The Mid-Engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette Will Be Revealed in California

We already knew the next-generation Corvette—the first-ever production mid-engine model—will be revealed on July 18, 2019. But now we know where that will take place, as Chevy plans to roll out the C8 somewhere in Orange County, California. That’s about an hour south of Los Angeles—unless it’s rush hour, in which case it’s about a month south.

The location was revealed in an invitation posted on MidEngineCorvetteForum, which reads:

07.18.19

Clear your schedule. Chevrolet will introduce the Next Generation Corvette to the world the evening of July 18, 2019, and you’re invited. Though it’s the sum of each generation before it, the first mid-engine Corvette will stand alone as the new standard of performance.

The once-in-lifetime show will take place in Orange County, California. If you weren’t excited enough already, here’s a peek at what’s coming your way:

The text then leads into the 20-second video we covered yesterday. In case you missed it, that clip shows an original Corvette logo that morphs into the C8’s updated badge before smash-cutting to images of a test driver (none other than Zora Arkus-Duntov himself), a pilot prepping for take-off, a NASA Apollo mission rocket launch, a jet fighter, and experimental track-testing footage from the C8 windshield. There are also vintage Corvettes testing over the years, and images of the most recent camouflaged C8 prototypes. It’s a lot to take in.

The actual location of the venue is still a mystery, but we’d guess it’s likely to take place near the county’s richest zip code of 92662, and since parking is limited on Balboa Island, we’d bet money the new Corvette will be revealed somewhere in Newport Beach or Costa Mesa. But that’s just a guess. Full disclosure: we received an invite to the reveal and will be on hand to bring you all the details from OC, which happens to be right in our backyard. Think Chevy will let us drive one back? It’s a short drive.

Source: MidEngineCorvetteForum

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