Here's Our Best Look Yet at the Mid-Engine Corvette
Spy photographers have managed to get better photos of Chevrolet’s worst-kept secret.
The American automaker is keeping quiet about a mid-engine Corvette, but spy photographers have managed to capture better photos of a prototype that has been testing. Sporting a profile unlike the current Corvette, the mid-engine C8 has a low-cowl, small hood that wraps tightly over the front wheel. Given just how small the front of the vehicle is, it’s highly unlikely that there’s an engine lurking underneath the hood. Overall, the car’s design is a bit reminiscent of the original Acura NSX.
It appears that engineers are taking advantage of the mid-engine layout for the new sports car, with what looks like an air intake just in front of the rear wheel. Overall, the design looks sleeker than the existing Corvette.
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Photographers also got some photos showing off the rear end from a distance, with an engineer standing next to the car to give us a perspective of its height. Unfortunately there is still plenty hiding underneath the camouflage, but it does give us a good overall impression of what the mid-engine Corvette will look like when it debuts.
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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I bet it will have active fuel management problems just like every other Chevy on the market. Cylinder deactivation. Start/Stop. Low tech direct injection dirt depositors . But who cares, right? They are made to buy and polish every nice weekend at cars and coffee meets.
I wonder if GM is creating a cadillac supercar, or a second Chevrolet supercar similar to the Ford GT. Meaning, selling a conventional corvette as we know it today as a lower price car to the masses, and selling the mid-engine car as a higher priced more advanced supercar