The Corvette got tired of being a sports car for older people, and now it's a mid-engined exotic. Meanwhile, Dodge got tired of seeing people buying Raptors and made a put a Hellcat in a truck. For some weird reason, these two cars will be rivals now, but only for the duration of one drag race.
2023 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray Will Match LT2 V8 With Two E-Motors, Says SAE 4 Mar 2021, 20:13 UTC ·
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“analysts who scrutinized the mixed-materials chassis at birth saw this hybrid move coming,” and they’re absolutely right.
Download a copy of the owner’s manual for the Stingray, and on page 244, you are presented with a diagram of a fuse box that includes a fuse for the pedestrian-friendly alert system and a fuse for the battery pack.
Where is the battery located, you ask? The Society of Automotive Engineers believes that it will be housed in the center tunnel, which makes a lot of sense because the mid-engine sports car utilizes a transaxle. As for the e-AWD system mentioned in the opening paragraph, two AC electric motors rated at more than 50 ponies each are supposed to drive the front wheels.
C8 Corvette Split Window Rendering Blends Mid-Engine Layout With Classy Looks 2 Mar 2021, 20:12 UTC ·
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Introduced in 1962 for the 1963 model year, the second-generation Corvette received the “Sting Ray” nameplate over the metal strip that splits the rear window in two halves. The split-window spine was penned by American designer Bill Mitchell, whose work includes the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1970 Chevrolet Camaro, and 1966 Buick Riviera. 70 photos
Inspired by the Bugatti Atlantic, the window-splitting metal strip wouldn’t look too bad on the eighth-generation Corvette either. Coming courtesy of pixel artist Rain Prisk, the rendering also features a different roofline from the Stingray Coupe that you can purchase from $59,995 including freight.
Six decades ago, suppliers weren’t as prevalent in the automotive industry as they are today. Why did OEMs gain so much popularity over time? For starters, it’s much cheaper for the automaker to get what it wants from a third party instead of making parts on its own.
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Say what you will about the mid-engine Corvette. From the uneven stitching on the dashboard s passenger side to paint issues and the dual-clutch transaxle that isn t filled with transmission fluid to the brim on the assembly line, all these small problems can be forgiven because the Stingray clearly thrones over every other $60,000-plus sports car. 70 photos
Waiting for General Motors to offer more details about the 2022 model year, which is going to bring forward new color options for the exterior and the all-new Z06 with a flat-plane crankshaft V8, the rumor mill has already started to spew hearsay about the mid-cycle refresh for the 2023 model year.