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Corvette C8

Category: Vehicle Model Generation
Wikipedia: Chevrolet Corvette (C8)
Description: A sports car produced by Chevrolet. The C8 refers to the eighth generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, which started with model year 2020.
Page Sections: History · Photographs · Article Index

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on X August 2025, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Chevrolet Corvette (C8) is the eighth generation of the Corvette sports car manufactured by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet. It is the first rear mid-engine Corvette since the model's introduction in 1953, differing from the traditional front mid-engine design started in 1963. The C8 was announced in April 2019, and the coupe made its official debut on July 18, 2019, in Tustin, California. The convertible made its debut in October 2019 during a media event at the Kennedy Space Center to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.


Photographs

2024 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Subject:  2024 Chevrolet Corvette C8
Photographer:  Oleg Yunakov
Event:  2025 New York International Auto Show
Date:  20 April 2025
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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2025 Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1 Subject:  2025 Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1
Photographer:  Oleg Yunakov
Event:   2025 New York International Auto Show
Date:  20 April 2025
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
View image of 2025 Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1 · 11.4MB
2025 Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1 Engine Subject:  2025 Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1 Engine
Photographer:  Oleg Yunakov
Event:   2025 New York International Auto Show
Date:  20 April 2025
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
View image of 2025 Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1 Engine · 20.8MB


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
2 January 2019Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Could Have Power Swinging Doors
An image from a patent filing shows a C7 Chevrolet Corvette with high tech doors that open and close themselves, and while it seems too late in the current generation for this technology to arrive, it makes sense for the long-rumored mid-engine C8 to utilize this feature.
Commentary (text & image)
Publisher: TorqueNews
Byline: Patrick Rall
Topic: Chevrolet Corvette C8




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