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Mid-engine Corvette Hits the Winter Test Track (Photos)
By Conor Fynes

robert miller

Who would want to hit a track in weather like that on the ground.

bigblock427

The body overhang, on the mid engine vehicle, at the front and rear is very long.

~Stingray

Question, is the C7 as we know going to be discontinued or is going to continue to run along side the C8 because the C8 is the mid-engine?

They are testing what appears to be a ZR1 so I am not sure how they can do a reveal of a new version of the C7 and then release the C8 unless the C8 is specifically for the mid-engine only.

Krystal

It's possible that GM might release 2 versions of Corvette........but wow......that sure seems unlikely. The car isn't exactly a HUGE seller that would easily support two very different offerings.

I'd sooner guess this is an attempt to keep the guessing and hype alive as long as possible........testing might be no small part of it too.

If GM goes the route of a DRAMATIC change in engine location.......the new car with an engine in the middle has to absolutely STOMP the old design......it's hard to imagine "close" in performance would be well received by loyal Corvette buyers who have always seen the car as a front engine vehicle they have chosen over the current 'Mid engine" cars built by other manufacturers.

~Stingray

I thought about that, but I also considered the price. mid-engine is always a hike in price. And I can't imagine the corvette would move into $150k+ range only. There has to be lower models for the masses and all the talk is shifting the mid-engine to the C8 and ZR1 release. Neither or which are going to be cheap.