General Motors has released a short 30-second teaser video promoting the upcoming reveal of the mid-engine Corvette C8 this July.
The teaser clip is entitled ‘Let’s Go: The Next Generation Corvette’ and opens with a clip of the first chief engineer for the Corvette, Zora Arkus Duntov, putting on a set of driving goggles.
The video then begins a countdown to July 18th, 2019 as it begins showing clips and photos of the various Chevrolet Corvette research concepts, such as the Duntov Mule Corvette, the three Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle concepts (CERV), the XP 882 concept, Corvette Indy concept and other early mid-engine Corvette studies. It also features some footage taken at Nurburgring in Germany and a photo of Corvette Racing’s two Corvette C7.R’s on the banking at Daytona.
“The Next Generation is the most anticipated Corvette ever,” Chevy’s description for the video says. “Each innovation, each achievement has driven us to this moment. Take a short thrill ride to get a sneak peek of what’s going to happen on 07.18.19. You won’t believe your eyes – or ears.”
As you probably already know, General Motors will debut the mid-engine Corvette C8 during a special event on July 18th. The vehicle will be built at GM’s plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with the automaker set to add 400 jobs at the plant to satisfy demand for the vehicle.
The automaker paraded a mid-engine Corvette C8 prototype in front of some of its most die-hard fans this past weekend at the NCM Bash. While Chevy didn’t park the car, the slow drive-by allowed fans to get a look and listen to the car ahead of its debut in a few months.
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The fact they used audio from Duntov himself makes me think that the C8 is a late, but fitting tribute to him, and that GM wants the whole world to know his name and legacy.
My question is with the included footage and the stopwatch counting to reveal day, are they trying to subtly tell us the Corvette’s Nurburgring lap time?
Well, considering the C7 Z06 did it in 7:13.9, I don’t think 7:18 would be an improvement for a base model mid-engined C8. To be a true budget supercar this thing would have to lap sub 7:10. Unless, of course, budget supercar and Nurburgring champs are not what this car was made for. Especially since GM seems to be hush hush about ‘ring times. Just my thoughts, so don’t be evil.
7:18 is actually pretty good assuming that this is the base model considering that the reported time for the C7 Stingray is 7:33. With rumors being that the base c8 has an updated NA Lt1 or the NA 5.5L DOHC it’s safe to bet that power might be between 460 – 550 hp. If this is the case the z06 version of the c8 could be around 7:00 and the 1000 hp c8 (if that rumor turns out true) could fight for a top 3 spot on the record table. I also think that the base model is not going to be as expensive as everyone thinks it will be. Starting at $60 – $80k is my guess. At that price point and that power, if it actually is 7:18, that time is nothing to scoff at.
That’s all theoretically speaking, we won’t know until 7/18/19
I also wondered if there were significance to the numbers flashed on the screen. They are not dates, like the final reveal date, as the days field goes above the number of days for the “month.”
This seems to add credit that the date is also it’s ring time. 7:18 which is very impressive for the base model
Wish I could pick up a well equipped C7 2LT Grand Sport for cheap.
I would tuck that away in the garage before GM ruins the Corvette.
Nice. I want to see more – maybe it’s a 30-second piece because they’ll air it on NHL/NBA playoffs?