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The arrival of the Chevrolet Corvette C8 has revolutionized the identity of the American sports car: after decades of rumors the central engine has arrived, changing the behavior on the road and the meaning that the new generations will give to the " Vette " brand. A different and more technologically advanced sports car: the year zero was also for tuners. It is no coincidence that the generous offer of the tuners, which had characterized the previous generations, is now greatly reduced. Thanks to ProCharger today we have the opportunity to see, and above all hear, the first Corvette C8 equipped with a volumetric compressor . The 6.2-liter LT2 V8 goes from 502 to an impressive 708 hp ! One of the major obstacles to the Corvette's new generation aftermarket treatments is its ECU, now hacker-proof and once reprogrammable and key to balanced processing. Prior to ProCharger, Extreme Turbo Systems had bypassed the safety system and equipped the Vette C8 with a tur

The Corvette, the C8, shows impressive numbers for a model in that category. The new C8 Corvette is finally in the hands of lucky customers across the country who have spent decades waiting for the legendary mid-engined Corvette . The C8 Corvette has a lot to prove with its brand new engine configuration and dual clutch transmission. The mid-engine layout will certainly have a profound impact on handling, but what does it do for straight-line performance? Chevrolet claims that the C8 Corvette can accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds . Vehicles like the Nissan GTR, the Porsche 911 Turbo S, the Ferrari 488 GTB and the Acura NSX are all concerned about the impressive performance of the Corvette. Many speculated that that time there was optimistic considering how impressive a time from 0 to 100 under three seconds is. Can you get this time on the road where most Corvettes will spend most of their time? Many speculated that this time was optimistic considering h

1.200 HP OBJECTIVE - The first Corvette of 2020 took the path of Hennessey Performance Engineering . Thanks to a couple of turbos, the tuning company had announced that it wanted to get 1,200 hp from the supercar. The car is already in operation, although it could take some time before seeing them touch 1,200: Hennessey has in fact revealed that the transmission control unit is impossible to modify and it is not known when it will be able to develop it. Consequently, it will need the support of the parent company to make the most of the twin-turbo configuration. FIRST TEST - Even without intervening on the Corvette control unit, the tuner was not discouraged and put the car on the test bench recording something like 675 HP, 180 HP more than the 495 in the standard configuration . Of course Hennessey will not be the first or the last to try to derive extra performance from the new Corvette C8: waiting for their 1,200 hp monster, we will see who else will throw the gaun

The audience in Scottsdale, Arizona , is now accustomed to the Barrett-Jasckson expensive sports car auctions , which also gave a lot of show this year. In fact, a new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 was sold. Not just any Stingray but the C8 VIN 001 , the first produced by the American Chevy factories . An element that obviously pushed the price up, even reaching 3 million dollars - and the C8 2020 starts from a price of 60,000 dollars. To place the winning offer was Rick Hendrick , Founder and CEO of the Hendrick Automotive Group. The proceeds from the sale, to which must also be added the shares of a Toyota Supra ($ 2.1 million) and a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 ($ 1.1 million), will be donated to the Detroit Children's Fund, an organization not -profit which aims to improve the quality of schools in the Detroit area. Returning to the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C8 number 001 , we are talking about a red car and black interior with always red s

All sold. Chevrolet has not yet officially started production of its new Corvette C8 , but reservations have gone so well that in fact all the units programmed for the American market have already been reserved. Of course, we're talking about a 60,000 dollar sports vehicle but not a one-off. Chevrolet will continue to offer its Corvette mid-engine and ideally i n the coming years the vehicle will also receive several updates . But those who dreamed of getting behind the wheel of the new acclaimed Stingray unfortunately will have to put their heart at rest: if they have not already ordered the car, they will have to wait. And also a lot. Production was ready to begin in these months, but strikes by GM plant staff have postponed the start of production in February 2020. Added to this is the fact that all 40,000 units of the Corvette C8 have already been reserved . Now we inevitably have to register on a waiting list, and wait for at least 2021. We do not know if the

If there is a car that you immediately think of when it comes to Hennessey, that's the Chevrolet Corvette . The relationship between the American company and the Texan tuner will certainly not stop with the market launch of the new Corvette, with Hennessey announcing that it will offer upgraded versions up to 1,200 hp of the new mid-engine C8 . " We expect the new Corvette C8 to be an excellent starting point to fully customize according to the taste of our customers, including power and performance ," said company founder John Hennessey. " In the last few months we have received hundreds of requests from C8 owners who want to know what we will offer in the future for the new Corvette; we have therefore created an online questionnaire that has already registered 250 completed forms. And every day more and more are arriving but all of them , more   or less, they ask the same thing: more power ". Power up to 1,200 hp Hennessey will initially offer

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

Chevrolet Corvette C8 : the new generation of american supercars will not be presented at the Detroit Motor Show and will hardly debut at the Geneva Motor Show or the New York Motor Show There is no doubt that the Chevrolet Corvette C8 is one of the most anticipated upcoming supercars over the next few months. The American manufacturer has been testing the new generation for some time, which apparently will be a big step forward compared to the current model, especially as regards the new technical layout that will provide a very important change. As repeatedly anticipated on these pages, the new Corvette C8 will represent a real appointment with the story as for the first time will enjoy the engine mounted centrally in place of the classic positioned at the front. In fact, back in 1964, Chevrolet created a Corvette prototype characterized by the presence of a propeller mounted behind the passenger compartment: in detail Zora Arkus-Duntov , as well as being the first