WORDS^ SCOTT^ EVANS^
PHOTOGRAPHS^ WILLIAM^ WALKERwe’ve been saying it could and should
for 60 some-odd years: It put the engine
behind the driver. The mid-engine
Corvette is real, and I’m driving it. Or
am I driving the new 992 Porsche 911?
They’re the same shade of red and have
nearly identical performance. They even
have similar rear weight biases. And that’s
just to start. One thing that still remains
entirely separate: their prices.
Nearly everything about the 2020
Chevrolet Corvette Z51 and 2020 Porsche
911 Carrera S is effectively equal—on
paper. The Corvette is 3.9 inches longer,
3.2 inches wider, and 2.2 inches lower, but
you’d barely notice with the two parkednext to each other. Their side profiles
are nearly identical; the roofline, front
fenders, and A-line (the primary char-
acter line connecting the front and rear
fenders below the windows) are almost
carbon copies.
The Corvette is 253 pounds heavier,
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