Speculation abounds on program direction, timing and architecture for the next Corvette - nothing new. But one one of the biggest (long term) marketing issues has been product positioning for the respective Corvette and Camaro brands in price, content and targeted customer - always seemingly locked in intra-company battle, competing for the same GM customer. Is there a way out of that? Perhaps there's a clue of how GM may finally be resolving the positioning problem in the excerpt below:
http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/...st-rumors-mid-engine-c8-re-mastered-lt5-e-ray
These rumors imply that the C7 will be the last front-engined, RWD Corvette! We suspect the Camaro, now LT powered with a state-of-the-art chassis, is being groomed to be become Chevrolet’s traditional performance car with the ‘Vette bumped up to supercar status. So, old school sports car guys would have a very capable 4-seat Corvette to choose from (the Sixth Gen Camaro) and a new era, high-end performance guys would have a mid-engined super car to move up to.
http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/...st-rumors-mid-engine-c8-re-mastered-lt5-e-ray
These rumors imply that the C7 will be the last front-engined, RWD Corvette! We suspect the Camaro, now LT powered with a state-of-the-art chassis, is being groomed to be become Chevrolet’s traditional performance car with the ‘Vette bumped up to supercar status. So, old school sports car guys would have a very capable 4-seat Corvette to choose from (the Sixth Gen Camaro) and a new era, high-end performance guys would have a mid-engined super car to move up to.