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^^^ The Corvette parked next to a Cayman looks like it's twice the money! If the Cayman was half the price of the Corvette I still wouldn't buy one! It looks like it belongs in the same class as a Nissan Z car! And Caymans can be had with discounts as well. I don't know why people think Porsche's are not discounted? You're going to the wrong dealer. I know people who have gotten massive discount on 911 Turbo Cab and the Panemara so I'm sure the lowly Cayman can be had with big discounts as well. Maybe it's a regional thing just like a lot of LA dealers were not discounting the Corvette but East Coast dealers were. Maybe it's vice-versa?
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Originally Posted by JerryU
(Post 1598699807)
You may be happy with a C8 close to $100,000 but the majority of folks buying Corvettes would not! I recall Tadge comment about what the C7 sales had to be or it would be the end of the Corvette! C6 sales had been, 11,600 in 2012, 13,500 in 2011, 12,000 in 2010! The Corvette was not viable at those leverls.
Looking at the pics of the cars in Germany, the brakes, the 305 rear tire size and the small rear spoiler- this is NOT a Ford GT killer. It will be priced closer to the C7, IMO. Now there could well be a "poor mans" Ford GT killer version with bigger carbon brakes, larger tires and a 650 hp engine. The larger size intercoolers needed, large rads, bigger coolers for the trans and engine oil would require more room and probably larger rear fenders etc. That version could well cost ~$150,000, but that is NOT want was in Germany. We'll soon see! I have experience with Italian cars and as such prefer to use them as the benchmark for this car. Cars I would prefer the new ME Vette to conquer would be lightly used versions that are in the $150 - $275K range. Perhaps that's asking too much but I am basing my expectations on what the C7 has already accomplished. While I am not personally interested in an FE Vette I think this car punches at a multiple above it's price band. This is why I am willing to wait a bit longer for what will hopefully be a remarkable ME car that will deliver and make me want to spend whatever GM is asking. If that is significantly below $100K then it will be well worth the wait. |
Originally Posted by JerryU
(Post 1598699807)
You may be happy with a C8 close to $100,000 but the majority of folks buying Corvettes would not! I recall Tadge comment about what the C7 sales had to be or it would be the end of the Corvette! C6 sales had been, 11,600 in 2012, 13,500 in 2011, 12,000 in 2010! The Corvette was not viable at those leverls.
Looking at the pics of the cars in Germany, the brakes, the 305 rear tire size and the small rear spoiler- this is NOT a Ford GT killer. It will be priced closer to the C7, IMO. Now there could well be a "poor mans" Ford GT killer version with bigger carbon brakes, larger tires and a 650 hp engine. The larger size intercoolers needed, large rads, bigger coolers for the trans and engine oil would require more room and probably larger rear fenders etc. That version could well cost ~$150,000, but that is NOT want was in Germany. We'll soon see! I have experience with Italian cars and as such prefer to use them as the benchmark for this car. Cars I would prefer the new ME Vette to conquer would be lightly used versions that are in the $150 - $275K range. Perhaps that's asking too much but I am basing my expectations on what the C7 has already accomplished. While I am not personally interested in an FE Vette I think this car punches at a multiple above it's price band. This is why I am willing to wait a bit longer for what will hopefully be a remarkable ME car that will deliver and make me want to spend whatever GM is asking. If that is significantly below $100K then it will be well worth the wait. |
Originally Posted by DaveFerrari458
(Post 1598700145)
^^^ The Corvette parked next to a Cayman looks like it's twice the money! If the Cayman was half the price of the Corvette I still wouldn't buy one! It looks like it belongs in the same class as a Nissan Z car! And Caymans can be had with discounts as well. I don't know why people think Porsche's are not discounted? You're going to the wrong dealer. I know people who have gotten massive discount on 911 Turbo Cab and the Panemara so I'm sure the lowly Cayman can be had with big discounts as well. Maybe it's a regional thing just like a lot of LA dealers were not discounting the Corvette but East Coast dealers were. Maybe it's vice-versa?
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Originally Posted by JEFFWC8
(Post 1598699184)
I have been under the impression the base will be the initial offering and will be under $100K. If the base starts at above that mark perhaps it could option up significantly more but I have a hard time believing this. I'm all in for a base C8 under the $100K mark. I might consider a higher price point even for a base model but depending just how capable the vehicle ends up being. I have considered used Italians but those cars at under $200K carry an ownership premium that keeps me from writing the check.
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Originally Posted by Quinten33
(Post 1598700284)
Yeah, Porsche’s are definitely discounted. There’s a 718 and a 718 GTS in my high school parking lot. Two seniors with better cars than any school employee. It’s ridiculous. Hard to believe that some spoiled rich kid's daddy might be able to buy a more expensive car than a school teacher. |
Originally Posted by Zerv02
(Post 1598250858)
This will be a global car, an American GT to compete/rival the likes of Porsche, Mclaren, the Italians ext.
