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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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Corvettes On Craigslist: 2019 Callaway C7 Corvette LT1

Callaway C7 LT1

As we venture around the internet in search of fun Corvettes for sale to highlight, we couldn’t really avoid this bright orange 2019 Corvette C7 sitting in Northford, Connecticut. What makes this one so enticing is that it’s purposefully been kept as stock as possible in terms of looks. The...

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Watch A 4,000+ HP Drag Corvette Take Flight

2017 Corvette C7 Drag Racer

It’s been noted throughout the years that Corvette engines, stock, can take quite a bit of power. However, if you really get down to the nuts and bolts, and properly build up a racing engine from an LS or LT block, the power that you can get is astronomical. Take,...

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2020 Corvette C8 vs A Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

C8 vs trackhawk

Hennessey Performance… what won’t they race against a 2020 Corvette C8? We’ve had Mustangs, the older generations of Corvettes, et al. Now, however, comes the weird one. A 2020 Corvette C8… against a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. At first, you might think that this was an easy win for the...

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Corvettes For Sale: 2017 Corvette C7 Z06 Pikes Peak Race Car

2017 C7 Z06 Pikes Peak For Sale

On BringATrailer.com, a recent listing has popped up that is the perfect time attack or hill climb car for those either in the sport, or wanting to get into it. The 2017 Corvette C7 Z06 was bought at a salvage auction and was built up by pro race driver Robb...

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GM Issues Recall For 2020 Corvette C8’s

Red Corvette Wallpapers

GM has issued its first recall notice for the 2020 Corvette C8. The issue, in particular, relates to the interior trunk release button in the frunk. As per NHTSA (USA) and F/CMVSS (CAN) rules, the interior trunk release must be operational at all times. The issue is that the C8,...

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A United Arab Emirates Shop Does A C6 Z06 2JZ Swap

Corvette C6 Z06 2JZ engine swap

There have been some interesting project cars out there. There have been some Corvette engines shoved into things as small as Mazda MX5’s and Toyota/Subaru GT86’s. However, it’s rare for things to go the other way. Enter RSG High Performance Center from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. View this...

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2020 Corvette C8 Convertibles Are Leaving The Factory Doors!

2020 Corvette C8 Convertible

It’s been a long time coming, and after numerous delays including the global pandemic, Bowling Green has started pushing roofless 2020 Corvette C8‘s out the door! While production officially started on August 4, it was a ramp-up style production line. This means starting a second shift that works after the...

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YouTuber Tears Down Her Broken Corvette C8 Engine

Corvette C8 Engine

YouTuber EmeliaHartford decided to get her 2020 Corvette C8 twin-turbocharged. And then she decided to dial up the pressure to what could be called “unsafe levels,” ie it was making nearly 1,500 HP at full boost! In her previous video before this one, she did one pull on the street...

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YouTuber TheTopher Reviews The 2020 Corvette C8 2LT

2020 Corvette C8 review Topher

YouTuber TheTopher is known for doing car reviews from a certain perspective. That perspective, as is obvious the moment you start watching the video, is from a GoPro he wears on a headband, giving as close to a drivers’ eye view of things. And, wouldn’t you know it, he has...

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What’s the 2020 Corvette C8 Like At 12,000 Miles?

12,000 mile review Corvette C8

While the 2020 Corvette C8 has only been out in owners’ hands for just about 5 months, if you were one of the lucky ones that got theirs in March, not many have gone into 5 digits on their odometers. YouTuber Zac LP, however, has not only gone to 5...

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AWE Reveals Corvette C8 Touring Edition Exhaust

AWE Tuning Touring Edition Exhaust

Now that we’re about to enter the 5th month of the 2020 Corvette C8‘s release life, more and more aftermarket developers and tuners have had the chance to finish prototyping their new bits and bobs. AWE Tuning has just announced that their Touring Edition exhaust is now available for pre-order,...

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CorvSport.com Wants To Hear Your Craziest Corvette Stories

The 2019 ZR1 Corvette

For those unaware, CorvSport.com achieved a major milestone in the middle of July 2020. We have officially passed 75,000 likes and follows on our FaceBook Social Media Group! To celebrate, what we’re planning to do for our August news cycle is to gather and share the craziest, zaniest, weirdest, or...

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Watch & Listen As A Legend Hits The Track Again: The Corvette C5.R [VIDEO]

1999 Corvette C5.R

While the 2020 Corvette C8 has had a bit of a love-it-or-hate-it launch this year, one thing that almost all Corvette enthusiasts can agree upon is that Corvette Racing, in the 1999 season, brought a sledgehammer to the world of endurance racing. That sledgehammer had the official name of the...

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2002 Modified Corvette C5 Z06 Breaks 200 MPH In The Standing Mile

212 MPH 2002 Corvette C5 Z06 Modified

We’ve featured a few quarter-mile, standing mile, and top speed runs on Corvsport in the past. However, we’ve never seen one quite like this. A 2002 Corvette C5 Z06, with prototype performance parts and unpainted carbon fiber rear quarter panels. Oh, and it’s punching out 900 wheel HP. And 850...

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Corvettes For Sale: First Corvette C7 Z06 Produced In 2017

2017 Corvette C7 Z06 first of the 2017's

In our constant search for Corvettes for sale, we found a one-of-a-kind 2017 Corvette C7 Z06 on TheVetteNet.com. What makes it one of a kind is that it was the first one produced for the 2017 model year, a “VIN 0001” type of car. An Arctic White on Black...

