After many decades of in-depth research, numerous track tests, and listening to opinions from those who know the Corvette best, everyone here at West Chevy of Knoxville was given a long-awaited “do-anything” moment in the form of the C8's release. The mid-engine layout offered for an incredibly driver-focused cockpit, reviews from the savviest in the business saying that it had graduated once and for all into the category of the supercar, and multiple awards swooped in heartily to back up its stellar introduction.
Mechanics are prone to having a pre-determined task in front of them, whether it is a routine service, hard-to-diagnose fix, or full-on replacement. Some of the most highly skilled and fine-honed technicians out there that are masters at the wrench have claimed that the C8 was just a touch difficult to work on due to the engine placement, and realized that this tight space was one of the only amazing new release's downfalls. The staff on duty at the Carbuzz blog let the world know last week that the coming C9 Corvette just may see the engine placed in its original habitat, back in the front.
The split rear window may be on the coming-soon to reappear list as well, and ties between production and development will definitely hone in and conceptualize just what the future holds shortly. Last December the Carbuzz staff wondered aloud on their blog if the C9 would be all-electric, and took close notice of the built-in rear spoiler and front fenders offering up a different appearance than what is found on the C8.
The C8's wish was finally granted decades after Corvette godfather Zora Arkus-Duntov had first thought of its existence, and early this winter many of the world's top designers were curious as to what a new front-engine model would look like. We like to think that the coming years' models will possess an aggressive stance that will pave the way for all of the things that the current C8 could somehow not be, and bear down heavily upon engineering lessons learned while blazing new territory.
Motor1.com reported just over the last week with renderings from Behance.net detailing a pretty clear glimpse of what a new C9 with this setup could look like, and the front end resembles the exciting and drift-hungry and agile stance of the highly-awaited Toyota Supra. The rear still borrows from the C7's persona, with center-exit quad-exhaust and rear bumper vent design. After the next few versions of C8s come out there may be enough change at foot in the automotive realm to shake things up once again and bring about uncertainty.
We are willing to bet that the C9 may just have enough persuasion in the form of what has bode well on many tracks and byways in the past to set things on the supercar clock back a notch to offer the ideal track performance model. While fantastic research and motivation do their part to better the hailed presence of the 'Vette, we'll be waiting to give you the inclusive scoop!
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