Outgoing Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter spent 47 years at GM, of which 31 was focused on Corvette development.
On the top left of the ZR1's split rear window will proudly sit a small depiction of Juechter, something that's already being referred to as theand beyond, similar to how a depiction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the Corvette’s first chief engineer, has been featured on all Corvette windshields since the arrival of the current C8 generation.Chevrolet Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter
Juechter spent a total 31 years focused on the Corvette, having first joined the sports car program in 1993. He became the assistant chief engineer in 1999 and in 2006 he took over as chief engineer. In the years since, he oversaw development of the C7 and C8 generations. . Like Juechter, Roma is a veteran of GM and has previously worked on various Corvette projects, particularly in the area of powertrain development. He also worked on many of Cadillac's Cadillac's V-Series and Blackwing performance models, as well as the Celestiq electric flagship.
Future Corvette development will be handed by a newly established Global Corvette and Performance Cars team, which Roma will oversee. He will also lead the Luxury and Performance Car team at GM alongside his running of the Corvette team.
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