I guess the Ferrari 488 GTB, F8 Tributo and the 812 Superfast, which are all RWD, are failures. I guess the Porsche 911 GT2 is a failure because it's RWD. I guess the McLaren 720S is a failure because it's RWD.

Punky is right, your post is completely ridiculous.

Yep, all failures IMO...thanks for pointing out the additional cars that fail due to no AWD...You only think it's ridiculous because you don't agree, I'm ok with that.

Exactly. When 720S's are running the 1/4 mile in under 10 seconds there is no need for AWD.

You gave no claim as to what basis they are failures. The best modificaiton I ever did to any of my cars I have owned was removing the AWD system from my Gallardo. The car is so much more fun to drive, rides better and no longer understeers. Sure now it gets stuck in my driveway in the snow but dam it hasn't even snowed here in 3-4 years so I am not missing much.

The whole point of changing the C8 to a ME design is to put more weight over the drive wheels and optimize the moment of inertia. No need for AWD at reasonable power levels. The ME corvette should have more favorable handling characteristics than the current design. AWD will likely come in the form of electric motors to the front wheels rather than a second driveshaft - probably to a higher HP version where the power demands more traction from the front wheels.

This has nothing to do with government regulations, Area 51 or the Tri-lateral commission.

It has to do with efficiency, and physics, and technology. BTW, your HVAC system runs on electricity, and your car has had a battery since 1918. F! cars use this technology.

Your clams that this is too expensive, too heavy, and had higher maintenance costs are rubbish.

Throw out your steam-powered computer, and go back to your slide rule, because transisters and ICs are simply too costly, and too high maintenance to build a computer.

He doesn't agree with you because you are wrong. AWD sports cars suck ***. There is no reason for the C8 with mid engine to come with AWD. You live in a horrible winter climate area and probably have the AWD mentality burned into your frozen brain. For gods sake we are not talking about pick up trucks here. What are you going to do put a plow on the front of your C8?

Nice bed side manners Doc��. I can see that wasn’t your strong suit. The “God” mentality burns strong even after retirement apparently!

The Mercedes AMG GT R Pro did the Ring in 7:04 and it's a front engine/torque tube/7 speed DCT transaxle, with coilovers instead of leaf springs, and RWD, and only 577 HP out of it's 4.0L Hot V twin turbo V8. Just wait until they release the Black Series.

Just shows what an "obsolete" front engine sports car can do with RWD and no electric motors driving the front wheels.

I wouldn’t mind seeing an AWD Corvette. A well designed torque vectoring AWD system can make a car do incredible things. All the fast RWD cars people are using as examples of why AWD isn’t needed would be even faster with a good AWD system.

But Im fine with it being RWD only. Just don’t get all the AWD hate in some circles. I get the impression that most people just haven’t driven a good, modern AWD car.

Same here and I'm in MI. I learned to drive on a RWD with far from a 50/50 weight balance and it was fine through the winter. AWD mostly makes it easy for idiots to drive too fast for the conditions.

Not that a 4X4 truck isn't needed after some snow storms, but if it is then most people probably shouldn't be driving anyways. Those who do are professionals who need trucks for their jobs.

Bingo. Those who fear electric cars can avoid the AWD C8. Those who embrace technology and change can go for broke...if they're wealthy enough to buy the AWD version!

Who said RWD is "obsolete"? Yes, a full race FE/RWD car can be very fast. However, when rules permit, virtually every single successful race car since early 60's had a mid-rear engine design... not a coincidence.

Point is that virtually all manufacturers of high/super-high performance cars (including AMG) offer AWD either standard or as an option, and the ME/Hybrid configuration is a proven commodity. You do know that the Porsche 919 had overall wins at LeMans in 2015 and 2017.

Personally, should I buy a C8, I would stick to the RWD version as that suits my needs better, but once you start pushing 700+ HP, and a $100+K price-point, AWD makes alot of sense.

Just when I thought you were done stalking me.

Chill on the aggressive behavior and you will have more playground friends! LOL.

Clearly you are still stalking me, pretty weird Dude.

Same with my 911 turbo, it had mid 500hp rwd, pulled everything out and put in a 997 cup car LSD. It felt much more nimble and was definitely faster around the track! Did you buy your stubs from Nick?

thr only reason hybrid tech will make it into the Corvette (and other cars) is CAFE. aka gov regulations. there is almost no one who disputes this

RWD has already been substantiated

The problem is AWD doesn't help the car get around corners. Revisit the circle of friction diagrams to see how tire cornering grip changes with the weight on the wheels, the combination of turning/braking forces or the combination of turning/acceleration forces. As soon as you start adding acceleration forces into the front wheel equation the amount of grip available to get around a corner drops and the vehicle starts to under steer. Mostly AWD has the bad handling habits of both front and rear wheel drive with only one good habit which is to accelerate in as straight line.

Bill

Thats where torque vectoring AWD comes into play. Make it variable enough to shift 90% or more of the torque to the rear axle when that is what will be best(like when turning). When the steering angle lessens and the driver starts to floor the gas, let it send power to the front again for maximum traction.

Modern AWD systems can be pretty amazing. They aren’t the old dumb systems everyone seems to think of.