Mid-Engine C8 Corvette to boast near six-figure price, arrive in 2019
05-17-2018, 10:06 AM
#141
Sure, they showed them "a" mid engine Corvette. This really doesn't mean anything more than they are most likely going to produce a mid engine Corvette. However, there may also be a new generation FE Corvette to follow shortly behind.
Let's not forget that GM has officially said nothing about any new Corvette to date.
Let's not forget that GM has officially said nothing about any new Corvette to date.
05-17-2018, 10:40 AM
#142
Burning Brakes
I think it is entirely possible for GM to build two different models on one line in Bowling Green - they are already doing it for other cars in other GM plants. Also Kai Spande pointed out at that Bash that the ZR1 is completely unique from the windshield forward, and it is being successfully built on the same line as base model Stingray's today without (much) drama.
I think it is also entirely possible that Corvette will split into two models in 2019, a FE Stingray, and an ME Zora. There could also very well be a FE Stingray replacement coming in 2022, depending on market uptake of the C7 and C8 in 2020 and 2021. For GM to try this is not really out of character, because, in fact, the Corvette is THE HIGHEST MARGIN vehicle it produces today, and has been for many, many years. Ever see TV commercials for it ? No, because it sells itself - as long as GM keeps it interesting and doesn't price it too high.
For sake of clarity, maybe we need to add a letter and call the ME a C8M, and the follow-on to the FE Stingray a C9F. There - fixed it for everybody !!
Cheers, Binger
I think it is also entirely possible that Corvette will split into two models in 2019, a FE Stingray, and an ME Zora. There could also very well be a FE Stingray replacement coming in 2022, depending on market uptake of the C7 and C8 in 2020 and 2021. For GM to try this is not really out of character, because, in fact, the Corvette is THE HIGHEST MARGIN vehicle it produces today, and has been for many, many years. Ever see TV commercials for it ? No, because it sells itself - as long as GM keeps it interesting and doesn't price it too high.
For sake of clarity, maybe we need to add a letter and call the ME a C8M, and the follow-on to the FE Stingray a C9F. There - fixed it for everybody !!
Cheers, Binger
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05-17-2018, 11:58 AM
#143
Le Mans Master
I think it is entirely possible for GM to build two different models on one line in Bowling Green - they are already doing it for other cars in other GM plants. Also Kai Spande pointed out at that Bash that the ZR1 is completely unique from the windshield forward, and it is being successfully built on the same line as base model Stingray's today without (much) drama.
I think it is also entirely possible that Corvette will split into two models in 2019, a FE Stingray, and an ME Zora. There could also very well be a FE Stingray replacement coming in 2022, depending on market uptake of the C7 and C8 in 2020 and 2021. For GM to try this is not really out of character, because, in fact, the Corvette is THE HIGHEST MARGIN vehicle it produces today, and has been for many, many years. Ever see TV commercials for it ? No, because it sells itself - as long as GM keeps it interesting and doesn't price it too high.
For sake of clarity, maybe we need to add a letter and call the ME a C8M, and the follow-on to the FE Stingray a C9F. There - fixed it for everybody !!
Cheers, Binger
I think it is also entirely possible that Corvette will split into two models in 2019, a FE Stingray, and an ME Zora. There could also very well be a FE Stingray replacement coming in 2022, depending on market uptake of the C7 and C8 in 2020 and 2021. For GM to try this is not really out of character, because, in fact, the Corvette is THE HIGHEST MARGIN vehicle it produces today, and has been for many, many years. Ever see TV commercials for it ? No, because it sells itself - as long as GM keeps it interesting and doesn't price it too high.
For sake of clarity, maybe we need to add a letter and call the ME a C8M, and the follow-on to the FE Stingray a C9F. There - fixed it for everybody !!
Cheers, Binger
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05-17-2018, 01:09 PM
#144
Melting Slicks
The base price on a Ferrari 488 Spider is $26,000 more than a 488 GTB, which starts at $256,000. So what that tells me is: Ferrari's customers are willing to pay a lot more for a convertible than Corvette customers (C7 convertible is $4,000 more) are.
05-22-2018, 07:35 PM
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There is not a single Chevy dealer that comes even close to the service of a BMW or Audi dealer we have dealt with.
I had Marty Feldman Chevy in Novi give me back my C7 with black soot all over it, not a little, pretty much every square inch. When I complained they washed it and drove it back in soaking wet.
My guess is if there is going to be a FE and ME variant then the frame will be modular or adaptable. Maybe the same frame, maybe the same physical frame but welded differently at the supplier.
Front/Rear cradle that will take both engine and suspension setups, weld it onto the center section.
That IMO seems unlikely...It is either going to be all ME, or Cadillac ME, Corvette FE until a merged redesign.
I had Marty Feldman Chevy in Novi give me back my C7 with black soot all over it, not a little, pretty much every square inch. When I complained they washed it and drove it back in soaking wet.
My guess is if there is going to be a FE and ME variant then the frame will be modular or adaptable. Maybe the same frame, maybe the same physical frame but welded differently at the supplier.
Front/Rear cradle that will take both engine and suspension setups, weld it onto the center section.
That IMO seems unlikely...It is either going to be all ME, or Cadillac ME, Corvette FE until a merged redesign.
05-22-2018, 07:53 PM
#146
Race Director
This is a funny thread....
First, it's a year old.
Second, we know a LOT more now.
Third, anyone that thought one year ago or NOW that the C8 was going to be pushing 6 figures doesn't understand GM or Corvette or the 6.5 decade OLD business model.
First, it's a year old.
Second, we know a LOT more now.
Third, anyone that thought one year ago or NOW that the C8 was going to be pushing 6 figures doesn't understand GM or Corvette or the 6.5 decade OLD business model.