Suggestion
 

Suggestion for GM...keep the C7 with Chevy even upgrading the FE car to a C8 and beyond. Sell the new ME through Cadillac (can't see a $160k+ car being handled by Chevy dealerships) call it a Zora, Manta Ray, whatever, but make it a high end hyper car product under the banner of your premium line.

Suggestion, it's a Chevy, they would not sell it under another brand, get over it. the C8 won't be 160+ unless you are looking at the top of the line car that would eventually come out years from now. It's a Corvette, it will ALWAYS be a Chevrolet.

For what it's worth.... I don't think that the folks at GM are going to abandon the 'flat earth' whiners..... They spent a fortune on the Kentucky plant to improve the paint shop and build several Corvette variants.... the new and improved C7 starting in the high $50's, a ME C8 going for somewhere below $100K nicely equipped, a Cadillac luxury variant, and, of course. several different high performance supercars. I predict that the C7 will be around for several more model years to keep the 'slow adapters' happy.

There is nothing wrong with the FE C7. If some of the new high tech stuff we're speculating that is in store for the C8 trickles down to the C7 over the next couple years, it will make both models a bit more affordable in the grand scheme of things and keep the FE fresh.

When we look at the C8 and the technology that everyone is predicting will be packaged in it, I really can't see how a nicely appointed model can go out the dealers door with a sticker price much under $100K. Either way, I'm not giving up my place in line. But PLEASE GM, don't go cheap on the car just to meet some crazy low perceived market entry price point.

And the demand is only 2K per year at that price. That's not going to work.

Seems to me if they were going to keep the front engine C7 style around we would have seen some updated models running around under camo to protect the new look? For price, they now can make a C7 to sell for $65k all the way up to the $140k ZR1, don't we think they could and will do the same for the mid-engine? You want the look and style of the mid engine, yes sir we can do that at lower price. Oh, you want the top model with twin turbo V8 with hybrid powering the front wheels with all the bells and whistles...here you go! Price $170k. Not complicated for GM to make this happen. My 2011 Grand Sport was what I could afford at the time, and had the look of its more expensive cousin. Then, I waited until 2015 to get the real deal Z06. Might have to do the same thing again!

No more C7's once the C8 comes on line. GM will not be building two different Corvettes, and it won't start anywhere even close to $160,000. GM didn't invest multi-millions in the sole Corvette assembly plant in order to sell a handful of six-figure cars.

Are you kidding me? The corvette is only in existence due to the low attainable starting point. The majority of the cars sold are base models - how is this a perceived notion? and the only way they can sell it there and make it worthwhile for them is due to volume which you have at an attainable price point, otherwise say bye bye to the vette.

Not sure either of you understood my response. I was replying to C2C3C4C6 who said, "can't see a $160k+ car being handled by Chevy dealerships". My point was, if Chevy dealerships are already handling service for $145K ZR1 Corvettes, why can't they handle service for a $160K Corvette, which is only $15K more?

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Should not have to do that.

odd, no chevy bow tie nor the word chevrolet on the exterior to SHOUT this is a Chevrolet.
Rumors of Corvette spin-offs and their own showroom is the way to go imo.