Report: Next Chevy Corvette to offer small-displacement turbo V8

[kidddogbites]

only 3.0L? i want at least a 5.3L(327) in my chevy. throw a turbo on the ls7 to make an ls10 or some thing like that

[black79ta]

i want cubic inches

[Supercamaro64]

Originally Posted by Sax1031

So the new Corvette will be a low displacement OHC turbo car. Otherwise known as a ricer.

EXACTLY. Muscle cars have superchargers. Ricers have turbos. its not just a "its because i say so" thing. take a listen to the turbo spooling, then compare that to the whine of the supercharger. the sound a muscle car makes is part of what it is. its just my opinion, but i say keep the same basic engine in there. a freakin' huge v8.

[LimaCharlie]

I don't necessarily think this is GM trying to "appeal to a wide arrange of customers". A smaller, turbocharged V8 is a result of the stricter CAFE mileage requirements in the future. I don't think this is a bad thing though. The smaller V8 will probably make equal or more power than the LS3. It could be alot worse......imagine a V6 powered Corvette.
As for the 6th gen Camaro engine, I personally think the most powerful engine will be a twin turbo V6. I seem to remember reading an article about the Alpha platform being designed to use a V6. If the 6th gen will be based on the Alpha, the death of the V8 Camaro might be soon.

[Wvallediego]

The back looks like a CAMARO!

[Shifty 6]

Originally Posted by mikeSS

i feel the government`s CAFE laws shouldnt apply to "performance" cars.

Yeah well I feel CAFE shouldn't apply to ANYTHING!!!!

[stand-al0ne]

RUMOR MILLLLL is up and runnning nicely this Friday morning!

I want my fantasy Vette to be mid-engine light-weight and allllll motah babay!

[O2BQIK]

Originally Posted by Supercamaro64

EXACTLY. Muscle cars have superchargers. Ricers have turbos. its not just a "its because i say so" thing. take a listen to the turbo spooling, then compare that to the whine of the supercharger. the sound a muscle car makes is part of what it is. its just my opinion, but i say keep the same basic engine in there. a freakin' huge v8.

Really? How do you figure this logic is anything other than "because you say so?" You didn't make any reason for your argument other than personal preference and opinion: you said you don't like the sound of turbos. Good reasoning.

Turbochargers are more efficient than superchargers; they aren't driven by engine power. GM has made some killer turbo muscle cars before: the '89 Turbo T/A, and the Buick Grand National, for example.

[Camaroshark]

Originally Posted by 8cd03gro

Crap, now I have to save up for a 'vette. I wonder what moniker will have the turbo 8 if it actually happens. I have doubts about the details, but if it's really a 3.0l turbo 8 that revs to 10k I'm already sold. Slap a bigger turbo on that bad boy and you're good to go spank everything else out there. Plus it will sound unreal.

I'm thinking rice burner sounding... no?

[kbui]

Originally Posted by Camaroshark

I'm thinking rice burner sounding... no?

Maybe with a 2L 4-banger Turbo, but if you are talking about 4-5 L V8 turbo I am sure GM or aftermarket can put together an exhaust that would sounds pretty d...good....I am just waiting to get a look at a C7.

[CausticGuy]

It's always been my thought that the Z28 would end up with a smaller turbo motor. I have no proof or justification for it. Just been my guess.

[SlingShot]

Originally Posted by Camaroshark

I'm thinking rice burner sounding... no?

No ... My 2.0 Redline with Magnaflow exhaust actually sounds much better than the V6 Camaro. GM makes awesome small displacement engines. If you researched the 2.0 Ecotech, the engine is a marvel of engineering.

[Hawgredcamaro]

I think its a neat idea to do it to the Vette but I would leave the Camaro out of this. I think there are to many simularities as it is and this would lead to a greater differentiation in the Vette and Camaro. Move the Vette more in the exotic sports car direction and keep the Camaro moving in the all American over-sized motor muscle car direction. This is what lead to Pontiac and Oldsmobile's demise. Too many cars with too simular features. Keep things different so people can clearly choose what they want and don't just get confused and buy an import or worse, a Chrysler!!

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by kbui

Maybe with a 2L 4-banger Turbo, but if you are talking about 4-5 L V8 turbo I am sure GM or aftermarket can put together an exhaust that would sounds pretty d...good....I am just waiting to get a look at a C7.

The article says 3.0L, not 4-5L. They could easily hit 400 hp (particularly with a 10k rpm redline) in an engine in the 4 to 5 litre range without using turbochargers. But when you get down to 3L ... things get a bit more tricky if you want to have something that is actually driveable on the the street.

That said, a gen V small block displacing something in the neighborhood of 5.3L should manage to be at least the performance equal to this engine, for less money.