January 8, 2018 – Corvette News Forum

Mid-Engine Corvette Spied During Winter Testing

January 8, 2018 Laura

On closer inspection, it’s easy to notice the roof is removable and that the LED-accented headlights are not production-spec clusters. During cornering, it’s also noticeable the steering wheel features a flat bottom design, which is appropriate for a car as sporty as the long-anticipated mid-engine Corvette. Powered by WPeMatico

Track Tests and Cheater Tires

January 8, 2018 Laura

Instead of the Mercedes-Original (MO) designation, these were stamped “TPC,” which is an OEM designation for General Motors—this AMG GT R wore the OEM tires for the Corvette Z06 and Corvette Grand Sport with the track-oriented Z07 package. GM’s version of the Michelins is more dry-weather … Powered by WPeMatico

Spy Photos Show Best Look at Mid-Engine Corvette’s Supercar Shape

January 8, 2018 Laura

Although GM has not publicly acknowledged the existence of a mid-engine Corvette, its lawyers inadvertently did the job by threatening legal action unless AutoGuide.com and various other outlets took down leaked CAD images that showed details the vehicle’s new engine and chassis design. Powered by WPeMatico

Mid-Engine Corvette spied cold weather testing

January 8, 2018 Laura

One of the most anticipated vehicles that GM has had in its history is the mid-engine Corvette. We have seen the car testing heavily camo-clad in the past. Some new images have been snapped of the car testing in the wild. One look at the frosty images and you can see its wintry weather testing GM is up … Powered by WPeMatico

Corvette’s top time was result of tow, says Gavin

January 8, 2018 Laura

The two Corvette C7.Rs logged more than 1400 miles between over the three days and clocked second and fifth fastest times in the prequalifying session that determines the pitbox/garage assignments for the race. Their times were 1min43.640sec and 1:43.998 respectively, and were the result of 2016 … Powered by WPeMatico

Sunday Drive: From a mid-engine ‘Vette to a restomod RV

January 8, 2018 Laura

As proof, we present last week’s top posts on Autoblog, starting with some really good spy photos of the upcoming mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. … At least both the Corvette and the 2019 Ram 1500 – which will debut a radical new design that appears to eschew the mini big-rig look of past Rams in … Powered by WPeMatico

Driver of Red Corvette Killed in Head-On Crash With Truck in Pala Identified

January 8, 2018 Laura

A man who was killed when the red Corvette he was driving on a highway in Pala collided with a tractor-trailer, causing it to ignite in flames, was identified Sunday. Henry Clarke, 44, of Escondido was driving a 1991 Chevrolet Corvette westbound on State Route 76 as a tractor-trailer was heading … Powered by WPeMatico