The Successful Plumber

The ME C8 might loss the stigma and break the mold of being a midlife crisis successful plumber’s car.

1950silverstreak

[QUOTE=C7 Marc;1599021149]The ME C8 might loss the stigma and break the mold of being a midlife crisis successful plumber’s car.[/QUOTE

Wow hit the nail on the head. Exactly what my 20 something nephews said when they saw my new Stingray. Been embarrassed driving the pos ever since, especially when in sight of anyone 59 or younger. Thank goodness very soon this kind of mistake won't be made as we all will be equal in electric autonomous auto2!--- Just jesting. Nephews encouraged me to order the car and are Corvette fans. Just never knew there is a stigma associated with the Corvette.I find it a pleasure to own and drive.

spinkick

[QUOTE=1950silverstreak;1599021468]
Sounds like a bunch of jealous people

Elk

More likely wholly disinterested in the car, but fully aware of the stereotype.

Kevin A Jones

[QUOTE=1950silverstreak;1599021468]Hum, I've never run across younger crowd (son-in-laws, their friends etc) who didn't think C7s were cool as hell!

dhpeck

maybe for the Non Z06/ZR1 guys that only go with a Base Model

fsvoboda

They will both be Corvettes. Why would GM throw away the name recognition of that name? (There are lots of different cars and even SUVs under the Porsche nameplate.)

If we have both FE and ME at the same time I suspect that they will be Corvette Stingray and Corvette Manta Ray.

fsvoboda

I think that the Silverado/GMC V8 is the biggest argument for continuation of a Corvette V8. These engines are not identical but they are very similar, and maintaining the Corvette/Camaro V8 engines is a lot easier to justify as a supplement to the Silverado engines. BTW, I don't think that the fuel economy "gains" of a smaller, turbo engine really hold up in actual use (as opposed to in lab testing). A V8 with cylinder deactivation and stop/start is going to be very close in actual use.

fsvoboda

[QUOTE=Kevin A Jones;1599022476]Kids in parking lots all point and ask their dads, "Hey, can't we have one of these?"

I previously have mentioned that both my sons (28 & 32) much enjoyed driving my C7 even though they currently have other priorities for their money and drive economy cars. Computer engineer son took the C7 on a road trip and reports he got lots of positive comments at rest areas--and also told me that he thought that the smartphone integration was really good, something important to the younger generation!

JoesC5

My 90 year old uncle drives his GMC Serra a couple of times a week (plus his farm tractor, two farm trucks and his bulldozer). His 83 year old wife drives her Ford expedition once or twice a week.

JoesC5

That 4 banger in the trucks is the base engine for a couple of low end models. Higher end models get larger engines including the 5.3L and 6.0L and the 6.2L V8's The larger engines are also available in the lower series as an extra cost option. GM won't sell that many trucks with the 4 banger engine.

Gary '09 C6

I think that accolade actually belongs to the Chevrolet Suburban (f/k/a CarryAll)...began in 1935. Still Chevy though !

Avanti

I kept my good ol' C5 when I got my new C7... but, that's IT! I'm done with new sports cars. Waaaaay too much factory installed gobble-de-gook on the C7 I don't care anything about (half of which God and GM don't seem to be able to consistently keep working or repaired) I cannot even begin to imagine how much worse in this regard the C8--especially the first few years--will be.

BEAR-AvHistory

There is no logical business case to keep making the front engine car. Two production lines making entirely different cars one of them for a 6 year old car, why?

JerryU

Hmm, just the opposite per the GM Manager in charge of Trucks. The mpg numbers of the 2.7 Liter 310 hp turbo L4 are better real life than what is in that very narrow EPA test.

IMO, there will be two engines that will sell the most for the Silverado in time, the 2.7 Liter turbo L4 and the 3 Liter Duramax diesel.

Oh there may be a V8 offered at a very high price to control how many are sold (NOT because of cost) for those obsessed with a large pushrod V8! That is easily controlled by GM to meet their needed corporate mpg goals. With 585,000 Silverado volume in 2018 versus less than 30,000 C7s, trucks are more important.

GM spent significant engineering, manufacturing development, and facilities money to build the 2.7 Liter turbo L4 because they knew it was needed for the very profitable future Truck market.

BLEKVET

Love the tail lights.

V Vette

Because the C8 will be a better car and nicer design.

JerriVette

Wi believe the camaro will evolve into a two plus two that mimics the ferrari portofinio as the corvette goes rear mid engine.

blackvetterzo6

There is still nothing that beats a C6/ZR1 I’m bias on that opinion.......lol

rrsperry

I'd be more worried about autonomous vehicles. Once they get the tech down, insurance companies are going to say that driving yourself is reckless, and thus the end of driving as we know it.