Simon Bertram, Author at CorvSport.com

Speed Phenom, the amazingly talented and young racing driver that put his C8 against a Ford Shelby GT500 in May, is back again with another awesome track day video. This time, he’s on track at Laguna Seca where a Dodge Viper ACR is also having a bit of fun in the...

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Another 2020 Corvette C8 Up For Auction, With A Slight Catch

Fellow Corvette fans, if you ever wanted to have a project car to end all projects cars, do we have the auction for you! The auction site Copart has a wrecked 2020 Corvette C8 2LT Z51 for auction, with an estimated retail value of $107,699. That retail value comes from...

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Chevrolet Has Filed To Trademark “Zora” In Over 30 Countries

Through some investigative reporting, CarScoops has found out that Chevrolet, as far back as 2014, has filed to trademark the moniker “Zora” in over 30 countries. Those countries include the obvious ones like the US and Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, however, some are as far-spread as Zimbabwe, Moldova, and...

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Several Low Mile Limited Edition Corvettes Going To Auction

What: Mecum Auctions Eddie Vannoy Collection Auction. When: June 26 to 30 Why: 14 low mile Corvettes, of which several are special editions, alongside hundreds of cars from other American brands. Okay, now that the collectors have run off to mark their calendars and check their wallets, the rest of...

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Florida Dealership Drops A Corvette C8 From Lift

Getting a new 2020 Corvette C8 was the highlight of 2020 so far for many people. Jake Anthony from Florida was one of those lucky few. So when he brought his car in for its first service, he was rightly expecting the dealership to be able to perform said service....

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Low Miles 2011 Corvette ZR-1 For Sale

With not much happening in the Corvette world today, we happened upon a BringATrailer listing that makes us wish we had just a few spare dollars in the bank. A 2011 Corvette C6 ZR1 with just 1,900 original miles has been listed for sale, and it looks to be an...

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Hennessey At It Again With More Testing Videos!

Hennessey Corvette C8 vs Lamborghini Huracan Evo

Ah, you can always count on John Hennessey to keep you entertained. He’s made a 2020 Corvette C8 go over 200 MPH with some nitrous, and also pitted a stock C8 against a 2020 Ford Shelby GT500. Now, after some development work with a new exhaust and some new, lightweight...

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2020 Corvettes Are Pretty Much Sold Out

An article just appeared on CorvetteBlogger, where they report that only about 30 2020 Corvette C8’s remain for sale in North America. What should be noted right off the bat, however, is that these are existing physical cars, not order slots. With the 2021 model year refresh being pushed back...

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Watch A Corvette C8 Attack Willow Springs Raceway

It seems that with things finally starting to reopen, slowly but surely, we’ll see more 2020 Corvette C8‘s in time for some summer fun. For some, that also means taking their brand spanking new toys out for track days! One lucky owner, YouTuber Speed Phenom, a 19-year old that really...

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Almost-Official Details Of The C8 Convertible & The 2021 Model Year

With GM being pretty tight-lipped over the past couple of months about the timings of the 2020 Corvette C8, it’s no wonder that we, the automotive media and blogosphere, have been screaming for details. Well, today, GM “answered.” Sort of. “Through the grapevine,” as it were. A post on the...

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Mystery White 2020 Corvette C8 Crash

As reported on CarScoops this morning, a white 2020 Corvette C8 has apparently been crashed and abandoned. The car was allegedly found in a ditch somewhere, and pictures were shared with the Corvette C8 Facebook group. The front appears to be severely damaged, yet the airbags did deploy. What is...

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Callaway Teases Some New Goodies For The Corvette C8

Callaway, as many Corvette fans know, has done some fairly insane things with our beloved muscle cars in the past. Everything from a ADAC GT Masters GT3 version of the C7, to the famous 1988 “Sledgehammer” C4. Now, however, they have turned their eye to the common man, and have...

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Hennessey Corvette C8 Breaks 200 MPH Barrier

While the video was released just a couple of hours ago online, the actual speed record for the 2020 Corvette C8 was set on May 8, 2020. What is amazing about this speed record is that it was not done with the twin-turbo kit that John Hennessey is developing for...

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The Corvette C8.R’s Are Coming Back To The Track!

#3 Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R, GTLM: Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor, Nicky Catsburg

After carefully looking at scheduling, logistics, safety, and meetings with each venue, IMSA today announced that racing will resume on July 4. The revised IMSA schedule will see the WeatherTech Championship return to Daytona for a 2 hour 40 minute evening race. Classes that will be participating are Daytona Prototypes...

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Crashed Corvette C8 Bought, To Be Used For A Special Project

A month and a bit ago, we reported the news that a new Corvette C8 owner had unfortunately been the victim of a drunk driver. His Corvette ended up being declared a total loss and was destined for the scrapyard. Now, rotary enthusiast and well-known tuner Rob Dahm has bought...