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Originally Posted by jcp911s
(Post 1598707397)
An OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard to believe that some spoiled rich kid's daddy might be able to buy a more expensive car than a school teacher. buy or lease? |
Originally Posted by Zerv02
(Post 1598250703)
$169,900 is a go,
if your in the "under 100k" camp, you will be disappointed. Let the madness ensue...... And to toss this in, Updated sketch, posted on another thread but the initial catastrophe I made is the one thats making the roundabouts, UPDATE: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...97447343b.jpeg |
Buy a Tesla they are faster 0 to 60 game over
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Originally Posted by SFCA1968
(Post 1599366922)
stop drinking the bong water. There is no way they would stay in business with that price even for a ME ZR1!
It's not designed to continue on the same C7 just with an engine replacement. Everything will (IMO) be improved over all of the C7's.. Now.. for the bolded section. A FRONT ENGINE ZR1 currently costs up to 155k.. What's with all these armchair engineers? Does everyone honestly think relocating the engine to the back of the car is just a cosmetic mod? This is a 6 figure car no doubt about it.. now how low or high is still up in the air but I can't see the entry base model under 120k and even 120k sounds too low.. We will all see.. Common sense> hope. |
At 6 figure base ME8 Corvette is not going to happen, remember its still a Chevy
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Originally Posted by ViperFan1
(Post 1599366970)
You are horribly uninformed or unprepared for the price..
It's not designed to continue on the same C7 just with an engine replacement. Everything will (IMO) be improved over all of the C7's.. Now.. for the bolded section. A FRONT ENGINE ZR1 currently costs up to 155k.. What's with all these armchair engineers? Does everyone honestly think relocating the engine to the back of the car is just a cosmetic mod? This is a 6 figure car no doubt about it.. now how low or high is still up in the air but I can't see the entry base model under 120k and even 120k sounds too low.. We will all see.. Common sense> hope. The engine was relocated for performance reasons primarily since with higher horsepower engine placement became an increasingly limiting factor. The cost of moving the engine to rear-mid is only about 5 or 6 thousand dollars, as per the current chief engineer himself. Look at the brakes on the prototypes, that and other clues tell you most of those are base models and it is very unlikely they will cost more than 100k. A more realistic figure considering the number of units corvette will want to produce, is more like $10,000-ish more than last years base car.. thats a rough figure, it may be a tadge more or a tadge less, but nowhere near 120k for the base model unoptioned. Now, I think they will probably go increasingly porsche-like with the options, so you may reach a point where you could end up adding a ridiculous amount in options, but even in that case and fully loaded, it probably wont hit 120k, though if GM gets really really really porschey it may be possible... I do feel they are heading in that direction. |
Originally Posted by Jimp94605
(Post 1599366952)
Buy a Tesla they are faster 0 to 60 game over
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Originally Posted by ViperFan1
(Post 1599366970)
You are horribly uninformed or unprepared for the price..
It's not designed to continue on the same C7 just with an engine replacement. Everything will (IMO) be improved over all of the C7's.. Now.. for the bolded section. A FRONT ENGINE ZR1 currently costs up to 155k.. What's with all these armchair engineers? Does everyone honestly think relocating the engine to the back of the car is just a cosmetic mod? This is a 6 figure car no doubt about it.. now how low or high is still up in the air but I can't see the entry base model under 120k and even 120k sounds too low.. We will all see.. Common sense> hope. |
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Nobody has a clue here on the cost...:crazy:
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under 100k = pipe dream.
"Remember it's a Chevy".. So was the 2009 ZR1.. |
Originally Posted by z8ra
(Post 1599367235)
The engine was relocated for performance reasons primarily since with higher horsepower engine placement became an increasingly limiting factor.
The cost of moving the engine to rear-mid is only about 5 or 6 thousand dollars, as per the current chief engineer himself. Look at the brakes on the prototypes, that and other clues tell you most of those are base models and it is very unlikely they will cost more than 100k. A more realistic figure considering the number of units corvette will want to produce, is more like $10,000-ish more than last years base car.. thats a rough figure, it may be a tadge more or a tadge less, but nowhere near 120k for the base model unoptioned. Now, I think they will probably go increasingly porsche-like with the options, so you may reach a point where you could end up adding a ridiculous amount in options, but even in that case and fully loaded, it probably wont hit 120k, though if GM gets really really really porschey it may be possible... I do feel they are heading in that direction. I am going to guess that there will be only 10k units max per year, they will be mostly HAND ASSEMBLED.. and cost a fortune. I can't see 55k mid engine cars being produced per year.. they would have done that years ago if the only increase in production would amount to a 10k jump on the MSRP.. there is a reason why every mid engine car (exclude porsche please.. those aren't engines.) costs well over 100k.. |
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