Tag: Chevrolet Corvette
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Stock Chevrolet Corvette C8 does a sub-11 sec Quarter Mile run
A new video shows that the Chevrolet Corvette C8 will do a sub-11 second quarter mile. That’s quite impressive. On its second run, the Corvette C8 crosses the quarter mile in 10.92 seconds. Later, the C8 runs a 10.95 second at 124 mph. The driver reports that the supercar was capable of a 10.8 second…
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Chevrolet C8 Corvette will not get a Price Hike in 2021
Production at Chevrolet’s Bowling Green factory came to a grinding halt when the coronavirus pandemic struck. As a result, Chevrolet will be building fewer Corvettes this year than initially planned. This means, some prospective buyers will have to wait until 2021. According to Motor Trend, Chevrolet will not be hiking the price of the 2021…
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510 HP Hennessey Corvette C8 takes on stock Lamborghini Huracan
On paper, a 2020 Corvette C8 with 510 hp should be no match for a 602 hp Lamborghini Huracan. As you can see, the Corvette loses out to the Huracan on every occasion. However, what’s interesting is how the ‘Vette sprints away initially after a standing start and in a roll race. That could be…
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Hennessey’s Twin Turbo Chevy Corvette C8 Fired up for the first time
The world’s first twin-turbo Chevy Corvette C8 is ready to hit the streets. The guys at Texas-based Hennessey Performance were able to turn a stock C8 Corvette into a twin-turbo beast in just a few days. While the final specs are yet to be revealed, the car certainly makes all the right noises. Just listen…
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Production of the Chevrolet C8 Corvette kicks off!
General Motors’s Bowling Green Assembly line in Kentucky has finally started building the C8 Corvette. This was confirmed by Chevrolet on Twitter. Chevrolet has posted an image of a black C8 Corvette rolling off the assembly line. The Twitter post also confirms that Chevy will produce the hard-top coupe initially. The convertible is expected to…
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Chevy C8 Corvette Targeted by Wheel Thieves in Detroit
This could be the first C8 Corvette that has had its wheel stolen. A black C8 Corvette with out its wheels and resting on wooden blocks was spotted in Detroit. It seems a group of individuals with nefarious intentions stopped by to checkout the new mid-engined ‘Vette. Reports suggest that the car was parked in…
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He paid $3 Million for the First 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray!
A 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray has been auctioned for the price of a Bugatti Chiron! When the first ever C8 Corvette Stingray rolled onto the stage, the bidding started at $200,000. That’s way above its sticker price of $59,995. However, the hammer dropped at a staggering $3 million. The winning bid was placed by NASCAR…
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Did the Mid-engined C8 Corvette lap the Nurburgring in 7 min 28 sec?
It looks like the mid-engined C8 Corvette may have set a sub-8 minute Nurburgring lap time. According to Muscle Cars and Trucks, the C8 Corvette was able to complete a hot lap of the Green Hell in relatively favorable weather conditions. The unofficial time is said to be 7 min 28.30 seconds! The car used…
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Mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette C8 is sold out for 2020
We’re not even into the new year and the Corvette C8 is already sold out in the US for 2020. The new mid-engine Corvette was supposed to enter production in late 2019. However, a worker’s strike had forced production to be delayed. It has now been pushed back to February 2020. As a result, orders…
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GM loses $20k on Every Entry-Level C8 Corvette!
Now that’s one of the reasons why GM will hike the prices of the mid-engined Chevrolet C8 Corvette after a year. The biggest shocker related to the all-new mid-engined Chevrolet C8 Corvette got to be its pricing. Nobody believed that GM could tackle that aspect with an entry-level model which costs $59,995 It was too…
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Front-Engined Chevrolet Corvette C7 Production Ends
Chevrolet has built the last Corvette C7, marking the end of production of the front-engined model. Chevrolet has been producing the front-engined Corvette for close to 7 decades. Therefore, it must’ve been a bitter-sweet moment for the workers at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant as an era draws to a close. The company posted this…
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Chevy Corvette C8 build slot selling for double the MSRP!
Would you buy a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 for the double the price? When Chevrolet announced the new C8 generation Corvette, there was bound to be a long queue of customers waiting to get their hands on one. With a fairly accessible price tag of $59,995, the waiting list was only expected to get longer.…