2020 Chevy Corvette's Hidden Features: The Mid-Engined Game Changer's “More Things to Love”

Christopher Smith of Motor1.com News began his blog feature about the C8 last week by admitting right off the bat that “Chevy absolutely knocked it out of the park with the C8 Corvette”. Some have been critical on its styling, and others believe that a genuinely “real” Corvette must have the engine situated properly upfront. This is a mid-engined supercar that can hit 60 mph in just three seconds, as you can see in our feature last month about the “science of zero to sixty”.

Enthusiasts worldwide have been very excited since its release, and this particular feature provides a close-up look at six key things about the car that aren't exactly common knowledge. The top fitting is not huge news and something that Chevy made clear to everyone during the initial reveal, but the super cool hidden button that opens the frunk or “front trunk” is a pretty unique feature: it's located above the left vent on the lower fascia so you can open the lid without having the key fob or getting in the car, provided it is already unlocked.

The center speaker located between the two seats sports the Corvette logo, but you do have to hunt a bit to find it. The holes of the speakers are drilled in a way that you can see the flags from certain angles, and its easier to see them from the outside. Another very useful feature to have on hot days is the unlock button on the remote key: just like on other Chevy models, if you hold it down, the windows automatically lower.

Continuing with the longstanding tradition, the Corvette C8 has a pattern of black flags on the rear window facing straight downward. This began with the Corvette C7 and continues in the mid-engine car. The flags are a bit more narrow on the C8, and are more V-shaped along with the C8's updated logo.

Another feature of note here on the new C8 is that the trunk is thankfully soft-close: you can just gently close the hatch, and the soft-close system will assure that it closes just right without that extra hard push. Many other current vehicles will flaunt this trait as well, but we admit its extra-nice to have on a car that is bound to see many Saturday afternoons of back-road use and traveling not need a persistent slam to get the job done.

Removing the top is very easy as well, and once you have it off, the carbon-fiber, body-colored, or glass version can be secured easily in the trunk. There are latches on either side to keep the top in place, and you can also store much smaller items if the need arises. While you are cruising around the settings menu of the Infotainment screen, you can change the exhaust mode manually, and the Z button on the left spoke of the steering wheel puts you into a mode that allows you to configure your preferred engine, suspension, transmission, and instrument cluster settings.