Surprised it wasn't a thread already! 2020 mid engine Vette

[LEAKYSEALS951]

For the last several days, it's been fun googling the C8 and running into some artist's renditions of what they thought it would/could be.

This one is interesting. A lamborghini corvettador?

[javadog]

I like that one better than what GM accomplished.

[flipper35]

Mopar almost did a mid-engine with the Viper.



https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a25649155/mid-engine-dodge-viper-concept-secret/

Mid-engined cars like the Cayman or a Lotus Exige are more agile feeling because most of the rotational mass is at the center, like a spinning top. By agile, I mean able to change direction quickly. My 07 Exige S was the most agile car I owned. A 944, by contrast, feels less agile because it is more like a barbell, as mausraum says, with weight at the ends of the car. It takes longer to make it change direction. The pay-off is that it feels more stable to the driver.

The downside to the agility of mid-engined cars is that they are harder to recover once they break away. It took a lot to exceed the Lotus's limits, but once you did, it was going around. By contrast, you could pretty much drive the 944 like a dirt track or drift car and still be able to catch it.

Given most Americans' lack of experience with mid-engined handling dynamics, I suspect GM has set the nannies step in pretty decisively.

[flipper35]

Polar moment, angular momentum and all that.

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

There's a lot to like about this car, but man, it looks like an elephant sat on the trunk of a Camaro back there.

maybe some of the stylists got stoned while staring at a pagoda roofed Benz

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by javadog

I like that one better than what GM accomplished.

Me too. There's a lot of goodness in that rendition. I would buy THAT in a heartbeat.

[Sarc]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

Me too. There's a lot of goodness in that rendition. I would buy THAT in a heartbeat.

Nah, I'd buy this in a heartbeat.

[RWebb]

Ghibli - just like the other guys said above

Car & Drunkard called it the "In Car for the Beautiful people" in one article

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

For the last several days, it's been fun googling the C8 and running into some artist's renditions of what they thought it would/could be.

This one is interesting. A lamborghini corvettador?

How can we possibly judge whether this is worthy of our attention without a full rendition of the taillights?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Sarc

Nah, I'd buy this in a heartbeat.

Cool, reminds me a bit of a Lola T-70 or maybe a Porsche 910.

[cabmandone]

Went to a cruise in last weekend. Got to talk to a few vette owners that had the newer vettes. It was surprising how many were going to be trading for the new vette. It's not like their Z06 version was a slouch but they were all very enthusiastic about the new mid engine. Also talked to a McLaren P1 owner who was going to sell the P1 and buy the new Vette. That one REALLY shocked me.

[pavulon]

If this actually happens (all the 2020 vettes are apparently pre-sold however) there will be a glut of pretty affordable and really high performing cars all over the place. Awesome!!

I'm biased but I still find the C6 and C7 Z06 and ZR1 versions to be pleasing to the eye in person even if a little less so on paper or a screen.

Originally Posted by cabmando

Went to a cruise in last weekend. Got to talk to a few vette owners that had the newer vettes. It was surprising how many were going to be trading for the new vette. It's not like their Z06 version was a slouch but they were all very enthusiastic about the new mid engine. Also talked to a McLaren P1 owner who was going to sell the P1 and buy the new Vette. That one REALLY shocked me.

[Tervuren]

I would only consider the C6 in the widebody form.(Grand Sport, Z06, ZR1, etc...)

I am in a bit of conflict as I'd love a 2nd Corvette, but want one I can tank the roof panel off.

That leaves me with a C6 Grandsport and not a C6 Z06.

I could sell the C5 Z06 and get a C5 Coupe, then add a C6 Z06...

'Vettes are addicting, I could easily become a collector of many of them when I save up to build a car hanger somewhere.

C5 Z06, C6 Z06, C7 Coupe, that would be a nice trio.

[JackDidley]

Local dealer has deposit money on 8 C8s already. They do not even have the actual priceing at this point.

[davemath]

My local dealer wants $2500 for a deposit, I told him they aren't going to have an allocation problem and I'd like to have the first production run bugs worked out first. I've had a handful of first-run cars and the recalls get annoying...

[Geronimo]

https://jalopnik.com/the-2020-c8-corvette-is-almost-sold-out-1836786827

[davemath]

This isn't a Miata in the 80's. These things are going to be sitting on lots.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by davemath

This isn't a Miata in the 80's. These things are going to be sitting on lots.

You could be quite right. When the '19 Bullitt Mustang was announced, lots of advanced orders, dealers demanding and getting additional markups. Today? You can get one at a discount.

It'll take a bit of time, but I believe the same will happen with the mid engine Corvette.

[R K T]

Just saw a photo of the first one wrecked....one day old.