Personally, I LOVE the look & sound of this thing.
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The 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 Will Start at Less Than $60,000!
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Personally, I LOVE the look & sound of this thing.
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The 2020 Chevy Corvette C8 Will Start at Less Than $60,000!
I just need that lottery win or sell a bunch of guns!
Well...
I was really prepared to hate it. But frankly, it looks way better than I thought it would. And much better than the outgoing C7, which looks like a cartoon.
That said, I'm not sure I could ever get used to a Corvette with the engine behind the driver. I get why they did it and at 60k, it will be the fastest mid-engined car in the price range. Stomping all over the Porsche Cayman (even the S), the Lotus Evora, and the Alfa 4C (as though that is even really a competitor...). And it may well stomp all over everything Ford and Mopar are putting out, as well as some of the 100k Euro and Japanese offerings.
Still not sure I could do a behind-the-driver Corvette though. And I worry if we're dealing with typical GM engineering. Or if they cost-shared and stole the Acura NSX platform? Finally, the lack of a three-pedal option makes it a deal breaker for me. I know many don't/won't feel the same way, I get it's faster with a dual clutch box, but I like my clutch pedal.
That said Chevy did smart, ripping a page from Lotus' playbook. "Let's cram a really reliable engine, into a mid-engined platform. Eventually we'll add a blower on top. And we'll sell it for 60-85k." And by virtue of being a Chevrolet you can actually get serviced in every frickin' town in every frickin' state they'll sell a bunch.
They've been flirting with a mid-engine Corvette for decades yet I still find myself surprised that they actually pulled the trigger. I remember when the Corvette Indy concept car was introduced in the 80s...(back when a. Popular Mechanics subscription was my internet...)
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The Corvette had always been a lot of bang for the buck - this has real potential, but the Corvette has had the same basic lines since 1983. I wonder whether the branding will work here regardless of the merits of the car.
It's better than what I expected, but I expected the C8 to be truly hideous. I hate the fact that they couldn't make the C7 better, and make a separate supercar with a different name. I've had three vettes, and I'm a bit attached to the front engine layout
Hmmm...I see where they got the inspiration.
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While the current model is a beast, I still like the looks of my C5Z (and wish I still had it). It really stood out as a different than the C5, while the C6/C7 look similar to the C6Z/C7Z. That said, the C5s pickup truck steering wheel and interior were terrible. BUT I didn't buy it for the interior or stereo.
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The 2020 looks nice and I wish I could make it happen. Maybe down the road I can pickup a used one.
...that said, why did they make the interior super silly with the buttons???
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I love it, but as I’m a dinosaur, I wish it would be offered with a manual.
Chevy's website has the answer:Because technology and cool.Quote:
This fighter jet-inspired layout puts climate and...
I like it, but I'm sure I'll be sticking with my Camaro SS for a long time. While it's 6.2L makes a mere 426 hp and in a heavier car to boot, it lets me shift my own gears and is plenty fast enough to keep me entertained.