MacMulkin

Posted over at the Corvette Action Center!

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...ette-for-2019/

JoesC5

I'll get excited when I see an official GM press release with it in writing.

WesC7

3 or 4 models....."Zora" possible 1500 hp? Very interesting....

We should find out next Jan....

Steve Garrett

Let's see what happens.....

Z06Norway

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...1-planned.html

LIStingray

The article says:
“The mid engine was signed off on last week, a 2019 with 3 or 4 models, top of the line being the “Zora” and I swear rumor has it 1500 HP. They will try to compete with the Ferraris and Lambos (and probably at their prices) ……anyway it will be debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Jan 18.”
The cheapest Lamborghini (Huracan) starts at $204,000, and the cheapest Ferrari (488) starts at $256,000.
If the article is correct, it will be pretty tough to get 75% of current Corvette owners to step up and buy the 2019 mid-engine car with an entry price over $200k.

tolnep

1500hp? power you can use? perhaps bugatti is going to make the engines as the new chiron gets 1500 hp out of a v16 with a bunch of turbo chargers.

a 1500hp mid engine corvette would be cool. but by the time you fill in the details (what transmission would you use and of course its gota be awd with that much power) it will be obvious that jay leno, a few well healed oil rich arabs, and floyd mayweather will be the only folks that can afford one.

if you build it, someone(s) will come but not you average corvette buyer. i will say this, with 16 cylinders i doubt anyone will complain about the exhaust note..

WesC7

--to some degree. I think 25% is a bit high. I'm thinking more like 5-10% of current Vette owners...and most likely closer to 5% would buy one. Just because some could afford a $200k ME Corvette, I'm not sure all of them would do it. I'm guessing most of us don't have a realistic need or a big enough ego to go out and buy one---even if our pockets are deep enough.

As always, time will tell...

roadbike56

Let's see:
"...one of our sources..."
"...rumor has it..."
"If any of this is true..."
And there are three references to "they", without naming who "they" are.
Unfortunately still a lot of speculation.

NoOne

Amazing what people will believe.

Any MY19 cars were conceptualized and approved 4-5 years ago.

FrankLP

and the bolded above really says it all (as far as this article goes). All good for kicks and giggles though.

SouthernSon

The lying media!

:d

KnightDriveTV

In all honesty, the Bowling Green expansion showed that something was coming. The only thing it could possibly be is another platform requiring it's own assembly apparatus. THe 1500hp and all blah blah is irrelevant. At this stage, you can't have your eyes opened and think that an ADDITION to the Corvette platform isn't coming. You don't double your plant size for a paint booth.

tuxnharley

Fake news....

tbasco 6

You don't believe GM is investing $450,000,000, stopping production for 2 months, & closing the plant to the public for 18 months to upgrade the painting process & add 2 additional colors? And when production resumes only spraying white initially in the new paint facility.

KnightDriveTV

Apparently a large portion of the forum does...

Chicago1

1,500 hp? Man people believe anything these days. SO the c7 will only have a 5 year run? bwhahahahahaha

mdiiulio

You mean over two years ago? In a passing statement? Also, his body language when saying "no car like that exists" changes quite quickly. He tries to laugh it off and they nervously move on to the next question. (Around the 26:00 mark or so) I wouldn't put that interview under the "Concrete evidence against a mid engine" category.

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vetteman741

Everyone on the tour I went on at NCM a couple months ago was like "ah cool, better paint" when the tour guide mentioned the paint area. And I looked at the tour guide with squinted eyes thinking really? That new building section is huge. He smiled at me with a grin, like, we both know better.


He also asked me if I wanted to lead the tour because I had been there so many times, he was just joking, although I could.


They said similar things when I went on the tour back in 03(?) when they had the XLR section blocked off.