Making the transition from front-engine to mid-engine is never easy, but the 2020 Corvette C8 seems to pull it off with style. Granted, it took several decades to actually happen, but that’s beyond the point. With the engine mounted behind the cabin, the new Corvette C8 offers improved driving dynamics thanks to better balance and weight distribution, just as Zora Arkus-Duntov intended. Luckily, the mid-mounted engine positioning also provides one helluva show, as evidenced by this six-minute, 18-second video.
Posted by YouTuber “Dave B sells Chevy,” the video provides an intimate look around the 2020 Corvette engine bay, as well as the rear trunk. Shot at a local dealer, the camera man moves methodically around the rear hatch, capturing the C8’s powerplant from a variety of angles.
No surprises here – this thing looks great. Sitting just behind the cab, the naturally aspirated 6.2L LT2 V8 is flanked by carbon fiber panels, as well the rear shock towers. The top of the engine gets a louvered plastic cover with metal plaques that read “Corvette,” while additional louvers can be found in the hatch above.
Packaging is tight, and we’d expect anyone looking to add a little forced induction to the mix via a supercharger or turbocharger will need to be pretty clever about it. Those heat shields and exhaust pipes don’t really provide much room to work with, either.
For reference, the 2020 Corvette produces as much as 495 horsepower at 6,450 rpm and 470 pound-feet of torque at 5,150 rpm when equipped with the optional performance exhaust system. All of that go is routed to the rear wheels through the M1L eight-speed dual clutch transmission, enabling a sprint to 60 mph in less than three seconds.
This video also gives us a look at the the rear trunk space. Chevy managed to package the 2020 Corvette with enough room in back to fit the central roof section, which is easily removed on those perfect days when open-top motoring is desirable.
Stick around, and the video ends with a look at the 2020 Corvette cabin space, including the view from the driver’s seat and passenger’s seat, plus all the buttons and infotainment screens as well.
As confirmed by this video, every detail of the 2020 Corvette is aggressive and sharp. The designers really went above and beyond to make this thing look like the world-beating sports car that it is.
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I really like that you can still see lots of the mechanical bits and that its not all covered by plastic.
I’ll bet that one of the first after market items will be the plastic engine cover
Chevy really outdid themselves with this updated LT2 6.2L OHV-2v V8 as it makes almost as much power as GM’s LFX 3.6L DOHC-4v V6; but while the video is fine.. if I experience issues with the engine of a 2020 C8 Corvette, I’m not going to fiddle with it and simply make an appointment at the Chevrolet dealership.
Yes deposit made day after reveal, Z 51, artic white with red interior, engine appearance pkg. Can’t wait !
It looks as a beautiful engineering job, but it may be a servicing nightmare. I believe that major repairs will be done by lowering the engine out of the bay, as it is presently done with most GM front wheel drive vehicles (the Corvette Stingray is “backwards”). So for all the DIYers out there, you may be in trouble.
Better get the extended warnenty !
u get a ferrari service bill for having a car that only costs a quarter of the ferrari
buy extended warranty if you are worried about that
This thing has been a long time coming, it might just be a problem free car with little to no teething issues. As far as servicing it, hopefully well heeled DIY types with their own personal at home car lift will start flooding the Corvette forums with how to videos. Seems to happen with every new car eventually.
I drive Fords but that doesn’t keep me from cheering for team Corvette and wishing them well!
hope the engine air intakes are available in body colors and not just black
Available in black, silver and red.
No matter what it costs to service, it’s got to cost lest then a Mercedes or BMW!!