IMO GM builds 2019 Corvettes like crazy between now and the C8 retool next year. Then make only C8’s. There will be enough C7’s available for those that prefer the FE design well into the 2019 calandar year and probably into 2020. This is a two edge sword: The C8 will be the latest and greatest technology for the C7 to compete with on one hand; on the other, the 2019 could be the last FE Corvette ever made since the brand introduced in 1953. There will be a decent number of people who want one the last of that heritage. There is a difference in having ‘16, ‘17 and ‘18 holdovers when everyone knew there would be a ‘19 C7 and knowing the ‘19 C7 would be the last of an era.

C8 is a completely different car. Look at those pictures, it has a massive wheelbase and size, too wide, sounds absolutely atrocious, no manual transmission. Its the kind of car you make to attract buyers from BMWs 4 class, base 911, ferrari, mclaren, etc but NOT people like me who are more in the porsche GT camp, who prefer a raw, hardcore, no sound deadening/bump ride/manual transmission/big wing car. So what they will do is they will push people like me out of the brand but will make multiples of that back by getting all kinds of other buyers simply because they wanted an exotic car and didnt want an american car with big v8 in the front.

I don’t think the C8 will be bigger. It may be optical with the cab moved forward. If anything, it should drive “smaller”. The handling advantage of weight concentration in the center of the car cant be disputed, but how discernible that is at street speeds is up for arguement. Its hard to make an arguement in favor of the ME design from a daily driver practicality point of view. IMO, it will be surprise if a pushrod LT engine is not offerred in early C8’s, but I dont think its a lock. The cars testing at Nürburgring sound like turbos to me. GM’s patent application of the “fly by wire” electric clutch assembly gives serious hope for a manual trans C8 option.

Have you seen the nurburgring videos of C8? Its pretty massive for a rear engine car (comparing to 911 or mclaren)? Its much more ferrari dimension wise than 911. It clearly has a long wheelbase (again look at the videos).

Porsche does not look disproportionate because its rear engine does it?

Anyways, I dont need to see the press release to figure out 90% certainty some basics about the car. It is built to appeal to certain market segment. I am not in that market segment. C7 is I think as big and as heavy as I can accept a pure sports car. Even Z06 is massive next to a gt3. It has a wheelbase 9 full inches longer than a porsche. This C8 is even even worse in terms of length. They do that for a reason because they want the car to ride comfortably, they want also people who arent necessarily slim to fit in it. C8 is a luxurious grand tourer. It will go fast, handle fine, but its not going to give you the “wearing a sock like” experience you get driving a smaller wheelbase Porsche.

I am getting a ZR1 so stop calling me names. I take the car for what it is and I am not an ignorant like others. I think its still a great car but its at the limit of what a sports car should be pure physical dimensions wise. I know all about the “feels like a smaller car” argument. I will just counter that with suggestion of driving a car with much smaller wheelbase (96” to be exact). It feels like a toy car to be honest tossing around the corners.

Do you really think any car company would do that? No way they do that