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From Corvette Chief engineer..
"But that didn't stop Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter from trying recently.
As World Car Fans reported, when asked about renewed mid-engined Corvette speculation on John McElroy's Autoline After Hours, Juechter denied knowledge, stating: "I'll have to check that out, because I know no such car exists."
He also cited an at-this-point familiar script—which CorvetteForum transcribed—as to why the Corvette shouldn't go mid-engine:
"Mid-engine requires a lot of compromises. You look at the elite race programs around the world; they’re all mid-engine. So... if all you care [about] is purely performance, then it makes sense to put the engine in the back. If you’re still talking about a car that can be used as a daily driver, long-distance tourer as well, handle benignly on the track, and have accessible performance, there’s a whole lot of other things that come into what is the optimum."
Now, it's worth noting that the latest round of rumors is more robust than we've previously seen, due mostly to spy shots—which circulated early this year—of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] testing a mid-engine platform, and GM's June 2014 filing to trademark the name "Zora."
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