i understand that you were in grammar school while i was in college. Im suggesting that at the time the maserati bora was a supercar fighting it out with the lamborghinis and ferraris of the day on equal or near equal footing.

here is an interesting read ..https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Bora

the mangusta and then the pantera were ford powered and not really considered comoetition based off the europeans distain for american powerplants etc..

maserati was an exotic car that lost its brand image so much so that even car enthusiasts such as yourself werent even aware they were an exotic brand much like lamborghini and ferrari.

thats the danger of exotic car manufacturers not upping their game as sports cars like the corvette out perform them..

take it for what its worth...the brand image of exotics do require for the most oart superior performance to remain a desired brand...

the c8 will force ferrari, lam,borghini and others to up their game to protect their brand image.

its not unit sales that they are defending against the c8 but rather the exotic cars relevance and brand image.

jmo and always fun to shoot the breeze

You can bet some Ferrari and Lamborghini buyers will stop at the Chevy dealer and pick one up for daily/semi daily driving, and more risky places to leave a car, and save their exotics for weekends and special occasions. Most Buyers of new exotics avoid putting miles on them. Plenty of them have bought 911TT, Vettes, GT350's, etc. for that use, so a lower end ME Vette seems like a hot seller for that buyer.

Short post to miss the part that I stated many have bought different wheels, 911TT, GT350, etc. This is from owners of exotics that I know, including myself. Talk in my Ferrari circles to get a ME for running around. Be surprised how many F-car owners have a C5-C7 to "run around in", why would SOME of them not entertain a C8 ME then ? Suv's and trucks, sedans not part of convo...

Got it, both sayin similar things, different ways. The C7 was high on the list for exotics buyers when it came out, as was the C6, etc. Now there is a lot of chatter about getting a C8 ME, new hot car, with warranty, they can rack up miles and tracking without much worry over maintenance/ depreciation., as compared to their low mileage exotics.
I think that this time around even more will want a ME than the other choices, Jag/911/ etc. Just my opinion, we will see...

I agree. I am in the group you are talking about, I will never spend the money on a new Ferrari, I have a used one, and I can see me and some other current owners of 360/430 selling the F-car to help or fully finance a Vette ME,
why not ? While my 360 F-car is special, it is not a 458, and frankly that may be my next car. Once the craze dies down, and the ME prices are reasonable, who knows....
Many have bought used Ferrari's, and after getting hit by big repair and maintenance bills, they sell them and are disallusioned with exotics...a few I know went through this, spent a lot of coin on their 360, got tired of the costs, and bought a C7, warranty, cheap maintenance, etc. This ME could be a game changer for those types, including me....
Will a 488 buyer not buy a Ferrari because of this ME, don't know, but I do know there are a lot of under $100K used exotic buyers that will consider the ME...

I take my 360 to Trader Joe's, etc. so I do run around with it, and overnight park at Hotels, travel in it, etc. So some do run errands in exotics and will do in a ME if I have one. I also track my cars, so that also, from grocery getter to track time.

I am enjoying most of these C7/C8/ Ferrari etc discussions, but, one cannot, or perhaps should not, expend all this energy unproductively arguing with people they’ve never met as to which particular car is better or more exotic. Every car at this level stands on its own. Putting aside bragging rights and ego issues and people who quite simply lay down $500K on any car without even batting an eye, a car of this caliber either talks to one’s heart or to one’s soul and perhaps in some instances to one’s intellect or analytical side. In a few instances, there are unique cars that can bring about simultaneous heart and soul emotions in some people.

When strolling around a Concours event, one does not waste time or boorishly annoy others by talking about which is best. Instead one appropriately spends time admiring and discerning the unique qualities of each vehicle.

For me personally, many Corvettes talk to my heart. Same for DB9s and some older European standards like some Alfa Romeos. A Ford GT talks to my engineering brain. No emotion there. Same for a Tesla. Admiration but zero emotion. But some Ferrari’s do communicate deeply to my soul the second I take a seat and crank it up. Similarly, a friend’s Lambo Countach, which I first heard idling on the street 14 floors below my Newport Beach office back in 1976, reached deep inside my soul. Can’t say specifically why these cars impact me the way they do and I have no desire to debate such feelings except perhaps with a close friend.

My 930 Turbo spoke to my heart a little bit, but more to my inner child. Right now we can comfortably afford a new C7 ZO6 or a used Ferrari or some new 911’s. Everything tells me that a ZO6 is the exact car that I really want right now. A C7 GS would probably be a smarter purchase, but my heart kinda sings and my inner child giggles a little every time I start a ZO6 up and punch it even a little.

The C8 ME will undoubtedly be a great competitor but we like to do long multi day road trips on routes that hopefully include hills and switchbacks and stretches where 150+ is safely attainable. Since we like golf and sometimes take our cat or small dog with us, the C8, as great as it will likely be, simply doesn’t suit that mission. Those are simply issues of practicality.

And, if I may, I would only add that Ferrari engineers and managers do not remotely lose sleep over the new C8. Likewise, GM doesn’t allow the latest Enzo to appear on their threat radar. Neither is a threat to the other. Entirely different beasts.

I love American V8s.....but, if I won say, $400 million after taxes my first lottery car would be the latest Porsche 911 Turbo.

The Corvette would not even be on my radar.