5 Genuinely Impressive "Flaws" Of The C8 Corvette 

*Important Note!* Much confusion in the comments regarding "brake-by-wire." The system shown is absolutely "brake-by-wire." Lots of comments suggesting this is electrically assisted brakes, or something other than brake-by-wire, which are inaccurate claims. I asked Brembo about the system, and here was their response: "In normal use, the pedal is engaging a master cylinder, but the system runs in “open loop” so the master cylinder doesn’t generate any pressure. Normally the system takes pedal travel data and outputs a pressure using the electric pump based on the calibration done by GM and Bosch. In the unlikely event of a failure in the electrical hydraulic pump, or the entire vehicle electrical system, the master cylinder then becomes the operational fail safe to generate pressure and make braking still possible." In other words, this is a brake-by-wire system, with a hydraulic failsafe in the unlikely event of electronic failure.

You have arrived. Corvette loaned you their cutaway car DESIGNED for explaining the engineering. Drop. Your. Mic.

As a retired engineer, I love seeing someone who knows what they are talking about explaining these engineering details to people. Jason, you are easy to understand and doing a great job in all you videos. Thumbs up to Chevrolet for helping you out in doing this; the C8 is the Corvette we always knew the Chevy engineers could produce if management just let them do their best.

“To show you the engineering of Chevrolet, I sawed this Corvette in half!”

So what you’re saying is is that the engineers working for GM are smarter than the average person buying the car.

“Well, my weaknesses are actually my strengths” - Michael Scott and corvette

It's amazing what Jason achieve all this years. He truly become one of the best auto-shows in YT. Just a shy very nerdy engineer guy that shows us that a car is more than just how expensive it is and how good it looks. Fantastic work! And he learned how to be informative and funny at the same time hahhha!

EE: How do I fit this on a whiteboard.... Chevrolet: Solved that for you.

I thought the cutaway Corvette is what they sent you when you tell them that you want a new Corvette but you only have $25k to spend on it.

The cutaway looks like Rob Dahm's C8 when he bought it.

That chassis is a work of art. I see no way Chevrolet isn't losing money on these cars, especially when you factor in the YEARS of rigorous R&D this platform went through. It's hard to believe this came from the same company that makes the Chevy Trax.

That's awesome Chevrolet put that in your garage! Great video man!

That’s the problem with a lot of journo’s, they say “oh it understeers”.... Of course it does, 99% of cars come from the factory set up to understeer because it’s safer joe blow and the general public! 🤦‍♂️ Top video and you know you’ve made it when GM asks for your address to deliver cutaway C8 👌

The C8 makes me want to have a mid-life crisis. My bank account said no.

Pushrod engines are great. Simple, compact, inexpensive, and with the right valvetrain you can still rev them pretty high. Since it is old tech, you also have loads of modification options, as well, and with only the one camshaft it's much less expensive to go from a street-oriented setup to something more racey. And of course you have all of those options for pretty valve covers! Cammers are great, but for performance achievable for mere mortals, pushrods are here to stay

The longevity/reliability/durability of GM's LS/LT engines is arguably top of class. Very common to last hundreds of thousands of miles. See the 770k mile C5 turned into the National Corvette Museum as just one example (and many more on CorvetteForum have reported super high miles).

Jason, you know you've hit the big time when you can email Chevy directly and they do what you asked. Big props, man :)

It's not just you: he's got the talent to bring it down to earth, make it simple and digestible. Like always, I've learned something watching you. Thank you:)

Excellent way to explain that sometimes engineers do things for logical reasons. Sometimes your "common sense" way of thinking you inherited from your grandpa doesn't explain everything. Also sometimes we don't fully understand the reasons behind things. I still can't believe you got Chevy to loan you the cutaway C8, Keep up the great work!

Old saying; Understeer gets you around the track slightly slower. Oversteer gets you off the track much quicker.

