Announcement Corvette C8 Official Reveal

[Canuck204]

Soooo if everyone on the forum puts in some cash, we can alternate weeks with it?!! Start in the west coast and go east then back ect.

 

[Z06INTHE6]

Performance

Technical

Price Point

Styling/Appearance

Lack of Manual Transmission

Badging them "Stingray"





I will wait to see what the "Z06" model has in store performance/style wise but thus far I'm not a fan, my C7 Z06/Z07 3LZ M7 is safe for now.

 

[Cariboocreek]

The price point seems to have most potential consumers approval. But they have not released pricing on Z06, GS, or higher level cars. Pleasant or unpleasant surprises are still around the corner. From a marketing perspective they have handled this like genius’s. Hype, presentation, and base level price and performance have ignited the huddled masses. Well done from that angle.

 

[MikeysZ06]

That sound you heard is C7 prices hitting the floor......

Just got off the phone with a buddy. He echoed your comment to the word.

I’ll be on the lookout for a clean,grey or blue C7 GS. Would prefer a manual but A8 is attractive too. Low mileage,preferably western Canada owned.

 

[ddgermann]

The price point seems to have most potential consumers approval. But they have not released pricing on Z06, GS, or higher level cars. Pleasant or unpleasant surprises are still around the corner. From a marketing perspective they have handled this like genius’s. Hype, presentation, and base level price and performance have ignited the huddled masses. Well done from that angle.

I would expect a similar price spread as we have now for the models as you move up. Disregarding all the dealership gouging of course. In 4 or 5 years these things will be a dime a dozen.
The wildcard that I see is the rumoured “Zora” version. Now that one may be “Ford GT” pricey and as hard to get.

For now I’m not in a hurry to get into the feeding frenzy that’s coming. Going to chill and see what the Z06s and ZR1s got to offer. Pretty happy with my old current outdated Z06.

 

[Z06INTHE6]

Personally I think it looks like an Acura NSX and Camaro tag-teaming a McLaren MP4

 

[Cariboocreek]

All I really know is that this is the ass a Corvette should have.....

 

[ddgermann]

All I really know is that this is the ass a Corvette should have.....View attachment 29428View attachment 29429View attachment 29429

I’m not seeing it. Looks old and boring to me. Before you get all twisted l... I owned one.

 

[Cariboocreek]

I’m not seeing it. Looks old and boring to me. Before you get all twisted l... I owned one.

No twist here. Different strokes. If I had the dough for a new C8, I may actually go the other way and try to get my hands on a C1, 2, or 3 for the same $100k. A rag top C3 Roadster, numbers matching, ground up restoration.....

 

[MikeysZ06]

All I really know is that this is the ass a Corvette should have.....

And it comes in blue as well

 

[tyho]

I think GM did a nice job with this car. It sounds like the performance is exceptional for a car in this price range. The C7 is a fantastic car but as mentioned, it has reached its limit because of the layout. This car will sell well simply on performance numbers. Still love my C7 ... but it would be nice if it had a sibling.

 

[ddgermann]

No twist here. Different strokes. If I had the dough for a new C8, I may actually go the other way and try to get my hands on a C1, 2, or 3 for the same $100k. A rag top C3 Roadster, numbers matching, ground up restoration.....

I like the way you think

 

[ddgermann]

And it comes in blue as well

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Guess what colour my 13 came in.....

Yup you got it right.

 

[MikeysZ06]

Guess what colour my 13 came in.....

Yup you got it right.

Oh. I thought 13 was the one year black wasn’t available ?

 

[Nik]

I think the fact that it's a sub 3 second car with a mere 490 hp speaks to some of the benefits of the new layout. Lots of cool toys to be excited about, over the air updates (about effing time), speed bump memory for the nose lift (that's cool if it works), built in dashcam like functionality (not just PDR).

Manual is going to be missed though.

More detailed walkthrough:

 

[MikeysZ06]

Thank you @Nik (CCF) for the ease of connecting and watching this with such ease.

I’m with Spence on this Nik. Thanks for enabling us to enjoy the show. It wouldn’t play on my TV but worked fine on the phone.

 

[Nik]

I’m with Spence on this Nik. Thanks for enabling us to enjoy the show. It wouldn’t play on my TV but worked fine on the phone.

You're very welcome folks. GM did not spend too many R&D dollars on making the reveal easy to access for the masses outside of their corp landing page. Boo on that.

 

[Cobravenomous]

I watched the reveal live.......great presentation......the speakers must have had someone reading their script wirelessly to them, otherwise how can each of them speak so flawlessly with a scripted announcement......so much detail and quite long! I didn't see any teleprompters, but maybe they were there?

Having just received my Z06 (2019) two months ago I'm not blown away with the design of the new C-8 and much to my wife's relief, as of now I actually prefer the looks of my C-7 over the new C-8.

With forward seating, that in itself is a strong departure from all that's Corvette and the rear tail lights smack of the Camaro, more so than the C-7!

I don't understand how with sub 500hp they can get sub 3.0 second times 0-60mph. Did I miss something......is this car all wheel drive? With only approximately 30 additional hp over the current Grand Sport which has high 3's in the 0-60 .......that's a huge achievement to reduce that specification with only a modest increase in power?

Cobra

 

[Heiko]

The C7 and the C8 definitely had tail lights like the last version of the Camaro.... but the new 2019
Camaro has nice new tail lights that resemble more of the roundness that historically the corvette
had for tail lights.... hmmm maybe they should have integrated those newer camaro lights into the
C8 instead

 

[Cobravenomous]

The C7 and the C8 definitely had tail lights like the last version of the Camaro.... but the new 2019
Camaro has nice new tail lights that resemble more of the roundness that historically the corvette
had for tail lights.... hmmm maybe they should have integrated those newer camaro lights into the
C8 instead

Nice plate!