This “Hybrid V6 Turbo Corvette” Actually Makes Flat-Plane Crankshaft V8 Sounds 14 May 2021, 20:48 UTC ·
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The Fast Lane typically uploads high-quality reviews or walkarounds of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, but on this occasion, the boys have given us a perfect example of Betteridge’s law of headlines. To the point, the answer to any headline that ends in a question mark is “no.” 20 photos
“Could This Be a Chevy Corvette Hybrid With a Turbo V6?” is the title of the following spy video that depicts two C8 mules followed by a Stingray. The leading car, which features a center-tipped exhaust system, features the same camouflage as pretty much all the Z06 prototypes that GM is testing nowadays. As for the sound this mule produces, that certainly isn’t a small-block V8 like the LT2 that General Motors utilizes in the Stingray variant.
autoevolution 24 Apr 2021, 6:39 UTC ·
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Introduced in 2019 as a 2020 model, the mid-engined Stingray will be joined by the performance-oriented Z06 for the 2022 model year. In addition to the flat-plane crankshaft engine and DOHC valvetrain, the newcomer will also differ from its small-block sibling in terms of width. 21 photos
Time and time again, prototypes of the Z06 were photographed and filmed with extremely wide tires. The rear axle, for example, is rocking 345/25 by 21-inch rubber from Michelin, namely the Pilot Sport Cup 2 R compound.
A wider Corvette than the Stingray means that Bowling Green has to be upgraded with new robots and tools. This brings us to the NCM e-mail posted by David Roth on the C8 Corvette Facebook group, which highlights that
autoevolution 20 Apr 2021, 23:07 UTC ·
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As far as mid-engine cars are concerned, General Motors has come a long way since the Pontiac Fiero that used to be described as the poor man’s Ferrari over all the Ferrari-inspired kit cars based on it. The eighth-gen Corvette is a properly glorious machine in Stingray flavor, but Chevy will push the envelope into the stratosphere with the upcoming Z06. 23 photos
Expected to be revealed in July as a 2022 model, the performance-oriented variant will follow in the footsteps of the fourth-generation Corvette ZR-1 from the 1990s. I’m referring to the DOHC valvetrain, of course, but the Z06 will feature a flat-plane crankshaft instead of a cross-plane design with a 90-degree rotation between crank throws. In layman’s terms, the LT6 derived from the C8.R endurance racecar will spin faster than 8k rpm.
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Up Next 11 Mar 2021, 19:23 UTC ·
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Spied time and again, the Corvette Z06 for the 2022 model year has been confirmed with 345/25 ZR21 tires out back. An inch wider than the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 steamrollers found on the previous-generation Z06 and ZR1, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R compound helped Porsche break the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record with the 911 GT2 RS. 21 photos
Corvette Blogger says that
“we are most likely looking at the first Corvette to come with a staggered wheel setup of 20 inches up front and 21s in the rear,” translating to more grip and traction in the twisties and off the line.
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Up Next 19 Feb 2021, 17:54 UTC ·
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Introduced for the 2020 model year, the mid-engined Corvette Stingray Coupe and Convertible lost and gained two colors for the 2021 model year. These are Blade Silver Metallic and Long Beach Red Metallic, which were replaced by Silver Flare Metallic and Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat. 16 photos
According to Corvette Blogger, the color palette will change once again for 2022 with the discontinuation of three finishes. Sebring Orange, Shadow Gray, and Zeus Bronze are the culprits, but fret not because
“unnamed replacements” are in the pipeline according to the cited publication.
Sebring Orange finished the 2020 model year in fourth place with 1,377 cars to its name, representing 6.8 percent of total orders. Shadow Gray ranked ninth with 1,111 examples of the breed, and Zeus Bronze was at the very bottom of the list with 548 units or 2.69 percent of the total volume.