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Originally Posted by KenB925
A bit of speculation, I have read that people think the next Z06 will have this flat plane twin turbo engine, I don't think so, I think this high $$$ engine will be reserved for the ZR1.
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There's been a lot of talk that the ZR1 (or some other high end model) would be a hybrid with an electric motor driving the front wheels, to get to the 1000 HP number we've been hearing. Would seem reasonable to have a 'mid range' version with the TT V8 and the high end have that AND the electric motor.
We're pretty sure some high power model is coming because there were reports that there was enough power that it was twisting the frame and they had to go back and strengthen it.
From the link below: "The base model C8 is off to a good start with 495 hp. However, we expect that power to go up significantly with the eventual debut of higher-trim models. 650 and 800 hp are figures we've heard most often for "mid-range" editions. At the top of the Corvette range, we could see a bonkers hybrid with over 1,000-hp driving all four wheels."
So this is implying there's possibly 4 'levels' of performance coming for the C8, which might still mean supercharged V8 and a TT V8.
https://www.motor1.com/news/258428/m...thing-we-know/