The Chevrolet Corvette C8 is so powerful that it continues to bend its frame and break the glass: Report

Several presumed revelation dates for the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette "C8" have come and gone, and a new report says this is due to design issues that have delayed the launch of the new model. These complications have apparently been so severe that they cause damage to the frame of the car and the glass engine hood due to the excessive power of the chassis.

According to rumors, the launch of the C8 would have been scheduled at the North West International Auto Show in January, and then at the Geneva Motor Show in March, both past without new Corvette. Quote "well placed sources" Hagerty alleges that General Motors missed these deadlines due to deficiencies with a new standardized global electrical system and GM, a system in which engineers would still refine. It is said that this system incorporates more than 100 computers interconnected on its CAN (Computer Area Network) bus. HagertyThe report corroborates December rumors that the C8 would be delayed by six months due to electric gremlins.

The problems would not be limited to those of digital, but also to those of mechanics. The prototypes equipped with V-8 twin turbo with a power between 900 and 1000 horsepower would have suffered structural distortions so severe that the glass door of the engine compartment was broken. These are consistent with previous rumors that the C8 would use a twin-turbo V-8 to achieve performance similar to that of a hypercar, with an acceleration so "frightening" that GM would have supposedly consulted lawyers about the potential risk of selling something as fast. .

A last indescribable problem remained, described only as a burst of heads between the design and engineering teams, although the details are undetermined. While several sources report similar reasons why we have not yet seen the Corvette C8, the other claims made in each of these rumors seem more believable, particularly that which describes the Corvette as a full-fledged, similar brand the way Volkswagen has spread. the name Jetta in its own brand in China. Maybe GM thinks the same strategy will work for Americans buying a sports car.