New car dude

Read the article carefully. There is way too much confirmation that says the C8 is a SUPERIOR AUTOMOBILE. Before anyone attacks me please read the article carefully. It is confirming what i have been saying all along. The C8 is a BETTER ENGINEERED CAR THAN A LAMBORGHINI EVO. Anyone who says differently isnt paying attention to experts reviews.

Mr Triple Black

Someone give me my cookie for predicting the future...

Mr Triple Black

Also, never owned a GM product other than Vettes, but GM engineers great Corvettes. A real sports car with a real racing pedigree.

Lamborghini’s racing pedigree is almost non existent. They’re getting better though. The Perf was helped by one of Ferrari’s old guys and apparently it was the best Lambo yet.

Also, NCD, did you read the article carefully enough to see all the times they said no one would cross shop these cars?

New car dude

Rides better, check. Performance on par, check. More amenities, check. Better engine? Well if you consider mpg, powerband and the fact its over 140k cheaper.

john91498

You deserve hookers and blow, but it wasn't that much of a stretch from him...lol...

Mr Triple Black

It can have a smoother ride, though to me that’s a negative. I don’t buy sports cars for comfort. I know there’s a lot of older guys on this forum though that keep their cars in touring mode. I personally kept mine in sport.

Corvettes have a surprising amount of amenities. I’ve always been a huge fan of the HUD. I was surprised when I got my first one and it had cooled seats. The PDR is also super cool, though I didn’t get much use out of mine.

Better engine? More reliable I’m sure. The Lambo has far more power and is a much faster car, though that’s expected with this being the base C8. I’m sure the Z06 will come much closer if not match/beat the Evo.

It’s def way cheaper.

Mr Triple Black

Where can I collect this prize? 😂

VETTE-NV

Yeah....and at the end of "Strawberry Fields" you can hear John say "Paul is dead."

New car dude

Dated, like paying 1000 bucks for a iphone. Get with the program, because even Hyundai is preparing for a Rolls Royce takedown. What WAS isnt what is in 2020. Chuck Taylors are still great shoes, but cost 10 bucks with no name on them. Suckers pay 50 for nostalgia.

BEAR-AvHistory

Key point. Anyone who can buy a Lamborghini Huracan Evo can buy a Corvettes or two as bad weather cars, so it's not an either or cross shopping. Same can't be said that anyone who can buy a Corvette can buy a Lamborghini Huracan Evo. Totally different demographics by net worth which is why the C8 will have no impact on these cars sales.

Article also suggests the base Corvette can keep up with the Huracan in a straight line. That game ends around 65mph, I would expect the Z06 will do better.

Seems like NCD's definition of "sucker" is anyone who can & does spend more money on what they want then he can. Envy is strong in this one.

C7ZO6

Man oh man, I can’t wait for the c8 Z06,
thats gonna be whole another level of super car killer and super car itself.

PSU_Vette

Would be interested to see the difference in track times. I'm certain it is measured in multiple seconds. They "conveniently" didn't publish times, just impressions...

New car dude

Missed it AGAIN. Read the article again. Whos the SUCKER? Not everybody wins in the car world. A whole lot of SUCKERS purchase LESS FOR MORE.

OverPaid

I own a Lamborghini, Ferrari and a C8. The C8 handles better than any of them. The Ferrari feels faster in a straight line and the Lambo is my favorite car for no reason except it’s a Lambo in my favorite color.

VetteDrmr

Why do writers (and others) insist that GM is losing money on the base model C8? It's been stated over and over that GM is making a profit on all Corvettes, regardless of level.

Otherwise, a fun read; thanks for sharing.

Have a good one,
Mike

NFARVW

………… BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I've never seen a troll this relentless and delusional. Truly a sociopath in the making.

Mr Triple Black

Nice! What Lambo and Ferrari do you have? Also, you’re reason for likening the Lambo the best would be similar to my reason I’d like a a gated 355 GTS the best. It’s just always been one of my favorite cars and I love targas, which is a dying art.

The emotion of driving your favorite poster car as kid is value that can’t be assigned to metrics like 0-60. But it seems that you are a kid and the C8 is your poster car.

I’m sure there was just no reason to. The Lambo is A LOT faster. I think they just wanted to compare driving dynamics.

BEAR-AvHistory

Agree the only thing they published was a 0-60 number & concluded the C8 will hang with the EVO in a straight line. They neglected to extend that straight line out to the classic 1/4 mile where the EVO will eat its lunch, steal its candy money & rip up its homework.

The base StingRay has good traffic light grand prix gearing but without the horsepower its dead after 3 seconds against these types of cars. Needs Z06 or ZL1 type power to finish the run. Like to see a 5.5L DOHC Turbo RWD with FWD electrics as the Z06/ZL1 continuation cars. Maybe the standalone 5.5 in the Z06 & the AWD hybrid in the ZL1.

Not going to change the Supercar/Exotic buying metrics but its always nice to see a USA car with world class performance.

Mr Triple Black

I’d prefer the Z06 without the electrics. It’s just going to add weight and removes a fun factor that I like about the Corvettes.

cardood5000

I know everybody hear likes to rip on New Car Dude, but he has a point. And I respect the man’s passion.

It seems like the only major downside of the C8 is that it’s a Chevy and not a Lamborghini. But if you set aside the badge and aesthetics (which are subjective), we have a machine which seems objectively as good as a Lamborghini exotic super car.

Now if the Lamborghini status and aesthetic, the overall “fashion statement” aspect, is worth the extra money, I get it.

But is it actually a superior machine? I truly do not see how it is.

Chevy has built a car that costs Porsche 718 money but meets or even exceeds Lamborghini standards. Unbelievable.