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Its sort of grasping at straws, logic is that since there is no space for a supercharger in the convertible engine bay, the z06 most likely is fitted with the FPC engine derived from the C8r rather than a supercharged lt4 or developing a new engine. Theory does make sense to me though, probably took millions of dollars to develop a bespoke FPC; why not use it?
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If the Z06 has turbos, I want the base car (grand sport).
If the Z06 is a high revving NA flat plane crank V8, I want the Z06. |
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I ask because when I was at Laguna Seca for IMSA, the Ford GT was louder than the damn C7R's lol, I couldn't believe it |
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Relatively speaking. It couldn't hold a candle to the one in the C8.R vid I posted.
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Asked about how the switch to a flat-plane-crank, overhead-cam engine would impact the C8.R's exhaust note, Corvette chief engineer Ed Piatek said, "I think we're still gonna have a signature Corvette sound, and you'll know it coming over the hill before you see it, it just might not be the same sound we had in the past. I think it sounds like nothing else I've ever heard."
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We are living in the best of times right now. Despite all the gloom and doom, a freaking mid-engine corvette race car.
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I did. Still wimpy compared to the C8.R. It's not the absolute loudness that counts. If that's the case, then we all be buying tractors lols.
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EXCLUSIVE: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray First Test: The C8 Keeps Its Promises! MotorTrend delivers the exclusive First Test on the first-ever mid-engine Corvette ![]() Quote:
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Very quick straight line speed, but it sounds like they dialed in the suspension for severe understeer at the limit. I was hoping it was more neutral.
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Consider me dissuaded. Hopefully future iterations are better. Shitty steering feel, shitty brake feel, understeer till it spins, and 3622 lbs... and not manual. That said, the C7 was dynamically kind of disaster when it launched, and they turned that ship around. So... here's hoping. |
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Looks like Jason Cammisa wasn't too impressed. I see his points about grip, steering, and understeer addressed in other reviews as well. He makes a good point though, this is just the first stepping stone of even more mid-engine corvette variants coming.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...st-drive-test/
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette Is More than the Best Corvette Ever
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Racetrack Throwdown: 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 vs. 2019 Corvette C7
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Almost 1 second faster than the C7 at Michigan's Grattan Raceway. |
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https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...st-drive-test/
Ugh. Hopefully future iterations makes it drive well. |
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