The Official C8 Corvette Thread...

Started by Gotta-Qik-C7, April 25, 2018, 07:28:09 PM

Gotta-Qik-C7

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Gotta-Qik-C7

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GoCougs


Gotta-Qik-C7

#1295
GM is trying to cut the car flippers out the loop.......
https://youtu.be/E8jWrqOYESA
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Rich

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Rich

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a41411338/2023-chevrolet-corvette-z06-by-the-numbers/

QuoteC/D TEST RESULTS
60 mph: 2.6 sec
100 mph: 5.9 sec
130 mph: 10.3 sec
1/4-Mile: 10.5 sec @ 131 mph
150 mph: 15.2 sec
170 mph: 24.9 sec
Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.2 sec.
Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 3.1 sec
Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 2.0 sec
Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 2.2 sec
Top Speed (mfr's claim): 189 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 139 ft
Braking, 100–0 mph: 274 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 1.16 g
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Gotta-Qik-C7

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Eye of the Tiger

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r0tor

Sounds like they are finally getting the performance out of the chassis.

...the flying mustache wing though - yikes
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GoCougs

Another fantastic (Canadian!) channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn6gmBQUTdg

Gonna go so far to say that this is the most thrilling vehicle ever produced by Detroit, esp. that it gets the entire package 100% correct (unlike the GT500, Ford GT, Hellcat cars).

Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: r0tor on October 03, 2022, 07:52:39 PM
Sounds like they are finally getting the performance out of the chassis.

...the flying mustache wing though - yikes
I would go with a Base Z06. That would have more than enough performance for me!
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MrH

Yeah, the rear wing and front aero all looks so silly.  The base one looks so much better.  Still kind of an odd looking car, but this is probably the most important performance car from the last 20 years?  Essentially a 458 Speciale for substantially less?

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r0tor

The price savings is reflected in the weight unfortunately.  It has performance, but I would never put it in the category of some of the elite supercars that weigh almost 1,000 lbs less.
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GoCougs

Quote from: r0tor on October 04, 2022, 08:17:06 AM
The price savings is reflected in the weight unfortunately.  It has performance, but I would never put it in the category of some of the elite supercars that weigh almost 1,000 lbs less.

The often-mentioned-in-the-same-breath F458 (Speciale) weighed 3,075 lb and that car had a lot less power, smaller engine, one fewer gear, and was physically smaller, plus of course absent daily-driving creature comforts. The vanilla F458, and the its modern incarnation (F8 Tributo) and others of line (Huracan SVO) tip the scales at ~3,300-3,400 lbs vs. 3,666 lbs for the C8 Z06. The Corvette has always tended somewhat toward GT, even the C8.

CaminoRacer

Z06 awesomeness is to be expected. The switch to mid engine was for the Z06/ZR1 level. Base C8 is kinda cool but the Z06 is what we've been waiting for since the switch.
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MrH

Quote from: GoCougs on October 04, 2022, 11:51:48 AM
The often-mentioned-in-the-same-breath F458 (Speciale) weighed 3,075 lb and that car had a lot less power, smaller engine, one fewer gear, and was physically smaller, plus of course absent daily-driving creature comforts. The vanilla F458, and the its modern incarnation (F8 Tributo) and others of line (Huracan SVO) tip the scales at ~3,300-3,400 lbs vs. 3,666 lbs for the C8 Z06. The Corvette has always tended somewhat toward GT, even the C8.

You can fit 2 sets of golf clubs in the corvette.  I don't think I can physically fit in a Huracan convertible :lol:  It's a pretty massive difference between the two.
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CaminoRacer

It looks a lot better with center exhaust. I don't care for the base C8 exhaust location and square tips.
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Gotta-Qik-C7

Quote from: CaminoRacer on October 04, 2022, 02:13:29 PM
It looks a lot better with center exhaust. I don't care for the base C8 exhaust location and square tips.
This!
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r0tor

Quote from: MrH on October 04, 2022, 01:28:02 PM
You can fit 2 sets of golf clubs in the corvette.  I don't think I can physically fit in a Huracan convertible :lol:  It's a pretty massive difference between the two.

Why is that a good thing?
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SVT_Power

Quote from: r0tor on October 04, 2022, 04:51:17 PM
Why is that a good thing?

Having some kind of minimally practical storage in a car? That's a bad thing?
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r0tor

Quote from: SVT_Power on October 04, 2022, 05:38:26 PM
Having some kind of minimally practical storage in a car? That's a bad thing?

Will the new Porsche GT3RS's lack of a trunk make it any less desirable? 
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GoCougs

Quote from: MrH on October 04, 2022, 01:28:02 PM
You can fit 2 sets of golf clubs in the corvette.  I don't think I can physically fit in a Huracan convertible :lol:  It's a pretty massive difference between the two.

How GM pulled this off is a head scratcher. The General is woefully inconsistent in its endeavors but this is historic.

Sadly, this is where Camaro $$$ went no doubt, though the coin could have gone to worse places but still (LT6 Z28 >>> C8 Z06 for me).

veeman

Quote from: GoCougs on October 06, 2022, 08:00:40 AM
How GM pulled this off is a head scratcher. The General is woefully inconsistent in its endeavors but this is historic.

Sadly, this is where Camaro $$$ went no doubt, though the coin could have gone to worse places but still (LT6 Z28 >>> C8 Z06 for me).

I would have loved to daily drive the latest generation manual stick shift V6 Camaro. It's a great deal priced just under 30 thousand dollars.  I've rented automatic V6 Camaros in the past.  2 things.  Can't see out of it (front or rear) to be able to park without anxiety.  Should come with an around car visual camera.  That itself was a deal breaker.  Also the rear seats are too small even for kids. 

CaminoRacer

Quote from: veeman on October 07, 2022, 08:55:00 AM
I would have loved to daily drive the latest generation manual stick shift V6 Camaro. It's a great deal priced just under 30 thousand dollars.  I've rented automatic V6 Camaros in the past.  2 things.  Can't see out of it (front or rear) to be able to park without anxiety.  Should come with an around car visual camera.  That itself was a deal breaker.  Also the rear seats are too small even for kids. 

A lot of Chevys come with the 360 parking cameras now. I'm surprised the Camaro doesn't
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: GoCougs on October 06, 2022, 08:00:40 AM
How GM pulled this off is a head scratcher. The General is woefully inconsistent in its endeavors but this is historic.

Sadly, this is where Camaro $$$ went no doubt, though the coin could have gone to worse places but still (LT6 Z28 >>> C8 Z06 for me).

GM employs some very smart and capable people, and then generally hamstrings them with layers of bureaucracy and ridiculous performance metrics. If GM stays out of its own way, it can do some stuff.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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2014 C7 Vert, 2002 Silverado, 2005 Road Glide

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