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Mid-Engine C8 Corvette Production Has Finally Started The car was supposed to be hitting dealers by the end of 2019. Thanks to delays, production is just now beginning. BY  BRIAN SILVESTRO FEB 3, 2020 CHEVROLET TWITTER When Chevy first announced the long-awaited  mid-engine C8 Corvette , it said the car would be arriving in customer's hands by the end of 2019. Well, thanks to delays from multiple sources, that didn't happen. Back in November 2019, a Chevrolet spokesperson confirmed to  Road & Track  the C8 had been delayed until February 2020. Now, production C8s are finally beginning to roll off the line. Chevrolet revealed via Twitter today its Bowling Green, Kentucky assembly plant has begun "regular production" of the mid-engine C8 Corvette, providing a picture of a black example rolling down the line: Chevrolet ✔ @chevrolet Regular production for the 2020 # Corvette # Stingray coupe began

2020 Jeep Gladiator Gets Massive Dealer Discounts, Report Says Cars Direct finds deals offering as much as $9,000 off sticker price for the burly truck. BY  JAY RAMEY FEB 3, 2020 JEEP We knew from the start that when Jeep designed the  Gladiator  it designed it to be a very niche offering: It's neither a  Ram 1500  underneath nor a Wrangler with a sliced-off roof for the cargo compartment.  The resulting vehicle  did not disappoint, offering genuine off-road ability with a very well thought-out cargo hauling capacity, along with a longer wheelbase to make it all fit together. The resulting vehicle was not cheap: The  Gladiator  debuted with a starting price of $35,040, before a pack of options that could easily propel it $10,000 north of that mark and beyond. In fact,  the automaker  expected that a big chunk of  Gladiators  would end up being $45,000 or higher out the door, because if you were buying one to begin with this meant that you were pr

The Honda Civic Si TCA Is a Riotous Entry-Level Race Car For $52,500, Honda Performance Development will sell you a turn-key Civic race car. You want one. BY  CHRIS PERKINS JAN 30, 2020 HONDA The Honda Civic Si TCA was my first race car. I've driven plenty of fast street cars, many that make the Si TCA's 220-or-so horsepower seem weak at best. But this is different. It offers something that a road car simply can’t. RELATED STORY 2020 Honda Civic Si: Small Changes to a Great Car That's a bit surprising when you consider the specs. The Civic Si TCA is not radically different than the road car it's based on. Built for the SRO Touring Car America series' entry-level TCA class, Honda starts with a  Civic Si coupe  body-in-white, Honda Performance Development (HPD) fits upgraded brakes, suspension components, and a full roll cage. The powertrain is largely the same as in the road car, and there's even a six-speed H-p