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Hennessey Performance Pits The Corvette C8 Against A GT500

2020 Ford Shelby GT500 vs 2020 Corvette C8

We all know that John Hennessey likes power. A lot. So, it only makes sense that he is developing a kit for the Corvette C8. However, to properly gauge the differences that his kits will have against a bone stock Corvette C8, some…. “scientific” testing needed to be done. It...

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Does The Corvette C8 Make More HP After 500 Mile Unlock?

It’s a known fact that the Corvette C8 has a bespoke break-in period of 500 miles. It clamps down on the torque available, the rev range available, and forces you to break in the engine somewhat gently. However, one question that has been brought up is: Does that break-in period...

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1972 Corvette Stingray Convertible For Auction On eBay

In another example of a nice Corvette for sale, today a 1972 Corvette C3 Stingray Convertible was put up for sale on eBay. What makes this particular car valuable is that it only has 3,275 miles on the odometer. Doing the math, that means that it did just under 70...

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Extremely Rare 1967 L88 Corvette Convertible Set For Auction

News has reached our collective ears about the chance to own an extremely rare 1967 Corvette L88 Convertible at Mecum’s upcoming Indianapolis 2020 Classic Car Auction. The auction, set to happen either online entirely, or with specific rules in place at the auction house, will go ahead on July 10...

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Corvette Assembly To Resume May 26, 2020

While there has been much reported in the past few weeks regarding the effective end of 2020 Corvette C8 production in March and when production would restart, GM has now announced that the Bowling Green factory will be reopened and production slowly ramped up starting on May 26. The news...

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Corvette Racing Will Not Be Participating In Le Mans In 2020

2020 Corvette C8.R racing at the Daytona 24 Hours

As reported minutes ago on Road and Track, Corvette Racing has made the decision to skip the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. This would have marked the first time the 2020 Corvette Racing C8.R would have participated in the legendary race. The largest contributing factor to the...

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Chevrolet Might Make More 2020 Corvette C8’s

As reported on CorvetteBlogger, Chevrolet, and GM in general, is likely to produce more 2020 models. However, the rumored caveat is that when production resumes, hopefully in mid-May or early June, these cars will be made for those with existing 2020 Corvette C8 orders. For those accepted refunds on their...

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Eli Manning’s Corvette Sells For $140,000 In the COVID-19 ALL IN Celebrity Challenge

Eli Manning's 2011 Corvette C6 Grand Sport Convertible

For those that were not aware, a bunch of celebrities of sports, movies, music, and the like have been challenging each other. The challenge? Called ALL IN, they are to put something up for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going to food charities to provide the most vulnerable among...

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First Official Straight Pipe System Now Available For The 2020 Corvette C8

Fabspeed Supersport X-Pipe system for the Corvette C8

It seems that with some time having been invested in the 2020 Corvette C8, aftermarket manufacturers are finally coming out with finished products. Claiming the title of the first official straight pipe system (what they call Supersport) for the C8 is Fabspeed Motosport. Fabspeed’s catback Supersport X-Pipe system starts at...

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Kooks Gives The 2020 Corvette C8 A Great New Sound

As we’ve covered a few times, some shops have been making custom exhaust mods as they prototype out some ideas for 2020 Corvette C8 exhausts. While they have been doing that, Kooks Exhaust And Headers has been working (relatively) quietly behind the scenes. They have been toying with a concept...

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Right Hand Drive Corvette C8 May Be Delayed Or Even Cancelled

The 2020 Corvette C8 has been, by all accounts, an instant success story. Even despite only making slightly over 2,700 cars before factories and manufacturing plants were shut down, there have been no purely negative reviews or views of the car. This has built excitement for potential Corvette owners in...

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Corvette C6.R GT2 Rips Your Ears Apart In This Video

On YouTube, there is a very well respected channel owned by 19Bozzy92. He has the luck to live literally 5 minutes away from one of the greatest racetracks in the world: Monza. As such, he can often hear when cars are testing, or, through his network of contacts, get some...

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Some New 2020 Corvette C8’s Have Paint Issues

With any new model of car, some minor defects are almost to be expected. For example, some of the interior stitching on a handful of new 2020 Corvette C8‘s have either had threads loose, or be slightly out of line with other stitching. However, as discovered by Chevy Dude on...

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Corvette C8 Oil Change Procedure Video

As new 2020 Corvette C8‘s start to get into the first or second oil change phase, more and more people are asking about what the C8 goes through for a procedure. This is mostly because some dealerships have been closed or temporarily suspended their services as “non-essential.” This does vary,...

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GM Mistakenly Leaks Corvette Future To The Media

Over on MidEngineCorvetteForum.com, a thread emerged that was pointed out to us. In it, a small article from Hagerty that flew well under the radar was pointed out. The implications of the article, however, are amazing. GM has recently put a halt to any development work on all new cars...

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