Corvette is Chevrolet’s iconic performance car. Its importance to the brand cannot be overstated. Thus is sweated by Chevy’s designers, engineers, marketing staff, and executives to ensure that it than the preceding version. With the eighth generation, Chevrolet has done more than raise the bar or move the goalpost—they’ve torn down the stadium and started from scratch. Though Corvette engineers have experimented with this engine placement over the past several decades, 2020 marks the first time GM has committed it to production cars. Corvette already had prodigious power on tap, but its front-engine configuration put some limitations on its handling and traction. The new mid-engine like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren. It’s the story every Corvette fan needs to read.