Chevrolet Corvette enthusiasts have heard the rumors for years, even decades now. Indeed, whispers of a mid-engined Corvette appearing are nothing new, but lately the chatter is more pronounced and constant, thanks to recently shared spy shots that simply cannot be ignored.
Those shots were taken in January by KGP Photography, spy photographers who routinely uncover upcoming, but heavily camouflaged cars and sell these photos to popular outlets such as Automotive News, Road & Track, and Autoblog.
The images captured at one of GM’s winter-proving grounds in Michigan show the outline of two and at times, three sports cars trekking on slippery surfaces in bitter conditions. Certainly, this isn’t how most Corvette owners drive, but such exposure is an important durability test requirement nonetheless.
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The average age for a Corvette owner was 59 as recently as 2013. Younger buyers are this sport car’s future and without a model to appeal to them, Corvette sales will shrink.
2. Two Corvettes are better than one.
Who says the C7 has to be terminated anytime soon? If the mid-engined Corvette debuts in 2019 as rumored, then the seventh-generation Corvette will have been built for as few as five years. Not since the second-generation or C2 model of the 1960s has a Corvette undergone such a quick transformation.
The two Corvette lineup would position the models to take on Porsche, at least in model offerings, but likely not in price. The Boxster/Cayman is the mid-engine offering; the 911 is the traditional sports car. What’s highly unlikely is Chevrolet matching the Boxster’s $56,000 base price. Instead, a mid-engine Corvette would likely cost tens of thousands of dollars more than the Porsche, perhaps close to the $89,900 price tag for another mid-engine model — the 2017 Lotus Evora 400.
3. It might be a
Those shots were taken in January by KGP Photography, spy photographers who routinely uncover upcoming, but heavily camouflaged cars and sell these photos to popular outlets such as Automotive News, Road & Track, and Autoblog.
The images captured at one of GM’s winter-proving grounds in Michigan show the outline of two and at times, three sports cars trekking on slippery surfaces in bitter conditions. Certainly, this isn’t how most Corvette owners drive, but such exposure is an important durability test requirement nonetheless.
What are the …show more content…
The average age for a Corvette owner was 59 as recently as 2013. Younger buyers are this sport car’s future and without a model to appeal to them, Corvette sales will shrink.
2. Two Corvettes are better than one.
Who says the C7 has to be terminated anytime soon? If the mid-engined Corvette debuts in 2019 as rumored, then the seventh-generation Corvette will have been built for as few as five years. Not since the second-generation or C2 model of the 1960s has a Corvette undergone such a quick transformation.
The two Corvette lineup would position the models to take on Porsche, at least in model offerings, but likely not in price. The Boxster/Cayman is the mid-engine offering; the 911 is the traditional sports car. What’s highly unlikely is Chevrolet matching the Boxster’s $56,000 base price. Instead, a mid-engine Corvette would likely cost tens of thousands of dollars more than the Porsche, perhaps close to the $89,900 price tag for another mid-engine model — the 2017 Lotus Evora 400.
3. It might be a