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I've known this mid-engined Corvette was in the works for quite a while now, and followed the stories about it whenever they came up. But since it officially released a couple weeks ago, I was wondering what / if any of you had anything to say about it yet.
The standard C8 is;
[quote]a 6.2-liter V-8, albeit one making 495 horsepower. An eight-speed dual-clutch automatic (a Corvette first) is the sole transmission. It is controlled either by a push-button gear selector on the center console or by using two large steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles. There will not be a manual transmission. Chevrolet claims the Corvette will have a zero-to-60-mph time of less than 3.0 seconds when equipped with the Z51 Performance package[/quote]
No outside testing has been done yet, so I don't know all the stats.
But for a $60,000.00 American made, Ferrari 'clone' sports car, I'm rather floored by the base line price tag. I know that when they release the serious models like future iterations of the Z06, maybe ZR1, and Gran Sport, there will be some serious numbers put up in both price and performance.
Being a Ford guy, and knowing that even getting a 2019-2020 Mustang GT new will get you north of $55,000.00 pretty quickly. It just seems to me that the base model Vette is surprisingly low priced.
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Vettes have always been budget friendly for what you get, but after seeing the repair bills my buddies who own them have racked up, I would never buy one. The thing is, it is not engine or transmission, though the clutches seem to have a short life, but it is all the cosmetic shit that keeps falling apart. Like one of my co-workers bought that last Corvette, the Stingray or whatever. He had to call corporate to get them to force the dealerships to take care of the stereo issues he was having and the car was not even a year old and had no mods done to it!