Chevy's mid-engined C8 Corvette could never live up to all the hype that it's generated, but it comes damn close.
We pit the C7 against the C8 to see if the mid-engine model is quicker around a track.
At once precise and powerful, the Corvette Stingray Coupe and Convertible have been completely redesigned from the ground up to deliver a thrill on every drive.
When you completely reimagine a car as iconic as Corvette, you get a beautifully sculpted mid-engine sports car that makes a powerful statement. Not your everyday car, but a car you want to drive every day. And with aerodynamic components integrated throughout, its gorgeous form is functional.
Only a single part has been carried over from the last generation
Door handles and the hatch and hood releases have been hidden for a perfectly clean appearance and improved aerodynamics
The all-new LT2 V8 engine is visible through a rear hatch window
Available Engine Appearance Package† adds carbon-fiber components as well as LED lights to illuminate the engine.
Car and Driver's measurements find that the C8's nose lets the driver see the road 15 feet ahead, versus 12 feet for the C7. Out of the back of the C8, the driver can see the road 97 feet behind him or her. Conversely, the C7 rearward visibility is 253 feet.
While the visibility distance is worse on the C8 than the C7, the driver of the new Corvette can see more of what's going on around the vehicle. Car and Driver indicates the 2020 model offers 158 degrees of view out of the front and 96 degrees out of the back.
In comparison, these figures for the previous generation are 154 degrees out of the windshield and 86 degrees from the rear.
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