The new Corvette C8 Stingray 2020 collects an excellent 7:28.30 at the legendary Nurburgring circuit, also beating the most recent Porsche 911 992 Carrera S. We await the times of future versions such as the Z06 and the legendary ZR1.
Ever since the presentation of the new Chevrolet Corvette C8, many of the fans have wondered if it would have lived up to European sports, especially from the point of view of driveability. There is a legend, which in reality a little truth hides, that American cars would be good only for grinding speeds on the straight. To dispel this myth, Chevrolet has in fact redesigned the whole car, even moving the engine, abandoning that typically American configuration, which sees the engine positioned frontally and the traction all behind. In fact, the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 has a body capable of housing the engine in a central position, becoming in all respects a supercar, and no longer a sports car.
The new Corvette 2020 has a 6.2-liter input engine, 8 V-cylinders and a power of 490 HP, with the abbreviation LT2 derived from the previous LT1, delivered at 6,400 rpm and 637 Nm at 5,150 rpm but, if choose the Z51 Performance package, the power rises to 495 HP thanks to the adoption of a sportier exhaust and other technical details. The performances are excellent, with a click on the 0-100 km / h covered in less than 3 seconds, thanks to an automatic transmission signed ZF with eight ratios, more sophisticated than the previous one, which allows it to close the quarter of a mile in just 11.3 seconds. But how is he doing on a real track?
Chevrolet did not personally bring the car to a test track, but directly from America, from Muscle car & Trucks some news arrives about a time of 7: 28.30 on the famous Nurburgring circuit, with Z51 Performance package, improved by almost 6 seconds compared to the previous Corvette C7, according to times from some private individuals who shot in optimal conditions in "Green Hell".
However, it remains slower than the previous one in the ZR1 version, the more extreme, which posted an excellent 7:04 thanks also to its 755 hp and impressive aerodynamic work. The conditions seem good, pending future versions more focused on performance, such as the Z06 and the very powerful ZR1.
After years of waiting, including spy photos, rumors and teasers, the Chevrolet removed the veils from the first Corvette with a central engine , the C8 . The new architecture has led the American sports car to clearly break away from the past, both in terms of the proportions of the bodywork, and for the style, totally revised to bring the American supercar into a new era. For the moment the Corvette has formalized data and information on what should be the entry-level variant of the sports car, the Stingray which, with its 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine , will be positioned at the base of the offer with prices that, in the United States, should start below $ 60,000 (€ 53,309). Behind the passenger compartment there is a 6.2 liter LT2 V8 derived from the previous LT1 . Mounted longitudinally and combined with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission with rear-wheel drive , the only naturally aspirated eight-cylinder in this categ...
The Corvette ZR1 proves to be strong even on the straight with its supercharged V8 755 hp, shooting from 0 to 96 km / h in just 2.85 seconds. In the sports market the Chevrolet Corvette has always been an icon and the ZR1 variant represents the most powerful version of the american supercar. With 755 hp released from the s upercharged 6.2 V8 , in fact, she managed to get behind the fast Ford GT on the Virginia International Raceway. But that's not all, because Corvette Blogger has recently discovered its acceleration data thanks to statements from the model Product Manager, Harlan Charles . Well, the time on 0-60 mph (0-96 km / h) is around 2.85 seconds. The shot from zero up to 100 mph (160 km / h) takes place in 6 seconds, while the quarter mile (0-400 m) is covered in 10.6 seconds with an output speed of 215 km / h. Compared to the previous 650 hp C6 Z06 there has been an improvement, but not an exploit. In fact, the latter can reach 60 mph in 2.95 seconds a...
Almost a year has passed since the official presentation of the latest generation Chevrolet Corvette , the C8 . Now, however, it seems that its extreme variant, the Z06 , is already in the process of running in the test phase to land on the market as soon as possible. As you can see from the spy images taken by the guys from Motor1 , two specimens of Z06 have been caught and each of them shows its large exhausts in a central position. The first model of Corvette Z06 is the one with a rigid roof, while the second is in a convertible version. It is not easy to understand it, given the really heavy camouflage, but by observing the roof lines of the second prototype well, you can see the solutions to the continuity of the lines. The most important change however concerns the exhaust system, which immediately catches the eye. The rumors about the next generation Z06 were going to reject the setup with outlets at the corners, and apparently proved to be true, even if the test veh...
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