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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 08:50 AM
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Just out.... GM just announced an all Electric Corvette next year...

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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 09:46 AM
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I was hoping they might create a forum for it one day.....


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Read the news!

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/e...tte-is-coming/
Old Apr 25, 2022 | 12:39 PM
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I'll bet the cam is really choppy on the Evs! I bet they're super freaking fast too. Until the power is taken from the grid. Then they eventually won't move at all. fjb is looking to downsize our energy generation from coal and nat gas. Two energies the U.S. has in overabundance. What will replace it? Hot air. Straight from politician's mouths.

If one really ponders this, it makes perfect sense. Most C8 drivers never drive their cars. They sit in the garage collecting dust waiting. This way they can charge them for a rip around town and then put it away for another month with no downside.

I WILL miss the sound of an American V8 though. Greatly. Glad my time on earth was spent with fuel as THE power source. It's been a blast. How soon before ALL ICE's are outlawed?
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It's no secret that this has been coming. It was only a matter of time. Just be glad we still have the ICE cars for now.
Old Apr 25, 2022 | 02:07 PM
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Oh well... We Corvette car guys are dying-off and disappearing.... It seems as witnessed by the lack of youngsters involvement in the Corvette world.... I'm ok with that, how about you?
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Originally Posted by MWWarlord
It's no secret that this has been coming. It was only a matter of time. Just be glad we still have the ICE cars for now.
Pass the ICE on to your grandkids. Of course by the time they get to drive they may be saying WTF is this from the ICE age. Dad must have been glued to the Flintstones when he bought this POS. Thanks a lot Dad for thinking of us.


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I wonder if it will be available in a manual?

Likely first mod:


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Never for me!
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maybe will make the one's that make some noise worth more
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Never for me!

Not in my future. I have absolutely zero interest no matter how fast it is.
I prefer a light weight sports car with V8 rumble and 3 pedals.
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