We need C8 section
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C8 vette
The problem with the Corvette is that the peop;e want is to be the Vette of the past and not the Vette of the past,this the reason the import boys are killing us,and as soon as they get money they Lambo and R8.We better hope that Mr. Giles of Chysler don't get the ideal and dream up an mid-engine Viper or Hyundai then we are done,remember no one has a corner horsepower.the smart thing to do would let the Cadillac boys have it and make it a mid-engine halo car for the General.
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Le Mans Master
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Ferrari 250 GTO
All Ferrari Sports cars were front engined.
Ford AC Cobra one of the most fabulous sports cars of it's time.
The new Ferrari F12 has the engine forward of the passenger compartment. It is the most powerful and fastest road going Ferrari of all time. Their fastest road car around their test track. You are brilliantly correct, 100% touring car, not a sports car at all.
All Ferrari Sports cars were front engined.
Ford AC Cobra one of the most fabulous sports cars of it's time.
The new Ferrari F12 has the engine forward of the passenger compartment. It is the most powerful and fastest road going Ferrari of all time. Their fastest road car around their test track. You are brilliantly correct, 100% touring car, not a sports car at all.
All Ferrari sports cars were front engined? Right...
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Le Mans Master
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Learn what GT means. Then run up to Enzo or Testarossa and educate what is behind the driver in those cars and countless others that Ferrari made over the years. Then again, just continue to repeat yourself.
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I guess you think that the Jaguar XKE was not a sports car, or the D-types. The ignorance of automotive history on a car forum is astounding!
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Le Mans Master
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_tourer
Just because Ford GT40 has "GT" in it, it does not have to mean it is a GT car BUT this is an EXCEPTION. If there were no rules, there would be no exceptions. Now, continue with your rammblings.
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Le Mans Master
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The original legendary Ferrari's that gave the Ferrari its reputation were front engined. They defined great European sports cars. Learn some history.
I guess you think that the Jaguar XKE was not a sports car, or the D-types. The ignorance of automotive history on a car forum is astounding!
I guess you think that the Jaguar XKE was not a sports car, or the D-types. The ignorance of automotive history on a car forum is astounding!
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Aston Martin?
Mercedes SLR?
Dodge Viper?
The nerve of them with that low tech, ill handling front engine crap.
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My 2 year old could have a more convincing/logical argument with himself then what I'm seein here. Stupid thread is stupid, bite the bullit and ask for it to be quitely deleted.
Oh and so far all of your "front mid-engine blows" reasons have been pretty much baseless. Especially the one about "since its front engine they can share parts with other cars and make more money"... pretty sure the vette did that ONCE with terrible success(and yet that car had a different engine and completely rethought shell) the vette is designed, no compromises, for itself, other then the engine/trans needs to fit.
And just for the record, I'm callin it now, the Lambo Aventador stinks, just another murcielago(which got beat by the zr1, just sayin). I'm saving my pennies for the Lambo Don Juan Blanc Crescendo in 2022. Makes sense to me
Oh and so far all of your "front mid-engine blows" reasons have been pretty much baseless. Especially the one about "since its front engine they can share parts with other cars and make more money"... pretty sure the vette did that ONCE with terrible success(and yet that car had a different engine and completely rethought shell) the vette is designed, no compromises, for itself, other then the engine/trans needs to fit.
And just for the record, I'm callin it now, the Lambo Aventador stinks, just another murcielago(which got beat by the zr1, just sayin). I'm saving my pennies for the Lambo Don Juan Blanc Crescendo in 2022. Makes sense to me
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Le Mans Master
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You guys are killing me. There is more tolerance at my local redneck bar than among the ranks of so called corvette enthusiasts, really leaves a bitter aftertaste and lends another angle to corvette ownership. Pretty obvious why corvette is so stale. 
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Dude you calling us bitter when your sitting on your desk sarcastically typing away being negative towards a car that hasnt been released...lol And now ur throwing politics into this thread by mentioning UAW ....look in the mirror yell out " I SUUUCK" and duck...
By the way why dont you go on the Porsche 911 forum and rant how the rear engine should be in the middle...
Your purposly trying to stir up emptions yet you ridicule us for objecting to your very opinions that you feel so entitled to sharr...get a life
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Le Mans Master
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As I said, the bitter aftertaste continues with each and every new insult coming in. From merely just tossing the idea around, the choice for my next automobile becomes much clearer. I am pretty sure it will not be a C7. Between my 09 base and Z06, I should come pretty close to buying this instead. Faster, lighter, better handling and more unique while not costing much more than what I coughed up on my Z06. GM will be losing at least one customer in a couple of years.
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
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As I said, the bitter aftertaste continues with each and every new insult coming in. From merely just tossing the idea around, the choice for my next automobile becomes much clearer. I am pretty sure it will not be a C7. Between my 09 base and Z06, I should come pretty close to buying this instead. Faster, lighter, better handling and more unique while not costing much more than what I coughed up on my Z06. GM will be losing at least one customer in a couple of years.
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
You aren't even comparing apples to apples so your points are completely and totally pointless. The cars got better after Rossion took over and Noble went away but at the end of the day it still isn't really a production car.
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Le Mans Master
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Yeah F things like safety equipment. The Rossion is nothing but a Ford V6 powered kit car/race car.
You aren't even comparing apples to apples so your points are completely and totally pointless. The cars got better after Rossion took over and Noble went away but at the end of the day it still isn't really a production car.
You aren't even comparing apples to apples so your points are completely and totally pointless. The cars got better after Rossion took over and Noble went away but at the end of the day it still isn't really a production car.
Le Mans Master
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As I said, the bitter aftertaste continues with each and every new insult coming in. From merely just tossing the idea around, the choice for my next automobile becomes much clearer. I am pretty sure it will not be a C7. Between my 09 base and Z06, I should come pretty close to buying this instead. Faster, lighter, better handling and more unique while not costing much more than what I coughed up on my Z06. GM will be losing at least one customer in a couple of years.
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
If GM refuses to move on with times, time to abandon the ship. Apparently there are plenty of disnosaurs around preferring the stale flavor to support GM. I refuse to be one of them though,
Yeah F things like safety equipment. The Rossion is nothing but a Ford V6 powered kit car/race car.
You aren't even comparing apples to apples so your points are completely and totally pointless. The cars got better after Rossion took over and Noble went away but at the end of the day it still isn't really a production car.
You aren't even comparing apples to apples so your points are completely and totally pointless. The cars got better after Rossion took over and Noble went away but at the end of the day it still isn't really a production car.
