The mid-engine Corvette C8 may be slightly delayed, but that hasn’t stopped the development team from continuing to test the model. And today, our sleuthing spy managed to catch up to the latest prototype of the upcoming sports car and snap photos of the production-intent front fascia and headlights.
That, in and of itself, would not be very news-worthy given that we already got a good look at the front fascia and headlights late last month. But this time around, some of the camo was being blown off, revealing more about the face of the future Corvette.
Interestingly, the front clip of the mid-engine Corvette C8 seen here looks identical to the leaked photo from the Corvette factory that we saw in October 2017. We can also see the design of the plastic insert flanking the grille, below each headlight. That pattern is nearly identical to that of the grilles on the sixth-gen Camaro ZL1 as well as Chevy’s new Blazer RS.
The grille pattern of Corvette C8 seems highly reminiscent to that of 2019 Blazer RS, pictured
Gen six Camaro ZL1 was the first Chevrolet model to introduce the grille patterns seen on the 2019 Blazer RS and upcoming Corvette C8
In addition, we got an even better look at the upcoming Corvette’s headlights. The headlight cluster houses a multi-matrix LED configuration. A white strip at the top does double duty as the Daytime Running Light (DRL) as well as a signature lighting accent. Notably, the strip turns amber/orange when the turn signal indicator is enabled.
The latest scuttlebutt has it that the mid-engine Corvette C8 will go into production in December 2019. The base variant will continue using the Stingray name, much like the the current Corvette C7.
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I really don’t like seeing car innards, but the Corvette nose may be so low, they’ll only be visible from a distance. Also not a fan of black plastic on light-colored cars.
How freakin cool would it be if Chevy did this on purpose and the next few “spy shots” we got were of the camo being ripped away more and more in each progressive “spy” photo with only certain key elements remaining covered such as the headlights and rear quarter window areas. We could get a new shot each week with more of the car revealed leading right up to a full on press event where they finally show us the car completely uncovered and give us all the details we wanna know such as trim options, body styles, and interior reveal. It would be a fun way for Chevy to poke fun at how hungry we’ve all been over these “spy shot” pics and I think it would only generate interest in the car more.
At the actual press event, they could give a presentation of all the pics cycling through in order quickly and the audience would see the camo flying off the car as if though we were looking at a flip book animation. The last shot of this would be followed by the actual car driving through the screen towards the audience and press members, going onto the rotating center stage, and revving that beautiful mid engine as it spun slowly around. The exhaust would of course be in the loudest Track setting to give everybody there chills as it revved.
(I know this isn’t the case, I’m just day dreaming here)
That would be (and this is my first-ever usage of this word) DOPE!
Front end looks exactly like Tesla Model 3. Hint that this is will a hybrid?
Agree with you!!! Those quad tips and inter coolers peeping through the front fascia I suppose are just to throw us all off? What’s your guess a 300 M range at launch? 0-60 around 5 sec, and what else? They plant a tree in your honor for every C8 sold?
Please, not a Tesla! Or it will catch fire, have crappy quality and never turn a profit.
I’m thinking this is going to look like a cross between a C7 Vette and a Ferrari, and I hope it does! Everyone (Well, at least Chevrolet fans) knows that the Corvette was designed to look like the Ferraris of the day, so it would be cool to bring it around full circle!
I still don’t like it as much as the ZR-1…………………
A little off subject here , but I was wondering if they will put the flat plane crank Engine in the Camato. A N/A high reving engine to make it a proper Z28. That is if there is a next generation Camaro.
Latest reports suggests that the C8 Corvette will be delayed again because.. the engine makes too power as the twin-turbo V8 approaching 1,000 hp is causing the chassis to flex.