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Well I've been getting some pictures of the C8 on my computer. I'm sorry but I don't like it, might be better with a regular paint job. Reminds me of some foreign car from some years ago. I guess I'm just an old fart that likes the car styles I grew up with. My old cars are 65, 72 and 93.
This was kinda beaten to death in the other thread... I have a 61 and a 98.. My opinion: The designs of all modern sports/performance cars are now 100% driven by physics.
The C7 ZR1 (755 hp) pushed the limit of front engine design.. There was no path forward.
Given the mid-engine platform, aerodynamic requirements, cooling requirements... there is not much left to 'personalize' the car.
I love my '65, but I also love the look of the new C8. Even my wife googled the C8 and thought is was sharp!
My wife likes them too. I showed her this rendering of one and she said I better get one when they come out, but not in red. Black or Charcoal would be my choice.
This was kinda beaten to death in the other thread.. My opinion: The designs of all modern sports/performance cars are now 100% driven by physics. The C7 ZR1 (755 hp) pushed the limit of front engine design.. There was no path forward.
Given the mid-engine platform, aerodynamic requirements, cooling requirements... there is not much left to 'personalize' the car.
This was kinda beaten to death in the other thread... I have a 61 and a 98.. My opinion: The designs of all modern sports/performance cars are now 100% driven by physics. The C7 ZR1 (755 hp) pushed the limit of front engine design.. There was no path forward.
Given the mid-engine platform, aerodynamic requirements, cooling requirements... there is not much left to 'personalize' the car.
But I think it will be a great Corvette!
I've never understood what was meant by this, which we've all heard often. By this logic, all sports cars/super cars must become mid engine. There would be "no path forward" for front-engine Ferraris or rear-engine Porsches. The C7 chassis is superb and Euro supercars have to work hard to keep up with it in terms of outright speed and handling. It seems to me that development of the front-engine Vette, with more money spent on interior as well as mechanical refinement was a viable path. The mid engine Vette will be a lot less usable than the current car, what with loss of luggage space, poor visibility, lack of a manual tranny, and difficulty of service and maintenance compared to the front engine cars.
As an aside, the mules running around are so heavily padded with foam or whatever, it is doubtful that any styling refinements are visible at all. GM is known for sleek styling of sports models, and there's none of that on the mules.
I see it absolutely as a logical next step for the Corvette. The C7 already did a fine job of keeping up with the best of the best, and that is due to scales of economy. Quite simply, they make so many Corvettes, that they can spread the costs out over a larger number of vehicles, for a longer run of years compared to the niche cars & that affords GM a budget to engineer the car better. If Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, or (insert whatever fancy sports car name you want here), produced as many cars as Chevrolet produces Corvette's, they would not cost $300,000 each. Then again, they would not be so exclusive either.... Anyway, I think the competition should be very concerned about the C8, I think it's going to be a great car, but I also wouldnt want one. As much as I can appreciate the digital world and high tech fantasy cars, I still prefer the raw analog feel of the older cars!! The new ones just get you in trouble a lot faster!
Last edited by Rob_64-365; Apr 27, 2019 at 09:25 PM.
I loved the C7 the moment I saw it (at the NYC car show).
I haven't seen the C8 except for pics found on Google but so far it looks pretty awesome though I'm not sure as nice as the C7 aethetically. I'll have to wait till I see it up close and personal.
Don't know why the C1 guys have problems with it. There is no connection except for heritage for which I am proud, in fact thankful since I really didn't care for for the C3's and beyond (some generations I hated but improved with later generations) until the C7 which I thought was a jaw dropping leap into cheap (inexpensive) super car status. I didn't understand how they did it until the explanation above about cost being spread over volume.
I love pulling up to a C7 at a red light and asking them if they want to race. There is an immediate connection and mutual respect and again, due to heritage!
Last edited by Audiophobe; Apr 27, 2019 at 11:29 AM.
Love the look of the C8 but 2 concerns: No usable trunk for traveling and where do I put my golf bag? The other issue, no convertible.
At least in my C7 I can put my golf bag, cleaning supplies and soft luggage in my convertible's trunk for a cross country trip.
They do if you want to claim a top speed of 190 MPH.. and a sub 7 minute lap time at Nuremburg.
Items that all modern sports cars are judged by.
The wing, maybe if you need the down force at the back. The boxy stuff and the polygons on all 4 corners, no. Same for four exhaust tips out the middle of the rear and the clearly nontraditional taillights. Why? The ground effects don't need that. Hi $ BMWs don't look all angular and have junk on the corners and neither do Porsches. Not saying those are a better choice, they're not. Its just that cars are a lot uglier than the aerodynamics need. A lot of the ugly is from styling cues that designers copy from one car to the other. Its the 2020 version of 90s jellybean cars.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
New C8
My wife likes them too. I showed her this rendering of one and she said I better get one when they come out, but not in red. Black or Charcoal would be my choice.
Xs 2 on all points.
