SCOOP: The Mid-Engine Corvette Will Likely Be Confirmed in 2016
01-26-2016, 02:16 PM
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SCOOP: The Mid-Engine Corvette Will Likely Be Confirmed in 2016
Corvette Forum has it on good authority from an as-yet unnamed source that GM would be crazy not to pull the trigger on a mid-engine Corvette.
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01-26-2016, 02:23 PM
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Since you must have inside info as our esteemed CorvetteForum "Editor" I'm sure you're spot on.
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
01-26-2016, 02:23 PM
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Since you must have inside info as our esteemed CorvetteForum "Editor" I'm sure you're spot on.
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
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I'm thinking it might be revealed in January, 2017...
01-26-2016, 02:30 PM
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I was buying it until I read the portion that estimates the mid-engine Corvette will compete against the Ford GT and it will cost well in excess of $160k and closer to $400k.
Not gonna happen. At least if it does it will not be a Corvette.
Not gonna happen. At least if it does it will not be a Corvette.
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01-26-2016, 03:11 PM
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Your message does not support your headline. Being "crazy not to do something" is a far cry from actually planning on doing it. Either your word smithing needs a little work or you are merely engaging in speculation
Your message does not support your headline. Being "crazy not to do something" is a far cry from actually planning on doing it. Either your word smithing needs a little work or you are merely engaging in speculation
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01-26-2016, 03:27 PM
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If it does happen it will have the same impact on regular C7 sales as the Ford GT had on Mustang sales-basically zero at those price levels.
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01-26-2016, 03:45 PM
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As I look at the illustration I see so many bits of a frt engine C7 that
have just be tweaked and repurposed. I like the look but am surprise
that the radiator is not top vented as the C7. I wonder how close
to reality the illustration may be?
I personally like it better than the Ford GT.
have just be tweaked and repurposed. I like the look but am surprise
that the radiator is not top vented as the C7. I wonder how close
to reality the illustration may be?
I personally like it better than the Ford GT.
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01-26-2016, 03:47 PM
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So, the original $250,000,000 budget that the Corvette team was allocated for the C7 ballooned to ONE BILLION DOLLARS with over runs? Has ANYONE heard that? I'm pretty certain Tadge and everyone else would be LOOKING FOR JOBS if they went over budget by 750 MILLION DOLLARS (the first gen Volt, which was ALL NEW technology cost One billion to develop)! And the car is going to compete with the new Ford GT? And it's going to have a manual transmission?
I DO think that Chevrolet is going to do a mid-engine Corvette, but I don't think that there is ANYTHING in this article that is correct (except the mid-engine part).
Jimmy
I DO think that Chevrolet is going to do a mid-engine Corvette, but I don't think that there is ANYTHING in this article that is correct (except the mid-engine part).
Jimmy
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01-26-2016, 04:00 PM
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Since you must have inside info as our esteemed CorvetteForum "Editor" I'm sure you're spot on.
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
So, wanna make a wager? I'll donate $500 to St. Jude's if GM does confirm a mid-engine Vette this year. If not you donate the same. Since that's the forum's chosen charity and you have inside info I'm sure you'll agree, right?
01-26-2016, 04:21 PM
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"GM would be crazy not to pull the trigger on a mid-engine Corvette".
So how does that mean a mid engine vette will be confirmed this year???? huh?
So how does that mean a mid engine vette will be confirmed this year???? huh?
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01-26-2016, 04:22 PM
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GM's edict is that every car they build must be profitable. So there has to be a cost point at which it works or it doesn't work....Given the significant development budget for the C7, i can't see them spending a whole pile more on a small production run car ( like Ford did with the Ford GT). If they can re-purpose some of the C7 parts to the MidC8 then that could just work..
Now here's the rub.... when C7 components were being engineered, was there a consideration to re-purpose those components to be utilized in a mid engine car. If you know this, then you have the answer...
Something as simple as removing the torque tube to the transaxle and presto! a mid engine layout! Sure there's more to it than that, but i bet those considerations would have had to be made at initial C7 design in order to make the MidC8 PROFITABLE and made in sufficient volume..
They can do it... remember the Fiero ? The 1988 model was actually quite good.. but then GM killed it becasue the previous years were junk.
Now here's the rub.... when C7 components were being engineered, was there a consideration to re-purpose those components to be utilized in a mid engine car. If you know this, then you have the answer...
Something as simple as removing the torque tube to the transaxle and presto! a mid engine layout! Sure there's more to it than that, but i bet those considerations would have had to be made at initial C7 design in order to make the MidC8 PROFITABLE and made in sufficient volume..
They can do it... remember the Fiero ? The 1988 model was actually quite good.. but then GM killed it becasue the previous years were junk.
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01-26-2016, 04:25 PM
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