[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.
[quote]It just seems to me that the base model Vette is surprisingly low priced.[/quote]
For most of the guys I know that own one, that's always been a big selling point. Inexpensive performance to start, then they'll cam, intake, exhsust, tund and call it a day.
I always loved the C3 (those curves!), hated the disco C4 snd was pretty "Meh" sbout the C5 & C6. The C7 is nice and, I feel, really did a good job of dispelling the idea of Corvettes being cheaply made.
Local dealership where we picked up a Blazer a while back is slated to get 28 (!) C8s. I'll stop by and check 'em out when they artive, though I have no intention of buying one.