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Old 07-23-2019, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
Chill. AP had all kinds of reasons why the 991 GT3 wouldn't get a manual and we know how that turned out....
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Old 07-23-2019, 04:56 PM
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The stance (small fender gaps) makes all the difference. I've decided that it looks the best without a wing. Hope they offer wing-delete with the Z51 package.
yeah, amazing what wheels and a lower stance can do for a car.... I'm pretty sure you can do a wing delete, should be no problem.....although I think it looks much better with the wing

kinda like that Rapid Blue color......



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Old 07-23-2019, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nizer
Chill. AP had all kinds of reasons why the 991 GT3 wouldn't get a manual and we know how that turned out....
He is also selling $150,000 cars. Chevy is not. I take this guy at his word, unfortunately
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shockwave
By 2022 they may have the Grand Sport or Z06 out. 😁
And maybe, just maybe all the bugs worked out.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Z.
No, the Vette is a big car, especially compared to the 718, and it will be far from having the gocart feel of the P-car. I think everyone needs to take a deep breath here and wait until the road tests come out, cars can be seen in person and specs/option pricing comes out. I cannot believe some have actually sold their P-cars already and put deposits on C8s with knowing any of the aforementioned information.
Agreed, once the road tests come out we'll know how it will affect the 718 and others in the field.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
He is also selling $150,000 cars. Chevy is not. I take this guy at his word, unfortunately
I remember when GM said they would never build convertible cars again, when the "last" Cadillac convertible was built in 1976. Things change.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob Z.
No, the Vette is a big car, especially compared to the 718, and it will be far from having the gocart feel of the P-car. I think everyone needs to take a deep breath here and wait until the road tests come out, cars can be seen in person and specs/option pricing comes out. I cannot believe some have actually sold their P-cars already and put deposits on C8s with knowing any of the aforementioned information.
I saw an interview with one of the engineers who was giddy talking about the new suspension geometry and traction due to the mid-engine. "I can not WAIT for people to drive this car" was his emphatic line. Something tells me they are fairly confident it'll be a crowd pleaser to drive.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:40 PM
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ive haven't been without a stick shift since 1980 but im pretty much over it. im happy with a good dct for sports car that I drive around town in traffic, 3 hrs highway to and from track, then hpde. I don't blame vette for ending it. but never know what happens when the variants come out in few yrs.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 95spiderman
ive haven't been without a stick shift since 1980 but im pretty much over it. im happy with a good dct for sports car that I drive around town in traffic, 3 hrs highway to and from track, then hpde. I don't blame vette for ending it. but never know what happens when the variants come out in few yrs.
I drove stick shift cars exclusively for several hundred thousand miles in different cars, and I too am over it. I'm very happy with PDK or any other good DCT. I no longer need to be rowing the car around town or down the track with my right arm just to feel like I'm engaged in the experience. Having said that, it sucks and is short-sighted to not offer both stick and DCT in a sports car. Different strokes for different folks.
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Old 07-23-2019, 05:55 PM
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Prefer without a wing.

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Old 07-23-2019, 06:01 PM
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^^ I agree. The wing looks like a boy racer add on.
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Old 07-23-2019, 06:17 PM
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^^ I agree. The wing looks like a boy racer add on.
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Old 07-23-2019, 06:19 PM
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I'll be done with a stick shift when they pry it off my dead cold hands...
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Old 07-23-2019, 06:24 PM
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Just because it's on a P-car doesn't mean I like it there either.
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Old 07-23-2019, 06:36 PM
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Form over Function or Function over
Form?

Function won, like it or not.
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