RIP Manual Corvettes - Rumour Mill Says C8 Could Be Auto-Only
It’s time for black armbands, people: the next Corvette is likely to drop to two pedals.
C8 Corvette test mules in camouflage have been spotted by Car and Driver, who say that the cars feature a new seven-speed Tremec dual-clutch automated transmission.
It should be strong, with upper input limits of 664lb ft and 9000rpm, but the investment involved in making the car suitable for manual gears as well could be too much for General Motors.
It should make for higher performance than ever, though. With no perceptible drop in thrust during gear changes, the C8 will put its power to the road more efficiently.
Also key to the move could be GM’s desire to see the Corvette battle the likes of Ferrari and Porsche in Europe, and with sales on this continent overwhelmingly in favour of dual-clutch - where the choice is offered at all - it’s sort of essential…
Source: Jalopnik
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I’m guilty of liking automatics
Say thanks to the rich kids that dont know how to drive people…
There will be a company making a manual for it. I guarantee it.
If ALL future Corvettes will be mid engined and automatic, that’s cause for concern.
How long would it take for a car at this stage to be released to buy?
Oh no, whatever will the next middle aged guy do if he needs a crisis car, but it has to be new and manual?
it just rumour
Just swap the c8 auto gearbox with a (insert car here) manual gearbox
Well f*ck that, it’s useless now.
It’s too early for a c8 it’s only been 2 years, usually a corvette gen is 8 years or more
Not to early for testing though. Especially with such a drastic platform change