I had a first gen MR2 and it was actually great on trips. Roomy for two and very stable. No steering issues. The only real downside for me was the small trunk but it was still fine. I really miss that car.

 

it may be missing those things that journalists enjoy who drive them for a couple of hours and don't have to live with day in and day out, but for the rest of the planet, (and the owner's neighbors) they will be very pleased those traits are gone.

 

one of the great things about the vette was it didnt tow the mid mounted engine line and beat mid engine cars costing much more than it and it distinguished itself. Not anymore. Now it has the generic mid engine car look and it lost its manual transmission and now its just a less expensive euro supercar copy. What identity does it have now? The reviews havent been spectacular either. If it lacks the furious anger feel now, how is the rumored 5.5 liter high reving Z06 going to solve that?

 

I drove the C7 GrandSport and Z06 and i was not impressed at all.
Car was all over the place with disconnected steering. You have the huge nose and just never got the true sports car feel as it was too sloppy.

C8 by all accounts is a huge improvement when it comes to suspension tuning, steering feel and direct response. If it mimicks 80% of 458 Italia or R8 for $60k then its amazing achievement.

Also this is the “base” Vette which is already crazy performance but it has to be civilized for the 50-70 year old dudes that will be buying it mostly. Same thing with Porsche 911.
Z06, GrandSport and ZR1 will be even more amazing.

I like the cockpit design, removable roof and 2 trunks.

 

Sounds like bad C7 design which there was a lot of. The C7 was 50/50 distribution btw

no ones getting a 60k vette. They have set it it up so no one can get one. To even make money they have to sell the trims that are $80k, so would they sell you a 60k vette so they can lose money?

 

This is demonstrably false. Plenty of people on the Corvette forums have ordered a fully base car for $59,995, or Z51 with no other options, which comes to $64,995. Many already have their TPW (tentative production week).

It is true that there are no base cars being delivered until next month, because none are being built in the first 6 weeks of production, aside from a few press cars. This is based on a fully-public constraint schedule published way back in September:



Having a constraints schedule like this is totally normal as production of a new model ramps up.

 

^^^^^ Some good points, 4TehNguyen. The C8 does seem to, in some ways, have become an American Ferrari. But the same could also be said for the Saleens...at a much higher price than a Corvette.

 

Nice post Geko! Thanks!

some people just can't stop hating on the C8.



LOL, what other AMERICAN made mid engine sports cars are there?? How many other mid engine sports cars in the world have a $59K base price?

it s still THE true American sports car!! (yes, now spout off about its only 75% US made)

 

no people just forget what GM did on the last C7, jacking up the base price by 8% within the first year. Dont be surprised if they do the same thign again and 65k is the new base price. Only a select few are going to get it at 60k. And its a spec that no one really wants to begin with. In the end its phantom marketing. When companies do this it makes me suspicious on the product itself. C8 needs to earn its respect with me but some people give away their trust freely. Especially considering how badly GM is doing with its other products like its trucks, camaros, and issues with the C7.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29501/...st-year-report

 

true, and its gonna kill sales, LOL!

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ing-to-gm.html

 

Great video