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Originally Posted by LimaCharlie

Here's the best evidence of a future mid-engine Corvette, Cadillac, etc. This car is a prototype, test vehicle for something very interesting..

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/exc...st-photos-news

This also is good evidence making the case for going mid engine and the history of team Corvette exploring that layout in 03/04 but got killed during the bankruptcy.

2003... Tadge Juechter had a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating, very credibly, that the C6 ZR1 was at the limit of usable rear-wheel-drive performance...

Rick Wagoner's reaction was the same as mine: "Oh, no, no. We're not going mid-engine." He was a great fan of the ZR1—the car's code name was "Blue Devil" because Rick had played basketball for Duke—and he felt that was about as good as it gets. He thought a little more power next time would fill the bill. Problem is, lap times would be no better using the same architecture, even with, say, 750 hp. The car would just be a handful, à la Dodge Hellcat. But after seeing Tadge's presentation, Rick said, "Well, that's pretty convincing."

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...gine-corvette/