考维特车迷们一直在翘首以待中置引擎车型的推出。而1月份的谍照显示，雪佛兰正在测试一款运动车，当时车厂在布满积雪的开放路面测试一辆重度伪装车辆C7同宗车型。而最近的谍照让我们能更清晰的看清这辆车。当时，这辆车正在通用密歇根州总部附近的赛道进行测试，这款C8考维特采用了量产版的车身。它的陡直车鼻和外延后悬与原型车差不多。新车可提供三种动力总成，包括两种汽油，一种混动。这三种动力系统目前的编号是LT2/LT6/LT7，预计输出功率可达521千瓦/700马力，比现行版Z06至少高出了50马力。该车可提供三种不同的车顶，包括标准固定车顶，targa可拆卸车顶和全玻璃车顶。这款中置引擎C8考维特预计将在明年1月的北美车展首次亮相，随后将作为2019款车型于明年晚些时候上市。

Mid-Engined Corvette Spied With Production Sheet Metal

Fans have been waiting anxiously for the arrival of the upcoming mid-engined Corvette. Spy photos as recently as January have shown the sports car covered up, cold-weather testing on snowy public roads with some of its C7 siblings – but these new shots may give us our clearest look yet at the new Corvette.

Caught in camouflage undergoing track testing at GM headquarters in Michigan, the C8 Corvette is pictured here wearing what our spy photographers believe to be production sheet metal. Similar to prototypes before it, the design features a sloping nose and an extended rear overhang, similar to other supercars before it (including a rival from across town).

The new Corvette will reportedly be offered with three different powertrain options – two conventional gas engines and a hybrid offering. The three engines currently have the codenames LT2, LT6, and LT7, and power is expected to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 horsepower (521 kilowatts), at least 50 more than the current Z06.

Three different roof options will also reportedly be available, including a standard fixed roof, a targa-style top, and a full glass option. The mid-engined C8 Corvette is expected to make its debut at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show this January, and go on sale later in the year as a 2019 model.