2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R race automobile able to roar
The brand new race automobile based mostly on the mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette has been revealed, and it appears to be like downright imply.
Prototypes have been testing at main racetracks below the duvet of darkness with a purpose to cover their particulars for greater than a 12 months, however Chevy late on Wednesday lastly revealed the automobile from all angles following the reveal of the brand new C8 Corvette Convertible.
The brand new race automobile follows the “.R” naming scheme of earlier generations, thus it’s referred to as the C8.R. Fielded by Corvette Racing, it replaces the previous-generation C7.R within the GT class of the World Endurance Championship and GT Le Mans class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, with the changeover to begin within the 2020 motorsport season.
The primary race would be the Rolex 24 at Daytona subsequent January, which is the opening race of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The C8.R will likely be going up in opposition to race vehicles based mostly on the Ferrari 488 (or presumably F8 Tributo), Ford GT, and Porsche 911.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R race automobile and Corvette Stingray Convertible
The C8.R carefully resembles the street automobile on which it’s based mostly. For the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Corvette Racing will area two vehicles, one with the normal yellow coloration livery and one other with a brand new silver livery impressed by the colour used on iconic Corvette ideas just like the 1959 Corvette Stingray Racer and 1973 Chevrolet Aerovette.
Sadly, we nonetheless have no concept of what is powering the C8.R. Whereas the C7.R ran a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter V-Eight, the C8.R is rumored to run a turbocharged V-Eight. Apparently, extra hardcore variations of the Corvette street automobile, like a future ZR1, are rumored to obtain turbocharged V-8s as nicely, so maybe the engines will likely be widespread, or at the very least share some components.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
As for the Corvette Stingray that reaches showrooms later this 12 months, it’s confirmed with a newly developed LT2 6.2-liter V-Eight that can ship 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque when outfitted with an obtainable sport exhaust system (490 hp with out the exhaust). The engine is mated to an Eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and, with an obtainable Z51 efficiency pack, will hustle the automobile to 60 mph in below three.zero seconds.
Corvette is likely one of the most profitable nameplates in endurance racing. It is loved a number of class wins within the high occasions together with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring and the Rolex 24 at Daytona.