Chevrolet Debuts 450 HP 6.2 Liter Small Block V8 Destined For 2014 Corvette

Doesn't look like a turbo V6 with an 8,000 RPM redline as predicted. I am shocked, shocked that those reports didn't materialize.

72 hp per liter? Isn't that the standard of last decade?

When will GM learn?.... oh I forgot, they don't.

That's about as good as you can do with pushrod without going too fancy. The small block actually works quite well in the Corvette and this one now has all the tech (DI/variable timing)that it was lacking before.

Using the smallblock keeps the Corvette pricing down, but this one will probably be pricier with DI and variable timing.

Yes it has all the new features or no one will bother. When everyone else is downsizing and keep moment of inertia low, Corvette will spun on you with that oversized American engine. It's fine engine is in the front, but they better learn the weight balance has to shift toward the back if staying with a simple RWD!

It's actually a little lighter and smaller than comparable smaller displacement V8s from the competition. OHV keeps the size and weight down quite a bit actually.

dlin, the Corvette chassis has been mid engined since 1998 with the C5. It is front mid engined but still technically mid enginged.

Also who the fuck cares about hp per liter? The pushrod V8s are light, compact, reliable, and cheap to build & repair.

An RC car can make lots of hp/displacement, that doesn't make it a better design.

Ferrari cares, Porsche cares. What's up with these American?

The Hennessey ZR750 Corvette ZR1 Upgrade package gives the ZR1 750 bhp @ 6,600 rpm with performance figures of 0-60 mph @ 2.8 sec, 1/4 mile of 10.3 @ 139 mph and Top Speed of 224 mph. Wonder what they can do with this?

I'm no lover of the Corvette, but come on... Is there a last place prize for international engine of the year award. The Corvette's V8 would take it every time! I sincerely suspect japanese lawnmower engines are more impressive from an engineering point of view.

I have a confession though: I'd like to see a Corvette with a peaky power band like 95% of other sports cars. An engine you have to rev to get the car going fast. Most Vette owners spec the automatic which keeps the car under 2000 rpms the majority of the time. (My old man has an 09'). I'D LOVE TO SEE THE FEEDBACK (BASHING) CORVETTE WOULD GET FROM ITS FOLLOWERS IF GM PUT A 4 litre V8 in the car that made 420hp at 7500 rpms and...and 300 ft lbs. of torque @ 4500 rpms. You'd get the same acceleration, lighter, better handling and more efficient. But without the stoplight torque the Corvette is as good as Adele with a cold.

A pushrod V8 in 2014.... Its like an old solid rear axle (oh wait the mustang still has that).

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