🚘 Automotive The official C8 Corvette thread
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I did not, I'll check it out and thanks.
I'm just really interested in Joe's total thoughts as well!
I need thatBru review.
Writing it now, will publish Tuesday and will post it. I picked a $61k version to drive.
I hadn't seen the weight distribution until this article. That is sad that they ended up with a 40/60 weight distribution. That is what the new 992 Porsche 911 Carerra has. A car that everyone says has the motor (mass) in the wrong place. The whole point of the mid-engine car is having that mass centered in the middle of the wheels and low in the chassis. Looks like they missed on center mass.
I would assume the ZO6 with a blower or turbos is going to hurt that weight distribution even more. I guess the weight distribution will get better when they add electric motors to the wheels up front?
I would assume the ZO6 with a blower or turbos is going to hurt that weight distribution even more. I guess the weight distribution will get better when they add electric motors to the wheels up front?
Garret gets into it really early on, like sub 5 min. so if you dont want to watch the whole video of them driving it you don't have to.
also watching that video, the center stack does not look that huge like it does in most of the media pictures.
Because of the seating position, the center of gravity is at the driver hip and it does feel like it rotates around you.
That is surprising for a true mid-engine car. The 911 is pretty much rear engine, correct?
Even the old 2003 Mustang Cobra's were 57/43.
I wonder if that's a mistake in the article.
I have barely paid attention to this thread. But I thought this was pretty bad ass. Maybe it's been posted already. Dont k ow.
www.cnbc.com
Project Blackjack: GM's top-secret redesign of its mid-engine Corvette was disguised in an Australian pickup truck
Most notably, the eighth-generation Corvette started its life as an Australian-made pickup called the Holden Ute, codenamed internally as "Blackjack."
www.cnbc.com
The car has been proving to be a 0-60 beast so far. Im seeing yootoobers going sub 3 seconds in the press cars. Thats impressive for a non-Z06 model.
The 911 is a rear engine. So even with the weight distribution being the same at the tires, the weight behind the tire is more of the issue. Come sideways and you have a pendulum type of effect. Because the weight is behind the rear wheels. Where the weight in the mid engine car is mainly in front of the rear axle.
This weekend I googled some mid-engine cars. It seems they are common to have close to that same 40/60 weight distribution. Usually a little closer to the 43/57. But the R8 v10, 488, 720, Hurrican, and others are the same way. So it has probably been proven over and over that a rear bias mid-engine car works better than a 50/50 version. Maybe as these cars increase in power and rear tire size. As well as steering effort and response. The lighter the front is, the less tire width is needed.
Streetspeed and TJ Hunt's cars came in today.
Should be alot of C8 content on the youtubeski very soon
Should be alot of C8 content on the youtubeski very soon
That seriously looks like a Grand Theft Auto knock-off car model lol.I have barely paid attention to this thread. But I thought this was pretty bad ass. Maybe it's been posted already. Dont k ow.
Project Blackjack: GM's top-secret redesign of its mid-engine Corvette was disguised in an Australian pickup truck
Most notably, the eighth-generation Corvette started its life as an Australian-made pickup called the Holden Ute, codenamed internally as "Blackjack."
Motor Trend has it doing 11.1 @ 123
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