LS8?

[Rich Z]

I'm kind of puzzled here. The current Z06 in the C6 has the LS7 motor in it. The new ZR-1 will have the LS9 under the hood. What happened to the LS8?

The progression on the standard Corvette has been LS1, LS2, and now LS3.

For the Z06 it has been LS6 then LS7.....

Surely GM knows how to count? So when does the LS8 land and what will it be? Surely it has to be a step up from the LS7, but not as stout as the LS9....