Chevrolet Corvette
Autocar UK|June 22, 2022
Mid-engined and finally in right-hand drive, the C8 is a car of momentous firsts
Chevrolet Corvette

MODEL TESTED COUPE 3LT

Price £82,290 Power 475bhp. Torque 452lb ft. 0-60mph 3.9sec 30-70mph in fourth 6.3sec Fuel economy 22.8mpg CO₂ emissions 277g/km 70-Omph 45.6m

We like

Mid-engined layout does deliver a car that handles and steers better

Performance is both plentiful and characterful

There is performance value here too, and surprising versatility

We don't like

It's big and heavy for a mid-engined two-seater - and it shows on the road

The derivative styling lacks a bit of sophistication

The driving position could be better, especially if you are tall

When the Chevrolet brand Wannounced its departure market back in 2013, few predicted that there would one day be a bright side to all the job losses, factory closures and general doom and gloom of GM's slow retreat from our continent. One, admittedly, only for a select few sports car enthusiasts to really appreciate, but a bright side of a sort. It is the eighthgeneration Chevrolet Corvette: the first car in this American sporting icon's seven-decade history to be offered in right-hand-drive form.

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