JoesC5

But, from a mile away, you can't see any orange peel. They're making progress.

DaveFerrari458

Don't think so! Ummm let's see....

1. The average income of a Corvette owner is higher than of a Cadillac owner and has many, many owners that are very affluent that can afford to buy anything they want and they often do with having multiple cars (toys).
2. The Corvette is one of the very few cars GM has that has actual credibility Worldwide and pretty much respected as an elite brand Worldwide (except for the haters).
3. No Cadillac has close to the cachet the Corvette has.
4. No Cadillac has the fanatical enthusiast following the Corvette has.
5. No Cadillac has the heritage the Corvette has.
6. No Cadillac has the racing history the Corvette has.
7. The same exact $150-200K car but under the Cadillac name would be outsold 3-4 times under the Corvette name. The same car at $70-110K would be outsold by 10 under the Corvette name.

News flash to those who might be confused that we are in the 1960's or early 1970's or live in certain regions of this great Country..........There's nothing it has on the Corvette with the exception of some superior dealerships! Cadillac is coming up but not there yet. They need to work on a legit Flagship Sedan and keep focus on their SUV lineup for now. After that they can perhaps piggy-back on the Corvette platform and do their own variant IMO.

3 Z06ZR1

Cadillac and economics? Never to be used in the same sentence.

3 Z06ZR1

I agree!

cvp33

We posted at the same time so my post clearly wasn't directed at you. My Father worked for GM from 1965 to 2001. I have lots of stories I could share.......

roadbike56

I was watching some car related show on TV. They were talking about the tail lights on a new Camero, commenting that they resembled the Corvette and that was no accident. The commentator, not a GM employee, stated that GM wants a "family" appearance between performance Chevrolets like the Corvette and Camero. If the new mid-engine is a Corvette, it's likely it will have the C7/Camero like tail lights. Round is gone with the last C6 just like pop-up headlights are gone with the last C5.
BTW, I saw a conversion kit for the C7 to convert it to round tail lights. In my opinion, it looked nasty, I won't be buying one.

SBC_and_a_stick

What is the price point and will it have a manual?

I won't be buying the first model year. I will gladly avoid the teething issues, and the higher performance model that will challenge the Z will take at least another year to build.

Tyler_RN_EMT

Clearly shares the C7 a pillar and mirrors.... Very unlikely this is solely a Cadillac.... Possible eventual crossover but no way they release the Cadillac variant 1st or even at the same time.... GM most certainly learned a lesson from the XLR.... No one argues that it was an awesome car but that didn't help sell them for GM! Maybe they will at least put a variant of the vettes engine in it if it does carry over rather than a "Northstar".... Cadillac has definitely upped their game since the XLR days though with all the new V series cars so I wouldn't mind seeing a Cadillac varient eventually

RapidC84B

Most chatter I'm hearing is that GM is building this as a halo car and their luxury brand is Caddy. It will pave the way for a mid-engine Corvette C8.

That said, I agree that the Corvette has all the racing heritage and prestige. Plus people have been clamoring for a mid-engine Corvette for decades and it's never happened. So a mid-engine Corvette will have way more buzz.

But... sources keep saying Caddy halo car. Apparently Caddy is getting back into prototype racing with a carbon tub closed cockpit car.

Achmed

do you think it this is separate corvette model or a separate car altogether from the Corvette?

brettlid

It's a StingRay, just look at the way the rear window tapers down toward the back like the C7.

RapidC84B

Pretty sure this is just a bastardized test mule. The older variant had a C7 cabin and doors, but a Holden front and rear truck bed. I think this is just more C7 exterior scrap bits.

DeStreGa5

I believe it will be a separate model under the Corvette brand. There have been spy shots of the ZR1 and a Z06X. I don't think it would be a bad idea to have a Zora on top of those. Porsche does very well with their multiple versions of the 911. Why can't Corvette do the same? I would still like to see the lower models remain affordable, front engine platforms of course. Just please continue to offer me a manual!

themonk

The Corvette isn't a brand, it's a model.

X25

He never said it's a "car brand". As often mentioned in advertising, brand doesn't necessarily mean the manufacturer's name. Nobody says they have an Apple; they say they do have an iPhone.

themonk

really.

GM-----Chevrolet-----Corvette-----(Cx) (in this case C8)-----?

The Stingray, GS and Z06 aren't "brands", they are sub models of the Corvette. When someone asks you "what brand of jeans are those?" you say Levis, you don't say 501's. If someone asks me what brand of phone I own I don't say Note 5, I say Samsung.

keagan

Let's talk power plant, what do you guys think will be suitable for this?
N/A V8
FI V8
TT 6

As for trans, I don't think it will have a DCT since GM be boasting about their A8/A10 shifting like no tomorrow.

themonk

try wedging a 6.2L OHV V8 and all necessary accessories into a mid-engine chassis and then work on it, that may be a challenge.

Kruegmeister

So if its a C8 in 2019, do we get to call our C7s MidYear 2s???

Its a Vette BTW.

MikeLsx

They have been putting massive engines into mid engine cars for years.

the current aventador is a 6.4L V12.