This is the C8 mid-engine Chevy Corvette

[Dzmitry]

Originally Posted by Stonehorsw

<3500 lbs actually for Z06

Curious where you get that number. All I see is something about 3700 in its lightest form from caranddriver when googling it. That's just an estimate too.

[Stonehorsw]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Honestly I would even include the twins in this. I’d rather buy a BRZ for 30k than an auto corvette for 100k. How fast it is stopped mattering when almost any remotely sporty car started to get to 60 in 6 seconds.

Me too. But that doesn’t mean that the Z06 is not something amazing.

It they had manual transmission, my answer would be the same, because I am poor.

[Stonehorsw]

[Irace86.2.0]

I like the engine. GT350 and LFA and exotics from Europe (Ferrari, Lambo, etc). The NA, 8600rpms and sound will sell this out.

I'm not a fan of the exterior styling, but the interior looks great on the C8, and they did a great job overall of really raising the bar for themselves and the industry, so hats off to Chevy, even if this wouldn't ever be on my buy list regardless of if it was ever a financial possibility. I can't wait to hear it on the road.

[gtpvette]

Just wow. I wonder what that motor does to the price of the car. My guess for a base (1LT) Z06 MSRP,,,, $100-110K. If I was rich I'd get one.

[WolfpackS2k]

Originally Posted by Stonehorsw

<3500 lbs actually for Z06

Dry weight means nothing. Unless you like looking at a nonfunctional, parked vehicle

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k

Dry weight means nothing. Unless you like looking at a nonfunctional, parked vehicle

Which describes about 80% of the Corvettes ever sold!

[WolfpackS2k]

[Sasquachulator]

not enough HP, too slow, should be priced at half what it will go for.

cmon gm, try again...this is EASY to not screw up.

/internet

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Sasquachulator

not enough HP, too slow, should be priced at half what it will go for.

cmon gm, try again...this is EASY to not screw up.

/internet

Really?

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by gtpvette

Just wow. I wonder what that motor does to the price of the car. My guess for a base (1LT) Z06 MSRP,,,, $100-110K. If I was rich I'd get one.

The MSRP on the Voodoo GT350 versus a similarly well equipped Mustang GT wasn't extremely different despite the flat-plane engine. The C7 Z06 had 650hp and 650tq from a supercharged C7 engine, and it was $25k above the C7, so I am thinking $85-90k for a base Z06, depending how base they allow relative to the C8, and prices will rapidly climb. While the engine is nice, it isn't a huge improvement over the C7 Z06; it is a dramatic improvement for me, but some might think the lack of a supercharger, drop in torque and displacement, and the need to rev it out is actually a step back or in the wrong direction. The C8 Z06 might accelerate faster to 60 than the base C8 or the C7 Z06 (because of the DCT transmission and MR layout), but 30-90 or 60-120 times for the C8 Z06 might actually be worse than the C7 Z06, maybe, so I don't think GM has a huge leg to stand on by jacking the price of the Z06 up that much.

They will want to undercut the 911. For, $100-110k someone could get a 2 or 4 or spend a little more and get a 2S. The 2S might have less power on paper than the Z06, but it has an underrated powertrain and fast enough for most buyers who want the Porsche badge and German engineering. Plus, the turbos offer tuning potential making for Turbo+ performance if someone wanted. The Corvette might be the poor man's Ferrari, but it shouldn't be competing with a GT3 for prices, so I think it will definitely undercut the standard 911 and far undercut the GT3. After all, the target demographic is middle to late aged white Americans with a bear belly, a Hawaiian shirt, jean shorts and flip-flops; they can't go too far up market.

My hats off to GM. I'm not a fan of the exterior, but the interior doesn't scream American as much. It isn't a Ferrari, yet it sounds close enough, and it is a quality interior, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of these over double or triple the money on a Ferrari if I had that type of money, having been in Ferraris.

[wbradley]

It needs a turbo!

0-60 in 2.5s

Seriously though, going na was the right decision. If people modify it after so they can have 2000 horsepower and drag race a Tesla Plaid, they will ruin a good car.

So, this is an American supercar. Good thing they changed the back and front as well. It needed to be somewhat bespoke to compete for the Ferrari owner's money. The cost with every available piece of carbon fibre, aero and Z07 packages is up there but I suppose if every one was produced that way they wouldn't produce enough to meet their scaling. It's always nice to see one 100% optioned.

[Red-86]

An extremely impressive car and engine. I still don’t like the styling all that much, but credit where due, this is an amazing supercar bargain compared to the Euro supercars.

Its a shame the Vette is utterly irrelevant downunder. We were supposed to get the standard C8 Stingray here in factory RHD but it keeps getting delayed - it can’t be a high priority for GM when the demand is so high in North America. A shame, although I can’t afford one I’d love to see them on our roads.

[Capt Spaulding]

I wish I could fit in one. Fuck you little guys. I hate you.