The Mid Engine Corvette is happening

[Lead Pipe]

General Motors investing $290 million in Corvette plant

The investment is in addition to the last year's announcement of a $439 million investment in the construction and startup of a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop. GM says the latest facility improvements are scheduled to begin this summer.

Something big is happening in Bowling Green. That kind of investment and expansion definitely confirms some sort of big change. With vette sales around 30k/year on a good year they don't need to expand that much at the plant. I hope it's for another line for the mid engine car. Like I have always said, I don't see GM just turning their back on the core corvette buyer.

 

[Xfirez51]

Maybe finally Mary Barra is the GM CEO that has the balls to give the go ahead
to a project that has been buzzing around GM for half a century. And I have also read that you should be looking for a DOHC successor to the LT-5.

 

[Eagle]

DOHC Chebby!? Get out. That'd just be weird.

 

[Eagle]

As for the mid-engine Vette, now that's something I could get behind.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

As for the mid-engine Vette, now that's something I could get behind.

In front of?

 

[YoushallgoFo]

I really hope they continue to go pushrod instead of DOHC.

 

[10sec]

A modern 32vDOHC v-8 will likely make 650+HP and be reliable AF. Why would you want them to stick with an outdated motor setup?

 

[YoushallgoFo]

GM doesnt' have a history of putting together good DOHC V8s. I don't see anything wrong with the LT4.

 

[Lead Pipe]

GM doesnt' have a history of putting together good DOHC V8s. I don't see anything wrong with the LT4.

Meh, the early Northstars had issues but they got that pretty much sorted out. They make a handful of good DOHC V6's too. I would bet with a car this exotic that it will get an exclusive power plant. Probably small displacement and turbos since that seems to be the trend. Backed by a DCT trans. I personally would love to see a 600+ HP N/A 427 LT based mill.

 

[Mook]

 

[Bub]

those wheels are hideous 2/10 woud not drive.

 

[Eagle]

Test mule doing its decoy thing.

Just saying that side profile WREAKS of 90s NSX.

 

[Mook]

Yup, exactly what I thought.

 

[Rent Free]

for the love of god.......

A. please dont be a cadillac. keep it chevrolet.

B. use the Zora nameplate.

C. 5 figure price tag but i doubt it.

 

[Yaj Yak]

no need to use zora nameplate...

 

[Rent Free]

yes yes there is.

Zora is legendary and father of the vette.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Arkus-Duntov

 

[Mook]

GM will never attach such an obscure name to a mass produced car. The average Vette owner wont know or care who he is.

 

[Rent Free]

GM will never attach such an obscure name to a mass produced car. The average Vette owner wont know or care who he is.

are you serious?! a name ANY name let alone this one is eleventy billion time better than some alphabet soup crap. this is a Merican car damn it letters and numbers are best left alone for the germans and japanese!

 

[Mook]

The Corvette Zora. Ya that is just a name people will love

And letters and numbers are best let for the japs? Ya, I guess SS, Z28, Z06, ZR1, ZL1, Z51......all very foreign

 

[Rent Free]

corvette

camaro

firebird

trans am

monte carlo

impala

chevelle

nova

ect. ect. ect.....

is wayyyyyyyy better than this alpha numeric crap.

ct6

xt5

ats

screw all them give it a name!!

 

[Rent Free]

The Corvette Zora. Ya that is just a name people will love

And letters and numbers are best let for the japs? Ya, I guess SS, Z28, Z06, ZR1, ZL1, Z51......all very foreign

No nerd its a trim level like stingray......

 

[Mook]

It has a name....its called the Corvette...

 

[Rent Free]

right and highly doubt it will keep that.

 

[Mook]

Youre insane if you think GM wont use its most recognizable name for this car...unless of course it ends up being a Cadillac.

 

[Rent Free]

Nope needs to be halo.

youre insane if you think keeping the same name for both the front engine rwd and mid engine rwd car sticks.

if they get rid of the front engine vette version and move to only mid engine version then keep vette name sure.

but i still think the current layout front engine rwd will stay and move the mid engine upscale and to a halo car.

i just hope if is a halo it doesnt get a cadillac badge. that didnt work out when they tried it with the xlr.

as you mentioned above the SS zr1 z06 z28 ALL were freaking trim levels of a car with a name.