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2018 C8 (Vette) Mid-Engine! Guess I'll Have to Grab One!
I have already been seriously contemplating a C7 or even pre-owned C7 Z06 as a third car for us. But now... I'll be patient. Me thinks it'll be worth the wait...
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05-13-2016, 09:32 PM | #2 |
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Well, color me intrigued.
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05-13-2016, 10:55 PM | #7 |
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I'd honestly prefer this was a different car like the GT40 and the continent to make corvette front engine. The reason is the price on a new vette has been pretty stable for a couple decades. Now it'll almost double.
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05-13-2016, 10:57 PM | #8 |
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Similar mid-engined reports have happened for decades. Color me skeptical, though I hope it happens, as I have hoped it happened so many times (and C&D reports) in the past.
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05-14-2016, 12:06 AM | #9 |
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That's a Great story.
I'm gonna go ride my unicorn for a while and then I'll go home to chat with my leprechaun friends gathering up a pot of gold they found at the end of a rainbow. |
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05-14-2016, 12:09 AM | #10 |
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I'm kinda with you on that. However, it would seem to me that they feel content with making the Camaro the bargain performance vehicle and allow the Vette to take on the Worlds Finest Sports Cars albeit at a cost, tech, and price hike.
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05-14-2016, 08:14 AM | #13 |
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Honestly it's exciting to hear that GM is trying to do some rebranding. The camaro should be the base/cheap thrills car, and the corvette should be an american supercar-ish. I never saw it as a muscle car.
Also really interesting that they will be doing hybrid front wheel drive assist. I wonder what the details will be. It's basically the only kind of AWD I like. And adds minimal weight too. I do hope they fine tune the styling a little. Need more curves and a little less hard angles, without getting fat and bloated.
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05-14-2016, 09:31 AM | #14 |
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If GM builds this car, I will buy one without any doubt.
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05-14-2016, 09:45 AM | #15 |
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http://blog.caranddriver.com/c8-in-2...olet-corvette/
They've been talking about mid-engine since the C5, so I'm jaded. Let's see if it ACTUALLY happens. If they do, it might take a whole generation to sort out the handling. I mean, the transverse leaf spring setup didn't get great until mid-lifecycle on the C6....that was 50 years. |
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Yup tweaked the spring rate of the leafs. |
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05-14-2016, 10:29 AM | #20 |
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It like deja vu for me. I was like hasn't GM played that tune before? Like EVERY gen since before the C5?
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05-14-2016, 04:52 PM | #22 |
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This thing sounds crazy. If i were going back to a two seater it would be on my shortlist for sure.
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