18.03.2010, 15:51
autoweek.com | Corvette Central: Revamped C7, radical mid-engined C8 in GM's plans
Zitat:General Motors is mulling a radical re-engineering for the Chevrolet Corvette, centered on a more fuel-efficient, mid-engined V6 powertrain, a lightweight alloy body and a more compact footprint. ... The changes are penciled into GM's product plan for the next major model change, the C8, with an on-sale date around 2016. ... GM recast its Corvette plans around a more modest revamp of today's C6 into the C7 version, essentially a stopgap until the world-beating C8 arrives.
"That [the C7] will be the last of the traditional, old-style Corvettes," a senior GM insider told AutoWeek.
Likely to shock Corvette purists is the suggestion that a V6 will replace a V8 in the C8, although 440 hp courtesy of twin turbochargers ought to calm fears of reduced power output.
"You'd have to be bonkers to buy the Corvette. And that is why you should."
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