The Official C8 Corvette Thread...

[giant_mtb]

That dude has posted four videos in four days about his Corvette. Holy Christ.

[Soup DeVille]

That dude has posted four videos in four days about his Corvette. Holy Christ.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ptR4dR0tg

This is a good friend if mine. I swear in person he's likable, interesting, even humble. Somehow, he does these videos and channels the spirit of the Corvette Bro.

[Payman]

That dude has posted four videos in four days about his Corvette. Holy Christ.

And he's raking in the 'Tube $$$. I'm sure it's how he affords his cars.

[giant_mtb]

And he's raking in the 'Tube $$$. I'm sure it's how he affords his cars.

Most likely.

[giant_mtb]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ptR4dR0tg

This is a good friend if mine. I swear in person he's likable, interesting, even humble. Somehow, he does these videos and channels the spirit of the Corvette Bro.

You either have to be very genuine or an insufferable prick to get big on YouTube. There's hardly an inbetwixt.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ptR4dR0tg

This is a good friend if mine. I swear in person he's likable, interesting, even humble. Somehow, he does these videos and channels the spirit of the Corvette Bro.

I follow him too.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

That dude has posted four videos in four days about his Corvette. Holy Christ.

Thats why he has such a big fleet of cars! IIRC he brings in 25-30K a month from Youtube!

[Soup DeVille]

I follow him too.

He'll be happy to hear that!

Honestly, he's a stand up guy; I just can't stand his videos (he used to do disc golf drone stuff, which I liked better)

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Pretty good video showing Museum Delivery of the C8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJrfZGgNjRg

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZT3hyhao-o

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

My boy got his a few days ago!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwT5BF3c1E

[CaminoRacer]

Looks good in white!

[Rich]

I've not warmed up to the side and rear end shaping of the C8.  When sitting next to a Civic coupe at a light I saw some similarities in the slab side, the boxy upper rear overhang, which makes it seem boxy.

[Rich]

Some markup to show it.  I know having a trunk is a big selling point on the C8, but it ruins the rear end for me. 



I know it's much more expensive and less practical but it looks so much better in the rear than this

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I've not warmed up to the side and rear end shaping of the C8.  When sitting next to a Civic coupe at a light I saw some similarities in the slab side, the boxy upper rear overhang, which makes it seem boxy.

I see more Camaro than Civic.

[CaminoRacer]

https://www.hagerty.com/media/people/a-corvette-race-against-time/

Nice story, beautiful car. The dark red is fantastic.

[FoMoJo]

https://www.hagerty.com/media/people/a-corvette-race-against-time/

Nice story, beautiful car. The dark red is fantastic.

I hope he gets to enjoy it for a long time.

[Payman]

Man, I think my brother's C7 Zo6 is the nicest Corvette I've seen.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Man, I think my brother's C7 Zo6 is the nicest Corvette I've seen.

nice!

[giant_mtb]

That's a nice specimen.

[r0tor]

I still haven't seen a C8 in person, but damn it looks oddly proportioned in so many camera angles.  Hope it's better in real life.

[Xer0]

I still haven't seen a C8 in person, but damn it looks oddly proportioned in so many camera angles.  Hope it's better in real life.

The Z06 renderings that I've seen look a lot better with all the aero on, but generally I agree. 

[MX793]

Some markup to show it.  I know having a trunk is a big selling point on the C8, but it ruins the rear end for me. 



I know it's much more expensive and less practical but it looks so much better in the rear than this

IIRC, the McClaren has the same amount of rear overhang as the C8.  It's just the way the rear fenders curve that, from that angle, makes the rear overhang look shorter.

[r0tor]

The 720 is probably my least favorite McLaren design... 650, 570, and P1 all look better.  720 looks awkward comparatively.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I still haven't seen a C8 in person, but damn it looks oddly proportioned in so many camera angles.  Hope it's better in real life.

Trust me! It looks better in person! I can only vouch for Arctic White tho!

[565]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8kzfBW1a9g

Kinda what was expected, the GT500 doesn't pass the C8 until the C8 reaches about 122mph or so, which happens to be where they trap in the 1/4 mile.  So basically its a tie by the 1/4 mile.  C8 stomps to the GT500 to 60,  GT500 pulls hard from a roll.

[GoCougs]

This is consistent with many many tests - the C8 is a 11.2-11.3 car and the GT500 is a 11.3-11.4 car.

As with presumably many other tests, here, they walked the GT500 off the line at ~1,700 RPM, so given its lack of VVL + 7,500 rpm red line, 4,200 lb weight and tall gearing, it's not going to launch well.

Much like the Hellcat cars, if a factory vehicle needs drag slicks and/or a prepped track to hit the advertised performance, does that performance really exist? IMO, no, unless it's a specific track only car like the not-street-legal NHRA Stock Eliminator COPO Camaro, Mustang Cobra Jet and Challenger Drag Pack.

[Raza]

Much like the Hellcat cars, if a factory vehicle needs drag slicks and/or a prepped track to hit the advertised performance, does that performance really exist? IMO, no, unless it's a specific track only car like the not-street-legal NHRA Stock Eliminator COPO Camaro, Mustang Cobra Jet and Challenger Drag Pack.

That's fair.  If you can't reach the quoted performance in a road legal setting, than those shouldn't be the quoted performance numbers.  It's different if you're marketing a car that isn't street legal or if you advertise both the street numbers and the race setup numbers.

[Soup DeVille]

You either have to be very genuine or an insufferable prick to get big on YouTube. There's hardly an inbetwixt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=r9VbdXiagb0&fbclid=IwAR1lS27NB6j6s66OMIb91aYaY7CGl7f0IvSYrqtYOiBBnHbw8BNYrk9qHMk

[giant_mtb]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=r9VbdXiagb0&fbclid=IwAR1lS27NB6j6s66OMIb91aYaY7CGl7f0IvSYrqtYOiBBnHbw8BNYrk9qHMk

Yeahhhh not even gonna give that a chance based on the title alone. A quick glance at the comments indicates it's a 20 minute video...only to reveal he got his C8 vinyl wrapped or something.