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It was the rumour that was almost certain to be quashed eventually: the next Corvette will
be a mid-engined affair, after all.
General Motors' vice president of global engineering, Karl Stracke, has point-blank denied the flurry of rumours (including our own Corvette speculation story) surrounding the idea of a mid-engined 'Vette.
"I don't know who made this public. I think it is wrong," Stracke told American mag Autoweek. A GM spokesman followed up Stracke's comments, saying he was "quashing those rumors. The rumors and speculation about the Corvette are just that. There is no mid-engine in the plans nor any plans for a wet dual-clutch transmission."
Seems that the Saab engineer who first mentioned the dual-clutch plans was off the mark about a wet-clutch DSG, but a dry-clutch, twin-clutch 'box is still on the table - as it is cheaper and more efficient than a wet-clutch system.
A new direct-injection V8 is also on the way - so no fear of a V6 'Vette, apparently. But Stracke has said that a hybrid is a possibility. Gulp...