thinkingmonkey

Amazing car for the money. I would order in the dark grey with all black, bolt on bits, matching the body color. Then I'd swap out those disgusting exhaust tips with something that doesn't look like it came from AutoZone.

soulsea

ZR1 Rendering ... now we're cooking with gas!

DAVfoto

Hood design denotes a front engine car with a mid engine body. I think that hood should not have the typical Zr1 supercharger powerdome as it has in the past.

However the rest looks amazing.

I built one online and if this thing really doesn't get above 80k with options, we are looking at a huge winner by GM.

soulsea

Yup ... wishful thinking really which would balance out that gigantic ***.

thebishman

Z06 had the M7 released first and the A8 about 2-3 months later iirc.

stephen k

The only cars I drive are GM and Porsche and the C8 has to be the biggest water ripple in the performance car industry for decades (mainly due to price point and power offering, of course also the MR offering).. I love that GM is allowing american consumers a mid engine all N/A dct offering that is affordable. I only hope that they are able to offer a Grand Sport and base Vette with a manual.

The double clutch was the right move for the vettes.. Double clutch could have done well in the C7 Zr1 and the Z06..

ibdavid

I don't drink Kool-Aid, too much sugar!

The C8 looks like a step in the right direction, but by no means does it seem anywhere near a "finished product". Exterior aesthetics are nice, but the interior looks like something my 13 year old would like.

SoCal-NSX

as a non vette, non Porsche guy I will say this has put out the fire I had for the Cayman for me..... Cayman sales will not spike they will likely dip pretty deep due to this $60K Ferrari killer. Why would I buy a used a 2016 Cayman S with 170 less HP then a 2020 base C8 for roughly the same price?

i still love the 981 Cayman and still hope to have one someday, but this C8 is on another level from looks to HP and will have plenty of people like me who aren't brand loyalists or badge snobs likely leaning towards this.....I was never much of a Vette guy, until I saw the C8 and its numbers.(HP, tq, 0-60, price)
its an unbeatable package.....

already have a few builds ....this might be the one

larrysb

I'm interested.

I had a 2002 (aka, "C5") Convertible 6-speed, Z51 with the fully loaded package, in magnetic red metallic and tan interior and top.

It was a *great* car. Yes, it had some GM quirks, like the crappy interior that was pieced together from left over parts from seemingly every GM economy car at the time. But it was a lot of fun to drive, robust and never gave me any trouble at all. It had the 928 style drive train, engine in front, torque tube and transaxle in back and a near 50/50 weight balance.

I have not been as interested in subsequent versions of the (6 and 7) and especially not the C7 as it really was uncomfortable for me to sit in.

But this one looks like a hang of a lot of fun and a lot of bang for the buck. Can't wait to see one and see how it "fits" me.

I like my 997.2. It's a good car too. It has a lot of Porsche quirks, and honestly, the black plastic interior ain't nothing to brag about.

I also had a 2015 SL400, which I really enjoyed, super nice car and a fantastic daily driver. It had the Designo interior and was just a great car over all. If they made red ones, I'd probably gotten another one. But no red SL's after 2016. (except that orangy color they call cardinal red).

I look at current Carerra S convertibles and while nice cars, I can't really come to grips with $150k daily driver.

Caustic

I dunno, its a pretty good looking car. 500hp, targa, V8 engine behind my head for $60k? I'm interested.

clutchplate

Except this is a revolutionary move forward compared to the 992's evolutionary more tepid move forward. I've had 12 Porsches and 1 Corvette so I obviously favor Porsches, but the C8 has me lusting while the 992 is kind of like marrying the same gal for the 5th time.

handful

I saw a video of a reviewer at the reveal who claimed to be 6.2 and said he was comfortable. He had about 2 additional inches of headroom. I'm 6.3 and have plenty of headroom for a helmet in my C7Z07. I do not have a long torso.

Viper pilot

I think it's a little too boy racer for me. I'll stick with my Cayman S!

SeymourButts

I'm wondering how much driver's foot room there is. The engineers said one of the reasons there's no manual transmission is because when the cabin was moved forward 16.5 inches, it made it too close to the front axle to allow room for a 3-pedal pedal box.

handful

I went from a 2013 C2S with X51 power kit to a 2017 C7 Z07 manual and have never looked back. I really enjoyed the 4 years I had with my 911 but prefer my Z by a large margin. I look forward to the C8 Z06. Cheers!