Simon Bertram, Author at CorvSport.com

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If it goes fast, Simon likes it. Computers, cars, rockets, it doesn't matter, as long as there is speed involved. Apart from his love of sim racing in virtual reality, Simon also loves to drive his '17 Fiesta ST through the mountain roads near his home city of Calgary, AB. Simon's penchant for big horsepower makes him partial to modern supercharged small block Corvettes and aftermarket craziness.

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How The Corvette Is Viewed Around The World

Corvette C8 Z06 in Tokyo

The Chevrolet Corvette has many accolades and sayings attached to it. “A moving piece of history,” “America’s Sports Car,” and “A race car for the road” are just some. Since its inception in 1953, this humble but powerful car has evolved through several generations, each adding to its popularity and...

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The Corvette C8 E-Ray: One Year Later

2025 Corvette C8 E-Ray

Despite what many might say, one of the biggest advantages of the Corvette C8 becoming a mid-engine supercar instead of keeping the V8 up front was the ability to add a hybrid motor. It’s been happening in the supercar landscape for many years now, so Chevy and GM were already...

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[Guide] 2020-Present C8 Corvette Bolt-On Mods to Make More Power

Eventuri carbon fiber air intake

The design and prototyping of the Corvette C8 was perhaps the longest that Chevrolet had ever worked on a project. This would make sense as they were almost literally reinventing the wheel over nine and a half years, as well as making their first ever mid-engined car. Every little detail...

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The Best C8 Corvette Full Exhausts

The Best C8 Corvette Exhausts

We can all agree that the Corvette C8 already has a pretty nice sounding exhaust system. However, there are ways to make it sound even better, while potentially adding anywhere from 5 to 20 wheel HP, all while enhancing the bark and growl from both the LT2 and LT6 V8’s....

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You Could Win A 2024 Corvette C8 Z06/Z07 Convertible From The PVGP

When the Corvette C8 Z06 went on sale, so many orders were received that those that placed their order in the last couple of months of 2023 are looking at getting their cars in 2025. In fact, you’d be lucky to get an order in at the moment, as GM...

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Inside The Design Department: How Corvettes Move From Paper To Reality

The corvette C8 clay model

The Corvette has worn many shapes over the years, from the C1 looking like a drop top coupe of the time to the C3 looking like a bat out of hell that wanted to go just as fast. There was the redesign in the 1990s that gave rise to the...

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Corvette Culture

The 10 Best Roads To Drive Your Corvette On In America

Corvette E-Ray

Let’s face it, you didn’t buy a Corvette just to sit in traffic drumming your fingers on the steering wheel, waiting for the world’s longest red light to turn green for all of 30 seconds before repeating it all over again. No, you bought your Corvette to get out of...

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Corvette Culture

The Best Daily Driver Corvette

Corvette C8 on the Las Vegas strip

If you believe what many say, there is no way that a sports car makes a good daily driver. The ride is too stiff, the trunk is too small, the fuel efficiency is woefully bad, and so on. The truth of the matter is, however, that those that are not...

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Racing To The Road: The Corvette C8 Z06 Compared To Other WEC Cars

2023 Corvette C8.R in competition

One of the most exciting things about the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) is that apart from seeing the bleeding edge of new vehicle technologies in the Hypercar class, there is also a GT3 field in the competition. These are cars that must be based on a road going version...

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Why The Corvette Is America’s Most Iconic Car

1990 C4 ZR-1 and 2023 C8 Z06 in motion

While there have been cars to define decades, cars to define generations, and cars that are the epitome of their specific segment, there is only one car that defines America, at least according to MotorTrend. That car is the Corvette, which through 8 generations has redefined what an American sports...

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Speculating About The Upcoming C8 ZR1

It’s been a little under a month now since Chevrolet teased the existence of the C8 ZR1, releasing just the badge that will be placed on the outside of the engine air scoops. While the actual reveal is expected to be coming either this month or in June, a lot...

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Special Series Models

Chevrolet Building Two Special Edition Corvettes For The Japanese Market

When one thinks of Corvettes, the thoughts are generally about long roads in America where drag races take place, or of carving canyons in the only true American sports car. One does not, however, think about Japan when one thinks of a Corvette, yet the land of the rising sun...

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C8 Corvette E-Ray

The Corvette C8 E-Ray Is Much More Powerful Than GM Claims

E-Ray at paragon performance

The Corvette C8 E-ray is, to say the least, a pretty divisive car in the eyes of enthusiasts. In an almost 50/50 split, there are those that love it, seeing it as a sign of the future of the Corvette name, while there are also those that hate it, and...

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1962 - C1 Corvette

A Pristine Restored 1962 C1 Up for Grabs in December

1962 Corvette C1

The Ronald McDonald House Central Valley Annual Collector Car Draw is back for its 31st year, and as with previous years, a piece of American muscle car history is going to be the grand prize. In 2023, the car you could win was a 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 70th Anniversary...

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C8 Corvette E-Ray

2024 E-Ray Reviews Are Dropping: 5 Things About the E-Ray That Stand Out to Us

It looks like the embargo on reviews of the Corvette C8 E-Ray has finally been lifted, and we’ve pretty much been watching all that we could all day long! While the consensus among most reviewers is that it is stupidly fast, that was almost a given. It has a front wheel...

