--- Interior Uncovered ---
Race Director
Joined: May 2005
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From: Middletown, DE
To the people crying and moaning about the quality of the leather (and that the cabin is full of leather), go out and get yourself a Camaro or buy a used C6. This is Chevy's HALO CAR, and should always be at the top of the heap, not filled with cheap materials for a bargain basement price.
But, I think think it would also resurrect two somewhat related areas of debate in here: (1) what else gets built at BG? and (2) is there possibly a continuing FE Vette strategy as well? Hard to sell a lot of $60-$80K Camaros no matter how good they actually are. And I would think a C8 starting at $80K would see sales peak at maybe 20K in year 2 and rapidly thereafter top out at 10K units. Again, double the unit profit and that could still be a home run!
Last edited by Rapid Fred; Jan 11, 2019 at 05:04 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2018
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From: AA/Metro Detroit
Anytime I take pictures that involve anything I work on (scenic view out the window, driving a RHD over an iconic bridge, etc) in prototype cars, I generally take care to obfuscate any identifying marks if there is any chance the general public will see them. Even if it is allowable and the cars are off camo and released and all (which they all are, I don't take pics around anything security), I still don't want something I post with any identifying marks on it. Even spy photographers are generally nice enough to blur identifying marks and our faces.
Either this person wasn't authorized to take pics, and wanted to make it as hard as possible to figure out who it was to avoid immediate termination (my thoughts, especially considering the very narrow field of view), or the parts blurred are just unseemly or the background showed stuff we can't see (test equipment, 3D printed parts, non production components, uncovered other cars).
Either this person wasn't authorized to take pics, and wanted to make it as hard as possible to figure out who it was to avoid immediate termination (my thoughts, especially considering the very narrow field of view), or the parts blurred are just unseemly or the background showed stuff we can't see (test equipment, 3D printed parts, non production components, uncovered other cars).
Miles of Smiles
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From: Omaha Nebraska
2016 C5 of the Year Finalist
Very very cool!!
It dies indeed look like Zerv was spot-on with the early sketches! Props to Zerv!!
I'm hoping that Zerv was/is spot-on about a reveal in Detroit!
It dies indeed look like Zerv was spot-on with the early sketches! Props to Zerv!!
I'm hoping that Zerv was/is spot-on about a reveal in Detroit!
Safety Car
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From: Youngstown Ohio
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Drifting
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I was one of those who questioned Zerv02's credibility. Sorry Zerv02, I was wrong, and you're obviously right about having seen the interior.
What we can see in the photos looks fantastic for a GM product. Even most of the switchgear looks high end, though I suppose the steering wheel controls are there to remind buyers they're driving a Chevy.
To those who are saying this interior looks really expensive, um, no, it looks like the interior of a car with a $65K base price, though likely the top trim level. You guys are so used to GM products that you've grown conditioned to cheap de-contented interiors created by reject designers who can't get a job anywhere else.
Now to see if the instrument cluster is any good. Hopefully it takes after the center console and not the steering wheel switches.
What we can see in the photos looks fantastic for a GM product. Even most of the switchgear looks high end, though I suppose the steering wheel controls are there to remind buyers they're driving a Chevy.
To those who are saying this interior looks really expensive, um, no, it looks like the interior of a car with a $65K base price, though likely the top trim level. You guys are so used to GM products that you've grown conditioned to cheap de-contented interiors created by reject designers who can't get a job anywhere else.
Now to see if the instrument cluster is any good. Hopefully it takes after the center console and not the steering wheel switches.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Carmel CA
The C7 generation has no Napa leather on any seat. Only touchable locations like the top of the door sides, Dash top surface, Etc. Go back and look at your seats. You will see the consistant stiple surface which is the Mulan bonded overlay. That bonded overlay can hide any leather imperfections, where Napa has no imperfections and is a completely smooth and soft touch surface.
Burning Brakes
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The $169,900 price only makes sense if GM's thinking is that since Ford is easily selling out the GT at $400K+, they decided that they will build a much lower number of cars and sell for a higher price/margin.
Ford added another 350 units to their production run, bringing it to 1350 units, so far. That is if they don't add another production run as they are selling like hot cakes.
If the ME Vette starts at $169k, let's assume with minimum options added, it averages around $180K per car. That's less than half the price of the GT and I bet the ME Vette will blow the GT out of the water in performance. So this would be an exotic performance bargain and I think they would have no problem selling 25,000 units during the life of the generation.
25000 x 180k = $4,500,000,000. In other words, that's is a very nice return of investment.
Just thinking out loud of the possibilities here. My hope is still that it starts at around $70k.
Ford added another 350 units to their production run, bringing it to 1350 units, so far. That is if they don't add another production run as they are selling like hot cakes.
If the ME Vette starts at $169k, let's assume with minimum options added, it averages around $180K per car. That's less than half the price of the GT and I bet the ME Vette will blow the GT out of the water in performance. So this would be an exotic performance bargain and I think they would have no problem selling 25,000 units during the life of the generation.
25000 x 180k = $4,500,000,000. In other words, that's is a very nice return of investment.
Just thinking out loud of the possibilities here. My hope is still that it starts at around $70k.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,813
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From: West Chester Ohio
2018 C4 of Year Finalist
this does not look like the interior of a car that should ever be serviced at a (meaning most) chevy dealers
billy bob the lot tech with his grease stained week since washed cintas britches will be chompin at the bit to make a donut run in one of these
this reality/perception will be a bigger issue if corvette is moving into this realm.
billy bob the lot tech with his grease stained week since washed cintas britches will be chompin at the bit to make a donut run in one of these
this reality/perception will be a bigger issue if corvette is moving into this realm.
Last edited by OH THREE Z; Jan 11, 2019 at 08:55 PM.
Team Owner
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The $169,900 price only makes sense if GM's thinking is that since Ford is easily selling out the GT at $400K+, they decided that they will build a much lower number of cars and sell for a higher price/margin.
Ford added another 350 units to their production run, bringing it to 1350 units, so far. That is if they don't add another production run as they are selling like hot cakes.
If the ME Vette starts at $169k, let's assume with minimum options added, it averages around $180K per car. That's less than half the price of the GT and I bet the ME Vette will blow the GT out of the water in performance. So this would be an exotic performance bargain and I think they would have no problem selling 25,000 units during the life of the generation.
25000 x 180k = $4,500,000,000. In other words, that's is a very nice return of investment.
Just thinking out loud of the possibilities here. My hope is still that it starts at around $70k.
Ford added another 350 units to their production run, bringing it to 1350 units, so far. That is if they don't add another production run as they are selling like hot cakes.
If the ME Vette starts at $169k, let's assume with minimum options added, it averages around $180K per car. That's less than half the price of the GT and I bet the ME Vette will blow the GT out of the water in performance. So this would be an exotic performance bargain and I think they would have no problem selling 25,000 units during the life of the generation.
25000 x 180k = $4,500,000,000. In other words, that's is a very nice return of investment.
Just thinking out loud of the possibilities here. My hope is still that it starts at around $70k.
Last edited by Foosh; Jan 12, 2019 at 02:46 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2018
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From: North Texas
Wow, some folks who were total ******** to Zerv appear to be headed toward a massive serving of crow. Somehow I doubt they will be quick to apologize or "self ban" as they keep demanding of him.
I hope that is not just the top of the line model interior, if they pull that off and it doesn't flex, rattle, etc then I will definitely drop the dime for one.
I hope that is not just the top of the line model interior, if they pull that off and it doesn't flex, rattle, etc then I will definitely drop the dime for one.
