Meet the Ferrari 488 Pista. The twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8 produces 720 of France’s Cheval Vapeur, which equates to 710 of our U.S. horsepower, while torque churns in at 568 pound-feet. Those numbers outdo the 488 GTB by 50 hp and eight pound-feet of torque. The engine will get the 488 Pista in its lightest guise […]
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Sunday Drive: From a mid-engine 'Vette to a restomod RV
Automotive enthusiasts are a diverse bunch. As proof, we present last week’s top posts on Autoblog, starting with some really good spy photos of the upcoming mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. Will it be sold alongside a classic front-engine ‘Vette? We have no idea, but we can’t wait to find out. Up next is a pickup truck. […]
Latest mid-engine Chevy Corvette spy shots show more than ever
Chevrolet is working on a mid-engine Corvette, which is something we’ve known for a long, long while now. Each set of spy photos reveals more and more, peeling back the layers of camouflage wrap like the layers of an onion. This latest batch gives us our best view yet, showing a car that’s deep in […]
Mid-engine Honda sports car surfaces in EU patent drawings
Based on new patent drawings, Honda clearly isn’t done with sports cars. The design you see above was registered and published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and was first reported by AutoGuide. The drawings show a rakish, angular sports car design that is very clearly mid-engine. It could almost pass for a […]
Honda files a patent for a mid-engine sports car similar to the Project 2&4 concept
A little over a year ago, Honda showed off its totally cool Project 2&4 concept. The super bare-bones two-seat sports car with a motorcycle engine is in many ways closer to a go-kart than a traditional car. That’s not a complaint either, since it sounds like a blast. At the time, we assumed that it […]
AMG Project One Hypercar Continues Mercedes’ 132-Year Mid-Engine Legacy
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ZR1 and Mid-Engine C8 Corvettes Spied Together in Cold-Weather Tests
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ZR1 and Mid-Engine C8 Corvettes Spied Together in Cold-Weather Tests
– Fresh spy photos reveal that engineers for the Chevrolet Corvette are making the best of adverse traction and temperature conditions to complete their tests of the imminent C7 ZR1 and its successor, the mid-engined C8 Zora that we expect will break cover sometime next year. – Seeing both generations in the same shot should […]
The mid-engine Chevy Corvette and C7 ZR1, together at last
Filed under: Spy Photos,Chevrolet,Coupe,Performance,Supercars Seeing the two side by side shows a lot of similarities in the cabin and some major differences. Continue reading The mid-engine Chevy Corvette and C7 ZR1, together at last The mid-engine Chevy Corvette and C7 ZR1, together at last originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 10:09:00 EST. […]