Fast Enough? Engineers Notes Reveal Base 2020 Corvette Cuts The Quarter Mile In 11.3 Seconds

GM has still been a little flaky when it comes to the full performance of the new mid-engine 2020 C8 Chevrolet Corvette, likely because there’s still plenty of testing to be done. But a forum member was recently shown an engineer’s book full of secrets, including a quarter-mile time.

While the photos over on CorvetteForum.com look like they could be legit, it’s hard to know for sure if this user’s story about a GM engineer letting them take pictures of preliminary performance figures for a car as hot as the C8 is true. We’ve reached out to Chevy to try and confirm.

cidflekken - 8/29/2019 1:30:37 PM

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The E63S and M5 have been timed at 11.2 1/4 mile.

GeorgeD - 8/29/2019 1:53:16 PM

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and your point ? spend more that .1 ?

cidflekken - 8/29/2019 8:07:31 PM

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If you don't understand the point, then I don't know what you're doing on this site.

GeorgeD - 8/29/2019 11:50:19 PM

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I was referring to the fact what does a M5/E63S have to do compared to a Corvette. There are faster cars, there are slower cars. Why did you point out those 2 cars ?

MDarringer - 8/30/2019 8:23:05 AM

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Cid was being an unmitigated, German-car, bigoted dickhead is why.

cidflekken - 8/30/2019 12:00:01 PM

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LOL. Oh, Darringer. It amazes me how much you amuse yourself. Has nothing to do with the cars being German. If there were other big, four-door sedans that could launch the 1/4 miles in the same time, then I would have named them. But, I can't think of one.

runninglogan1 - 8/30/2019 12:07:48 AM

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Pretty amazing for the base 'Vette. Much faster than a base C7.

runninglogan1 - 8/30/2019 12:17:28 AM

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If true, it will also annihilate the Cayman S, M4, Supra and Mustang GT350 - to name a few cars with a similar price.

valhallakey - 8/30/2019 10:18:40 AM

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At the price range and competition that is awesome. I had a 70 Z/28 in the late 70s... did ton$ to that car to make it fast and the fastest time I ever got out of it was a 12.2/120 and to get into the 11s back then was quite something. Now they roll out the door in the low 11s... bloody amazing.