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Corvette Culture

The 10 Best Corvette Shirts & The Cars That Inspired Them

The Corvette, when launched, was one of those cars that were destined to become an instant classic. A car with a shape that defined a decade, with performance that helped kickstart the muscle car craze of the ’60s and ’70s. The thing is, everyone has their own favorites. Some like...

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The History Of The Z06 Badge

Z06 badge on a 2023 Corvette C8 Z06

As we all know, the review embargo on the new 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 was lifted recently, and the videos, written reviews, and snippets of both have been circulating the Corvette forums, Facebook groups, and performance car enthusiast sites endlessly. There is an air of expected performance, of being the...

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C8 Corvette Z06

You Could Win A 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 With The 70th Anniversary Package

It is not overstating things to say that the new 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 is one of the most in demand cars not just in North America, but in the world at the moment. In fact, GM has had to stop taking orders twice in the past 6 months alone...

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The Racing Victories Of The C5.R At Le Mans: A Retrospective

2001 finish in parade formation

1997 was a great year for car enthusiasts. The Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion, a literal race car for the road, became the toys for 20 very wealthy collectors. The last version of the Lotus Esprit, the GT3, was released, as was the first generation of the now legendary Lotus Elise....

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Bobby M’s C6 Z06 Corvette

Heavily modified 2007 Corvette C6 Z06

There exists two schools of thought in North America about muscle and sports cars. The first is that said car has been designed, engineered, and produced to be the best it can be from the factory, and that it should be enjoyed as it was originally intended to be. The...

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Corvette History

How the 1955 Le Mans Disaster Nearly Prevented the Corvette L88

1967 Corvette C2 L88 in blue

NOTE: While all care and attention has been taken to avoid showing any images containing bodies, there are some images in this article that may be distressing to some readers. In today’s world, we can look back through Chevrolet’s history and appreciate the legendary C2 and C3 L88 Corvettes. We...

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Corvette C9 E-Ray: GM’s First Hypercar?

Concept art of C9 Corvette

As Corvette enthusiasts, we know that the modern generations of our favorite car last (at most) between 7 to 10 years. This means that as we enter the fourth year of C8 Corvette production, we’re also moving ever closer to the C9 Corvette. Yet, the only tease that GM has...

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C8 Corvette Z06

2023 Corvette C8 Z06: A Roundup Of The First Reviews

2023 Corvette C8 Z06

The moment that many, if not all, Corvette C8 enthusiasts, and the entire Corvette community as a whole, have been waiting for is finally here. The all-new 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 has had its review embargo lifted, and to say that there are a few videos coming out is like...

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Auburn Auction: 1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1 283/290 Fuelie

1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1 283/290 Fuelie

The Auburn Auction, hosted by , is just a week away, and one of the most recent listings for the auction had our jaws absolutely scraping pavement. That is because Lot 658 represents, to many of us Corvette enthusiasts, an absolute “unicorn car,” the mythical beast that only pops its...

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Chevy Offering Incentives To Keep Your New C8 Z06 For A Year

We’re all eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new 2023 Corvette C8 Z06, that much no one can deny. Chevrolet, however, has learned from the launch of the C8 generation and the amount of cars that were flipped after only a couple of months for a massive markup due to...

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Corvette & The Indy 500 Pace Car: As Classically American as You Can Get

2023 Corvette C8 Z06 Pace Car

The Indianapolis 500 is, for lack of a better term, America’s Race. It is part of the triple crown of motorsport, which only one driver, Graham Hill, has ever attained (with the other two races you need to win being the Monaco Grand Prix in Formula One, and the 24...

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3D Rendered Corvette C2 Looks Mean Enough To Terrify Small Children

Hugo Silva Design Corvette C2 ALMS rendering

From AutoEvolution, a 3D rendered Corvette C2 has emerged from the skilled hands of CGI 3D artist Hugo Silva (hugosilvadesign) that looks about ready to steal your kids’ Halloween candy and laugh while doing so. As you can see, this thing looks mean. Inspired by the long-shuttered IMSA American LeMans...

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Corvette C8 ZR1 With 850 HP Twin-Turbo V8 On The Way

Corvette C8 ZR1 in test camouflage

As reported by Motor1, right on the heels of the announcement that the Corvette C8 Hybrid is coming as early as 2023, with a fully electric model coming soon afterward, news that the Corvette C8 ZR1 is in the testing stage has emerged. Wearing the familiar camouflage of previous prototypes,...

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Corvette Raffle of the Decade: Win a ‘22 Corvette Stingray & a ‘65 Sting Ray

Advertisement for 2022 Corvette Dream Giveaway

Raffles, lotteries, scratch tickets, visits to the casino… humans, by our very nature, love to play games of chance. It could be a Texas Hold ‘Em game at the local Corvette Club meetup, or it could be something as amazing as what Dream Giveaway has lined up for their 2022...

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GM Confirms: Hybrid Corvette C8, Fully Electric C8 On The Way

Potential 2023 Hybrid Corvette C8

It has long been rumored and all but confirmed that the C8 generation Corvette was to be the last V8-powered beast, and that the upcoming C9 generation in 2026, 2027, or thereabouts would be fully electric. Well, take those timelines and toss them out the nearest window, because GM has...

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