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Post by Buck on Jul 19, 2019 8:34:19 GMT -8
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Post by Pistola on Jul 19, 2019 12:14:02 GMT -8
FWIW 2019 C7 Corvettes are being offered locally at anywhere from 5K to 12k off the MSRP. At least 12k off on the ZO6. A couple months ago when the C8 was announced there were some 9,000 unsold Vettes on the dealers lots.
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Post by struns on Jul 19, 2019 12:37:07 GMT -8
One Day left...
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 19, 2019 12:58:10 GMT -8
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 19, 2019 13:05:33 GMT -8
Just a few options will push it over 70k in a hurry. I'd expect the ZR1 model, which some people think is already out and about on the streets in camo, to be comfortable around 120 to 130k. Still, a stripped out $60k car could make one hell of a track car. |
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Post by struns on Jul 19, 2019 13:07:46 GMT -8
^^ Though that was going to be different than Post #79 video....Oh well.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jul 19, 2019 13:08:51 GMT -8
How Chevy Created the 2020 Mid-Engine CorvetteWe go inside GM's proving grounds to find out how GM built a fake pickup truck and learned to reinvent its iconic sports car. About four and a half years ago, I drove the then-new Corvette Z06 at a track in Nevada. With 650 horsepower, the Z06’s rear tires struggled to cope with a firestorm of torque dispatched by the massive V8 sitting out ahead of the cockpit. For all its superlative capabilities, the Z06 needed more traction, more weight on the rear end. I told Tadge Juechter, Corvette executive chief engineer, “I think to do any better than this, you need to go mid-engine.” He assumed a look of weary annoyance and replied, “Yeah, that’s what everyone keeps telling me.” Which, you’ll note, was not a denial. Juechter had a good poker face, because back in Michigan, he and a team of engineers had been working on such a car since 2013. Disguised to look like a mutant Australian pickup truck, it was code-named Blackjack. Under its Holden bodywork, Blackjack was teaching GM how to build a whole new kind of Corvette. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a28426687/2020-corvette/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_pop&utm_medium=email&date=071919&src=nl&utm_campaign=17538542
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Post by Buck on Jul 19, 2019 13:10:58 GMT -8
Looks like next year's Indianapolis 500 Pace Car...
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Post by Pistola on Jul 19, 2019 13:49:43 GMT -8
Just a few options will push it over 70k in a hurry. I'd expect the ZR1 model, which some people think is already out and about on the streets in camo, to be comfortable around 120 to 130k. Still, a stripped out $60k car could make one hell of a track car. I read somewhere the base model will have a weight of around 3,600 lbs. 60k is pretty much inline with the price steps for the last 2 models. Base C6 was around fifty, C7 was around 55. |
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Post by struns on Jul 19, 2019 13:54:17 GMT -8
It’s everything the Fiero was supposed to be.....   |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 20, 2019 4:59:23 GMT -8
Still, a stripped out $60k car could make one hell of a track car. I read somewhere the base model will have a weight of around 3,600 lbs. 60k is pretty much inline with the price steps for the last 2 models. Base C6 was around fifty, C7 was around 55. True, but a mid-engine V8 sports car putting out around 500hp for $60k is a steal. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 20, 2019 5:01:24 GMT -8
^^ Though that was going to be different than Post #79 video....Oh well. I do not do Facebook so I offered the YouTube version for others who are in the same boat. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 20, 2019 5:12:58 GMT -8
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Post by struns on Jul 20, 2019 6:21:55 GMT -8
^^ Though that was going to be different than Post #79 video....Oh well. I do not do Facebook so I offered the YouTube version for others who are in the same boat. You know you don't have to be signed in or have an account on Facebook to watch the video. |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 20, 2019 7:24:04 GMT -8
I do not do Facebook so I offered the YouTube version for others who are in the same boat. You know you don't have to be signed in or have an account on Facebook to watch the video. I do not even want to go to Facebook's site. It's a personal problem.  |
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Post by Pistola on Jul 20, 2019 9:44:31 GMT -8
I read somewhere the base model will have a weight of around 3,600 lbs. 60k is pretty much inline with the price steps for the last 2 models. Base C6 was around fifty, C7 was around 55. True, but a mid-engine V8 sports car putting out around 500hp for $60k is a steal. They'll take that VW as a trade in.
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Post by Pistola on Jul 20, 2019 9:44:45 GMT -8
Almost no mention about a Corvette with coil springs.
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Post by Pistola on Jul 20, 2019 9:49:24 GMT -8
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Post by loudpedal on Jul 20, 2019 11:00:14 GMT -8
Base Price > Options > Profits  |
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Post by Carlo_Carrera on Jul 20, 2019 13:03:07 GMT -8
True, but a mid-engine V8 sports car putting out around 500hp for $60k is a steal. They'll take that VW as a trade in.
Believe me, if the C8 rear end didn't offend me so much I would be on the waiting list right now. |
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