Did I miss something, or was there NO WHITEBOARD in this video? How are we supposed to learn anything? Standards are slipping, Jason!

I don't know anything about cars or even really care, yet somehow every week I watch your videos, enjoy them immensely, and learn something. This is odd because I have no foundation in engines or cars but you explain everything so well and are so engaging that I am learning anyway. Thanks for the great content.

That was the best advertisment for any car I think I've ever seen. I hope they paid you very well for that. Nobody else I know could have generated the trust in chevy that you've conveyed.

Imagine if GM put a fraction of this effort into their mainstream cars.

After years of tuning my highly modified Lotus Elise for Autox duty, I've found that a little bit of understeer is necessary if you're looking to turn the fastest times. Reason: getting on the gas as early as possible on corner exit is how you reduce lap times. A touch of manageable understeer is well worth early throttle application. This bias also allows for deeper trail braking. Combined, these create longer straights on any course. IME, YMMV, yada yada

This reminds me of the famous quote by Mario Andretti: "It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down." Brakes can do so much more. They mitigate traction and change weight distribution beyond simply slowing the car's speed. . And for a very simple example of how they can make a car faster, just think of it like this. Let's say you have two identical cars, one with powerful brakes, and the other with anemic brakes. If you're on a straight side-by-side coming into a turn, the car with better brakes can brake LATER and decelerate FASTER resulting in the same entry angle and speed into the turn, but getting there FASTER than the car with worse brakes. For the majority of people who have never seriously tried to learn about racing, this is not intuitive at all. . It's the same with the C8's understeer. It's only slight understeer to begin with. And normally, with certain driving techniques, you can mitigate understeer anyway through use of timed braking and acceleration. However, Chevy already put in the adjustability (as you said) that can push that understeer into neutral / oversteer range. So really, the understeer isn't even a bug. It's a feature... and one that can be disabled!!!

The Corvettes cleaned up at Sebring this weekend. Great looking car.

Love this channel man ! I love how you did myth busting for all those people that paid way to much for European mid-engine super cars. Keep on being brilliant!

Kudos to GM for loaning out the cutaway car!

“If it’s not stopping you’re not stopping” 😂 That made my day

I love your channel so much. You explain things so well that I bet anyone stumbling on here with no car knowledge can understand you.

I appreciate so much that you explained and simplified the tech making alot easier to understand...not like everyone else who use complicated terms and expect you to figure out away to ingest and understand? ✌🏻👌🏻🙏🏻

3:08 90ft = ~27m 97ft = ~29m

OK, so Michelin makes a really good all season tire but if I can afford a new Corvette I can also afford a junker to drive in the winter. I can't imagine taking a new Corvette out in the snow.

Thanks for explaining how you got the cutaway because that's all I could think about for the entire video. Interesting stuff, thank you.

Great info! I have almost 10k miles on my C8 and i think you hit many valid points.

5:48 So designing the C8 to understeer is to Anti Mustang.

Great Job! Again! Would love for you to do an episode on the chassis using that cut-away model, I was salivating looking at all the aluminum extrusions, castings, sheetmetal, etc. Would love to understand how and why the engineering team made the decisions it did. From the short glimpses, it looks super stout and the triangulation for holding the suspension hard points looks so robust! And the castings! PLEASE do a review on the chassis?!

Great video as always, and good on Corvette PR for getting that display property your way.

Excellent. Thanks for the great vid! Love the cut-away. Keep the detailed C8 Vette tech coming. One idea: explain the detailed differences between the 4 suspension choices now on the C8. I’m one who has to make that choice soon for a 2021 re-order (replacing an 1100 status 2020 order that isn’t going to be built). Thanks again, Gary

Brilliantly Pure USA Engineering suited to Real Life Drivers! Cheers To GM! Thank You so much, Jason.

You need to do like 20 more videos with the C8, I can't get enough of this car and I love your insight!

