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      05-26-2011, 09:37 AM   #222
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Originally Posted by erhanh View Post
C7 Corvette is one of the cars I'm looking forward to see.. 3.x liter V8 revving at 10000rpm sounds sweet...
Yeah, I am pretty curious about the C7 too. A small turbo V8 would be very trick, though the 10000 RPM part is pretty tough to believe. At 3.xL, it would be able to hit 450hp+ without revving nearly that high. But even if it were only 8k RPM give-or-take it'd still be a sweet setup.

In the end, the oft-rumored naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 (same displacment as the C6R GT2) remains the most believable option for the next Corvette. But I am hopeful that someone, if not GM, who builds performance cars with prices well south of a Ferrari or McLaren will pick up the the high revving V8 (N/A, turbo, or whatever) torch from BMW and Audi.
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