2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette to keep Stingray name
Days ahead of reveal, GM confirms eagerly anticipated mid-engine supercar's name and steering wheelTwo days before its global reveal, General Motors has announced that the Australia-bound Chevrolet C8 Corvette will keep the current car's Stingray name.
Posting an image of the C8 Corvette's new logo on its media site, Chevrolet issued a statement confirming the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette would "debut as a Stingray".
The iconic Stingray name was first used back on the second-gen Corvette back in 1963 and the name ran until 1976.
Stingray then returned in 2014 on the seventh-gen Corvette but it was rumoured to be dropped for the latest C8, since the new supercar switches to a mid-engine layout.
Set to be unveiled later this week (July 18), the new Chevy Corvette Stingray will be launched globally next year with entry-level versions expected to be powered by a naturally-aspirated 6.2-litre V8.
Recently spotted hot-lapping the Nurburgring, the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is primed to offer Ferrari levels of performance with its circa-370kW V8, which will be followed by the twin-turbo 5.5-litre V8-powered ZR1.
Later on, a flagship 'Zora' model is expected to combine the ZR1’s engine with an electric motor to produce in excess of 740kW of power in a plug-in hybrid version.
A manual transmission is not likely. Instead, when the new Chevrolet Corvette is released in the US early next year, all models are expected to come with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Also this week, Chevrolet revealed the new two-spoke steering wheel design of the C8, the worldwide online debut of which will be live streamed at 7:30pm US PDT on July 18 (12:30pm Sydney time on Friday, July 19) via a special Corvette mini-site.
Featuring Corvette video footage, a hosted pre-show and the reveal presentation, the live feed will be available for viewing across the globe, in all seven continents.
“There is a large contingent of Corvette fans across the world waiting for the reveal of the Next Generation. We’re happy to give these fans, and all sports car enthusiasts, a way to see and learn about the vehicle at the same time as those participating live in California,” said Barry Engle, executive vice president and president, the Americas, GM.
“Viewers will hear directly from Chevrolet leadership, engineering and some special guests about the highlights and background of this first mid-engine Corvette.”
After the reveal, new C8 Corvette will hit the road on the US East and West Coasts, stopping at more than 125 dealerships across North America. Dates and cities will be announced by the end of the week, but it remains to be seen when Australians will gain access to what's expected to to be Chevy's first global Corvette.
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