Motor Trend reports the C8 Corvette hits 60 in 2.8

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2) 10/15/2019 at 10:40 • Filed to: C8 Corvette

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That’s really fucking quick.

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Nibby > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 10:49

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wanna know what else takes 2.8 seconds? ;)

Spanfeller is a twat > Nibby 10/15/2019 at 10:53

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The Tesla Model X P100D ludicrous?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 10:54

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Speed gets the headlines, but the understeer is upsetting. Definitely erring on the side of safety, and you can’t blame them. Hope they will fix that with the Grand Sport and Z06.

Spanfeller is a twat > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 10:55

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Lovely, Mid engine was a good choice

For Sweden > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 10:58

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Don’t believe anything unless it’s reported by Road & Ma ck

facw > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:02

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Wow, that’s almost as fast as Tesla’s minivan!

412GTI > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:05

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MotorTrend’s 0-60 always seem a bit deceiving. I think because of the 5 foot rollout they use. I’m looking forward to seeing more real world results.

Either way it’s no doubt pretty incredible for a “base” Corvette.   

jimz > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:07

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2.8 seconds is IIRC about as quick as a vehicle can accelerate without tricks like uber-sticky tires. and I mean sticky  like drag slicks, which melt and basically glue themselves to the track. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:19

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Stil kinda ugly 

Sir Halffast > Nibby 10/15/2019 at 11:26

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Your mom?

Thomas Donohue > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:50

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Those are good numbers.  Didn’t seem to say in the article, are these still pre-production models?

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 11:53

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Ok 2.8 sec. yeah it’s quick but I want to see non launch control numbers.  Launch control is silly.

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 10/15/2019 at 11:54

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im not going to lie.  I don’t understand his success one bit

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2019 at 11:56

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He’s a good writer HHFP

Thisismydisplayname > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/15/2019 at 11:57

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They know their audience. And they don’t want those 60+ year olds spinning their brand new corvette when they leave cars and coffee.  

And yeah, ideally they will dial back the understeer for the performance trims.  

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 10/15/2019 at 11:58

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I guess? I realize I’ m a dabbler only in automotive writing so I can only judge by my gut , but I can’t say I recall a single thing he wrote.

For Sweden > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2019 at 12:04

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He did write this

https://jalopnik.com/why-lexus-gxs-are-becoming-big-in-the-off-road-communit-1836636375

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 10/15/2019 at 12:08

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exactly, that should be right up my alley, but it was completely and totally forgettable...and 4 years after it was actually starting to become a thing.

slipperysallylikespenguins > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2019 at 12:08

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Road and Track has been my favorite American car mag for years, but with all the Jaloopnik alum in it now its getting a little worse with every issue.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Nibby 10/15/2019 at 12:11

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A Honda CRV? 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Thisismydisplayname 10/15/2019 at 12:12

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They know their audience, but they also wanted this car to reach a younger demographic (who can still afford a $60k+ car...).

Again, the headline is how quick it is, and that plus the “exotic” attention-getting looks will be plenty for most buyers.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2019 at 12:17

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I think he’s alright. He’s still young, but he’s got a knack for developing a voice that at least gets mainstream attention. My presumption on the situation is that Oppo tends to gather a more... divergent crowd.

DipodomysDeserti > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 10/15/2019 at 12:19

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Chevy has experience building ass engined cars before. They want the Naderator after them again.

HammerheadFistpunch > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 10/15/2019 at 12:22

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oh I don’t think he’s bad, per-se, not at all. I just don’t think he’s very interesting. I understand that my perspective leans more david tracey obsessive detail vs digestible media bites. There is a defined route for achieving mainstream media success these days and if you follow it with exactness you’ll find it , but it doesn’t lend itself to being very memorable as the route is well worn by now.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti 10/15/2019 at 12:24

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Corvette, now with more Unsafe A t A ny S peed!  

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2019 at 12:24

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I’m hit and miss with him, and I can definitely see why you would think that - and the problem is that the formula you refer to ala the defined route works . It shouldn’t, but it does, because we’re apes with 2-ply asswipe. I can’t blame him for catering to a market that doesn’t emphasize quality over 5 hot seconds. 

But it doesn’t make what comes out of it very interesting or unique. 

HammerheadFistpunch > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 10/15/2019 at 12:35

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That’ s the gist of it for me.

About 10 years ago I figured out you could skip the first 2 or three paragraphs of any article in a car magazine because they were all the same fluff to ease you into the story.   No new information, just the writing warming up their metaphors before the show. Its wrote, stale and boring or is at least from the enthusiast’s perspective. Some stories you have to skim a lot further in to get some meat.  Sometimes the story is empty calories all together.  

Saracen > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 10/15/2019 at 13:06

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It’s almost like Chevy knew what they were doing when they moved the engine to the middle of the car.