sunsalem

Maintaining an old exotic is expensive, the ME design is not the issue.

RFBHD

If all of this is true I will wait for the twin turbo version...and I am sure it will make me forget I even owned a C7 ZO6.... I think it looks amazing

LT1 Z51

In the media, yes. The media is a third hand or fourth hand source.

Car and Driver just said in their latest article that the C7 will be built alongside the ME car for 2-3 years, which is correct. But then they call it the C8, which isn't.

GM doesn't use C7 or C8 internally, they use platform monikers. So the ME and the C8 are both on the Y2XX platform. A platform in this sense is just a development code used to bin finances and parts to. The Camaro, ATS, and CTS are all binned to A1XX for example.

So basically anyone you hear call the ME the C8 doesn't know what they are talking about. It can't be an 8th generation car, it is however the 1st generation of a new car... I'd call it ME1.

LT1 Z51

For everything that's correct in that article there is at least the same amount of things incorrect. People should NEVER treat the media like gospel until a car is officially released.

Media is out to SELL magazines, they are not in the buisin3ess of being RIGHT they are in the business of selling HYPE.

I would think intelligent people would realize this, however I'm shocked everyday to see that this isn't true. Common sense is not common apparently.

SingleTrackMinded

When I saw the C7 for the first time, it made me feel excited, intrigued, might I say obsessed -- so much so that I knew I wanted to have one. And now I do. Sadly, this rendering does not give me that same feeling...

vader86

No the point is to own as many vettes as possible, why dump one for another, just buy another.

he who dies with the most toys wins.

Pineapple

It’s going to be another 4 years so the thought of upgrading to the C8 isn’t even on my mind. I’ll be too busy modding and enjoying my C7 until then.

Mike Mercury

without a confirmed C8 model... it's tough to forecast this decision.

When the C6 was introduced... for me there wasn't that much of a difference from the c5; so I kept my C5. We then bought a second C5... kinda his-hers for awhile.

The C7 was enough of a change that we sold both C5's and now am very pleased with our C7.

If the C8 is as different as the C6/7 were to each other... I'll certainly give it a good look.

Skid Row Joe

Maybe you're stuck in the past? In that case stay in your C4, C5, & C6 then.
Perhaps the better question for you is; "Will you finally dump your C5 & C6, for a C8? Since you believe they're superior to the C7?"

Outdated/Old/Obsolete.......that covers it at least back to the C4 too.




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Z0HS1CK

I believe about 50% of that video.

But IF, JUST IF that C8 does look anything near what's featured in the video, then IMHO it's on it's way to looking as good if not better than a base stingray.

I could just imagine what the final product looks like, and then the Z06 version???? Forget about it.

It actually makes me excited because i really love my C7Z. But i know in about 2-3 more years i will be bored of it, so if the C8 brings great hopes, then i can look foward into upgrading to the C8Z.

I just hope they do it right with the engine/cooling/trans options.

I wanna get a dual clutch toy already lol. But if GM doesn't do it, i hope they still offer that manual.

Billy346

I don't know if I would "dump" my C7 for a C8. If the C8 is as cool as the fanboys say it is going to be, then maybe I'll trade up...but you can bet I'll wait a few years to wait for the bugs to get worked out. That is IF the new car is that cool. I'll be honest... the new car in it's camo suit ain't blowin' my skirt up, and I'm not exactly breathing hard over Car and Driver's rendering. We'll see how it actually goes.

fsvoboda

That's no surprise. Renderings always seem to be based on the current vehicle.

The actual designers usually will look for some points of continuity with the current car, but they are free to go much farther. Thus you got the new rear end of C7 which drove some people crazy with "no more round taillights!" but was exactly the right choice to make something new and intriguing that would draw in new buyers.

Generally the designers will go far out and then pull back a little to make cars that won't be too far from what buyers expect. (I don't know if you remember the original Ford Taurus, but some people were hugely offended by its aerodynamic styling that seems very tame today. In the original Robocop movie they used Tauruses as cars of the future, they seemed so extreme.)

I've got family members in auto design and engineering. They can't reveal much because of non-disclosure agreements that they take very seriously, but when you tell them you really like X new vehicle, they will say something along the lines of, "Right, it's nice, but you should see what's coming in three or five years."

These guys live in the future of auto design. The rest of us are living in the present and trying to guess what they already know.

Corvette ED

If the C8 is ME only and is the only Corvette being built I think GM is taking a big risk that could backfire on them? GM may think that this will bring in younger buyers? Let's face it Corvette has one of the biggest repeat customer bases of any car built? To try and reinvent the wheel with a totally different car is a huge gamble?

I will say this if ME is the only Corvette look for very strong prices on used ZR1's, ZO6's, Convertibles, and M7 equipped cars.

roadbike56

Thanks but the title on that mag is completely incorrect. To be correct it should read "After 6 decades of getting it wrong, we're hoping this time we (Car & Driver) get it right."

MHE-Plex

PuffyC

The C7 was such an advancement for the Corvette inside and out that it's hard even imagining what it would take for the C8 to do the same. With that said, I'd definitely buy a C8 if:

1. It was still the screaming bargain it is today.
2. I can still get 2 sets of golf clubs plus a couple bags in it.
3. It was as visually stunning as the C7.

Having a car like a Corvette or Porsche or even a McLaren is nice, but if I can't bring a friend or SO along when we go do stuff then it's just not worth it to me.

patentcad

The current C7 smokes most mid-engine exotics on race tracks globally now. The challenge for GM is making any mid-engined sports car faster than the C7. Good luck with that. In the very best case scenario they come out with a car with a base price in the $60K-$70K range which makes a car equivalent to the one I'm driving an $85K+ sled. That will command LIST PRICE for years (not the current $8K-$10K discount). So am i all that eager to 'trade up' to the tune of $40K-$50K plus my trade to a car that I can't even fit my bicycle into?

Even I'm not that stupid, and I'm certainly not that rich. I'd be more tempted to trade up from my '17 Z51 to an '18 or '19 GS - you know, one with a massively discounted sales price. Or a nice Porsche Cayman S.

To be clear, I might be driving my Z51 for an awfully long time. That works. Hey, it won't have car payments either.