WINDING ROAD - - April 27th, 2007 9:04 AM 
General Motors has just released a slew of information regarding the 2008 Corvette, and while a cursory glance at the photo above might not indicate much has changed, it would appear that much has changed beneath the skin.
For starters, in the engine room, a new 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 has taken up residence, offering 430 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque in standard trim. An optional ?two-mode? exhaust system corrals an extra six horsepower (436) as well as another four pound-feet of torque.
So-equipped, the new Corvette is capable of 190 miles per hour. The 7.0-liter Z06 will continue to be offered, and in fact, the standard cars now benefit from much of the hi-po model?s technology.
It isn?t just the engine that?s been beefed up?Chevrolet engineers have reworked both the manual transmission (for improved shift effort), and the six-speed paddleshift automatic, which now spends less time between ratios.
Did we mention that GM endeavored to improve the car?s steering feel, as well as its interior?
Works for us.
(Click through to the jump for GM?s official press release and specs, or on the thumbnails below to launch the gallery) 
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