2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 leaks ahead of its official debut

The inevitable has happened, folks. Photos and a few details of the 2020 C8 Chevy Corvette leaked out before the official reveal tonight. Esquire hit “publish” on its prepared story, then quickly pulled it from its website. It was too late, though, as Motor1 managed to capture screen grabs of the story before Esquire was able to retract it. We’ll preface this by saying that it’s not official information from Chevrolet, but it sure does look legit to us.

One interior shot leaked earlier today, but these three photos give us exactly what we’ve been wanting. Drink in the details for now — these pictures are certainly GM press photos — but we’ll have plenty more detailed photos to share with you when GM drops the curtain for real. The Esquire leak included a few C8 specs, as well. It claims the standard engine will be a 6.2-liter V8 named LT2 that makes 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. A 0-60 mph time of under 3 seconds is also quoted for the Z51 Performance Package in the story. So yes, it’s going to be fast.

Just as we figured, there is no manual transmission option detailed in the leaked story. Instead, Motor1 says the Corvette will have an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission to do all the shifting. The aforementioned Z51 package supposedly adds upgraded brakes, better cooling and a louder exhaust. Another detail Corvette fans will be happy to learn is that the removable roof option is still there with the C8. We’re assuming there’s a place to store it in whatever rear storage solutions Chevy has come up with.

A detail we put less credence in is Esquire’s price estimate. The story claims a price of around $70,000, but we probably won’t be able to confirm this for some time.