If you've been under a rock, then maybe you haven't heard, but the new Corvette has moved the engine behind the driver. Something that has been rumored for decades but has never happened. There are a number of other changes as well, like a brake-by-wire system and no available manual gearbox. That's right, this Corvette can only come with a dual clutch transmission.

As part of our 2020 Performance Car of the Year testing, we lapped the contenders at Thunderhill Raceway's west course to get a baseline of what they could do. I'm the one driving these laps, and there are a few things I should make clear before you view the video and then start commenting on Reddit about the lap:

I'm not a pro, but am a licensed club racer.
This is the first day I've ever spent at Thunderhill West, so the laps aren't perfect.
The idea isn't to run an all-out record, but instead to make sure we get a representative time for the car.