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remarkable,” technical director Frank
Markus said. “In Tour mode it felt as
comfortable as anything we’ve driven. And
best of all, that ride quality didn’t disappear
when we put it in Sport and Track modes.”
We were collectively surprised by how
smooth and polished the C8’s chassis is.
We were also equally surprised at
the Corvette’s high-quality cabin. To be
blunt, Corvette interiors have been nasty,
low-quality dens of cheapness and weird
smells since 1984. With always-terrible
seats, too. That’s the truth. With history as
my witness, I was expecting more of the
same. To keep the price as low as Chevy
has promised, you’d think corners would
have to be cut, and this would be the place
to cut them.
Nope. “The interior actually has great
build quality. What a miracle!” associate
“The C8 represents the biggest step driving in town is the lack of road noise online editor Stefan Ogbac said. “Lots of
change since the original Acura NSX for a supercar,” said Chris Theodore, a good materials, and the seats are super
in terms of being a usable everyday perennial Car of the Year guest judge as comfortable and supportive.”
mid-engine supercar,” international bureau well as the engineer behind the second- What impressed me most about the
chief Angus MacKenzie said. “It brings the generation Ford GT. “It’s not silent, but quality of the Corvette’s cabin were the
Corvette closer to the Porsche 911 in terms it’s much better than any other supercar
of being an attainable and credible 24/7 I’ve driven.”
supercar than any time since the ’60s.” That’s right, a mid-engine, removable-
The C8 (referencing the eighth roof car that hits 60 mph in 2.8 seconds is
generation of the Corvette) still features being praised for the quietness of its cabin.
a cam-in-block small-block V-8, only it’s “This means that C8 engineers have done a
grown to 376 cubic inches, or 6.2 liters. good job in making the chassis attachment
But everything else is changed. The new points stiff,” Theodore continued.
Corvette is all about revolution. The new Corvette rides surprisingly
“The first thing you notice when well, too. “Behavior on the freeways was
Despite the C8 Corvette’s
mid-engine layout, Chevrolet
engineers still found room in
the cargo compartment to
store the targa roof panels.
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