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Vintage Corvette Wallpapers

Vintage Corvette Wallpaper

Vintage Corvette Wallpaper Collection We have curated the ultimate collection of the best Vintage Corvette Wallpapers and HD backgrounds for you to enjoy. Our team focused on finding the top Vintage Corvette Wallpapers only to keep the quality high. These Vintage Corvette Wallpapers are free to download so go ahead....

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2021 Corvette C8 Options Getting A Mild Price Increase

The 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette in Sebring Orange.

According to an article published just moments ago on CorvetteBlogger, multiple options for the 2021 Corvette C8 model year are set to have mild price increases. And in the case of a few options, not so mild. As promised by GM and Chevrolet, the base price of all variants of...

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Family Ties: The Story Of A Special 1968 Corvette C3

1968 Corvette C3 Family Ties

On YouTube, if you search for “Corvette,” right now you will be blasted with thousands of videos about the Corvette C8. However, peeking out from under the pile, we saw a special little 5.5-minute video. And once we watched this video, it just had to be shared… Ken Johnston is...

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The Corvette C8 May Be Heading To Australia After All!

RHD Corvette C8

Three months ago, with the complete closedown of Holden in Australia, as well as GM pulling back from the market there, it seemed that the Corvette C8 might never see right-hand drive. Then, days ago, Tim Robson, an editor at WhichCar.com.au, an Australian car enthusiast website, found a trademark filing...

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Canadian Man Has His Sight Restored, Buys A Corvette

Blind man can see Corvette

Well, if this isn’t a perfect feel-good story in the middle of the global pandemic, I don’t know what is. A Canadian named Mike Shickerowski is finally living the dream after 44 years of being legally blind, and local Canadian news featured both the man and his car in a...

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Corvette C8 Is Turned Into An “Art Car” With Full Body Wrap

Wrapped 2020 Corvette C8

The concept of the “art car” was brought forth many decades ago by the marketing team at BMW and a slightly crazy French racing driver named Herve Poulain. Over the years, multiple versions of the art car have come about, and it’s definitely a “you like it or you don’t”...

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Mobil 1 Continues The “Uncut From The Track” Series

Mobil 1 Corvette C7.R

Just a week ago, we brought to you the trilogy of short marketing films that Mobil 1 had created with Corvette Racing. Now, it seems, they’re going to continue them beyond just the first three! Featuring the IMSA Corvette C7.R primarily, this edition, which takes place at the legendary Weathertech...

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The National Corvette Museum To Raffle Off 1.75 Millionth Corvette

The National Corvette Museum has just announced that from now through to the end of August, it will be selling raffle tickets so that one lucky person can become the owner of the 1,750,000th Corvette ever made. Tickets will be $200 each, and only 1,500 tickets will be sold. To...

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Hennessey Reminds Everyone They Still Have C7 Stuff In An Epic Way

Hennessey HPE850 Corvette C7 Z06

Hennessey Performance is well known among Corvette enthusiasts. They have made some legendary performance upgrades, and are currently working on bringing forth upgrades for the 2020+ Corvette C8. However, the Corvette C7 is still a car that has some dealer showroom stock and is becoming more and more readily available...

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Classic Review Video: UK’s Fifth Gear On The Corvette C6 Z06

Fifth Gear Corvette C6 Z06 reivew

Back in the day, there were two competing car review and entertainment shows on UK television: The “new” Top Gear, and the show started by the hosts of the “old” Top Gear, Fifth Gear. One of those that transitioned to Fifth Gear was Tiff Needell, a respectable racer that had...

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Regular Cars Reviews The 2020 Corvette C8

2020 Corvette C8 Regular Car Reviews

RegularCars, for those unaware, is a YouTube channel that focuses on… well, car reviews. Done by regular guys. In regular language. So when they got to drive the 2020 Corvette C8, they not only reviewed it but took several broadsides at Gm and other Corvettes as well… oh boy, did...

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A 1981 Corvette C3 Stingray In The UK

1981 Corvette C3 in the UK

JayEmm On Cars is a very quirky, but fun YouTube channel run by James Martin, an out and out car geek. He recently was given the opportunity to drive a 1981 Corvette C3, and it brought up a question that he felt deserved to be investigated… Was the Corvette C3...

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2020 Corvette C8 Frunk Opening Issue Potentially Solved By Owners

2021 Corvette Wallpapers

Earlier this month, we shared that the NHTSA has had multiple complaints of the Corvette’s front trunk (aka frunk) opening while driving. In a heavily engaged discussion on MidEngineCorvetteForum, the issue might have been narrowed down to an issue of pressure. But not air pressure on the frunk. The pressure...

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Single Owner Corvette C2 Surpasses 582,000 Miles

1963 Corvette C2 Convertible single-owner

As reported today on CorvetteForum’s landing page, a well-traveled, well-loved 1963 Corvette C2 Convertible has recently just ticked over 582,000 miles. Owned since buying it new from the factory, Steve Stone of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was only 18 when he went into a dealership and bought his dream car, a...

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A Pro-Touring Corvette C3 Named Rambo

Corvette C3 Rambo

Garrett Randall has been into cars since the age of 13, as he explains in the video below. It started with a Camaro and went wild from there. As well, he is deep into the vintage autocross scene, and while racing in his built El Camino, he felt that he...

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