Kool having the cutaway in ur garage👍 Nice job with the explanations/comparisons. Thank you

I think I saw that cutaway car last summer at Laguna Seca, during car week, in the Corvette pavilion. Thank you for a very intelligent analysis.

That's why I just watch engineering explained reviews

Such a well done video, pretty impressive that Chevy provided you with the cutaway, that says a lot about your channel

This is the most informed review I've heard about the c8 especially regarding the understeer complaints of other reviews.

Ferrari: "LOL, Corvetta!" Chevy: "Hold my Sam Adams."

I'd love to see details on the structure, it looks very impressive. I also think it's super rad that they added that adjustability to the suspension to set it up for track use as well as a suggestion on a good setup.

I love the fact that it uses a push rod engine

Took me watching one of your videos and I smashed the subscribe button. In-depth knowledge is great!

Late to the show, but was impressed with the video nevertheless. As a retired aerospace test engineer with a C7, soon to upgrade to the C8, it is refreshing to see a review addressing considerations from a professional. Thanks much!

How hard was it not say you were "showing off some quirks and features" of the car?

"More low end torque", now he gets the advantages of 2 valve. 2 valve engines usually have a higher port velocity, so make max torque at a lower rpm. Plus this is a modern pushrod engine, so it has lightened valve-train that can do higher rpm than old pushrod stuff.

Your reviews and perspective are so very well done! Thank you.

Fantastic video and great information! This incredible machine just seems to keep getting better. It seems Chevy has done what no supercar manufacturer can do: create a high performance sports car that can actually be used in real world situations with no excuses and a ridiculously low price for what you get. Good work Tadge and crew!

I love the all season tires on my mid-engine car. Also, I fixed the under-steer by going with a 30mm wider tire.

Well, since we have seen everything there is to see for this base C8, let's switch to the Z06 😊

My C8 arrived 9/23/20...I was barely able to put 500 miles on it before I had to put it away for the winter. Can't wait to see it again!

great job! I really enjoy all the videos I've seen from you so far. keep it up!

So this is like an Anti- Dodge viper, an electronically controlled S̶u̶p̶e̶r̶c̶a̶r̶ Correction: electronically controlled sports car that holds your hand

I love that Chevrolet is leaning in on independent reviews like this. Great video. Great marketing. Great information. Looking forward to buying my C8.

Just found your video by accident snd it was great and informative. I agree with all of your thoughts and I too own a C/8 and have retracted it to check out the differences from my C-7 and C-6 Thank you John, Canadian Corvette Ambassador

Pretty cool that you got the cutaway for your video. Pretty impressive car! The brake system looks great now that I've seen what it's actually doing!

missed opportunity , you could have filmed this while wearing denim shorts and white new balance shoes with tall white socks.

One of the few RU-vidrs to actually listen to. To your point, there are just too many people running their mouths on this car. What an excellent presentation.

Still amazed with the access you get for teaching. Ty, Ty, Ty.

Great video! I just got my C8 two weeks ago and it was super cool to see the cutaway version of the car. Keep bringing us the good stuff :*)

That's so cool that the stingray comes with a dry sump setup. Is it a wet/dry like the C6 Z06 where it has a wet sump with pickup and just uses a scavange pump to cycle oil through the tank? Or is it a proper dry sump with the dry sump pump feeding pressure or atleast directly feeding the oil pump port?

I like that manufactures always try to push the edge of technology, but it feels like every time a new technology comes out it fails miserably and then takes 3-5 years to fix and then gets scrapped the following year and then they start over again.

Wow, what a great sound that V8. Thanks again for all those explanations. Excellent video as usual.

Awesome video mate! As a car enthusiast and a 3/4 mechanical engineer (studying finish next year) I appreciate the effort of explaining the design and engineering decisions made in the new corvette, now I just need one to verify your statements ;)

12:28 Jason: "Can we put that thing in my garage?" Chevy: "yeah", Jason: "Can we keep that Corvette in my garage?" Chevy:

The fact that he's 57 throws me off all the time

Happy I found your channel, good engineering perspective.

