"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
03/28/2018 at 19:14 • Filed to: Speculations
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
03/28/2018 at 19:14 • Filed to: Speculations | 2
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Decided to do a quick and dirty speculation on the future of the Corvette lineup. Yes, I believe that the midengine car is a Corvette. No, I don’t believe it is a C8. Yes, I’m pulling rabbits out of my fanny pack just like everyone else!
C7 Phase I (LT Engine)
2013 Early - Stingray Coupe and ‘Vert (LT1 intro) / $55,000
2014 - Z06 Coupe and ‘Vert (LT4 intro) / $80,000
2015 - Special Editions and Updates
2016 - Special Editions and Updates
C7 Phase II
2017 - GS Coupe and ‘Vert / $65,000
2018 - ZR1 Coupe and ‘Vert (LT5 intro) $120,000
2019 - Special Editions and Updates
2020 - Final Editions and Updates
* 2020 - RMR Corvette Coupe (805 hp LT5-based) / $168,000 (2 year run - production limited)
Think of it as a special operations project. A McLaren 720S for 570s prices (value adjusted). I think Cadillac will use this platform for a 2023-2026 V-Series developed hyper car.
C8 Phase I (FMR, LT Updates)
2021 - C8 Stingray (469 hp Na-V8 LT1 Update) / $62,000
2022 - C8 Z06 (738 hp SC-V8 LT4 Update) / $88,000
2023 - Special Editions and Updates
*2023-2026 RMR Cadillac V-Series PHEV / $186,000
2024 - C8 GS (536 hp Na-V8 LT#) / $77,000
C8 Phase II (new mild hybrid V8 LX generation)
2025 - C8 Stingray Coupe and ‘Vert (503 hp i-V8 LX1 engine) / $65,000
2026 - C8 Z06 Coupe and ‘Vert (771 hp i-V8 LX4 engine) / $91,000
2027 - Special Editions
2028 - C8 ZR1 Coupe and ‘Vert (905 hp i-V8 LX5 engine) / $165,000
2029 - Final Editions
*2029 All Electric Hyper ‘Vette (production extremely limited) / minimum $225,000. Likely benchmark Tesla Roadster as soon as they become available. I think at least 1 in 3 of the Tesla R deposits are from car manufacturers and startups.
C9-Z1 Phase I (RMR Corvette Line, Same LX Gen)
2030 - Z1 Corvette (536 hp i-V8 LX1) / $81,000
2031 - Z1 Corvette Spider (536 hp i-V8 LX1) / $88,000
2032 - Z1 Z06 (804 hp i-V8 LX4, eAWD) / $129,000
2033 - Z1 Z06 Spider (804 hp i-V8 LX4, eAWD) / $137,000
*These cars get replaced by Phase II cars the same way current supercars are replaced.
C9-Z1 Phase II
2035 - Z1 GS (603 hp i-V8 LX1) / $92,000
2036 - Z1 GS Spider (603 hp i-V8 LX1) / $99,000
2037 - Z1 ZR1 (1,006 hp i-V8 LX5, eAWD) / $177,000
2038 - Z1 ZR1 Spider (1,006 hp i-V8 LX5, eAWD) / $186,000
C9-Z2
2039 - Reflects the C9-Z1 Phases
That’s all for now until actual information is brought to me, or I take more time on this.
BeaterGT
> Wobbles the Mind
03/28/2018 at 19:23 |
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Makes me wonder when the manual will be dropped altogether. Going by your timeline, I would guess the mild-hybrid phase unless they attempt to do 911R-esque things.
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Wobbles the Mind
> BeaterGT
03/28/2018 at 19:30 |
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Yeah, I think industry wide we will see the manual and DCT disappear as powertrains incorporate electric motors, which will be everything by 2025.
I will say that the mild hybrids will be more like smart-engines (iEngines) rather than the way most people view hybrid cars. In fact, I doubt you will see hybrid badges on any of these cars by then.
Axial
> Wobbles the Mind
03/30/2018 at 23:31 |
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Hasn’t it been all but officially confirmed that there are two DOHC engine options already planned for the next Corvette (one turbo, one NA, both small displacement) and that the LT1 is the low-end engine option?
e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
> Wobbles the Mind
04/08/2018 at 09:49 |
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I think the future we are headed to is DCT/Auto/CVT. The DCT is still relevant even with hybrids, at least on the high end, as it will always shift faster than a traditional automatic.