10/03/2022
Pleasantly
installed behind the wheel, the atmosphere on board takes you by surprise.
While the old Corvette made up for a cabin with a slightly rough finish, the
new version sends you into a futuristic world with pretty materials and
flattering assemblies. What makes it distinguished is the smoothness and
comfort of operation in everyday life. The automatic transmission does not
jerk, the infotainment system works well. With a manually retractable roof as
standard, the Corvette C8 can be opened after a few seconds of elbow grease.
Even if the course
of the Chevrolet Corvette C8 seems set in advance for some, the American
manufacturer always finds a way to surprise us every year. Chevrolet shows us
the first image of the future C8. Sporting a more
aggressive bodywork than the base C8 Stingray, it hides a 5.5-liter V8 with a
flat crankshaft very close to the engine that powers the C8s. Behind the
driver is a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter LT6 V8 with a flat crankshaft and
dual overhead cams. Capable of hitting redline at 8,600 rpm, this engine
develops 670 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. All this suggests that the C8
will clearly be a "supercar" that can compete with any other vehicle.
The 2022 Chevrolet
Corvette gets other new stuff too, like the introduction of three new body
colors: Hypersonic Grey, Caffeine and Amplified Orange Tint coat. A new rear
spoiler is also available. The design of the C8 is carried over with the
distinct vertical button strip and central display. A new Adrenaline Red finish
is also available, as well as many other options that together offer more than
1000 combinations according to GM.
Undoubtedly, the
Corvette spirit is preserved, but brought up to date, with a good perceived
quality. We find this separation between driver and passenger, but which is
more imposing and allows to gain in accessibility the multitude of buttons, as
well as the controls of box. Once you are behind the wheel, there are enough
settings to find your account and understand the proportions of the car without
too much difficulty.
after 70 years of
keeping the engine positioned at the front, this new opus adopts a new
central-rear position which contributes to a better distribution of the car's
loads. The base C8 will be marketed by a big American 6.2-liter V8 that
develops 502 horsepower. The beautiful swallows the 0 to 100 km / h in just 3
seconds and displays a weight of 1,603 kg.
The Corvette has
sold more than one million seven hundred and fifty thousand copies. A success
that can be explained by an affordable price and chain production. Think that
in the United States, the new C8 is sold for $60,000. A price considered very
reasonable with respect to all the assets that the 2022 Corvette C8 offers.
With great caution, the 2022 Dodge Charger SRT Ghoul will appear in very constrained series, but the exact sum is yet to become unknown. We already know that this starting price will be around $200,000.
