Mid-Engine Corvette To Only Offer A DSG Automatic Transmission

As much as I know that automatic transmissions do quicker shifts (e.g., F1 racing), I'd prefer my sports car with a stick and clutch pedal. Maybe I'm in the minority.

Still, I speculate the new 'Vette with be impressive all around.

It'll be interesting to see what this GM product ultimately looks like.

If Corvette is purely mid-engined it'll be interesting to see how well it does with buyers. The "Corvette owner community," if you can call it that, isn't exactly dying to go mid-engined. They are more than anything interested in keeping the car affordable, performant enough, and livable.

Like... I am not sure I'd get a C8 if I had to pay Viper money. I would stay in the current Vette's price range with something else like a Camaro SS or who knows what.

I also felt that the Ferrari F12tdf proved Corvettes can potentially stay front-engined and still get better. Though if the question is at what cost, I don't know the answer. Maybe going mid-engined is cheaper than going Ferrari F12tdf level.

100% OK with a dual-clutch or whatever Tremec is cooking up, as long as it's durable.

This is why making Corvette a brand makes sense.

@Sciros....considering the physics behind maneuvering an MR car, one would be correct in saying that the 'Corvette owner community' would be [dying] to go mid-engine.

I find agreement with a lot of what is being said. The brand idea isn't without merit. Manual or DCG for both types of drivers. Not sure if being mid engined is required for an ultimate model. More engineering seat time would have improved the Z06 from what I have read. Not sure I would have given this model the green light. I would still like to see the return of the XLR for Cadillac. But with a model name this time. In black an XLR is pretty close to a Batmobile.

I really do not believe that DeNysschen will sign off on a new XLR that is basically a fancy Vette - Unless the the new Cadillac V-8 - which will be OHC - is really good. The market for 8 cylinder engines in higher volume cars is disappearing - replaced with twin turbo sixes.

However - the existence of the Cadillac V-8 almost point directly at a number of things. We thought they had stopped development on the engine - yet it is still coming so- - to justify this as a Caddy only engine - it will need more than just the CT-6 to survive. It will obviously have to go into the coming large Cadillac Crossovers (Maybe even the Escalade too)- and even then - I suspect it will eventually go into a true top end Cadillac sedan - and a sports car too.

By the way - the Transmission shown above is for longitudinal installation - and would have to be modified for transaxle service.

@TomM The article states that the transmission "can be assembled in rear-drive, all-wheel-drive, and transaxle configurations." Thus the transaxle version already exists.