The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the first mid-engine Vette in history. 
With an LT2 Small Block V8, the new Stingray is the fastest entry-level Vette ever. 
Prior to its on-sale date, the performance car will embark on a cross-country tour. 

The 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray is a quantum leap ahead for Corvettes. By putting the complete drivetrain right in the middle, many, many performance benefits follow. And they all flow from the engine itself, what GM calls “The jewel in the center.” Sitting right there in the middle of everything, just like it should, is Chevy?s next-generation, naturally-aspirated 6.2-liter Small Block V8, dubbed the LT2. It cranks out 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft. of torque, the most horsepower and torque for any entry-level Corvette. 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray: The Jewel In The Center
From a powertrain engineering standpoint, perhaps the greatest improvement is found in the lubrication and ventilation system of all places. For the first time ever, the base Stingray gets an engine-mounted dry sump oil system, and three scavenge pumps. Scavenge pumps are usually located at the engine’s lowest point, and GM says the pumps will keep oil volume high in the interest of performance. This is GM’s everso nice way of saying the engine won’t starve itself for oil under high G loads and blow up like a grenade. If you don’t have to worry about the engine slopping all its oil over to one side, that means you ca...