The Corvette C8.R, a Racing Success Story
Chevrolet has released more details about the next-generation C8.R race car. It will be powered by an all-new naturally aspirated double overhead camshaft 5.5-liter V-8 with a flat-plane.
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Andi Hedrick After two years of watching the Corvette Racing C8.R dominate the track, General Motors has finally pulled the cover off a proper roadgoing variant. That car is the new C8.
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Designed for the 2024 racing season to compete in the GT3 category, Corvette Z06 GT3.R will soon join a family of long-standing victors on the track.This track-only race car will be the first that Chevrolet offers to both pro and amateur teams.
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The stance of the race car is a lot wider and lower than the road car as the C8.R sits 4.6 inches wider the production C8 Stingray thanks to huge racing slicks housed under aggressively flared.
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The big news is the new race car will be running a V8 with a flat-plane crank, the first Corvette to ever race with the high-revving crank variant. Behind the engine, the gearbox is an all-new design, Xtrac, sequential six-speed.
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The C8.R sports a 5.5L naturally aspirated V-8 engine that produces 500 hp and 480 ft-lb of torque. Now, don't go off thinking this is the same "500 hp" that the street version is sporting. Nope.
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The centerpiece of the new C8 Corvette Z06 is Chevy's all-new, 8600-rpm, 670-hp naturally aspirated V-8, the LT6. But it's not the first time we're seeing this engine: The Corvette C8.R race car.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Race Car Debuts at C8 Corvette Convertible
The C8.R is based on the strong foundation of the 2020 Corvette Stingray. There is a deeper level of technology transfer between the race car and production Corvette than ever before, which helps contribute to many of its advancements. As a result, the C8.R shares the highest percentage of parts between the production and race car than any.
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2020 Corvette C8.R: The Mid-Engine Chevy Corvette C8 Racer Officially Debuts! The new Corvette race car gears up for the track. Related Video Conner GoldenWriter Oct 10, 2019 It's official:.
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76 Photos Like the C7 and the C7.R, the two versions of the C8 Corvette share a wheelbase—107.2 inches. Unlike the last-gen car, the C8 and C8.R also share an overall length of 182.3 inches..
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Chevrolet thinks its new high-performance C8 Corvette variant can help make your racing dreams come true. The Detroit automaker has just announced the second customer race car of the.
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Cars Automobiles Chevy Corvette C8 R race car is here and it's a looker The Corvette C8 R will make its official racing debut in January at Daytona. Kyle Hyatt Oct. 2, 2019 5:33 p.m. PT.
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Dec 19, 2023. Corvette Racing concluded its highly successful 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with an eight-hour race in Bahrain. Based on the team's victories in the FIA WEC.
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The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. It serves as the replacement for the Corvette C7.R, using the C8 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base.
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Speaking of displacement, at 5.5 liters, this V-8—as yet unnamed by Chevrolet—is larger than any other production flat-plane crank V-8 currently in existence. It's solid-mounted in the C8.R's chassis. In race trim, Chevrolet says the engine makes 500 horsepower and 480 ft-lb. of torque, quite close to the production 6.2-liter LT2's.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Race Car Debuts at C8 Corvette Convertible
Chevrolet delivered a surprise during the official unveiling of its new 2020 C8 Corvette convertible: It rolled out the new Corvette C8.R race car that will compete full time beginning next.