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Originally Posted by Rmtt
News on the new Corvette.
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/new-cor...owerful-report
According to a new report by Hagerty, development of the new mid-engine Corvette is delayed partly due to the aluminum frame warping so much when the car accelerates, that the glass engine cover is busting. The car, which has a twin-turbocharged V8 hybrid powertrain, is said to be able to deliver as much as 1,000 horsepower.
A base Stingray model could feature a 500 hp 6.2-liter V8 and cost as little as $60,000, according to sources who spoke with Hagerty. |
I think past Corvette always had engines that the chassis couldn't handle. Only up till the C7 that they actually addressed that problem. With the new mid-engine chassis, I guess old habits die hard after all.
1000HP? I don't think the same formula - enormous hp with crappy chassis - will work anymore. The mid-engine is going to play in the big league. It seems a bit too late in the development cycle to find out. Corvette strikes again.
Oh, by the way, hopefully they got rid of the leaf springs.