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really clean, nice looking Vette....
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a very different Vette but we'll sure as hell take it.
165
29.84%
i'll be ordering one soon.......
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17.72%
No thank you
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Thoughts on the new corvette?

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Old 07-09-2019, 04:03 PM
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Default Have you seen the new Vette??

https://jalopnik.com/is-this-the-mid...d-t-1836217793

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Old 07-09-2019, 04:27 PM
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So.... A Testarossa does the hippity dippity with a 458. Then that offspring does the wild thing with an Evora and you have that.
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Looks better.
Old 07-09-2019, 04:35 PM
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Where's the poll option for, "no, I have not seen it yet"?
Old 07-09-2019, 04:36 PM
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I'll reserve judgement until we get a good look at it when it's unveiled on the 18th, but there's nothing in that crappy image that I find offensive. A little boring, perhaps, for a mid-engine design, but not ugly.
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Ferrari-ish from the front; Camaro from the rear. Yawn.

I'll take a new Speedster (of course it's going to cost about $275,000) or a GT3, thank you.
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Originally Posted by Peter Zimmermann
Ferrari-ish from the front; Camaro from the rear..
A combination of Ferrari performance and Camaro build quality pretty much sums up what a Corvette is, doesn't it? With pricing closer to the Camaro than the Ferrari.
Old 07-09-2019, 05:21 PM
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All I need to know is, how does it perform and will it make it through a 2-day track weekend without parts falling off, having mechanical issues or it breaking down?
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Old 07-09-2019, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Akunob
All I need to know is, how does it perform and will it make it through a 2-day track weekend without parts falling off, having mechanical issues or it breaking down?
Yeah; and will it go into LIMP mode randomly after overheating?
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That's an especially useful poll.
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Now if GM could only make a nice interior.
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Originally Posted by PTurbo965
Now if GM could only make a nice interior.
Yeah, who wants a fast car without deviated stitching options?
Old 07-09-2019, 06:50 PM
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no, but I recently saw quite a few Vette drivers at a trackday. If the age of those drivers was representative of the average owner, the Corvette is doomed.
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Looking forward to the C8 reveal, but it looks like an ugly car. What is going on with that wing? I can't see how it provides any downforce and the shape with the middle of it curving down is just odd.

Anyway, I'm sure it will be a performance bargain. I'm guessing 7:20 Ring time in base trim and it will be sub 7:00 in Z06 form. It will handily beat the 718 GT4 in laptimes, but that's true today. I'm not even sure if the 718 GT4 is faster than a C7 Grand Sport.

Lots of great choices today! GT500 is an absolute monster and in the same price range.


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