A convoy of mid-engine Corvette prototypes has been spotted undergoing hot weather testing in Arizona by a YouTuber.
The video, shot and uploaded by YouTuber George Kenner, shows six C8 mid-engine Corvette prototypes driving in a convoy in the desert. Interestingly, recently appointed General Motors president Mark Reuss was spotted riding shotgun in one of the prototypes. Reuss is no stranger to the product development side of GM’s business, previously serving as the company’s president of global product development, and is quite familiar with Corvettes, having also spent a stint as the head of GM Performance.
The prototypes in this video are otherwise the same as other mid engine Corvette test cars we have seen in videos and photographs. Some of the cars have the upright rear spoiler that has been seen on other prototypes, while one has no spoiler at all. Two different wheel designs are also on display in the video.
General Motors is expected to debut the new mid engine Corvette during a special event sometime later this year. The vehicle, which may also adopt the ‘Zora’ name, will ride on an all-new mid-engine rear-wheel drive architecture from the automaker and is expected to offer a forced-induction, dual-overhead cam V8.
Additionally, GM’s factory racing team, Corvette Racing, are expected to field a new GTE Corvette race car based on the mid-engine platform from 2020 onward. The GTE race car may debut alongside the road-going version, just like Chevy did with the Corvette C7.R and C7 Corvette Z06, although this is only a rumor right now.
Stay tuned to GM Authority for more C8 mid engine Corvette news as it becomes available. For now, you can check out the prototypes (and give Mark Reuss a wave!) in the video embedded above.
(source: George Kenner on YouTube)
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(This is a (bad) joke don’t down vote me thinking I’m being serious)
I sure hope he’s smiling because of how good the car is engineered not because he just saved 20$ a car switching from quality window switches to left over Malibu switches.
I guess they don’t let him drive anymore….
do ya blame them?
Something tells me this will be essentially undriveable for people over 6′, which means the only professional athletes who will be seen in it will be midget wrestlers. Dumb move, but I’m not going to fold that low anyway.
I don’t care for the pointed hood bulge, but maybe it will look better naked.
you must live a charmed life if you are concerned about professional athletes and what cars they can drive.
If famous pro athletes are seen in a car, it will increase sales and the desirability of the brand with some people. I would have thought that was obvious.
I couldn’t care less about them.
yes, i’m sure the well-to-do middle aged consumer is keen on knowing what the power forward for the milwaukee bucks is driving.
i doubt the c8 will have any more of a seating problem for athletes than any other mid-engine sports car.
Don’t doubt anything, this is GM we’re talking about.
Downvote me all you want, but I think this will be $100K car, hybrid, and AWD. Pretty much BMW i8
With it being well known profits come first as it should with a public company I don’t think your assessment is accurate. With the investment at bowling green and the R&D this car has cost which in my guess total near or over a billion GM needs the return.
The C7 sold average in a year what the c6 sold during its whole run. I don’t think GM will take a step backwards and make the C8 an exclusive car. No doubt higher variants will cost what no corvette has cost before but an “entry” c8 with an upgraded lt1 should come in around 70-75K
glad to hear that a no-spoiler option will likely be offered.
that second rear brake caliper is the parking brake
After the Detroit Grand Prix I wouldn’t let him drive it either!