KemahGT

Why not an inline 6 just like the original?

sunsalem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pony_car

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_car

joemosfet

^Yeah, I definitely wouldn't call Wikipedia the authority on these definitions. Wikipedia does not control the language nor the definition of words.

In my estimation, these definitions are defined by context. If, in context "pony car" means "horse-drawn carriage" then it means horse-drawn carriage.

jimmyb

No one. I was just pointing out what the majority of car enthusiasts view as the "definitions" of sports/pony/muscle cars. If you disagree, well, it's a free country.

sunsalem

Do you have another source we can use?


Of course not...it just reports it.

joemosfet

I would suppose everybody is the source, yeah? We all employ our own dictionaries and our own definitions of words. What's important is that we can effectively convey a thought with another, and if that involves clarifying these ambiguous terms, contextually, or avoiding their use altogether.

For instance: my dad might call it a pony car, and my brother calls it a sports car, and my uncle calls it a muscle car. None of them are necessarily wrong or right, they just employ different definitions when using the those words. All three of us know what he's talking about when he says "joemosfet's sports car" so why be a pedantic jerk and try to correct his definition of the word?

Here's a fun one for the pedants:

RonBurgAM

Sounds like one of those alternative facts.

DaveFerrari458

The Corvette is not a Muscle Car, it's a World Class Sports Car! And not so much a "Common Man Car" either. In fact no $60,000-$120,000 car is! And change is okay sometimes, we can't get stuck in the same routine all the time. But don't worry, I am sure whatever GM does to the Corvette, it will most probably be for the better and hopefully please some of the Good Ol Boys that are still around and also the new generation of younger affluent European High-End car buyers out there.

sunsalem

Well played, sir.

HPT

I wouldn't be so sure about that. There's a 19 year-old who makes $16/hr talking about buying one in the C7 Z06 forum...

sunsalem

Let's do the math:
($16 per hr) X (40hrs per week) X (52 weeks per year) = $33,280.00

JoesC5

How about a 647 HP bent 6, like in the new Ford GT, bolted to an automatic(like was found in the original Corvette) called a DCT?

DaveFerrari458

When I said younger I was referring to the 35-50 year old group who are established.

Zappa

Argue argue argue.....600 + HP is a lot of muscle in my book,anything that can burn rubber going into 3rd is pretty strong.....how many cars are keeping up with C7s.....the 1% that can are left behind in the very first corner...what's to argue about ?.....the best of all three worlds....CORVETTE, big ponys, mean cornering, dam good looking...........Zappa

Oh I can't hardly wait to hear the cryin about a battery Hybrids weight....

rettop

What he said.

Vetteman Jack

Time will tell whether a hybrid Vette will be made, but it could be an interesting model if they do decide to offer one up.