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05-30-2018, 03:22 PM
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Report: mid-engine C8 Corvette to get flat-crank 600- and 800-hp V-8s, 1,000-hp AWD hybrid version, but no manual. (By Sean Syzmkowski)
New details surrounding Chevrolet's worst-kept secret, the next-generation mid-engine Corvette, should be more than enough to perk up enthusiasts' ears.
The rather detailed information comes from a Car and Driver report, which pegs three engines for the sports car turned supercar. At launch, the C8 Corvette will receive an upgraded version of the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the current Corvette Stingray. However, horsepower will allegedly increase from 460 to 500 to make up for some added weight.
Moving right along, we arrive at the juicier details. Chevrolet will reportedly stick a 5.5-liter DOHC flat-plane crank V-8 engine under the hood, and it will produce at least 600 hp. Expect a redline much higher than in past Corvettes. Soon thereafter, C/D reported, the same 5.5-liter V-8 engine will receive two turbos to send horsepower to about 800. We previously were treated to CAD images showing a twin-turbo V-8 engine for the mid-engine Corvette. Now, it seems quite likely we were staring at the 5.5-liter V-8 referenced in the latest report.
No problem for Chevrolet and General Motors engineers. Sitting atop the engine hierarchy will be a 1,000 hp all-wheel-drive hybrid setup, according to C/D. The basis of the powertrain will remain the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, but a 200-hp electric motor will power the front wheels, while the internal-combustion engine will send power to the rear. That's where the 1,000 hp figure comes into play.
Despite all the spectacular engineering work, the report claims that Chevrolet will keep the mid-engine Corvette an everyman's sports car with supercar levels of performance. Thus, the C8 Corvette will likely be largely made of aluminum with various components made from magnesium and carbon fiber. Fiberglass will make up most of the body panels and total weight should come in around 3,500 pounds.
That all sounds like great news, but it appears there is bad news for the #giveashift crowd. According to C&D's intelligence, no manual transmission is planned. Instead, a new Tremec 8-speed dual-clutch will be the only transmission.
Before wrapping up the load of enlightening details, C&D also noted that we will likely see more of the car in the spring of 2019.
New details surrounding Chevrolet's worst-kept secret, the next-generation mid-engine Corvette, should be more than enough to perk up enthusiasts' ears.
The rather detailed information comes from a Car and Driver report, which pegs three engines for the sports car turned supercar. At launch, the C8 Corvette will receive an upgraded version of the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the current Corvette Stingray. However, horsepower will allegedly increase from 460 to 500 to make up for some added weight.
Moving right along, we arrive at the juicier details. Chevrolet will reportedly stick a 5.5-liter DOHC flat-plane crank V-8 engine under the hood, and it will produce at least 600 hp. Expect a redline much higher than in past Corvettes. Soon thereafter, C/D reported, the same 5.5-liter V-8 engine will receive two turbos to send horsepower to about 800. We previously were treated to CAD images showing a twin-turbo V-8 engine for the mid-engine Corvette. Now, it seems quite likely we were staring at the 5.5-liter V-8 referenced in the latest report.
No problem for Chevrolet and General Motors engineers. Sitting atop the engine hierarchy will be a 1,000 hp all-wheel-drive hybrid setup, according to C/D. The basis of the powertrain will remain the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, but a 200-hp electric motor will power the front wheels, while the internal-combustion engine will send power to the rear. That's where the 1,000 hp figure comes into play.
Despite all the spectacular engineering work, the report claims that Chevrolet will keep the mid-engine Corvette an everyman's sports car with supercar levels of performance. Thus, the C8 Corvette will likely be largely made of aluminum with various components made from magnesium and carbon fiber. Fiberglass will make up most of the body panels and total weight should come in around 3,500 pounds.
That all sounds like great news, but it appears there is bad news for the #giveashift crowd. According to C&D's intelligence, no manual transmission is planned. Instead, a new Tremec 8-speed dual-clutch will be the only transmission.
Before wrapping up the load of enlightening details, C&D also noted that we will likely see more of the car in the spring of 2019.
05-30-2018, 03:22 PM
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Thanks rgregory. For those who wish to read it here:
Originally Posted by MotorAuthority
Report: mid-engine C8 Corvette to get flat-crank 600- and 800-hp V-8s, 1,000-hp AWD hybrid version, but no manual. (By Sean Syzmkowski)
New details surrounding Chevrolet's worst-kept secret, the next-generation mid-engine Corvette, should be more than enough to perk up enthusiasts' ears.
The rather detailed information comes from a Car and Driver report, which pegs three engines for the sports car turned supercar. At launch, the C8 Corvette will receive an upgraded version of the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the current Corvette Stingray. However, horsepower will allegedly increase from 460 to 500 to make up for some added weight.
Moving right along, we arrive at the juicier details. Chevrolet will reportedly stick a 5.5-liter DOHC flat-plane crank V-8 engine under the hood, and it will produce at least 600 hp. Expect a redline much higher than in past Corvettes. Soon thereafter, C/D reported, the same 5.5-liter V-8 engine will receive two turbos to send horsepower to about 800. We previously were treated to CAD images showing a twin-turbo V-8 engine for the mid-engine Corvette. Now, it seems quite likely we were staring at the 5.5-liter V-8 referenced in the latest report.
No problem for Chevrolet and General Motors engineers. Sitting atop the engine hierarchy will be a 1,000 hp all-wheel-drive hybrid setup, according to C/D. The basis of the powertrain will remain the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, but a 200-hp electric motor will power the front wheels, while the internal-combustion engine will send power to the rear. That's where the 1,000 hp figure comes into play.
