by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 11/29/2017 at 13:57
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 11/29/2017 at 13:57
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Link to FP article
. At first I was hoping they’d replace the C7 with another front engined vette and move it down market while still selling the more expensive C8. But then I realized that the new, cheaper, front engined ‘vette would then compete with the Camaro, so it probably won’t happen. :(
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/29/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 1
850 HP and 720 torques... What is there to discuss?
I’m more interested in the Cadillacs that use the Corvette running gear because sedan.
"BeaterGT" (beatergt)
11/29/2017 at 14:05, STARS: 1
Hopefully the mid-engined car comes in under a new moniker as it is pretty much an entirely new direction. Only problem is it can’t be a Cadillac halo car (see XLR) and at the same time, the Corvette brand brings heritage and recognition.
Perhaps the C8 will go against the “big boys” of the supercar world and there will still be a front-engine fighter/sports car for people with lighter wallets. As long as there will be a manual and N/A Corvette, all will be right in the world. But I fear that will ending sooner than I’d like..
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
11/29/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 2
DON’T CALL IT A CORVETTE
IT’S BEEN FR FOR YEARS
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/29/2017 at 14:06, STARS: 0
Or because wagon!
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/29/2017 at 14:07, STARS: 0
I guess it all comes down to what the C8 is gonna cost. I think it’ll have to be cheaper than the cars it competes against, since that’s GM’s thing. But the question will be if it’s expensive enough to leave from for a C7 replacement.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/29/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
Money, because this will surely be more expensive than the C7. Although it’s GM so who knows. Maybe it’ll just replace the Z06 and stuff and they’ll keep the Grand Sport.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/29/2017 at 14:10, STARS: 0
Plus it doesn’t look like it’ll have pushrods!
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/29/2017 at 14:15, STARS: 0
Wagons are nice, but I want a trunk to lock things in, out of sight.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/29/2017 at 14:16, STARS: 0
That is an excellent point because the high-end Vette is cheaper than the high-end Cadillac that uses its running gear. One of the Vette’s big draws is that it starts at something like $60k.
"BeaterGT" (beatergt)
11/29/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 1
Since it will be be compared against other mid-engined supercars, it will have no problem being down in price. Chevy is known for getting the most performance out of the lowest price so I’m not concerned there as that has been the mission with the Corvette for some time. I just hope it puts the new homologation special aka Ford GT in its place while being half the cost. Exciting times, no doubt.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
11/29/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
1. Continue the addition of #TechnologyandStuff
2. Decide whether to continue competing against American muscle or step into the mid-engine sports car market.
Most likely GM will continue with the typical FR Corvette because that is making them money and it would be dumb to leave that. I bet a mid-engine Corvette will come out as it’s own “sub-brand” like the Corvette Daytona or something, but it would be a fierce uphill battle not just with the other mid-engine exotics, but with their target market going, “We don’t want this European socialist mid-engine crap.”
Meanwhile, Chevy missed the boat again and forgot to make the SS ZL1.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/29/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0
that’s why cargo covers exist on wagons.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/29/2017 at 14:33, STARS: 0
I bought one of those for my Versa. Yes, they help. But I like a trunk. Matter of taste...
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/29/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 0
says guy who has van with more windows than a house.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/29/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 1
Hot take: I want the Corvette to stay front engined.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/29/2017 at 14:59, STARS: 0
I do too, but I won’t mind if they make a mid engined one, as long as it doesn’t replace the front engined one.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/29/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0
Precisely.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/29/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
I think if they make a mid-engined anything, they should name it something else.
"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
11/29/2017 at 15:44, STARS: 1
Like “Cadillac Something” and then keep the front engine, budget friendly Corvette.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/29/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 0
Sure. That works.