Chevrolet Corvette News
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It's a new year, and a new era for Corvette fans. The C8 generation has gone the mid-engine route, which means its racing variant, the C8.R, is mid-engined, too. The race car made its debut last October, but the car shown at the time wore a silver livery with splashes of yellow. That's not the color setup everyone recognizes. Now the C8.R adorned in the more traditional yellow livery has made an appearance. The number 3 car, set to be driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia, was shown on Twitter by Taylor. The yellow-based livery is similar to the design of that found on the C7.R race car...
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World's fastest street-legal EV breaks its own recordThe Genovation GXE is limited to 75 units and costs $750,000, plus the cost of a donor C7 Corvette.
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Last 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 coupe with original engine is in the market
After winning multiple awards the last 1967 Chevrolet Corvette coupe known to have its original L88 engine is for sale.
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Hennessey readies 1,200-hp, twin-turbo upgrade for the C8 Chevy Corvette
Hennessey will have both supercharger and twin-turbocharger upgrades for the mid-engine Corvette.
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Tadge Juechter brings the 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible to Jay Leno's Garage
The convertible features a retractable hard-top and weighs just 80 pounds more than the coupe.
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End of an era as Chevy builds the last front-engine Corvette
The final C7 Chevrolet Corvette, a 2019 Z06 finished in black, has been built, marking the end of an era for front-engine 'Vettes.
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The next Corvette Z06 is expected to arrive with a naturally aspirated V-8 pumping out 600 horsepower.
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Here's why the 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray is the quickest 'Vette yet
Spoiler alert: It's mainly due to the transmission.
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Mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette officially delayed until February 2020
The mid-engine 2020 C8 Corvette won't arrive by the end of 2019, a Chevrolet spokesman confirmed Wednesday. The highly anticipated sports car, which was originally slated to reach owners' hands at the end of the year, will be delayed until next year due to the work stoppage at GM plants that lasted...
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The era of front-engine Corvettes in motorsport is over
Chevrolet has a new Corvette C8.R race car coming to dominate racetracks around the world in 2020, and that means it's the end of the road for the current C7.R, which enjoyed its final round of competition during this past weekend's Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta. It also means the end of the road...
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Watch the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R lap Road Atlanta
The Corvette C8.R race car has been testing in secret at night but last week Chevy rolled the car out in front of the Petit Le Mans crowd.
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Chevy Corvette C8.R has a flat-crank 5.5-liter V-8 we'll see in a road car
The engine in the C8.R is limited to 500 horsepower but more will almost certainly be extracted for future production versions.
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Already known for being one of the most luxurious cities on earth, Dubai is adding one more feather to its already avian cap by incorporating high-end performance vehicles into its ambulance fleet. Dubai's ambulance service is adding a Nissan GT-R, Chevrolet Corvette and a Land Rover Range Rover—exact trim not specified—to its fleet of first responders, the service announced Sunday. The Range Rover is a dedicated female responder, the service said, which means it will be staffed by female EMTs. Some conservative families do not allow male medics to treat female relatives...
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2020 Corvette has a Nurburgring time, but we don't know when it will be revealed
The Corvette development team looks to have set an official time in the days before the car's reveal.
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Too early to say whether UAW strikes will impact 2020 Corvette production, says GM
The C8 Corvette in coupe form is currently slated to begin production in late 2019 and the convertible is set to follow near the end of the first quarter of 2020.
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Chevy worked hard to make C8 sound like a Corvette—even with an engine in the way
Chevrolet supplements the engine sound in the cabin of the 2020 Corvette C8, but it all comes from the engine.
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An untouched 1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 is up for sale
I If you're a fan of the classic Corvette ZR-1 formula, you're in luck. A pristine, dealer-kept example is up for sale on eBay with a "Buy it Now" price of $40,000. This 1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 with fewer than 300 miles on the odometer is for sale on eBay. It has been in a dealer's private...
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The mid-engine 2020 Corvette Convertible is only 80 pounds heavier than coupe
Engineers say the convertible's hardtop and hardware only adds 80 pounds to the overall weight of the new Corvette.
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The car is being put up for auction and the hammer price will likely exceed $1 million.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R race car ready to roar
The Corvette C8.R race car has been testing in secret at night at major racetracks but now Chevy has revealed the car in full.
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2020 Corvette Convertible revealed with retractable hardtop, $7,500 premium over coupe
Thanks to specific tuning of the convertible, virtually no performance is lost compared to the coupe.
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Design sketches that led to the mid-engine C8 2020 Chevrolet Corvette
The automaker had up to 12 models of the mid-engine design that they eventually whittled down into three candidates.
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Pre-production 2020 Chevy Corvette gets new life as wall art for Detroit Red Wings fans
Chevy installed the Corvette at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.
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Mid-engine C8 Corvette convertible to be revealed in October
After dropping teasers in a video, Chevrolet will unveil the 2020 Corvette convertible in October.
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