Video Corvette C8 Z06 GT3.R (2024): Chevrolet prepares for publication

(Motorsport-Total.com) – The Corvette C8 Z06 GT3.R has successfully completed its rollout. General Motors subsidiary Chevrolet has posted a video on social media showing the car in action at the company’s showroom in Michigan.

There is also a sound sample that will probably be interesting to fans, if not surprising: the Bolide shares a unit with the GTE bolide C8.R. The 5.5 liter LT6 engine therefore comes with the same sound, namely a flat V8 sound with few revolutions.

The classic American V8 jet roar, as known from the old Callaway Corvette, is also a thing of the past in Corvettes in GT3 racing. Of the aircraft V8s, that only leaves the Lexus RC F GT3 now that Bentley has ended its program (and of course the Mercedes-AMG GT3, with the SLS engine).

But those cars will also be used in the factory. Corvette Racing is currently running in the IMSA Sportscar Championship in the GTD Pro category with a temporary C8.R modified for GT3. Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor took home the runner-up crown. The release period for the C8.R GTD will end after the 2023 season.