C8 Corvette Stingray Friday Pics of Many Details

[jagamajajaran Sr. Event Correspondent, Major Contributor & Founder Find all posts View Profile Close jagamajajaran]

The C8 targa top is definitely heavier than the C7 targa top. In order to store it and remove it from the rear storage compartment, I would highly recommend that it be a two person job.



Accessories: Engine Covers




Accessories: High Wing

Accessories: Carbon Fiber Mirror Covers




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Zeus Bronze is Metallic








Rapid Blue is NOT Metallic


Accelerate Yellow is Metallic

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Passenger Leg Room

[jagamajajaran Sr. Event Correspondent, Major Contributor & Founder Find all posts View Profile Close jagamajajaran]

A special THANK YOU to Mike Furman for making it possible for me to attend the 2020 C8 Corvette Stingray Reveal! Mike is Corvette's #1 Salesman of All Time with 42 years under his belt selling America's Sports Car. Give him a call when you're ready to order your next Corvette!

[John Parker Forum Founding Member Find all posts View Profile Close John Parker]

Very nice. Thanks

[Bikerjulio Founding Member & Sr. Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Bikerjulio]

Good set of pictures.

During the teaser video phase there was a cropped cutaway of the engine with much speculation as to what the second chain drive above the cam was for. Now I can see it and still don't know what that thing is that's being driven.

[ZORA 69 Senior Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close ZORA 69]

Thanks Jagman, With all the great videos and pics you have posted I think it is time for me to connect the computer to the Big Screen. Thank You So much.

[jagamajajaran Sr. Event Correspondent, Major Contributor & Founder Find all posts View Profile Close jagamajajaran]

Thanks, friends! Enjoy!

[electroVette Sr. Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close electroVette]

The second camshaft chain just drives one of the extra oil scavenger pumps. One of the benefits of making a dry sump standard across the lineup.

[John forum co-founder & admin Find all posts View Profile Close John]

Jeremy, thank you so much for posting all these pictures. GREAT job.

[George ZORA Patron, Founder & Sr. Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close George]

Thanks much...any idea where there may be a good rear shot of that white car without a spoiler. Or for that matter, any color without a spoiler...which I'm assuming is the standard configuration?

[John forum co-founder & admin Find all posts View Profile Close John]

Here’s a couple, and since we are all trying to figure out 11,000 combinations (the number that Harlan told me are now available), the entry car only comes without the wing spoiler and the Z51 only comes with it. Here’s some pictures George. What excited me about them was that they showed us the finished car without any Corvette lettering.

[meyerweb Forum Founder, Sr. Content Contributor & Patron Find all posts View Profile Close meyerweb]

I may feel differently when I see it in person, but so far my only real issue with the car is the rear end. No, I don't think it looks like a Camaro, I just think it's way too busy, with too many different lines, different angles, different shapes, and the "diffuser," which isn't really a diffuser, looks odd sticking out so far behind the rest of the car. Don't really like the Stingray logo on top of the rear deck, either. (Like the logo, but not the location.) Won't stop me from buying one, but I think GM's stylists could have created a much cleaner rear.

[electroVette Sr. Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close electroVette]

I saw some earlier sketches of the rear with the same features but it looked much more cohesive. Just a few inches here and there made all the difference. The lights were in line with the body's side accent line, and the line continued around over the license plate. Dead on the line, not like we see with the lights being kind of misaligned.

My guess is too many cooks spoiled the stew. Could also be packaging changes combined with an inability among designers to give up the tail light design, which looks like it must be the pride of someone's year-long work.


The rest of the car in my view is brilliant. In person it's really striking but for some reason it doesn't translate to photos very well IMO.

[meyerweb Forum Founder, Sr. Content Contributor & Patron Find all posts View Profile Close meyerweb]

The rest of the car in my view is brilliant. In person it's really striking but for some reason it doesn't translate to photos very well IMO.

With a new car, that I haven't actually seen in the "flesh," I always withhold judgement until I can see it. Viewing a 2-D representation of a 3-D object is never accurate. With a car you've seen before, your mind fills in the depth cues that don't exist in the picture, but with something you've not actually seen your brain can't do that. That's why I always include wording like "I may feel differently when I see it in person" when commenting on the styling.

Someday maybe we'll have holographic monitors that show us reality.

[DWG Contributing Member Find all posts View Profile Close DWG]

I first steering wheel shown doesn't appear to have the "Z" button but has a silver button/plaque on the bottom. Any idea what that is for?