GM’s Next-Gen Small-Block V8 Takes Shape With $1.7 Billion Push

A Corvette C8 test mule hints at active trials, with reports of 5.7- and 6.6-litre options still unconfirmed.

Overview

General Motors has committed a total of US$1.7 billion to develop a sixth-generation small-block V8.
Production for the new V8 family has been designated for Flint, Michigan and Buffalo, New York.
Industry outlet GM Authority reports initial 5.7- and 6.6-litre displacements, a detail GM has not verified.
Observers have spotted a camouflaged Corvette C8 test mule covering its engine area, and the debut model remains unknown.
GM executives say V8s will stay in the lineup as long as customers want them and regulations and economics permit, with a focus on full-size trucks and utilities.