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Mid Engine Corvette Spied In Michigan Looking A Bit Different

A mid engine Corvette prototype has been caught testing in Michigan by an intrepid Instagram user.

The prototype, two photos of which were shot and uploaded to Instagram by user rhurren505, looks a bit different than other test vehicles for the C8 Corvette. It could be that Chevrolet is slowly peeling back the camouflage and revealing more the vehicle, but the front fascia looks to have been restyled a bit, especially the nose and front intake vents. Black camouflage applied to sections of the rear also makes it easy to spot two large rear vents.

This prototype also has some new side rocker panels, it looks like, along with LED headlights and a small lip rear spoiler.


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Mid-engine 2020 C8 Corvette mule spotted by @njhurren in Port Huron today. ? #c8 #2020c8 #c8corvette #corvettec8 #corvette

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We’ve seen the same alloy wheels on other prototypes, but it’s interesting to see them painted matte black for this test car. We’ve also seen a different 5-spoke alloy wheel on other C8 test cars. We’re sure more wheel options will eventually be seen – the C7 Corvette has offered a ton of different alloys over the years, after all.

The mid engine Corvette is expected to be powered by a twin-turbocharged dual overhead cam V8 making around 700 hp, which will be paired with an automatic transmission with paddle shifters. Rumors indicate a cheaper entry level model may also arrive with a developed version of GM’s 6.2-liter LT1 V8, but at this point, it’s very hard to say what GM has planned.

A recent video surfaced of the GTLM/GTE racing version of the car testing at Sebring, which is expected to be called the C8.R. The video showed a C8.R pushing hard around the bumpy Florida raceway as it emitted a high-pitched noise similar to many other small displacement turbocharged V8 racing engines.

As GM Authority exclusively reported earlier this week, the mid engine Corvette will likely make its debut at an exclusive Chevrolet event next summer. Our sources allege the vehicle’s arrival has been pushed back six months due to electrical gremlins, but do not fret, Corvette fans – it’s coming.

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[Source: rhurren505 on Instagram]

Sam loves to write and has a passion for auto racing, karting and performance driving of all types.

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Comments

  1. Could this be the Caddie version of the Vet?

    Didn’t we learn that the Cadillac team had their hands all over one model?

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    1. I think it will be called the Blackwing!

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  2. Isn’t it almost a sure thing it’s getting a DCT? Also I think this is as close to a production mode we will see before the reveal, notice previous shots didn’t have the skirt along the rocker panel this has the finished product down there.

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  3. Our Father who art in heaven,
    Hallowed be thy name.
    Thy kingdom come.
    Thy will be done
    on earth as it is in heaven.
    I pray to thee, the c8 comes from bowling green
    without the mail slot spoiler as standard equipment.
    Bless us with a toned down side air intake and
    Last but not least, see it in your heart to inspire the designers
    for an interior, deserving to bask in your glory for eternity.
    AMEN

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  4. Hey! Somebody stold my 60’s kit car. Now I know where to find it.

    Thanks Rhurren505.

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  5. Front looks better already!

    Now it just needs massive side air intakes similar to R8 and NSX and a better tush.

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  6. Wonder if it will be revealed at The Road America IMSA race. GM has always had a decent presence there.

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  7. It’s actually a good thing that there are slight differences in Chevrolet’s C8 Corvette prototypes as this means that the engineer staff is still tweaking the final shape of the Corvette to wring out the best performance and looking the pictures it’s difficult to tell whether this might be an earlier prototype while the C8 Corvette prototypes seen in pictures and video on Germany’s Nurburgring looks more refined.

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  8. I’m 64, so I guess at the age of most Corvette owners now, but they’ve always looked a little too big and gaudy for me. This looks nice though. Hopefully they won’t screw it up with cheap looking boy-racer add-ons.

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  9. I see little change in the rockers other than camo.

    I do believe the hood is still hiding a vent to negate the air under the nose.

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