Chevrolet had been building mid-engine Corvettes since 1960, but there was always a big stumbling block; GM didn’t have a performance transaxle.

See images of and read all about the Tremec-supplied dual-clutch transaxle for the 2019 C8 Corvette at Car and ... Everything We Know About the Mid-Engine C8 Corvette’s Dual-Clutch Transmission.

To test his theories, Arkus-Duntov built the single-seat Chevrolet Experimental Research Vehicle with a 353-hp aluminum-block V-8 driving the rear wheels through a four-speed transaxle. CERV I ...

The history of the rotary-powered, mid-engine Corvette XP-897GT, which will appear at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d'Élégance. ... Although XP-987 GT had no engine or transaxle installed, ...

They needed a transaxle for the rear of the car and in 1969, ... Other mid-engine sportscars were also now available in the US, such as the Porsche 914, and did not sell well.

The engine sits an inch lower in the car and bolts directly to the Tremec eight-speed, dual-clutch transaxle. Front engine Corvettes since the 1980s had a rigid torque tube connecting the front ...

Because the Viper's 8.0-liter V10 was so cumbersome, even in a mid-engine layout, the tail-end of the motor would be sticking out right above the rear axle, making the transaxle idea a good one.

The XP-897 was a continuation of the 1969 XP-882 and 1972 XP-895 mid-engine concepts that came before it. ... it sounds as if the 2 rotor engine AND the transaxle might have been developed for the ...

Rear cooling vents on GTD prototypes sparked rumors of a potential mid-engine test mule. The Mustang GTD’s rear cooling system is dedicated to the transaxle, not an engine. Ford fitted the ...

In 1969, Ford Motor Co. built an experimental, mid-engine version of the Boss 429 Mustang. Here's the story behind this intriguing machine. Ford Motor Company Photographer Bill McGuire Writer May ...

Unlike the lighter and lovely but mid-engine Boxsters and Caymans, ... Porsche made brilliant front-engine, rear-transaxle cars in the 70s, 80s and 90s, and they owe us a new one.

Chevrolet had been building mid-engine Corvettes since 1960, but there was always a big stumbling block; GM didn’t have a performance transaxle.