The C8.R exhibits an entirely different exhaust note, one consistent with a flat-plane-crank engine design. Key characteristics to listen for: a higher-pitched exhaust note, a consistent exhaust ...

furthering the assumption there is a flat-plane crank stuffed in the V8. It’s hard to say when Chevrolet will show the world the next variant of the C8 ‘Vette, but we saw the C7 Z06 the year ...

Many exotic cars and racing cars with V8 engines (even the C8.R, which is making its debut in Daytona this weekend, but more on this later) use what's called a flat-plane crankshaft. This layout ...

This gets us to something called a flat-plane crankshaft ... One more piece of the puzzle has arrived for our shop C8 from @diamondpistons! You may not have heard, but we are ...

Chevrolet released the technical details of the mid-engine Corvette C8.R during a special presentation ... by a DOHC 5.5-liter V8 engine with a flat plane crank. The naturally aspirated V8 engine ...

breaking the news of the C8.R's dual-overhead-cam, flat-plane-crank V-8 more than a month before its reveal. Now, a recent video captures the C8 Corvette Z06's engine note—and it sounds ...

So, if the C8.R does indeed use a flat-plane crankshaft, that's a pretty exciting thing, and it means that we could, in theory, expect to see a version of that engine in a high-performance variant ...

We have heard that the C8 Corvette will be getting a flat-plane crank double-overhead cam V8 in its lifetime. A 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 is confirmed for the C8.R racecar Corvette ...

In October, Chevy revealed the race-ready C8.R, now packing a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V-8 engine—a big step away from the pushrod V-8s found in the new road car and last ...

Chevrolet has confirmed the Corvette C8.R’s new 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V8 will be offered in a forthcoming street car. The American car manufacturer unveiled the C8.R last week alongside the ...

If anything, this new V8’s character picks up where the standard C8’s conventional cross-plane engine leaves off, making the latter sound lazy and flat by comparison. That’s no mean feat ...

As you’re well aware, Chevrolet is keeping its mouth shut about future versions of the ‘Vette. The Stingray utilizes a small-block V8 with 6.2 liters of displacement and natural aspiration ...