confusion about how many Corvettes with 36-gallon fuel tanks were built back in the ‘60s, but there’s certainly no question about how valued these cars are to auctioneers now.
With all the contradictory reports out there, perhaps we’d better wait this whole C8 mid-engine thing out, at least until we hear it from someone other than an “inside source.”
Here are mid-engine Corvette renderings from Motor Trend, Car and Driver, TopSpeed.com, Automobile and Corvette Forum . Look through them all, and then vote on your favorite in our poll.
From a business perspective, a mid-engine Corvette just makes sense. Bob Lutz certainly seems to think so, and he offers up a pretty good argument on why Chevy needs to build the car.