Posted on 03/13/2019 7:04:13 PM PDT by Mariner
Several alleged reveal dates for the eighth-generation "C8" Chevrolet Corvette have come and gone, and a new report claims that this has been due to design problems delaying the new model's launch. These complications have apparently been so major, in fact, they're causing damage to the car's frame and glass engine cover due to too much power for the chassis.
Rumors claimed that the C8 was scheduled for launch at Detroit's North American International Auto Show in January, then the Geneva Motor Show in March, both of which have come to pass without a new Corvette. Citing "well-placed sources," Hagerty alleges that General Motors missed these deadlines due to shortcomings with a new standardized, global GM electrical system, one in which engineers are reportedly still refining. This system is said to incorporate more than 100 interlinked computers on its Computer Area Network (CAN) bus. Hagerty's report corroborates rumors from December that alleged the C8 would be delayed six months due to electrical gremlins.
Problems are allegedly not limited to those digital, but also those mechanical. Prototypes fitted with twin-turbo V-8s producing between 900 and 1,000 horsepower have reportedly suffered from structural distortion so severe that the engine compartment's glass hatch was breaking. These are in line with previous rumors which claimed that the C8 will use a twin-turbo V-8 to achieve hypercar-like performance, with acceleration so "frightening" that GM has supposedly consulted with lawyers about the potential risk of selling something so fast.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrive.com ...
[This is going overboard. Why so much power? Just to be king on your block?]
They’re trying to make the supercar compatible with a low-end version that starts at $70k the way the ZR1 is compatible with the version that starts at $56k.
Can you imagine driving a Vega with that much horsepower.
It seems like every new car GM builds has one flaw.
“Why 900HP?”
Because sometimes you HAVE to get to the next red light before that guy beside you.
I haven’t offered one ...
I’m not in their market either.
I had a 98 C5 I ran up to 160 with pedal left. Gotta do it at least once. The hard part is finding a stretch of open freeway to do it safely. The car simply squatted a bit and handled it just fine. It was made for it.
This rear engine Vette will likely do at least 250 mph but where are you gonna do it other than a really long airport or military base runway?
I wish I could afford one. Talk about a dream super car! Of course the Ford Shelby GT500 would be on that short list too.
Better than breaking like the old ones, I guess.
Hell yeah.
“CBX that six cylinder bike in th e70’s?”
I rode several. Actually considered buying the ‘82 sport touring version with matching fairing and panniers. It was a sweet ride. Considered syncing six carbs and adjusting twenty four shim type valves and maintaining a chain and bought a BMW Boxer. Still on them a quarter million + miles later!
” a really long airport or military base runway”
A Track or Course, of course.
These are like private LeMans racers. A production race car with amenities. For the moderately well off.
Top of mine.
The base model with about 500 hp should cost about 70k.
That would be like driving a Sprint Car on the highway!
Yeah...did 110 in the Honda accord last year, brakes were not amused. Other than that no biggie.
One day the production pace car at the Indy 500 will win the race.
A P-51 Mustang had 1,500 HP.
Yep.
A great bargain and cool.
Double the horsepower? I’ll pass.
It’s so powerful it bends the frame. I’ve absolutely got to get one of those.
If you wait, they will be available with ‘uncontrollable acceleration’.
Almost as fast 0-60, as a Tesla.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.