Corvette boss Tadge Juechter outlines a drastically different, still familiar American sports car
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| | |  | | Daily Drive | | Friday, July 19, 2019 | | | | | | |  | | | Corvette | | | | | | For now, in the afterglow of Chevrolet’s official C8 Corvette unveiling, the evidence suggests that duality defines the midengine ’Vette. It’s bold and maybe even radical, but in fundamental ways it’s also the same as Corvettes have been since the dawn of Corvette time. | | | Read More > | | | | | |  | | | Supercars | | | | | | Your eyes do not deceive you: That is a Corvette badge on the front of that short, low-slung hood, the one with no possible room for a V8. Beautiful? That's a harder call. I, like many at Autoweek and around the world, am fond of the long hood and squat tail of the first seven generations. With time, though, I'm willing to believe beauty will shine through. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Car News | | | | | | Chevrolet may have bigger plans for the Corvette than just moving the engine to a different spot. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Technology | | | | | | Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter explains why the new midengine C8 behaves much differently on a track than before. It's not for the reasons you might think. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | Autoweek has learned that while it would likely be possible for IMSA and other sports car racing sanctioning bodies to grandfather in the front-engine C7.R for another season, the C8.R (that's what we believe the racing version will be named) will appear at the 2020 Rolex 24 at Daytona. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Corvette | | | | | | If you’ve been wondering why Chevrolet chose to finally, officially, unveil the midengine C8 Corvette in a World War II-era blimp hangar at a former Marine base in Tustin, California, on July 18, we can finally share the rest of the story. We just figured it out ourselves... | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Wagon | | | | | | The U.S. market is about to lose two more small station wagons as Volkswagen plans to end production of the Golf SportWagen and its Alltrack sibling at the end of the year, effectively spelling the end for VW wagons in America. The pair has been on sale for the past few years as some of the last non-luxury station wagons still offered -- VW had a commanding grasp of an ever-shrinking segment -- offered in front- and all-wheel-drive flavors. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Store | | | | | | If you've ever dreamt your pneumatic impact wrench could fit inside the nooks and crannies of your car to break loose stuck fasteners, well, dream no more: Welcome to the world of stubby impacts! | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Classic Ads | | | | | | German-market 2003 Audi S4 television commercial. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Classic Cars | | | | | | The Porsche 968 was produced for a remarkably short period of time, from 1992 till 1995, and its main task was to send the aging 944 out in style. In that sense, it represented the culmination of the 924 and 944 lineup, offering a final upgrade that took advantage of the best evolutionary developments of the platform, which itself dated back to the mid-1970s. In fact, the ad campaign for the car featured the tagline "Evolution, Not Revolution." | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Racing | | | | | | Here's where to find major racing action, on TV and online. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Formula One | | | | | | The next-generation regulations have yet to be agreed upon by the entire Formula 1 industry. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Formula One | | | | | | Formula 1 has confirmed that the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne will continue until at least the 2025 season -- the 30th anniversary of its first running at the venue. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | Formula One | | | | | | Nico Rosberg says that the only way Valtteri Bottas can beat Lewis Hamilton for a Formula 1 championship is for Bottas to work a little harder and get a little meaner. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IndyCar | | | | | | The race will start in dusk conditions for the first time since 2015, making for a more visually appealing race. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR | | | | | | Glenn Wood drove a 1957 Ford Sunliner in numerous races in both the Grand National and the Convertible Series. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | IMSA | | | | | | The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series is at Lime Rock Park in northwestern Connecticut for a GT-only event this weekend, and that means plenty of storylines coming from the 1.474-mile permanent road course. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NHRA | | | | | | The two-time series champion for Don Schumacher Racing will debut the 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Funny Car at Bandimere Speedway during the Dodge Mile-High Nationals near Denver, Colorado, July 19-21. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NHRA | | | | | | Here’s an NHRA riddle most fans wouldn’t find hard to solve at all: What leaves mechanics worn out, hauler drivers craving sleep, crew chiefs crazy, and race cars AND team owners’ wallets tested to their limits? | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NHRA | | | | | | Not all that long ago, NHRA Pro Stock racer Deric Kramer was a tech-savvy mobile-app writer from Sterling, Colorado. | | | Read More > | | | | | | |  | | | NASCAR | | | | | | The longtime series official executes logistics and technical inspection for the fourth-tier regional division. | | | Read More > | | | | | | | | | | | YOU MAY HAVE MISSED |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | Subscribe Today | | Car news, reviews, motorsports, auto shows, and stunning photography delivered right to your mailbox | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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