Despite all the spectacular engineering work, the report claims that Chevrolet will keep the mid-engine Corvette an everyman's sports car with supercar levels of performance. Thus, the C8 Corvette will likely be largely made of aluminum with various components made from magnesium and carbon fiber. Fiberglass will make up most of the body panels and total weight should come in around 3,500 pounds.
That all sounds like great news, but it appears there is bad news for the #giveashift crowd. According to C&D's intelligence, no manual transmission is planned. Instead, a new Tremec 8-speed dual-clutch will be the only transmission.
Before wrapping up the load of enlightening details, C&D also noted that we will likely see more of the car in the spring of 2019.
New details surrounding Chevrolet's worst-kept secret, the next-generation mid-engine Corvette, should be more than enough to perk up enthusiasts' ears.
The rather detailed information comes from a Car and Driver report, which pegs three engines for the sports car turned supercar. At launch, the C8 Corvette will receive an upgraded version of the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the current Corvette Stingray. However, horsepower will allegedly increase from 460 to 500 to make up for some added weight.
Moving right along, we arrive at the juicier details. Chevrolet will reportedly stick a 5.5-liter DOHC flat-plane crank V-8 engine under the hood, and it will produce at least 600 hp. Expect a redline much higher than in past Corvettes. Soon thereafter, C/D reported, the same 5.5-liter V-8 engine will receive two turbos to send horsepower to about 800. We previously were treated to CAD images showing a twin-turbo V-8 engine for the mid-engine Corvette. Now, it seems quite likely we were staring at the 5.5-liter V-8 referenced in the latest report.
No problem for Chevrolet and General Motors engineers. Sitting atop the engine hierarchy will be a 1,000 hp all-wheel-drive hybrid setup, according to C/D. The basis of the powertrain will remain the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine, but a 200-hp electric motor will power the front wheels, while the internal-combustion engine will send power to the rear. That's where the 1,000 hp figure comes into play.
Despite all the spectacular engineering work, the report claims that Chevrolet will keep the mid-engine Corvette an everyman's sports car with supercar levels of performance. Thus, the C8 Corvette will likely be largely made of aluminum with various components made from magnesium and carbon fiber. Fiberglass will make up most of the body panels and total weight should come in around 3,500 pounds.
That all sounds like great news, but it appears there is bad news for the #giveashift crowd. According to C&D's intelligence, no manual transmission is planned. Instead, a new Tremec 8-speed dual-clutch will be the only transmission.
Before wrapping up the load of enlightening details, C&D also noted that we will likely see more of the car in the spring of 2019.
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05-30-2018, 03:32 PM
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elegant, is that article in keeping with the engine documents that were disclosed on this forum several months ago? I thought a variation of the current LT-1 would be the first engine in the ME car. I could be wrong about this.
05-30-2018, 04:05 PM
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At launch, the C8 Corvette will receive an upgraded version of the current 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the current Corvette Stingray. However, horsepower will allegedly increase from 460 to 500 to make up for some added weight.
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Great googly-moogly!
If only 50% of this is true, it's freaking amazing. Once again, the Vette is going to be the best overall car on the planet--and no close second place.
I'm convinced GM is repurposing alien technology, reverse engineered at Area 51.
I'm convinced GM is repurposing alien technology, reverse engineered at Area 51.
05-30-2018, 04:45 PM
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So.....Motor Authority cut and pasted Car and Driver's GUESSES.
Why is the ME car going to be heavier? How does C&D know that?
I'm all in on the fun of talking about the C8. BUT...everyone needs to realize that ALL the car magazines are guessing also. The weight is a perfect example: C&D has NO way of knowing what the final weight of the C8 is. Hell, Tadge doesn't know.
Throw enough **** against the wall and some is bound to stick. That's what's going on here..."See, told you that the C8 was....(fill in the guess)". Yeah, well what about the 10 things you got WRONG (like the render in the C&D piece)
Why is the ME car going to be heavier? How does C&D know that?
I'm all in on the fun of talking about the C8. BUT...everyone needs to realize that ALL the car magazines are guessing also. The weight is a perfect example: C&D has NO way of knowing what the final weight of the C8 is. Hell, Tadge doesn't know.
Throw enough **** against the wall and some is bound to stick. That's what's going on here..."See, told you that the C8 was....(fill in the guess)". Yeah, well what about the 10 things you got WRONG (like the render in the C&D piece)
05-30-2018, 04:58 PM
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05-30-2018, 05:11 PM
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Nailed it.
Shhh, you are not supposed to know that. But now that you have brought it up, look carefully at the resemblance.....
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05-30-2018, 05:49 PM
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Fun posts! But C&D and MotorAuthority left out the flux capacitor.
05-30-2018, 06:36 PM
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If the 5.5 is a flat plane crank, we are looking at adding another $8-10k minimum to the price of the car just in design and build costs for the limited production it will see - they aren't dropping those into suvs & pickups. The Ford 5.2 FPC retails for $21k compared to $7k for a 5.0 Coyote engine.
05-30-2018, 06:46 PM
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killing me with the no manual thing... 
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05-30-2018, 06:57 PM
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Why do some people still think the ME CORVETTE is going to be a CADILLAC? I have read everything that I can find since the pics and words have been published and I just haven't seen anything that makes me believe the car we are following will be a CADILLAC. What have I missed?
05-30-2018, 06:58 PM
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05-30-2018, 08:20 PM
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I was told the 600 hp will be the first year base model car
And AWD who knows , may not.
I sure hope they could get the weight down a bit.
The higher hp is going to be needed to make up for the weight the AWD will add.
And AWD who knows , may not.
I sure hope they could get the weight down a bit.
The higher hp is going to be needed to make up for the weight the AWD will add.
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