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Originally Posted by Geronimo
Because all the cool kids hate GM.
This car appeals to a certain demographic, I see far fewer old, white, bald men in Vettes then I see tribal tattoo'd bro's these days. This shift suggests that GM understands who their buyer is. They know most Porsche buyers would never "stoop" so low as to drive a Chevy, and Ferrari and Lambo buyers can't even say Chevy.
This is a BASE model running under 3 seconds to 60.... that's insane people!! The quality is light years ahead of what most remember Vettes to be. The C7 is a pretty amazing car, the C8 base is performing at Z06 levels.... The bandwidth of automotive quality is so narrow these days it is often in details that only a few years ago weren't on anyones radar, and the Vette is doing it at a fraction of the cost. Then consider that in 15-20 years when your Vette needs a new trans you'll only be out $2000 How much is a PDK rebuild? 
I can't imagine what the up levels are going to do... one thing for sure is the Vette guys will enjoy trashing all the euro snobs, and the euro snob will enjoy looking down on the "poor mans" enter fav brand here. |
After doing a bit of reading, it appears the base model isn't the sub 3 second car. To get to the sub 3 category requires the Z51 package.
Just a guess here but the new 8 speed DCT in the Vette probably won't be a 2k rebuild either.