A BLOG for the Latest Corvettes: C8, C7 Stingray, C7, C6 Z06, Grand Sport, ZR1 and C5 / Z06!
![[VIDEO] The Gnarly Sounds of a Twin-Turbo 2020 Corvette by Extreme Turbo Systems](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052820_4-585x329.jpg)
We’ve been showing you wild mods that designers have been rendering for the new C8.
Today, we hear – literally – about a new performance setup for the mid-engine Corvette that will reside underneath that skin, courtesy of Extreme Turbo Systems.
Check out this video to hear a preview of what a Torch Red 2020 Corvette Stingray sounds like with ETS’ first C8 system said to feature a pair of PT6870 turbochargers, PT46mm wastegates, and PTE 50mm blow-off valves supplied by Precision Turbo.
![[SPIED] Three 2020 Corvettes Spotted on a Transporter in Florida](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052820_1-480x360.jpg)
Photo Credits: Harry Franklin
A reader sent us these two photos yesterday showing several 2020 Corvettes wrapped in their shipping covers and sitting on a transporter down in the Venice, Florida area. Since the Assembly Plant shut down on March 20th, most of the Corvettes that were previously built have been sent to dealers or to the transportation hubs where they will be transferred to rail cars for the ride out west.
![PICS] The Mid-Engine C8 Corvette is Given a C1 Makeover Complete with Chrome and Coves](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052720_15-585x332.jpg)
Photo Credit: wb.artist20 / Instagram
With the longevity of the Corvette model spanning nearly 70 years, there will always be those who love to project the classic design queues of the first Corvettes onto the latest model. But things are a bit different this time around as for the first time, the Corvette has gone mid-engine.
If you’re looking for a “new” Corvette and are growing impatient waiting for a C8, this C6 ZR1 might whet your appetite for speed, even though it’s nearly a decade old.
The seller of this 2011 Corvette ZR1 says the car still looks, smells, and drives like a brand new car, and no wonder, the odometer shows just 1,900 miles.
As we get ready to watch the Corvette Team’s presentation on Friday afternoon via the Virtual NCM Bash Event, one of the subjects I am sure we will be hearing about are these new accessories coming to the 2020 Corvette. Chevrolet dropped the news last week to dealers, but the accessories news was overlooked as we also received the dates for the start of 2020 Convertibles (July 20th) and the start of the 2021 model year (November 2020).
![[ACCIDENT] Renter Destroys YouTuber’s C7 Corvette Z06 Convertible](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052720_8-585x360.jpg)
The odds are apparently in favor of the rental company when they hand over the key fob to one of their supercars to a stranger, or else they wouldn’t be in business very long.
Still, it had to hurt when Adventure Drivers founder Rob Ferretti heard the news that his Admiral Blue C7 Corvette Z06 convertible had been smashed up by a customer in a frontal collision over the Mother’s Day weekend.
Workers returned to the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green yesterday for the first time since the plant closed down on March 20th due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Initially billed as a two-week shutdown, the closure of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant lasted over two months.
There was little fanfare with the return as General Motors has been taking precautions in keeping workers safe through active monitoring and mandatory wearing of masks and safety goggles.
![[VIDEO] Drag and Roll Race Comparison with a Hennessey-Tuned 2020 Corvette vs a Lamborghini Huracan](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052620_4-585x328.jpg)
Texas-tuner Hennessey Performance has been having some of the most fun during the COVID-19 crisis as we’ve seen them pick up a Sebring Orange C8 Corvette which then had the world’s first twin-turbo package added. We’ve also seen multiple comparisons against a number of challengers in a stock C8 Corvette, and following its nitrous upgrade, the same Corvette made a top speed run of 205.1 MPH.
![[AUDIO] John Elegant of the Mid-Engine Corvette Forum is This Week’s Guest on the Corvette Today Podcast](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052620_3-543x360.jpg)
Photo Credit: John Elegant
Back in June 2018, a friend named John Elegant who I casually knew from the NCM and the Corvette Forum sent an email to me about joining together to create a forum for C8 Corvette enthusiasts and month later the MidEngineCorvetteForum.com was launched! Today the website is an outstanding source of accurate, up-to-date C8 Corvette news, while also having the reputation as being the friendly forum with no BS, much to John’s credit.
![[VIDEO] Chevrolet Service Bulletin Update for C6 Corvettes with the Navigation Clock Issue](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/uploads/2020/05/052620_2-585x329.jpg)
Back in November 2019, we finally got instructions on how to fix those pesky C6 Corvettes with Navigation whose clocks suddenly quit displaying the time. That update came from our friend and Corvette service expert Paul Koerner who is a GM World Class Technician at Key Chevrolet in Middletown, CT.
While we heard that many of you were able to fix your Navigation’s Clock with that update, some owners were unable to do so.