The Official C8 Corvette Thread...

[FoMoJo]

The reveal is in California - it's at 7:30 PM local time, which is entirely reasonable.

Great if you're on Pacific time.

[giant_mtb]

As if this doesn't happen all the time with major things happening on either coast.  Get over it.

[BimmerM3]

Did Chevy forget about the entire east coast of America?

You mean the approximately ten people on the east coast that would actually watch it live?

The event is for journalists, not customers. They just want the story ready for Friday morning's news cycle. It's not like they're going to lose any customers because a few people saw tomorrow morning instead of tonight.

[Galaxy]

I want to push everyone of those buttons. 

Not sure if the row of buttons is the best in ergonomics, but overall I like this, except for the monitor that looks as integrated as an aftermarket bolt on. Mercedes did this look horribly a few years ago.

[Payman]

I must say, that's a bold and badass cockpit.

[12,000 RPM]

Quick, turn on your rear defroster while driving. No, not the heated seats... oh, now you turned on the passenger seat cooler... fuck, just pull over.

Also, fuck your passenger's left arm.

Terrible design.

[Payman]

Quick, turn on your rear defroster while driving. No, not the heated seats... oh, now you turned on the passenger seat cooler... fuck, just pull over.

Also, fuck your passenger's left arm.

Terrible design.

It looks fwd of the passenger's arm, but yeah... not sure I like that button stack. The rest is cool. If a short throw stick was available, I'd be looking over my finances.

[GoCougs]

Uh, that roller coaster of BUTTONS looks sorta like a troll meme...

[Payman]

Well, Chevy's going to get trolled hard for it. Might take pressure off the ugly wing. 

Better than menus/submenus to turn on the wipers though.

[r0tor]

Those buttons are dreadful

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Those buttons are dreadful

Porsche has done it for years now and nobody complained.........

[CaminoRacer]

I hope it's not even buttons, but a MBP touchbar.

[Payman]

I won't pass final judgement on the button stack yet. But does anyone else see historic Corvette Easter eggs in the interior? The split dash cover like late C4s, the dash vents resemble the front end of an early chrome bumper C3, etc.

[MX793]

Why is the steering wheel square?

[12,000 RPM]

IT doesn't look bad... but it also doesn't look like a Corvette. Even the old mid engine concepts still looked Corvettish.

Now all we need to know is the price

[r0tor]

Well the outside looks damn good

[Soup DeVille]

I hope it's not even buttons, but a MBP touchbar.

Looks like real buttons, and zooming in it looks like there are little bumps so one can feel which button it is.

[Payman]

IT doesn't look bad... but it also doesn't look like a Corvette. Even the old mid engine concepts still looked Corvettish.

Now all we need to know is the price

Is that really it? Looks great! I totally see mid-engine Corvette. I think they nailed the exterior.

[Payman]

Why is the steering wheel square?

Because racing ones are.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Thats still a rendering but I'm willing to bet it's pretty damn close!



IT doesn't look bad... but it also doesn't look like a Corvette. Even the old mid engine concepts still looked Corvettish.

Now all we need to know is the price

[Submariner]

[Payman]

Fuck it, I'm staying up to watch it. Hope it's better than the Duran Duran Miata reveal. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Fuck it, I'm staying up to watch it. Hope it's better than the Duran Duran Miata reveal. 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Fuck it, I'm staying up to watch it. Hope it's better than the Duran Duran Miata reveal. 

Duran Duran + Miata? How could that be a bad thing?

[Galaxy]

Fuck it, I'm staying up to watch it. Hope it's better than the Duran Duran Miata reveal. 

I got up early to watch it. If there was not Corvette blended into the bottom left, I would have thought I was watching a NASA broadcast. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I got up early to watch it. If there was not Corvette blended into the bottom left, I would have thought I was watching a NASA broadcast. 

WORD! That render was dead on!!

[CaminoRacer]

I think it's merely OK. Mid engine cars aren't that exciting looking to me, except for the top end stuff (P1, Huayra, etc)

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Front lift system will remember the locations you use it at. Thats dope! I wudda like to see at least 500hp tho!

[Galaxy]

0-60 in under 3 seconds, starts at under $60,000. Yikes!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Under 60k Base price! WOW!