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Supercharged widebody Corvette C8 as a SEMA show car!

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Supercharged widebody Corvette C8 as a SEMA show car!

This used Chevrolet Corvette of the current C8 series has recently appeared on eBay and is for sale. Anyone who likes a particularly eye-catching vehicle and also has well over €100.000 to spare should take a look at this unique vehicle. The C8 was exhibited at the SEMA auto show in LA and had won Best Modified Car and Best Modern Muscle awards. The V8 under the hood performs due to a built-in compressors much more so than any other production Z06 or ZR1 in Vette history. The vehicle is a 2020 model with factory 502 hp (369 kW) and 637 Nm of torque. The C8 was built by the tuner "The Custom Shop' from Flanagan, Illinois, and it's as visually aggressive as a Corvette can get.

Widebody Corvette C8

Supercharged widebody Corvette C8 as a SEMA show car!

According to the item description, a Sigala Designs widebody kit installed, which cost a whopping 17.000 US dollars without an extension. the kit widened the Vette at the front by about 13 cm and at the back by a whopping 18 centimeters. The components include a modified front apronNew fender front and rear, there were powerful ones side skirts and also one XXL rear diffuser is installed. In addition, various LED strips integrated. The most striking feature is definitely the insanely huge fixed one rear wing in the style of 1970 Plymouth Superbird NASCAR and the two-piece rear spoiler underneath. And that's not all. Because powerful three-piece parts have been turning in the wheelhouses since the conversion Forgeline rims in gold/black in the dimensions 21×14 at the back and 20×10 inches at the front.

Supercharged widebody Corvette C8 as a SEMA show car!

And the performance is as extreme as the optics. Under the hood you installed namely a Procharger Compressor Kit with one aluminum inlet and in combination with a Magnaflow sport exhaust system. According to the measurement protocol, a performance of 618 PS “at the wheel” what about 740 HP engine power is equivalent to. Compared to the series, this is a premium of a good 240 hp. Other modifications like a Lowering kit, fat Pirelli tires (355/25ZR21 width at the rear and 255/30ZR20 at the front), a lot of Carbon on the roof, am diffuser, the Spoilers and the bonnet also add to the visual drama of the C8. Lots of little details like a Sony subwooferVarious LEDs inside & outside, new Emblems and changes in Interior complete the uniqueness.

Supercharged widebody Corvette C8 as a SEMA show car!

According to the eBay seller, "well over 200.000 US dollars" was invested and the vehicle should only go because of a new project. So if you can live with the daring look that, in our opinion, takes some getting used to, you should grab it. If we get more information about the changes, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed about this if you simply use our Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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