I was just going to post regarding Randy Pobst's remarks regarding the C-7 to C-8 comparison, but you beat me to the punch!
However, when I click on your link I receive an error message, so I'm posting an alternate link to the same article in case others are having the same difficulty.
MotorTrend's Randy Pobst shares his impressions after driving the C7 and two C8 Corvettes - one in street trim and one configured for the racetrack.
I ordered/purchased a C-7 Z06 fully loaded (
with the exception of the Z07 package) and I'm more than thrilled. I truly have no intentions of tracking this car, but I just had to have the Z06 model! I even read about criticism's of the Z06 being over powered prior to purchase, but that obviously didn't negatively influence me! (Ha ha)
I have to admit I fully respect Randy Pobst and I thoroughly enjoy the YouTube videos posted with him driving and comparing the various sports cars currently available. I was somewhat dismayed with his comments regarding the C-7's, (
Z06 and ZR1) quirkiness relative to being over powered, and following hard acceleration at speed resulting in the backend without forewarning going squirrelly. He even stated the C-7 as one of only a select few cars that he won't track without the stabilitrac being on!
I recognize that the C-8 having a mid engine configuration that there is more weight placed on the rear tires during rapid acceleration and/or heavy throttle input, resulting in less tire spin, however I will be very interested to see if some of the criticism's of the aforementioned (C-7) Z06 and ZR1 don't become evident or materialize once the horsepower is cranked up on the C-8?
After all, the reduced horsepower in the C-7 Grandsport was given as the main reason as to why it was recommended over the Z06 and won car of the year. They noted the Grandsport rear end was always stable throughout all aspects, unlike the Z06! Again then, with that in mind I would suspect that when you bump up the horsepower of the new C-8 equivalent to the jump up from the C-7 Grandsport to the Z06, or even more as being predicted that we might end up seeing a C-8 with a squirrelly rear end as well!
Peter