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chipmunk · 12-15-2018, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Haha!! Yea I have seen some threads here about flywheels. For that money, I'd rather get better tires and some track days instead!

Just like power is force * velocity for linear motion, it is torque * angular velocity for rotating motion. Lighter flywheels with lower inertia do reduce the loss of power. But is it worth the money? Personal preference

Dadhawk · 12-15-2018, 10:36 PM

Rumor floating around is that the midengine has been pushed back 6 months because of an issue with the wiring harness (isn't robust enough).

funwheeldrive · 12-15-2018, 11:13 PM

Typical GM gremlins. I heard that modern Cadillacs are an electronic nightmare.

chipmunk · 12-16-2018, 06:07 AM

On a side note, I hear they're gonna fire about 5500 more white collared jobs in January. Hope the LT6 and LT7 projects won't be sacked during the process!
From my time there, I could assure that they learned nothing from the 2008 crash or the 2011 ignition recall! Take it as a gentle warning: stay away from all turbocharged GM engines. Naturally aspirated V8s are the only safe bet.
Update: I guess I was wrong about NA V8s too! Just learned about the AFM lawsuits.

Ultramaroon · 12-16-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chipmunk

On a side note, I hear they're gonna fire about 5500 more white collared jobs in January. Hope the LT6 and LT7 projects won't be sacked during the process!
From my time there, I could assure that they learned nothing from the 2008 crash or the 2011 ignition recall! Take it as a gentle warning: stay away from all turbocharged GM engines. Naturally aspirated V8s are the only safe bet.

Sadly, my take-away from all this is that actual engineering analysis continues to take a back seat to the old try-and-fail approach. Always disappointing to hear.

gymratter · 01-03-2019, 06:43 PM

some guy claiming to have inside info.

C8 will be at NAIAS 2019
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...as-2019-a.html

$169,900, final price confirmed
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...confirmed.html

MRCA1ST · 01-03-2019, 07:30 PM

that will be the end of Corvette as we know it if that price is accurate.

Irace86.2.0 · 01-03-2019, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MRCA1ST

that will be the end of Corvette as we know it if that price is accurate.

A top of the line, mid engine, 800hp model... seems fair to me. If you or anyone thinks that is the new entry level model and price then they are smoking.

Dadhawk · 01-04-2019, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by gymratter

some guy claiming to have inside info. C8 will be at NAIAS 2019

Further down the thread there is a lot of contrarians to that including links to the press schedule that seem to show the only expected announcement from GM is Cadillac. I would definitely think this would not be a "stealth" surprise announcement, but you never know.

As far as the price, that would seem to be for either the top of the line halo car in the lineup, or it means that GM intends to keep the C7 around for a while. I don't see them giving up the $60K - $150K market leadership.

vh_supra26 · 01-05-2019, 02:38 PM

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We reached out to Chevy regarding this rumor and a spokesperson told us, "Chevy will not be making any reveals at Detroit this year.”

https://carbuzz.com/news/new-mid-eng...-a-big-fat-lie

chipmunk · 01-06-2019, 12:13 PM

One of the mid engine variants (can't recall if it was the LT6 or LT7) is being benchmarked against Ferrari 488. So there is no way they'll offer it in 5 figures.

kidgogeta · 01-10-2019, 03:11 PM

i think they should make this a Cadillac and leave the corvette as FR layout

SuperTom · 01-10-2019, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kidgogeta

i think they should make this a Cadillac and leave the corvette as FR layout

Or just give it a completely different name and keep the corvette the corvette

Dadhawk · 01-10-2019, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kidgogeta

i think they should make this a Cadillac and leave the corvette as FR layout

That' what I've said all along as well.

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