The 2020 C8 Corvette: Heaping Amounts Of Mid-Engined Magic for the Dollar

Wherever you choose to travel while driving the new C8 Corvette, everyone around you is guaranteed to stand up and take notice. The excitement seems as if it is in no hurry to die down for quite some time, as so many can appreciate (even if just by a brief look!) the groundbreaking shift from any other Corvette in previous existence. One of the traits that have been most widely-recognized is regarding its daily performance: after a few high-powered laps, it still tones itself down into everyday character with ease.

Rumors about the Corvette becoming mid-engined have been circulating for quite some time, and for the 8th-generation they now see the power source behind the driver. With greatly improved handling and balance, the car benefits from all of the engine's weight not being housed all in one end. The first major source of excitement is the naturally-aspirated V8 engine: a rarity in the current car climate. It is squeezed in between the base axles with an outbound boast of 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. The Corvette C8 has a ridiculously fast 0 to 60 time of around 3 seconds, which can be achieved with the addition of the Z51 Performance Package.

The staff on duty at Business Insider claimed that you only need about five seconds with the car to realize that the steering is amazing, and just the smallest input will yield precise and prompt reactions. GM's highly adaptive suspension system uses magnetically controlled shock absorbers, rounding out things with a character of stiffness that gives anyone; from beginner to expert, a ride that commands the surface and alleviates body roll quite well. Put the car in Comfort mode, and you can hardly sense the transmission shifting underneath you at all. 

When it comes to pricing, scores of experts have claimed that there is hardly a better bargain out there than the C8 Corvette. It's an American sports car through and through, and when stacked up against the competition has more power and daily accessibility than just about any of its rivals. The stature of the car very well captures the essence of spectacular supercar design and consistently looks difficult to tame.

What we have gathered here at Chuck Hutton Chevrolet of Memphis is that the aggressive performance of the C8 is very well complimented by its more everyday, massively desirable features. There is definitely tons of available power, but after a few detailed drives the flexed-muscle hype resides just under the surface, giving you a more tamed experience. After a good look online at all of the available options, one of the extras we would recommend adding is the bellowing performance exhaust system: this is the best way to experience the collective 6.2-liters of wonderful noise!