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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ameri2010" data-source="post: 10094884" data-attributes="member: 304641">Karl Stracke, General Motors VP of global engineering, has unequivocally denied the recent rumors about a mid-engine version of the next-generation Corvette with a wet-dual-clutch transmission. Stracke spoke with editors at Automotive News and Autoweek and addressed the latest batch of rumors. For decades, speculation about what will be done with a next-generation Corvette invariably pops up almost immediately after a new model is introduced. For example, a mid-engined Corvette has reportedly been on the cards since at least the mid-60s, thanks in part to a string of concept and experimental models of that configuration. The last Corvette-badged mid-engine concept was the 1990 CERV-III, but that hasn't stopped the speculation – especially in recent years as the Corvette has gained increased respect among the ranks of high-end sports cars. According to Stracke, "There is no mid-engine in the plans." The same goes for a the story revealed by a Saab engineer about development of a wet DCT. Automakers are increasingly moving away from wet-clutch gearboxes to dry-clutch units because they are less expensive and more efficient. While Stracke shoots down the wet DCT, no mention is made of a dry-clutch unit... if Chevrolet follows Ferrari and Porsche down the dual-clutch path, that is almost certainly the type we will see.Stracke also put the kibosh on a V6 Corvette. GM has already announced a direct injected small-block V8 is coming soon for its full-size pickup trucks and the Corvette will no doubt follow. Stracke did acknowledge that a hybrid is a possibility for the sports car and since competitors are going that way it wouldn't be out of place.<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch001.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch027_01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch017.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch061_01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/chicorvetteconcept03.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch003.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch056_02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/x09sv_ch004.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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