It seems to me that if they had introduced a mid engined Corvette in the late 60's/early 70's when the car had less than 20 years of history it would have made more sense. Now after 65 years of front engined Corvettes and their legacy it seems strange to go away from that to a mid engined car. Keep the front engined Corvette and call this car the ZR1 or something like that. In the end, unless I win a lottery, it doesn't make much difference to me. They'll have an electric engine in it in a couple of years anyway (probably at the rate things are going...).