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title: "Mid-Engined C8 Chevrolet Corvette Delayed 6 Months Over Electrical Issue: Report"
description: "The C8's electrical system will reportedly have to be completely re-engineered."
date: "2018-12-13"
modified: "2018-12-13"
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  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/25465/mid-engined-c8-chevrolet-corvette-delayed-6-months-over-electrical-issue-report"
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# Mid-Engined C8 Chevrolet Corvette Delayed 6 Months Over Electrical Issue: Report

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On Monday, [we learned that the upcoming mid-engined Corvette](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25394/chevrolet-wont-reveal-mid-engined-c8-corvette-at-detroit-auto-show-in-january-report>) won't be coming to January's Detroit Auto Show. A new report is revealing exactly why that is.

According to anonymous sources speaking to [*GM Authority*](<https://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/12/mid-engine-corvette-delayed-six-months-over-electrical-issue-breaking/>), Chevrolet is delaying the C8 'Vette by six months after engineers discovered a "major electrical issue" with the future sports car. From the report: "The vehicle’s electrical system can't carry the load necessary to support the necessary components."

The vehicle's electrical system will reportedly have to be re-configured completely. I'm not an electrical engineer by any stretch of the imagination but yeah, that pretty much sounds like six months worth of work.

As a result of the delay, we're not expecting to see the C8 until after the first half of 2019 has passed. *GM Authority* seems to agree, with the publication tentatively predicting the car to come out for the 2020 model year.

A considerable amount of leaked info on the mid-engined GM has hit the internet recently. Last week, [somebody on *Corvette Forum* alleged that the car](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25325/chevrolet-corvette-c8-to-boast-twin-turbo-v-8-in-top-trim-drop-manual-completely-report>)—among many other things—would get a 520-horsepower LT1 V8 to start and eventually, in ZR1 guise, receive a 5.5-liter, twin-turbo V8 good for "frightening" acceleration. The same person also says that no C8s will be available with a manual transmission.

With all of these alleged Chevrolet insiders coming out of the woodwork around the same time, one can't help but wonder if it has anything to do with [the massive job and budget cuts](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24614/general-motors-offers-buyouts-to-senior-employees-as-cost-cutting-efforts-intensify>) General Motors has got planned.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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