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Yenko/SC 2019 Corvette Concept

Street Racing Illustrated | Yenko/SC 1000HP 2019 Corvette

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A 1000HP Yenk/SC Vette is coming for all you suckas’

Story | Phillip Pratt

 

Yenko/SC 2019 Corvette Concept

Yenko/SC 2019 Corvette Concept

 

Between all these SS’s, Hellcats, Demons and Shelby’s being more and more within the reach of everyday enthusiasts, it’s becoming hard to look at “Super” and “Hyper” cars and appreciate them for more than their name and exotic looks. Well ladies and gents, Yenko/SC just made that even more difficult. Based off of the 2019 Corvette Grand Sport Coupe and drop-top, their exclusive version of the already scary fast car will sport a modified supercharged 6.8L, V8 putting out a mind-numbing 1000HP! Don’t get too excited though. At the moment they are only putting out about 25 cars with this set up they are dubbing Stage II. Yes, because there’s a “Stage II”, they will also be offering a milder “Stage I” version which will have a measly 835HP (I’m being sarcastic). Both versions of the car will be 50-state emissions friendly, so our Cali-brethren can also join in on the fun.

 

The Stage II Yenko/SC will have a bunch of Z06 goodies including 6-piston Brembos married to ginormous 14″ rotors (14.6″ in the front and 14.4″ in the rear, to be exact), a dry-sump oil set-up, and the Magnetic Ride Control. The 7-speed manual transmission will cost you $68,995 and the 8-speed automatic $77,995. Expensive, but not really. It’s still beating the GTR and is a fraction of the cost of most exotics. But if that’s the ceiling, then the Stage I Yenko/SC Corvette will be delivering all that power for presumably less than $68k. Quite a deal. Still, want to drop 500k on a Lambo?

 

Yenko/SC 2019 Corvette Concept

Yenko/SC 2019 Corvette Concept

Street Racing Illustrated | Much ado about nothing – 2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition

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2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition available in August

Story | Phillip Pratt

 

2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition

2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition

 

Anyone that was hoping for something new in the 86 this year, like let’s say a factory turbocharged 4U-GSE; you’re in for an upset. It’s still ain’t in here and neither Toyota nor Subaru have announced plans to transplant the WRX’s turbocharged boxer motor inside of 86 or BRZ. Sorry. On the bright side, the 2019, 2×2 fastback coupe will have available a TRD Special Edition come this August. Still rocking it’s naturally aspirated 2.0L, 205HP and 156lb-ft of torque engine with 6-speed manual RWD transmission, the TRD 86 also receives bigger wheels in 18 x 7.5 (over stock 17 x 7) wrapped in 215/40ZR-18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4s. Brembo four-piston calipers up front and two-piston calipers in the rear cling delightfully to 12.8 inch and 12.4-inch rotors, respectively. Only available in black, the body will be equipped with a TRD specific front fascia, side skirts, rear differ and wing. The only bump in power over the base model is the TRD exhaust, which most enthusiast will probably be removing upon purchase and then reselling on eBay once the factory warranty wears out. If you’re interested in the 86, also take a look at the Subaru BRZ with its optional performance packages. Piece for piece, outside of the exclusive TRD body parts, springs and exhaust; there’s basically no difference in performance ce poste. With the TRD 86 tipping the scales at $32,420 fully equipped, you may want to give the similarly built BRZ, coming in at about $29,640, a look.