C8 Corvette Makes 10.55s Quarter-Mile Pass With Bolt-On Mods 5 Feb 2021, 21:09 UTC ·
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The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette isn’t the first mid-engine car developed by General Motors. The 1960 CERV I masterminded by Zora Arkus-Duntov paved the way for the Pontiac Fiero, and there’s also the Opel Speedster – also known as the Vauxhall VX220 - which features a Lotus chassis. 8 photos
A mid-engine setup makes handling that much better in the twisties, but that’s not all. More weight over the rear axle means better traction off the line, which makes the Stingray a surprisingly fast car on the quarter-mile.
The Stingray, which is the entry-level variant of the Corvette, is much obliged to make 11.2-second passes without the Z51 Performance Package that includes a more aggressive rear-axle ratio and summer-only performance tires. Pretty good for a $59,995 sports car with pushrods and natural aspiration, don’t you think? The beauty of the eighth-generation Corvette, however,