2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8

Through the twisties of M-32 in Atrium County, the 2020 Chevy Corvette is a blast to drive.

The 2020 Chevy Corvette made for a nice trip car to northern Michigan's lake country.

The 2020 version is the first Chevy Corvette with the engine behind the driver.

Through the twisties, the 2020 Chevy Corvette is nimble and fast — it'll make you pine for a race track.

King 'Vette. For a fraction of the price of European exotics, the 2020 Chevy Corvette puts up similar performance numbers, like a 2.9-second 0-60 mph time.

The lovely profile of the 2020 Chevy Corvette at sunset in northern Michigan. The 'Vette has huge bandwidth as a track — and trip — car.

If you see the 2020 Chevy Corvette in your rear-view mirror, it won't be there long.

The purposeful rear end of the 2020 Chevy Corvette includes quad exhaust, LED lights and trunk space for two golf bags.

The 2020 Chevy Corvette can be thirsty at 19 mpg on average — but with a big tank, it'll still get you over 400 miles of range.

The 2020 version is the rare Corvette to be blessed with the coveted Stingray badge.

The interior of the 2020 Chevy Corvette includes a center spine with climate controls, a "trigger shifter" and ample room for big folks.

Red seats are optional on the roomy 2020 Chevy Corvette. This tester with the luxury package costs $72,000.

The cockpit of the 2020 Chevy Corvette is a one of the nicest in supercar-dom. And cost of entry is just $59,995.

The driver-centric screen layout of the 2020 Chevy Corvette combines two digital screens and a square steering wheel for better instrument visibility.

The 2020 Chevy Corvette has its own digital instrument panel — but the infotainment screen will be familiar to other GM products from Chevy and Buick.

The 2020 Chevy Corvette offers standard 4G Wi-Fi — a big help when in the boonies of northern Michigan.

The digital shifter in the 2020 Chevy Corvette takes some time to get used to, but it's a big space saver.

An available camera mirror helps with the 2020 Chevy Corvette's rear visibility.

At 80 mph on the interstate the 2020 Chevy Corvette returns 30 mpg. No, really.

The instrument panel of the 2020 Chevy Corvette changes depending on which of of the six drive modes you are in.

Mobile office. Detroit News auto critic Henry Payne stopped by the side of the road, slipped into the passenger seat of the 2020 Chevy Corvette and used 4G Wi-Fi to file a story north of Saginaw.

The 2020 Chevy Corvette packs bags in the front and rear.

The frunk of the 2020 Chevy Corvette will swallow a carry-on bag.

Utility vehicle. The trunk of the 2020 Chevy Corvette packed a tennis bag shoes, small cooler and other knick-knacks for Payne's drive up north. His luggage bag? Up front in the frunk.

Go topless. The roof of the 2020 Chevy Corvette can be stored in the trunk of the car.

Ahoy, mid-engine Corvette. As the 2020 Chevy Corvette's numbers grow, so will its affordability in the used car market.