---
title: "Would the 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 Look Better as a Front-Engined Car?"
description: "Thanks to the power of Photoshop, we can see what a back-to-basics C7 successor would look like."
date: "2020-03-29"
modified: "2020-03-29"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/32787/would-the-2020-chevy-corvette-c8-look-better-as-a-front-engined-car"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
---

# Would the 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 Look Better as a Front-Engined Car?

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The [2020 Chevrolet Corvette](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32662/dealers-are-blasting-2020-chevrolet-corvettes-with-markups-as-high-as-25000>) is a significant turning point in the model's history, for the first time moving the engine from the front to the middle of the car and providing a number of performance benefits in the process. It has one fatal flaw though—its proportions are...a bit off. From the front, the car is reminiscent of a true supercar-killer, but move around to the side and it starts to look stubby as the rear end suddenly drops off. But what would it look like if Chevy kept the front-engined design?

Automotive re-design YouTuber [TheSketchMonkey](<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ByeCDZocCg9c0F-PWW_kg>) clearly had enough of the C8's funky proportions and decided to fix it himself. According to him, the newest Corvette's final design looks like a mashup of a few different designs Chevy had planned, so his goal was not only to move the cockpit back but to simplify the car's side profile.

The resulting edit makes the C8 a literal return to form of the Corvette's signature shape, making it look like more of an evolution of the C7 than a brand new car. TheSketchMonkey kept the 2020 model's front end but cleaned up the paint splash of intakes and aero components on the side. He also exchanged the C8's inward-sloping spoiler for a more conventional one, giving the redesigned rear flank a hint of [A90 Supra](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32194/2021-toyota-supra-now-rated-at-382-hp-255-hp-four-cylinder-model-comes-to-america>). He details his thought and design process in the video below.

https://youtube.com/embed/44r752MZ_Fk

Looks are only a portion of a car's overall appeal though and the benefits of the mid-engined format far outweigh the C8's subjectively unattractive aesthetic. Moving the new 6.2-liter LT2 V8, which develops [about 490 horsepower](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/30990/heres-what-happened-with-motor-trends-controversial-2020-chevy-corvette-dyno-test>) in its tamest form, behind the seats makes the chassis' job of handling the power a lot easier, especially in the upcoming [Z06](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31928/is-chevrolet-benchmarking-the-upcoming-corvette-z06-c8-against-the-porsche-911-gt2-rs>) trim. This is because the weight distribution in mid-engined cars is superior as it centers the power plant's mass, aiding acceleration, braking, and handling.

The front-engined Corvette is most likely never returning to the market, but at least we can dream back its existence thanks to the power of Photoshop.

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