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All of us on sales and service staff here at Jim Butler of St Louis have good
reason to get excited when a car that has been under wraps of sorts for decades
finally takes a giant and exciting step out into the spotlight! The stakes are
upped drastically when the news at hand has anything to do with the Corvette, a
high-performing and alluring beast that has blown the mind of many a car
enthusiast over the years. Spy shots are still one of the primo methods of
seeing some defining characteristics of what a car will look like before
official release.
When the car in question is the C8.R-Spec Race
'Vette, there are bound to be many who are peering over any virtual and
web-based shoulder they can, looking for clues to be found about just how
badass and feature-rich this car will be. In the shots we recently got our
hands on, the C8 'Vette had shed some of its loose-fitting camo, which just
left a black-and-white wrap to hide the most important details. The engine shifted
a considerable ways back behind the driver, but size specs have not changed all
that much. Towards the front end, the intakes are very similar to what is found
on the new ZR1, while the taillights in the rear reminding us of what you see
on the current Stingray model.
The exhaust routing has been changed up a bit,
seeing as how it has been more than 20 years since the exit point was situated
in any location beside the exact center point of the rear bumper. Currently,
engine configuration and transmission pairings are not known, but rumors have
circulated as of late that the dual-clutch variety will be the
raucous-and-ready resident caretaker. A recent video from Motor1US showed
this same model heavily under wraps busting its chops on the Nurburgring, and
its performance during the entire trial of the track is nothing short of
amazing. The cornering is off-the-charts precise, and the always-abundant and
spry on delivery third-to-fourth gear is where things always get pleasantly
hair-raising and rebellious.