Author Topic: The Official C8 Corvette Thread... (Read 98377 times)

GoCougs · « **Reply #1322 on:** December 01, 2022, 03:06:19 pm »

haha. Monster. I think the Z06 looks best in black. Be sure that the markups and secondary market is going to be insane (i.e., MSRP will be a pipe dream).

Not sure the point of drag racing a super bike though.

Rich · « **Reply #1323 on:** December 01, 2022, 05:00:43 pm »

I love cammisa

I figured the wheelie would have slowed the bike down, but apparently, the rider knew what they were doing.

r0tor · « **Reply #1324 on:** December 04, 2022, 09:26:03 am »

Fun video... Select a Porsche that has turbos and it stomps the vette.

GoCougs · « **Reply #1325 on:** December 05, 2022, 10:29:59 pm »

Quote from: r0tor on December 04, 2022, 09:26:03 am

Fun video... Select a Porsche that has turbos and it stomps the vette.

lol no. Only one ICE turbo Porsche made today will do that. No Cayman. No Macan. No Cayenne. No Panamera. And no to all 911s (no Carrera/T/S/GTS/Turbo) except for the $200k+ 911 Turbo S.

Of course it must be said vs. the 911 Turbo S what really/mostly counts is the Z06 has the far superior motor - more power, simpler, and probably smaller/lighter all said.

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1326 on:** December 18, 2022, 04:22:19 pm »

GoCougs · « **Reply #1327 on:** December 18, 2022, 09:34:48 pm »

Great vid, love that channel.

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1328 on:** December 24, 2022, 06:19:16 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1329 on:** December 24, 2022, 06:39:37 pm »

r0tor · « **Reply #1330 on:** December 27, 2022, 11:03:36 am »

The C8 is a nice design, but it really does look bloated when parked next to real supercars

GoCougs · « **Reply #1331 on:** December 27, 2022, 08:31:33 pm »

Quote from: Gotta-Qik-C7 on December 24, 2022, 06:19:16 pm

Another fantastic vid.

Dat Ford GT is a looker kinda too bad about the V6.

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1332 on:** January 10, 2023, 08:06:08 pm »

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42444136/2024-corvette-e-ray-release-date/

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1333 on:** January 17, 2023, 01:26:11 pm »

CaminoRacer · « **Reply #1334 on:** January 17, 2023, 01:56:21 pm »

Hints of the ZR1 to come, I assume.

I don't know that I'd want to buy a C8 until I see all of the variants come out.

GoCougs · « **Reply #1335 on:** January 17, 2023, 02:38:38 pm »

Hmmm. Not sure who would buy this. Still uses gasoline but same base MSRP and (acceleration) performance as the Z06. I thought it was going to be ALL electric. Seems like a waste of effort TBH.

r0tor · « **Reply #1336 on:** January 17, 2023, 03:18:58 pm »

Sort of missing the actual advantage of this unless you are really hell bent on driving a convertible vette in the snow?

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1337 on:** January 17, 2023, 03:23:42 pm »

Quote from: GoCougs on January 17, 2023, 02:38:38 pm

Hmmm. Not sure who would buy this. Still uses gasoline but same base MSRP and (acceleration) performance as the Z06. I thought it was going to be ALL electric. Seems like a waste of effort TBH.

Yeah! The Base Price is suprising. I was figuring it would be starting around 85-90 Grand.

CaminoRacer · « **Reply #1338 on:** January 17, 2023, 03:51:56 pm »

Ditch the fancy brakes and the base price could come down a lot. I wonder why they made the carbon ceramic standard?

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1339 on:** January 17, 2023, 04:10:21 pm »

Quote from: CaminoRacer on January 17, 2023, 03:51:56 pm

Ditch the fancy brakes and the base price could come down a lot. I wonder why they made the carbon ceramic standard?

Exactly! Especially with All Season Tires standard!

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1340 on:** January 28, 2023, 06:47:44 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1341 on:** January 29, 2023, 07:16:55 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1342 on:** February 07, 2023, 11:14:02 am »

5th fastest time ever.........
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a42387101/2023-chevrolet-corvette-z06-lightning-lap-2023/

CaminoRacer · « **Reply #1343 on:** February 07, 2023, 03:13:49 pm »

The Z06's 2:38.6 time is the fifth fastest in Lightning Lap history, and it's also the best lap time for a car with a naturally aspirated engine. Everything quicker is considerably faster down the straights and costs more than twice as much. Please don't think the engine is a weak point—far from it. Out on the street, this Z06 is all motor, screaming at 8500 rpm, startling pedestrians with its wail.

As much as the Z06 story is one of power and chassis equilibrium, it is also one of temperature. Run the LT6 hard for 10 laps, and the oil temp is barely fazed. During the development of the LT6, the engine team found hot spots in the main bearings that it attributed to cavitation near redline when the oil thinned out at higher temperatures. To combat that, the Z06's nose has a number of heat exchangers that keep oil temps below 200 degrees. Those coolers are what other cars on the track see in their rearview, but the Corvette Z06 never lingers there long.

Nice to see they fixed any heat issues from the C7!

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1344 on:** February 16, 2023, 08:40:54 pm »

r0tor · « **Reply #1345 on:** February 18, 2023, 04:51:09 pm »

Classic case of even if you are in a really fast car there will always be someone faster

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1346 on:** February 23, 2023, 05:26:43 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1347 on:** February 28, 2023, 06:11:21 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1348 on:** March 09, 2023, 02:50:41 pm »

Gotta-Qik-C7 · « **Reply #1349 on:** March 23, 2023, 05:29:47 pm »