Hardly a week goes by without the forums digging for
something new or simply fabricating stuff about the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette
C8. Hold on to your chairs because this time, a Corvette Forum user
called “Zerv02” claims the mid-engine Vette will make a surprise debut on
January 14, the first media day of the Detroit Auto Show. “Surprise unveil on
the 14th, stay tuned,” he wrote on the forum on January 3.
If the username sounds familiar to you, it’s because
Zerv02 is the same guy who launched the shocking rumor about the Corvette C8
having a base price of US$ 169,900. With that in mind, we should take his latest
“intel” with a grain of salt. Especially since Zerv02 claims both the coupe and
spider versions of the C8 Corvette will debut at the alleged unveiling event
later this month.
The trouble is there’s no GM press conference on
January 14 at NAIAS. The automaker’s only event is on January 13 for Cadillac.
Unless GM plans to pull a “Ford GT” and surprise everyone by revealing the
Corvette C8 in Detroit, though a more plausible scenario would be a teaser
formally announcing the car and pointing to a reveal date.
Either way, it’s hard to take this new rumor
seriously given that not so long ago a report said the 2020 Corvette would have
its debut delayed by six months because of issues with the electrical system.
Of course, Chevrolet could show the mid-engine Corvette already and still have
time to solve the alleged electrical problems before the start of deliveries.
Don’t get us wrong, we’d be delighted if Zerv02 was
right — partly because we’d finally get to see Chevrolet’s most-anticipated car
in ages and partly because that would put an and to the never-ending stream of
rumors and speculation.
There’s only one way to find out whether Zerv02 is
right and that is to stay tuned to Carscoops, obviously. Until we get something
new to report with regard to the Corvette C8, we’ll leave you with a batch of
new renderings courtesy of Chazcron from the MidEngineCorvetteForum.
