---
title: "Mid-Engined 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8’s Top Speed Hasn’t Been Tested Yet: Report"
description: "For reference, the C7 Stingray topped out at 187 mph."
date: "2019-07-22"
modified: "2019-07-22"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/29098/mid-engined-2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8s-top-speed-hasnt-been-tested-yet-report"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
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tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
---

# Mid-Engined 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8’s Top Speed Hasn’t Been Tested Yet: Report

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We know it has 495 horsepower. [We know a C8.R racing version is coming.](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/29085/mid-engined-chevrolet-corvette-c8-r-sportscar-racer-all-but-confirmed-for-2020>) We know it'll cost less than $60,000 and we also know that it'll hit 60 miles per hour in under three seconds. What we don't know, however, is how fast the [mid-engined 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29071/the-495-hp-2020-mid-engine-chevrolet-corvette-is-here-and-it-costs-less-than-60k>) will eventually go given full throttle and an unlimited amount of room. And as it turns out, Chevy doesn't really know either.

"We still need to test that \[top speed\]," General Motors President Mark Reuss reportedly told journalists at the car's reveal event last Thursday, according to [*GM Authority*](<https://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/07/2020-corvette-top-speed-currently-untested/>). When probed for confirmation, a Chevrolet spokesperson told *The Drive* in an email, "We are not releasing all of the performance data for Corvette yet and we will not provide timing for testing."

![message-editor%2F1563809448001-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-0031.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1563809448001-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-0031.jpg>)
**General Motors**

With its engine located behind the driver for the very first time, the latest Corvette is propelled by a naturally aspirated, 6.2-liter LT2 V8 and weighs 3,366 pounds. For reference purposes, the base C7 Corvette topped out at 187 mph while the high-performance Z06 and ZR1 versions rocked top speeds of 205 and 212 mph, respectively.

It seems reasonable to expect the C8 to top out somewhere upwards of 190 mph.

I mean, it kind of has to if it wants to be taken seriously against its exotic, European rivals what with their unrestricted autobahns and [perfectly circular test tracks](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/28973/porsche-drops-nearly-40-million-renovating-and-repaving-nard-ring-test-track>). Judging by where Chevy has put the engine this time around, being taken seriously by the Europeans is exactly what it's setting out to do.

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

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