Great News For Corvette Fans,

the new model is going to debut Jan. 13,

on the eve of the Detroit Auto Show, there will be a six-month gap between the 2014 Corvette C7 and the current C6 version, pictures are already doing the rounds like the one above,

or this one here, although it does not have the newly redesigned badge on the front of the vehicle, significant upgrades, according to the supplier sources, include a smaller, lighter aluminium V-8 engine displacing around 5.5 liters, advanced features such as direct injection, cylinder cutoff and variable valve timing and a new seven-speed manual transmission for improved fuel economy, prices, due to be announced next summer, are expected to range from just under $55,000 for the base model to nearly $120,000 for the top-of-the-line Corvette ZR1,

this the latest picture from Jaopink, insiders suggest a 5.5-litre V8 could be introduced as the entry-level engine, with the current 6.2-litre unit offered as a more upscale motor, the smaller engine is likely to feature an aluminium block, adopting higher compression and direct injection, it is also possible Chevrolet could introduce downsized engines as part of the range, such a move is unlikely to be adopted initially, but a twin-turbo V6 could join the latest development of the small block V8, would I like one? you bet!