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8/15/2019 3:54:52 PM
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What is your take on the 2020 C8 Corvette?

[url]https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28699755/2020-chevy-corvette-pricing/[/url] I've known this mid-engined Corvette was in the works for quite a while now, and followed the stories about it whenever they came up. But since it officially released a couple weeks ago, I was wondering what / if any of you had anything to say about it yet. The standard C8 is; [quote]a 6.2-liter V-8, albeit one making 495 horsepower. An eight-speed dual-clutch automatic (a Corvette first) is the sole transmission. It is controlled either by a push-button gear selector on the center console or by using two large steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles. There will not be a manual transmission. Chevrolet claims the Corvette will have a zero-to-60-mph time of less than 3.0 seconds when equipped with the Z51 Performance package[/quote] No outside testing has been done yet, so I don't know all the stats. But for a $60,000.00 American made, Ferrari 'clone' sports car, I'm rather floored by the base line price tag. I know that when they release the serious models like future iterations of the Z06, maybe ZR1, and Gran Sport, there will be some serious numbers put up in both price and performance. Being a Ford guy, and knowing that even getting a 2019-2020 Mustang GT new will get you north of $55,000.00 pretty quickly. It just seems to me that the base model Vette is surprisingly low priced.

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  • I have a feeling that it will have serious build quality issues at that price. Maybe not huge transmission or engine problems, but at least the interior will be super cheap plastic stuff, and certain engine components will probably be made from inferior materials, sort of like when the manifolds on a lot of fords were made of plastic and guaranteed to give out around 80k-100k miles. It will be great while it’s still new, but fall apart quickly, probably being improved in later models at a higher price.

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