With a Chevy Small Block V8 engine and a starting price just under $60,000, the Corvette C8 is not your typical mid-engine sports car. With that in mind, it bears to reason customers will use the C8 in novel and interesting ways, such as transportation for a pair of bikes. Interestingly, GM is preparing for just that, as the automaker was recently spotted testing a SeaSucker bike rack on the latest Chevy sports car.
Per a recent set of spy images, a Corvette C8 Coupe model can be seen with two bikes mounted on the roof.
The bike mount in question is the Mini Bomber Rack from SeaSucker, which attaches to the roof by way of four six-inch vacuum mounts to hold the two front bike forks. In back, we spot two individual wheel straps that attach to the rear hatch, also with a vacuum pump.
The advantage of a system like this is that it provides flexibility and easy installation for those customers that may want to bring their bikes to the trailhead one day, and go with a clean, uncluttered appearance the next.
After removal, customers can place the two front wheels into the Corvette C8 trunk or frunk. SeaSucker also sells a part that mounts the front wheels to the exterior of the vehicle, if desired.
This system will also presumably work on the Corvette C8 Convertible.
GM is likely testing the mount to ensure that it works when attached to the engine compartment of the Corvette C8. Given the C8’s mid-engine layout, it’s important to ensure that the rubber mounts used in the bike rack system maintain a proper seal with the vehicle, even when the engine compartment gets hot.
Although the bike rack won’t be a Genuine Chevrolet Accessory, it will still be offered as a possible solution for those Corvette customers interested in using their vehicle to transport bikes to and fro.
Per the SeaSucker website, the SeaSucker Bomber Rack is priced at $489, and can hold two bicycles up to 45 pounds each.
As GM Authority covered last month, Cadillac is also offering SeaSucker roof-mounted bike carriers, including the SeaSucker Talon, which can accommodate one bike, and the SeaSucker Mini Bomber, the same mount seen in testing on the C8 Corvette above.
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Comments
Yup, when I see a bike rack on ANY car I see a sucker.
Dissing bike racks now? Or people that buy bike racks? Strange cuz your usual verbal garbage is dissing women and people of color.
“people of color” such an offensive term. As if blacks are similar to Chinese are similar to Pakistani – lump them all in together why don’t you. ‘Cause of course it must be the “other” ie white vs POC – funny, since Asians and Chinese do much better than whites – I assume they must have super privilege under your PC language dictionary.
bubbaq …..the second biggest bigot on GMA.
Ah the left – cannot argue with facts, so pull out their vague “Bigot” term – if you read the argument it was stating you were the bigot moron – and moron you are/
AREN”T WE ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR?????
and I agree;its an offensive term; its a vague term which may offend many people.
but to go on and say asians are better than whites, how are you not being racist now bubbaq??
I get your point, I wish you would have stuck to the offensive term and not exposed yourself as a racist too.
Bikes are for people who can’t afford cars. You don’t see anybody with a car rack on their bike.
UM bike racks are not for people who cant afford cars???? ITS A $60K corvette,!!!! only poor people own bikes, what a narrow minded comment.
A bike rack on a car is so you can take your bikes with you, maybe take them to the park or on a trail ride.
Some people buy bikes to stay in shape, as a hobby, because they like bikes, CHILDREN who cant drive, the list goes on an on. Did you have a bike as a child? where you poor??
calling bike riders poor people who can’t afford cars is not a very well thought out comment.
Some bikes are very expensive too, so your thought is way off and makes no sense.
hence all the thumbsdown
somebody has to take responsibility for his misery and it sure isn’t going to be him!!!
It would be much easier to pedal those bikes without a C8 strapped under them……………
or a green way to power the C8 maybe? get two friends to pedal their asses off.
way to go with the new hybrid vette GM
That is going to be a rare option. Not many people with acetates would strap a bike to it. They just put it in their truck they drive daily,
I cant believe someone thinks this is a good idea. One slip of the bike and you’re off to the paint shop.
LOL I agree, I think its kind of funny, in the second picture you can see a half ton silverado and a tahoe
( both are much better options to carry a bike, probably how the bikes got to the test area, in the truck)
I figure, If You have a vette, you probably can afford an SUV or Truck for the bikes. just a thought.
Whats next??? a lumber rack for those trips to Home Depot?????
maybe a tow hitch for my RV?
its kind of like , right tool for the job, kind of thing
Seems silly to buy a half ton Silverado to haul around a 15 pound bike. Its like all these people who drive F-250s to go grocery shopping. I haul my bikes with my Camaro and it works better then any truck.
Ya cuz buying a half ton truck to carry a bike is a much better idea… you must be one of those people that says they use their truck because they carry some bags of garden soil in it once a year.
To each his own I guess. Certainly not a option I would choose but for those who do, you own it, do what you want! What sickens me is all the racist and political crap that some people feel the need to invade a auto blog with! We have enough BS going on in our country today without diluting a auto blog with it. I don’t feel this is the place for any of the crap! MHO
I’m a Vette owner and know many who are…this is not their thing. But there is nothing wrong with going after new customers even if it is the wrong ones.
This is a dumb idea, Corvettes are sports cars, as a matter of a very fast sports car. I don’t like this, if you want to carry bicycles get a Silverado/Sierra, Express/Savanna, or get a new Bolt. Corvettes should not carry bicycles. Chevrolet cut the weight down on the Corvette, it’s an impressive supercar sports cars, make it even more impressive, cut the dry weight down to 3000lbs.
Your a clown. Half tons are for real hauling.
It’s not a great idea, but I love Vettes and I love cycling. I’d never haul a bike on my C8, although I did haul my bike on a Lexus IS 350 for some time when I didn’t have an SUV, which is another vehicle you wouldn’t expect to see a bicycle on. My Trek bike cost over $ 4,000, a super light high performance rocket that I loved. Why are you non riders being so critical of this? If you don’t ride, guess what, don’t buy one! And keep your mouth shut because someone might have one. Why would this bother you??? Assholes try to make this a racial thing, WTF ???????????????? You nay sayers sound like my wife. Get a life and start worry about things that are important in life. Good grief!
I have a C8 Z06 and the Talon Seasucker. My C7 Z06 can fit my Cervelo road bike with the wheels removed. The C8 trunk is not deep enough for that. I have had a difficult time finding the right mounting locations but finally settled on driver side front corner of top and the rear wheel support just squeezes into the space next to the rearview mirror camera. It still makes a banging sound on certain suspension movements but I drove it on the freeway and did some quick acceleration. Worked just fine. I need to be able to take my bike to the starting locations of my group’s Saturday rides so I needed something for the C8. I agree that the car is not made for this and I get strange looks from people when they see a bike on top of a C8 Z06. Looking at what GM is doing, I wish I had bought the Bomber rack, as it would be easier to attach to the top then the triangular three suction cup Talon, which is very hard to find a good location that allows all three suction cups to work.