Life after V8s. It’s a sobering thought, but it’s also a reality that even the thundering Corvette, its makers, and its customer base will eventually have to contend with. Fortunately, America’s Sports Car and the other icon from across town are the betting favorites to play home to the “last V8 standing.” Not all nameplates that draw so much of their identity from the glory of the bent-eight are so lucky, though. In recent months, we’ve been introduced to two new versions of models that were forced to relinquish their predecessor’s trademark exhaust burble, but they’ve gone about addressing this loss in vastly different ways. These divergent paths to V8 replacement piqued our curiosity about how the Corvette’s massive fan/client network would react to different paths that General Motors could choose for its halo car when the legendary LT engine family reaches the end of the line. Before soliciting your feedback, though, let’s explore these paths and the new cars/case studies that will be treading them in the very near future.