5.5L Gen V V8 Confirmed?

[cbass]

DETROIT (Reuters) - An all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, the seventh generation of the uniquely American sports car in six decades, will make its debut January 13 on the eve of the North American International Auto Show, General Motors' Chevrolet brand said on Thursday.


Eagerly awaited by auto enthusiasts, the new Corvette - dubbed C7 by the faithful but known to GM and its suppliers by the development code Y1XX - is widely expected to have a radically restyled exterior, a more upscale interior, a lighter chassis, and a more efficient engine and transmission.
There will be a 6-month gap between the 2014 Corvette new C7 and the current C6 version, a Chevrolet spokesman said in an email. GM will stop building the 2013 model in early February, and is due to start producing the 2014 model in volume in July.


The first of the new C7 Corvettes is expected to roll off the line in Bowling Green on June 30 - 60 years to the day that the first 1953 model was produced, according to two suppliers familiar with the automaker's plans but are not authorized to speak on behalf of GM.


The C7's formal unveiling in mid-January also marks the anniversary of the Corvette's debut in January 1953 as a GM Motorama "dream car" concept in New York. Since then, GM has built and sold more than 1.5 million Corvettes, although annual sales have slowed in recent years as higher vehicle prices, rising fuel and insurance costs, and growing competition from Europe and Asia have eroded its once fiercely loyal owner base.
To rekindle interest in the Corvette, especially among younger, affluent buyers who tend to favor imported brands, Chevrolet has completely overhauled the car for the first time since the sixth-generation model was launched in July 2004.


The result, according to chief engineer Tadge Juechter, is "a truly all-new Corvette. There are only two carryover parts from the C6 used in the C7 - the cabin air filter and the rear latch for the removable roof panel."
Chevrolet even has redesigned the Corvette's familiar crossed-flags emblem for the 2014 model.


Other significant upgrades, according to the supplier sources, include a smaller, lighter aluminum V8 engine displacing around 5.5 liters, advanced features such as direction injection, cylinder cutoff and variable valve timing, and a new seven-speed manual transmission for improved fuel economy.


Prices, due to be announced next summer, are expected to range from just under $55,000 for the base model to nearly $120,000 for the top-of-the-line Corvette ZR1.
Chevrolet said dealers will continue to take orders for the current model until December. (Reporting By Paul Lienert in Detroit; Editing by Richard Chang)

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The part I am focusing on:

smaller, lighter aluminum V8 engine displacing around 5.5 liters

[Silverlsinva]

It better not have any form of AFM in the corvette or there will be alot of people trading cars right after they buy them Im for stop start tech but cylinder shut off no way not in a vette.

[FenwickHockey65]

There is no 5.5L Gen V V8. It's a racing-only displacement. Gen V will retain the current 5.3L and 6.2L displacements.

[oklapike]

I thought the 5.5L (in a production vehicle) rumors had been repeatedly squashed, that it's only for Corvette racing? I also have to agree about the AFM thing, it's fine for certain applications, but in a pony/muscle/sports car (i.e. Camaro, Corvette, upcoming SS sedan), no.

Argh! Fen, you posted while I was typing.

[cbass]

Originally Posted by oklapike

I thought the 5.5L (in a production vehicle) rumors had been repeatedly squashed, that it's only for Corvette racing? I also have to agree about the AFM thing, it's fine for certain applications, but in a pony/muscle/sports car (i.e. Camaro, Corvette, upcoming SS sedan), no.

Argh! Fen, you posted while I was typing.

So the article is crap?

They did call it direction injection

[oklapike]

Originally Posted by cbass

So the article is crap?

They did call it direction injection

I would take it with a grain of salt. I expect Fen would know better than I would, all I know is I've seen a few sources that contradict the 5.5L.

[Apex Motorsports]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

There is no 5.5L Gen V V8. It's a racing-only displacement. Gen V will retain the current 5.3L and 6.2L displacements.

5.5l is the maximum displacement allowed in the GT class that Corvette Racing runs in. They just built a 5.5l version of the 6.2l Gen V so they could beat the hell out of it on the track for a season and make it better for us on the street.

[Vroom_vroom]

Am I the only one that caught the SEVEN SPEED MANUAL!!! Part?

[Number 3]

Note it says "from supplier sources" in what you highlighted. This is a long, long way from "confirmed"

[Apex Motorsports]

Originally Posted by Vroom_vroom

Am I the only one that caught the SEVEN SPEED MANUAL!!! Part?

GM is supposed to have a 7 speed manual and I believe an 8 speed auto in the pipeline. Should result in better performance and fuel economy.

[DGthe3]

I wouldn't be surprised if all sources of the next gen 5.5L V8 were eventually traced back to a guy who overheard a couple snippets of a conversation. He tells one of the buff books, and it spreads from there.



as for the gen Vs, I would not be surprised if GM the new 5.3L becomes a lot more visible, becoming the base V8 in Camaros & Corvettes and consolidating the small (5.3L and less) V8s in trucks. That would leave the 6.2 for high performance cars (Z06) or, in a slightly altered form, as the big gas V8 in trucks.

Personally, I'd go with 3 displacements (4.9L, 5.7L, and 6.5L (396 cu)), but I'm not in charge at GM.

[FenwickHockey65]

I believe the rumors trace back to Tadge Juechter talking about the C6.R's 5.5L V8. Everyone latched onto it for whatever reason as the new Gen V displacement.

And I also know what engines are going into the trucks next year.

[huggercamaro21]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I believe the rumors trace back to Tadge Juechter talking about the C6.R's 5.5L V8. Everyone latched onto it for whatever reason as the new Gen V displacement.

And I also know what engines are going into the trucks next year.

Oh do tell.

[Mr. Wyndham]

5.5L is a guess-only at this point.

There's been nearly as much speculation that it'll stay 6.2L...