Lavender

Because they NEED to SELL cars. They are not looking to sell 5000 Z28s/year so they can price it at 100k as far as Im concerned. Camaro folks will pay for it anyways so....

harlold

Who says they aren't looking to sell more than 1500 Z06's a year?

Z06/ZR1 the last few years didn't top 1000 combined a year.

sam90lx

[QUOTE=harlold;1585862445]Who says they aren't looking to sell more than 1500 Z06's a year?

Z06/ZR1 the last few years didn't top 1000 combined a year cause people aren't paying 100k for cars anymore.

Hemi Dave

You mean GM is in the world of 75K Camaros....

Lets see how many actually get sold at that price point

Caddylac10

You hit the nail on the head. The C7 Z06 is going to be a SUPERCAR and there's a completely different level desirability when a car is perceived as such. The desirability for supercars goes beyond price.

The C6 Z06 had supercar performance at the time but it wasn't considered one because it fell short in other critical areas, which the C7 has addressed. The C7 has already significantly changed the Corvette perception and the Z will enhance that perception even more. The C7 Z should be promoted as more than just a hi-po Corvette; it is a supercar.

I don't think the base price will as high as the GTR Premium but GM can still increase the price and sell more than they ever have because the desirability will reach people that would have never considered a Corvette before.

Some people only discuss price in relation to people that have bought or typically considered Corvettes in the past without any evaluation of a much wider demographic that never even considered Corvettes in the past. The market for the C7 Z is many times bigger than past generations because the pool of desirability is open to many more people.

Hemi Dave

You do realize dealers had to give massive discounts in price to sell most of those Z06/ZR1's.

That tells everyone they were priced too high.....economics 101

Lavender

No one did. Well perhaps you did with your 100k pricetag comment but either way. If they want to sell cars..they'll price the Z06 accordingly.

If they want cars collecting dust @ showroom floors well..they might as well listen to you.

Lavender

Well there seems to be a lot of crazies willing to drop $120k on a '14 Track Pack GTR that doesnt even have CC brakes or a proper engine/diff/tranny cooling so I would go out and a limb and say there will be enough crazies willing to drop $75k on a Camaro.

Caddylac10

The Corvette deserved that though. The C6 generation was overextended and old. Cobalt interiors and steering wheels didn't help. Sales dip for every generation at the end. Design was dated. Lack of options like no vert or automatic limited desirability. The ZR1 carried a premium over the Z06 which was right on it's tail in performance; not really worth the premium after the Z07 package came out.

The issue had less to do with the market and more to do with the product. Produce a high quality product and keep it fresh and relevant and a lot of that goes away.