First year C8 will be like GM’s other mid engine. 84 Fiero
04-18-2019, 01:54 PM
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Were the NSX and Audi R8 called “the Dollar Store Lambo when they came out just because they were mid engined and cheaper than the Lambo? No..and I’m expecting the C8 to be a far better car than the 90-05 NSX’s in every aspect except maybe engine reliability and almost as good a car as the current Audi R8 for half the price....it will probably be better in a lot of areas...
GM took a big gamble here and I said I think it will pay off.
But it is still a gamble.
I doubt this but ff, for whatever reason, America doesn't like the idea of a mid-engine Vette? It's gonna hurt.
A lot.
04-18-2019, 01:56 PM
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Were the NSX and Audi R8 called “the Dollar Store Lambo when they came out just because they were mid engined and cheaper than the Lambo? No..and I’m expecting the C8 to be a far better car than the 90-05 NSX’s in every aspect except maybe engine reliability and almost as good a car as the current Audi R8 for half the price....it will probably be better in a lot of areas...
Put it this way, you're going to lunch, you can go to Longhorns, or for half the price you can get McDonalds. Or you could spend half of what McDonalds costs and eat leftovers. How many people are going to be like "wow, I wish I could afford leftovers"? Because let's be real, when you buy an exotic (or any impractical car for that matter), it's either for emotional reasons where alternatives dont matter, or for people attention.
04-18-2019, 05:53 PM
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