Got to applaud his ingenuity!

sneaky ...

Yep 99.9% it’s a DCT, packaging would not fit automatic trans in the new ME setup.

Everything We Know About the Mid-Engine C8 Corvette’s Dual-Clutch Transmission
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/ev...h-transmission

Comouters ability to control torque in lower gears allows for greater use of transmissions...plus with enough interest the suppkier can increase transmission capability..

still think the manual transmission should be standard for the dieharts..

i want a dct this time around even after forty years of driving manuals..

new car, new engine location...why not try a new fangled transmisssion for a few laughs..

base msrp will be listed at launch with a manual transmission that will come with a delayed arrival would be my best guess..

get your new c8 with a dct if you want it fast and early on.

manual version will be available at the end of the first year production run..

i know nothing official and its just me shooting the sh t.

Didn’t Tadge at one point mention that there were no DCT at the time that could handle the torque of the LT4? Where do DCT’s stand now in relation to the torque output of the LT5? Which other production car uses a DCT with torque in excess of 650?

Your correct on Tadge comments about DCT limitations, but that could of been more about cost and packaging. Bugatti Veyron which cost well over a Million has a DCT & torque over 900 but the DCT replacement for the Veyron costs just over US$120,000. The Mclaren 720S has 710 HP & 568 torque so does the Ferrari 488 Pista and both have DCT. Remember the new dual overhead cam high rev motors powering the faster version of the ME (Zora,Z,ZR1) could have lower torque than the C7 ZR1.

In an evenly matched race, with Racecar A touting more torque at lower RPMs and Racecar B possessing more high RPM horsepower, who would win? Racecar A will be quicker to accelerate off the line and might look as if it has the lead at the beginning. But once Racecar A shifts into second gear, it will lose its acceleratory bump. By the time Racecar A shifts into third gear, high-horsepower Racecar B will be the new leader.

A hefty diesel dump truck creates huge amounts of low-end torque. You can set it side by side with an exotic sports racer designed to channel high-range RPMs and likely know which model will move faster. But so many other factors come into comparing the horsepower and torque between the two vehicles, the overall vehicle weight and the gearing setup being two major influential elements.

While choosing horsepower over torque and vice versa may feel like a case of the chicken and the egg, one thing we can be sure of is that they’re both vital to performance racing.

At the end of the 2006 competition season, both NASCAR Cup and FIA Formula One engines had reached pinnacles of crankshaft speed for their respective classes of motorsport: 10,000 and 20,000 RPM respectively. Although operating at these RPM levels has since been outmoded by regulation (NASCAR’s ever more stringent use of its ‘gear rule’ and the FIA’s 19,000 RPM rev limit introduced in 2007, reduced to 18,000 RPM for 2009).

Dual-clutch Transmissions
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/dual-...ansmission.htm

no disrespect intended but GM employees say what they need to say to sell the product they are offering.

when gm engineers put their minds to a desired task anything is possible.

they are that good and they work with their suppliers who can deliver.

at the time GM edict was A8 and m7 for the z06 and then zr1...

now gm corvette engineers are going the dct path..litll be easy to kake the dct work.

between the rear mid engine layout and the dct ...this new c8 should be pretty cool...

id imagine a ferrari 458 or 430 driving exoerience for a brand new sports car at a lower orice and gm durabiltiy pretty much nails where the base c8 lands..(possibly the mid line dohc turbo with 600 hp will compare nicely with the mclaren 570 )

the upmodels of the c8 will terorize the ferrari 488 lamborghini huracan for half the costs.

dcts just remove the automitve oress drivers lack of skill these days during testing...the test drivers forgot how to drive manuals to extract the most acceleration...the dct s just do it so easily and cinsistently...the automotive press cant be blammed. The corvette had little choice...as its mission is as a halo vehicle for chevrolet....good press is what its built for...

McLaren uses an open diff in all of their cars. They use software to control it. Look how well a 720s hooks up that is without a limited slip differential. Chevy should follow the lead it saves weight.

That makes perfect sense, I figured TM would come into play to ease the pressure off the trans.