GM The Mid Engine Corvette is happening - Page 13

95SC · 08-09-2018, 11:53 AM

Mid engine Vette will be an interesting platform if they offer it with TTV8 and DCT trans

jason05gt · 08-09-2018, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dun4791

yeah, when i think c7, i think c7z06 i don't even consider the base, so my point is if the c8 is 80k they better get ready to discount the c7z06 way harder than they already are.... and they are already significantly discounting.

What makes sense to me is the C8 taking over the Z06/ZR1 space in the Corvette lineup. So GM continues the C7 as the base and the C8 as the higher end supercar competitor.

**Mook** · 08-09-2018, 01:48 PM

AND we now have audio

https://sportscar365.com/industry/au...-turbo-engine

Ryan02Stang · 08-09-2018, 03:35 PM

Looks like an NSX from the front!

Lead Pipe · 08-09-2018, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan02Stang

Looks like an NSX from the front!

You can make out the air inlet on the door on the pre-production car and it looks similar.

boostedguy05 · 08-09-2018, 04:14 PM

looks like a lot of mid engine super cars.

Kensington · 08-09-2018, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mook

AND we now have audio

https://sportscar365.com/industry/au...-turbo-engine

Sounds like the Ford GT racer

stan5050 · 08-09-2018, 04:26 PM

Living in MI again is awesome... so much info...

**Mook** · 08-09-2018, 06:20 PM

More here: https://jalopnik.com/mid-engine-corv...yet-1828229738

98GrandPrixIraqVet · 08-10-2018, 12:14 AM

Sweet looks like an NSX that will actually sell better.....

SleeperLS · 08-10-2018, 07:17 AM

That sound clip didn't really sound like a v8

Thirdgen89GTA · 08-10-2018, 07:37 AM

On throttle it sounded v6'ish, but on the double downshift with blips it sounded very much V8.

I don't think they'd go V6 considering how steadfastly they held to Front/Rear layout before. My guess is either flat plane, or a 180° crossover exhaust. Which if they went Hot-V would be very easy to do going into twin turbos.

cdh027 · 08-10-2018, 07:55 AM

If the C8 street car looks anything like that and starts at under 100k.

lastls1 · 08-10-2018, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mook

More here: https://jalopnik.com/mid-engine-corv...yet-1828229738

If it truly 100% will look close to that and not become some abomination between now and release I will be purchasing one.

That is unless they fuck it up and put a v6 turbo in it or something dumb like the GT.

A smaller sized v8 turbo like the mcclarens would be sex

Edit: or unless it costs a stupid amount of money.

Yaj Yak · 08-10-2018, 08:33 AM

the ford GT having a v6 really didn't hurt it at all IMO.

lastls1 · 08-10-2018, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Yaj Yak

the ford GT having a v6 really didn't hurt it at all IMO.

Overall I guess not. I mean they sold them and it did well in racing.... which is what it was designed for.

For me personally I just feel it lost some of its magic being a V6 and sharing 60% of the parts from the truck engine as well makes it less special to me. Also I feel it doesn’t sound very good at all, and for that money I want a nice soundtrack.

Either way. Not thread derailing. I just hope it has a nice V8 in it

Lead Pipe · 08-10-2018, 09:44 AM

Keep in mind that we're looking at the C8.R. The road car will not be as wide or aggressive. That being said the over all shape is pure sex. I will save as long as I have to in order to buy a mid-engine Vette. I don't care if it takes me 10-15 years.

For comparison

Stink Star Productions · 08-10-2018, 10:00 AM

The retard comments in that Jalopnik article amuse me. They are all talking about how LS motors don’t sound like that so it must be a V6 and shit. Meanwhile I’m just sitting there like- corvettes haven’t had an LS motor since 2013.....

Kensington · 08-10-2018, 10:28 AM

Right, it's a small block

Thirdgen89GTA · 08-10-2018, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kensington

Right, it's a small block

Being that the Gen 3,4,5 engines all share the same 4.4" bore spacing, I'll say they are still small blocks.

Kensington · 08-10-2018, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Thirdgen89GTA

Being that the Gen 3,4,5 engines all share the same 4.4" bore spacing, I'll say they are still small blocks.

BLASPHEMY!! LS ENGINES ARE NOT SMALL BLOCKS BECAUSE THEIR FIRING ORDER IS DIFFERENT AND COOLANT RUNS DIFFERENT!!!1!!! THEY AREN'T THE SAME AT ALL!!1!!!!!!!!!!1

Yaj Yak · 08-10-2018, 01:27 PM

small block is silly marketing term that means nothing nowadays anyways

98GrandPrixIraqVet · 08-10-2018, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cdh027

If the C8 street car looks anything like that and starts at under 100k.

Bingo under 100k and they wont be able to make them fast enough.

Thirdgen89GTA · 08-10-2018, 06:10 PM

Negative Ghost Rider. The price is 100k+

Or so the internet says. But based on Previous ZR1 pricing? I'd say its a sure bet.

98GrandPrixIraqVet · 08-10-2018, 08:31 PM

Base model @ $99,995

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Lead Pipe Washington knows best Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 12,616 Casino cash: $43647799 4.17 per day	Keep in mind that we're looking at the C8.R. The road car will not be as wide or aggressive. That being said the over all shape is pure sex. I will save as long as I have to in order to buy a mid-engine Vette. I don't care if it takes me 10-15 years. For comparison

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