A Manual C8 Corvette Might Finally Be Within Reach, Thanks To Tremec

The first Chevrolet Corvettes deed nan streets successful 1953 equipped pinch automatic two-speed Powerglide transmissions. For nan first 2 exemplary years an automatic was nan only option, but that changed pinch nan preamble of nan Synchro-Mesh 3-speed manual transmission for nan 1955 exemplary year. Chevrolet would spell connected to connection a manual transmission successful a assortment of Corvette models each twelvemonth for nan adjacent 65 years, until nan 2020 debut of nan C8 Corvette.

Many Corvette fans and admirers mourned nan nonaccomplishment of nan manual action successful nan caller mid-engine C8. Not that location was thing inherently incorrect pinch nan C8's Tremec TR-9080 8-speed dual-clutch transaxle (DCT), which MotorTrend described upon nan C8 Singray's debut as:

"Exceptional for a first try, a crippled effort to lucifer Porsche's benchmark PDK." and "so soft successful Tour mode that you don't get a consciousness of conscionable really accelerated you're going"

The weight of nan nonaccomplishment continued however, until Tremec introduced its caller 6-speed manual transaxle into nan aftermarket world, unleashing nan imaginable for a manual C8 Corvette. Tremec is recognized for producing nearly indestructible transmissions pinch its TR-6060 and T-56 Magnum manual transmissions recovered successful cars specified arsenic nan Hellcat Dodge Challenger and Camaro ZL-1.

The list of cars you tin get pinch a manual transmission successful 2025 includes rugged off-roaders for illustration nan Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco to upscale models for illustration nan Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing and moreover economical entrants for illustration nan Mazda3 Hatchback. The absence of a manual-shift action for nan Corvette hasn't impacted sales, according to nan data-crunchers astatine GM Authority. Although nan likelihood of a manual C8 from Chevrolet seems farfetched, it'll beryllium absorbing to spot if a manual-shift action returns to nan Corvette for early generations.

Perhaps nan astir breathtaking facet of Tremec's caller offering is its imaginable usage successful civilization builds. Tremec says its caller manual 6-speed transaxle is akin successful galore ways to nan C8's DCT.

"The TREMEC manual 6-speed transaxle maintains nan TR-9080 DCT unit's packaging letter cover and mounting points to thief builders creation things astir nan transaxle for optimal suspension fitment and recreation maximum handling capability."

In summation to nan caller transaxle's akin size and shape, it besides uses nan aforesaid mounting points arsenic nan existent Corvette's TR-9080 DCT. If you're dreaming astir swapping Tremec's caller transaxle into an existing C8, location are different considerations beyond whether aliases not nan gearbox will bolt into spot of nan automatic. You'll request to instal a 3rd pedal for nan clutch and a shifter successful nan halfway console, provisions for which aren't included because nan manual was ne'er an action successful nan C8. Once everything fits you'll request to reprogram a assortment of systems to nan caller gearbox to play bully pinch nan remainder of nan car.