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My goodness the deals on C7s now. Saw a 2018 Z06 with 16k miles with a manual for $58k, clear title.
That one huge Vette dealer is doing brand new 19 Grandsports now for like $60k too. |
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Those C7s are looking more and more like real bargains. Especially given the fact that you can still get them with a manual.
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10-15-2019, 01:06 PM | #1018 |
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10-15-2019, 01:12 PM | #1020 | |
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There are multiple reports from credible sources that say the PS4S is a good, significant step forward in dry and wet grip compared to the PSS. Look it up and do your own research. I'm not going to bother. And if straight-line and quarter mile is what Corvettes are all about, then frankly, I've bought the wrong car.
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10-15-2019, 01:38 PM | #1021 |
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The reviews sound pretty positive.
All the numbers look up to par as well, especially that supposedly impossible 0-60 time it wasn’t supposed to hit. It’ll make the track numbers as well. The longer the track, the more difference you’ll see vs the C7 Z51(which is still a pretty quick car in its own right). Complaining about tires sounds like sour grapes. Bottom line, its the best Corvette ever as expected. |
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10-15-2019, 01:41 PM | #1022 | |
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Here's hoping they fix the understeer, steering feel, limit behavior, and brake feel (and, ideally, weight) in the higher spec versions.
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About the 39/61 weight distribution, maybe the DCT is one big heavy lump of iron.
The reviews so far seem a bit uninspiring. Hopefully some of the British magazines from across the pond will chime in soon. I trust the UK magazines more than American ones. |
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But yeah, I can understand reservations. |
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Check the Motor Trend article, it listed a weight for the DCT. |
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10-15-2019, 01:48 PM | #1026 | |
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I don't think he's chasing shock reviews-- just giving his honest opinion instead of kowtowing to the car companies with the hope of being invited to future events. ... but, in this case, the MotorTrend and C&D reviews said very similar things if you read between the lines. Everyone said it understeers till it spins, has shitty steering feel, and has shitty brake feel. I don't care about acceleration-- I care about feedback and limit behavior. So far... the C8 isn't delivering on that front, according to all reviews. (I also care about a responsive engine, and it does seem to be delivering on that front, unlike... every non hybrid turbo car made)
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As for the C8, if you were expecting knife edge, GT3-style feedback, yeah this is the wrong boat. Lol |
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I'm not complaining about the tires. I'm pointing out the obvious. That the 0.9 second difference for this track can easily be explained by the fact that the C8 comes with superior tires. Just like the GT2 RS times at the Nurburgring was established with Cup 2Rs or the Civic Si times at the Ring was on Cup 2 tires, or a slew of other track comparisons. You can't get PS4S from the factory on the C7, and that is as valid as any point about any comparison. I've got no beef in this, besides the fact that I currently own a C7 Grand Sport. I'm about as objective as anyone you'll find on the intarweb, and slightly more knowledgeable than your average poster. That's all. The only thing I have an irrational love for is the BMW MZ4 Coupe. ![]() But if I were to tell it like it is, I'm surprised that there's only a 0.9 second lap time difference, despite all the advantages moving to mid engine should have (better traction out of the corner, better/wider tires, etc). Not saying it should blow the C7 away with several second's worth of difference, and if it did, it would be REALLY impressive...But if GM's rationale for moving to a mid-engine platform was that the front engine Corvettes are no longer competitive on the circuit, based on these numbers...this move to mid engine seems to primarily benefit the straight-line performance, not the twisty stuff as we're all promised. At this point there's nothing in the C8 that will make me want to eat 1.5 years of depreciation though, besides it's the newest and shiniest object in the automotive industry. ![]()
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The C7 was and is a monster on entry and mid corner handling. Its weakness was putting the power down, which seems to have been solved. |
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Perhaps they still will. But, the reviews we've seen so far are what I would have expected for the non Z51 base car, with the Z51 being praised for its feedback and limit behavior.
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Here's my honest opinion. I think it's an incredible task to forgo 50+ years of heritage and development, and that for such a huge, drastic departure, GM was able to build something wonderful. If I were to be facetious, I'd say, for their first attempt at a mid engine Corvette, it's pretty good. In all honesty, it IS a pretty incredible car. Especially considering the fact that they had taken such a drastic departure from what they do. And if I were a second guessing man, which I am, I'd REALLY be second guessing if the move to mid engine is really going to be the game changer Tadge promised us. But given the first generation of mid engine Corvette is THIS good, I'm excited for the C9 and C10 as the incremental improvement on this entirely new architecture is going to make the car PHENOMENAL. But I've also always contended, that the C8's biggest competitor is the C7, as the C7 was already an insane value compared to its other mid engine competitors. That no matter how much better the chassis is, it will forever be compared to the C7 in a way that isn't fair. The C7 is so insanely good that people WILL expect the C8 to be just otherworldly BETTER, and I don't think it is nor it can. And I think Jim Mero hinted at that too.
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