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The following are photos of the 2018 Powertrain Development Vehicle that was used to test the new LT2 in the mid-engine configuration. It was primarily used at the Milford Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan. This vehicle is currently displayed at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and is on loan from General Motors. The following is the description of the car on the “Did You Know” placard that is displayed with the car.
“This 2018 development mid-engine Corvette was used at the Milford Proving Grounds to test the new 6.2-liter LT2 engine. The vehicle is outfitted with test equipment to record data during testing on track at the proving grounds, with a unique exhaust system that allowed Corvette engineers to run various tests on the engine. During its test runs at the proving grounds the car was vinyl wrapped with the now famous 8th Generation camouflage. After the reveal of the new mid-engine Corvette in California, the camouflage was stripped from the development vehicles, revealing this multi-colored, Next Generation Corvette.
The new mid-engine Corvette is the culmination of years of developments in engineering and styling. Since the 1950s, Zora Arkus-Duntov had pushed for Corvette to become a mid-engine sports car to rival the likes of mid-engine European sports cars and race cars. For over 60 years Chevrolet has experimented with mid-engine vehicles including CERV I, CERV II, Aerovette, Astro II, Corvette INDY, and CERV III. Aerovette, Astro II, Corvette INDY, and CERV III, to just name a few. It is with the 2020 production mid-engine Corvette that Zora’s dream is realized and this development vehicle played a major role in making it happen."
In addition, GM had sent one of the early 40% sized clay models to be viewed during the 25th Anniversary Celebration.
“This 2018 development mid-engine Corvette was used at the Milford Proving Grounds to test the new 6.2-liter LT2 engine. The vehicle is outfitted with test equipment to record data during testing on track at the proving grounds, with a unique exhaust system that allowed Corvette engineers to run various tests on the engine. During its test runs at the proving grounds the car was vinyl wrapped with the now famous 8th Generation camouflage. After the reveal of the new mid-engine Corvette in California, the camouflage was stripped from the development vehicles, revealing this multi-colored, Next Generation Corvette.
The new mid-engine Corvette is the culmination of years of developments in engineering and styling. Since the 1950s, Zora Arkus-Duntov had pushed for Corvette to become a mid-engine sports car to rival the likes of mid-engine European sports cars and race cars. For over 60 years Chevrolet has experimented with mid-engine vehicles including CERV I, CERV II, Aerovette, Astro II, Corvette INDY, and CERV III. Aerovette, Astro II, Corvette INDY, and CERV III, to just name a few. It is with the 2020 production mid-engine Corvette that Zora’s dream is realized and this development vehicle played a major role in making it happen."
In addition, GM had sent one of the early 40% sized clay models to be viewed during the 25th Anniversary Celebration.
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