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Originally Posted by NJScorpio

I read that the "Zora" is the new direction for the C8, as Chevy feels they've gotten the most out of their front engine/rwd setup (in terms of their high end, flagship sports car to compete with the Europeans). At least that's what I gathered.

You can go back all the way to 2010 when articles were saying that the c7 would be evolutionary in terms of design and layout and it wouldn't be till the c8 that it would be revolutionary. Read that as you like. Most probable reason for the mid front engine layout in the c7 was because of the bankruptcy. I know it goes against history of corvette to go mid rear engine. But the main problem I see is traction. AWD is not the solution but rather a mid rear design to put weight over the rear tires. And Zora was a proponent of mid engine. Just my 2cents.