2020 Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette | MotorWeek Quick Spin

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We’re off to Michigan to drive the most talked-about car of the year… the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The first rear mid-mounted engine Corvette is powered by a 495-horsepower 6-point-2-liter V8 mated to an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. 0-to-60 comes and goes in just under 3 seconds with the Z51 Performance Package.

When you get in any mid-engine car and you can start it up the first thing you expect to hear is the engine rumbling away about 6 inches behind. This Corvette was as silent as any other well-done passenger car you can think of. When you’re idling you barely know the engine is even running. I was amazed at how quiet the car was when you put it in gear and do reasonable driving in standard modes. Punching it up to sport and track modes…. the engine… steering and exhaust wake up and the car sounds like the supercar it's trying to be.

Something else we liked a lot…the view. With older Corvettes when you got in you had lots of hood in front of you and you really didn't know where it ended. Well with this new Corvette you still don't know where the front stops… but it slopes away from the driver so quickly… literally all you see is the road right below the cowl. Rear visibility is also surprisingly good for a mid-engine car.

The Stingray’s very driver oriented and well-appointed cockpit, naturally has digital gauges and a centralized touch screen, but with plenty of redundant controls.

We had an engineer with us during our drive on newly paved and curvy roads in and around the Ann Arbor area, but no track time. Still, the new-found lightness of the front end without a big hulking V8 sitting up there is almost startling. There was only a limited chance to push the car hard, when done so the new Corvette proved totally rewarding. It looks like a great start for a whole new kind of plastic fantastic.

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray arrives early next year starting at just under $59,000.
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Damn, I remember when I was a kid and MotorWeek was a Weekend show, I watched every Sunday.

theylied
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I'm so glad John Davis got to drive this, he's been the OG in MotorWeek for so long!

man_on_wheelz
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This guys voice is pure nostalgia, he is motor week

mitchreviews
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Its incredible to hear John Davis with the same voice and energy as in the 1981 DeLorean episode... Nearly 40 years!

tonidmc
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The convertible version of this car is awesome! Aggressive looking car! Way cheaper than the competitors. America’s true sports car!

josephromano
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the super car its trying to be. that sounds a bit harsh.

jeffdickson
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I'm a Mustang guy and am not a fan of Cameros, but I honestly love how this Corvette looks.

thedude
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1:10 super car car it’s trying to be?? Come on John Davis you’re better than that!

noladude
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With respect..its not trying to be a super..IT IS A SUPERCAR.

studio-flash
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Fully deserved Car of the Year Award from Motor Trend. It's been a heck of a year for Chevy!

Tomgillchevy
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GM really knocked it out of the park with this and I'm a Mopar guy. I can't wait to see when tuners get their hands on this just how fast they'll make it with a built engine and twin turbo package.

ViperSRTnACR
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I've been watching too many of these retro Motorweek shows that feature 1980's shitboxes with 0-60 times in the 13+ second range. This is a nice refresher.

LukasBenjaminWolff
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In the hands of a non-professional drivers, it’s common for mid-engined cars to be in accidents due to oversteer. I expect to see more Corvette accidents for this model than in previous models.

Hundred
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V8 mid power way better and wicked looking

kiabrown
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i thought i was too old to own a corvette, but i want THIS one. :)

bladerunner
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This is just the first gen mid engine corvette.
By second gen, they will have everything sorted out. It will crush the competition

Stephen-bril
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Nothing wrong with quiet when you want to hear that sweet Bose.

michaelmelling
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Its 1997 again...I am still happy with my 03 Z06 50th...

tangledline
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That's a lot of bang for the buck...maybe even paradigm shifting.

nickb
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The 60k price tag is one of the biggest news in car industry of the century.

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