A Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray has been wrecked after falling off a two-post automobile raise someplace in North America.
Because the C8-generation Corvette is mid-engined, its weight distribution could be very completely different than the C7. In reality, whereas the C7 had a 50-50 weight distribution, the C8 mannequin has a 40-60 cut up. This implies the brand new automobile must be lifted in a different way than its predecessor. Evidently, the mechanic at this store may need not acquired the memo.
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Two photos not too long ago shared to the Corvette Forum present the Speedy Blue Corvette resting on its rear after slipping off the two-post jack. In all chance, the mechanic didn’t use the right lifting factors on the rear of the automobile which, as Corvette Blogger factors out, are positioned a lot additional again than on the C7.
The power of the autumn has induced a big cut up within the bodywork of the sports activities automobile and whereas not seen in these photographs, there’s an excellent likelihood that the body has additionally been bent. If that’s the case, the automobile will instantly be declared a write-off and can in all probability go to a scrapyard the place it could be offered.
This isn’t the primary time a C8 Corvette has slipped off a two-post automobile raise. In June 2020, a really comparable incident occurred when a Chevrolet dealership in Jacksonville, Florida incorrectly lifted a pink C8 Stingray. The Corvette in that incident can also be believed to have suffered irreparable harm from the autumn.