Nice! I always like your vids. I'm an auto tech so it's good to see the engineering behind a lot of the new designs. Thanks.

Someone show this to throttle house so they can actually learn something

when you have become so "big" that corvette just gives you cars to make youtube videos... cool

I think most brands do themselves a disservice by not explaining these kinds of design considerations during their matketing. It really makes you appreciate the considerations and solutions they went with. I've personally been tired of hearing winey car reviews where they don't talk about anything below surface topics, and making small things seem like a big deal. Sadly it seems to do a lot in effecting ppl in their perception of cars, what they buy, and ultimately stopping the manufacturers from investing the time/money into exciting cars. Another great vid, thx!

Awesome car. Great in depth but easy to understand mechanical explanations! Legend.

The interior trim pieces at 9:54 align perfectly, like on a Tesla.

What a nice car. Quality is better than older gens and I honestly would pick this over euro competition, anyday

Yet another great job. Real engineering content, clearly explained, no B.S. Back around 2000 I had a Porsche Turbo that I drove at some track days at Laguna Seca. (Lifelong dream fulfilled!) - anyway - I went with 2 year old brake fluid and managed to boil it -- that is a sinking feeling to be sure! (Lesson learned!) The Corvette system is brilliant in that regard - great job of explaining it!

I actually saw this at the 2019 Motul Petit LeMans! Super cool to see it ok this channel

Can we just appriecate the fact that 0W-40 Oil exists, that sounds like the most perfect oil viscosity

I daily drive a Camaro and the best thing I did was replace my P Zeros with a set of good all seasons. My pants now stay clean at the hint of bad weather.

Had "FUN" driving my dads corvette home in February in Alaska with formula 1 summer tires, a drive that normally takes 2 hours took nearly 4 hours, got to the house and car was sliding sideways down the driveway.

i love this guy he explains car engineering so everyone can understand it but not trying to be a comedian to attract more subscribers

"I sent them an email, asking if this thing could get in my garage and they were, like, Yeah." Only Jason could get away with that!!

I see my neighbor loading and unloading corvettes in similar shape to the cutaway car at all hours of the night. Possibly stolen?

I don't have much experience regularly driving a high performance rear-wheel drive monster machine of any sort on snow so I can't speak on it, but what has always puzzled me is when people go bonkers when you drive all-season tires all year around. Mind you, I live in Chicago, so I'm no novice when it comes to legit snowy driving. But I've owned 3 cars in my life and all 3 did perfectly fine on all season tires in both snowy and dry pavement when simply driving it from point a-b. The car I have now is pretty powerful but its AWD and I know not to throw it into a corner in the snow anyway, but it does an amazing job in the snow, barely any wheel slip at half throttle from a stand-still and I've yet to go for a slide while trying to take a turn at a reasonable speed. Basically all I'm saying is what's the big deal with people harping over winter tires when all-seasons do the job just fine? Unless you're about to go rally-cross racing I don't see the big deal. And don't let me get started on tire chains!

I used to ignor these Chevy's as a bit of joke frankly, I take it back, its hell of a car for the money, congrats from the U.K. well done chaps

I love the content though. You make me want to be an engineer

Great video! Loved every second of it

You should do a video series that breaks down a bunch of engines and through the disassembly you talk about different engineering decisions that were made in its design.

An excellent engineering analysis! Thank you!

"Well, well it understeers" Also the driver: *Locks brakes, disables power steering, turns at 90 mph* Lmao I feel like people just try to find anything to complain about, even if it can be driver error

Next time just ask them: Can I keep the grey Corvette in my garage? 😅👍

I saw the 'pilot' on the side of the tires and instantly knew why they put on all seasons. Crazy tech and they work great in the winter.

You should have a TV show!!! I have tons of info mechanics I follow but YOURS is entertaining af!!! I could watch your videos all day!