New Corvette

[Dibbons]

Plastic dream then ... plastic nightmare now?

 

[MarPar]

When wasn't it plastic?

 

[GetX'd]

I’ll take a red one

 

[Richard Cranium]

I'll take one in blue.

 

[MarPar]

Ill take any of them
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and sell it

 

[Cranky]

New porsche' offers a stick only because of buyer demand.
Hefty price premium and the stick cars are slower.

Even with a driver that 'knows' how to shift?

I still see some gm in that styling.
This seems like a good place to start this-
Our boy bought a tesla (!?!)
(stay tuned for a dedicated thread)
It's not even the performance S model, but 0-60 in 3 seconds.
SRP is 38K

Kinda hard to beat electric motors.....hit the go button and it's full torque right now!

I liked the styling of my old mid-engined (80 horsepower/5 speed) '70 Porsche 914 (Motor Trends "Import Car of the Year" for 1970) over this "sculpted" mess. It would squeeze out 29 MPG on the highway. My Dad and I had different tastes, he was always offering to replace my "junky" little car for me. (He was driving a giant Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham at the time) No thanks.
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I know of no one that didn't have trouble with their 914's! When I was in stationed in Germany I frequented a few shops asking if they were good cars because I liked the styling too and none of them had kind words for them.

I’ll take a red one

Red is not my favorite color but for some reason I end up with them. The first was a 67 Dart (faded), a 97 diesel (peeling) and a repainted Dakota. The Dakota is originally red and it's fading already too. If I had to choose a mustard yellow vehicle vs red, I'd pick the mustard yellow even though I think it's an ugly color.....


As for the new Corvette.....well, it looks good.....but my favorites are the C2's!

 

[Dibbons]

I know of no one that didn't have trouble with their 914's!

I had the 1.7 four cylinder VW motor (fuel-injected). Leaked a little oil, but otherwise I drove a 10 year old vehicle another 10 years.

 

[Bb70charger500]

When wasn't it plastic?

It was 25%metal 75%fiber glass for a long run

 

[slimt]

Kind of looks like a toyota mr2 Not a car I would go out of my way to view. Its not low enough .

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Every time there's a new generation of any iconic car people scream it doesn't honor the tradition... Allot of people didn't like the changes to the Vette from 67 to 68, I still would prefer a 67... lots of people didn't like the 84, I still don't LOL... The new Vette is definitely more Euro looking but it will have an audience, lotta performance for the $$$ spent..

 

[66383]

Who cares....I like old stuff!

 

[66chargerpat]

 

[Budnicks]

Looks like an NSX
it's a shitload cheaper that the Ford GT
$80k vs $385k
I think that's their demographic too
LT2 V8 460hp

I'd love to drive one

Elkhart Lake Blue black leather & carbon fiber trim

I'd rather have this, in Emerald Pearl Green/black
2019 1500 Rebel TRX 4x4 SRT 707hp SC Hellcat equipped

or this 2020 Viper SRT Concept
V8 maybe Hellcat ???
Blue or a Killer Green pref.

here's a shitty view of the concept

 

[SteveSS]

I agree with you R/T. OMG it doesn't have pop-up headlights. Oh no, it doesn't have 4 round taillights. Sacrilege. Truth is Zora Arkus Duntov wanted a mid-engine Vette since the 60s.

 

[JackR]

They really did a nice job on that. I had a C6 Z06. Stupid fast car but it just never grew on me. Sold it shortly after the Starbucks lady asked if I was in a mid life crisis.

 

[Bladecutter]

When wasn't it plastic?

drum roll please.......

 

[HawkRod]

Mine is old, driver ergonomics suck, no power anything except engine, fit and finish is bad, handling is poor, etc. etc. etc.

...and yet it is cool as hell and puts a smile on my face!

 

[Dibbons]

I couldn't believe it the first time I sat in the driver's seat of my buddies 1960 Corvette (circa 1975). The steering wheel was huge, in the wrong place, and the seating was cramped. Of course, I still thought it was cool.

 

[HawkRod]

I couldn't believe it the first time I sat in the driver's seat of my buddies 1960 Corvette (circa 1975). The steering wheel was huge, in the wrong place, and the seating was cramped. Of course, I still thought it was cool.

53-62 are the solid axle (now called C1) Corvettes, so the ergonomics are all pretty much the same. Yeah, the steering wheel is big, so I have to sit and brake with my legs off to the side - otherwise I hit the steering wheel with my knee!

Back to the new Corvette: GM is gunning for a new, younger crowd. Most Corvette owners (and dreamers of owning a Corvette) are older guys like most of us on this forum; they need to attract a younger crowd to stay viable. Harley Davidson, for example, is struggling because their demographics are the same, and their sales are drying up. The younger generation doesn't seem as interested in HD.

We'll see how it goes. I think it is a pretty awesome car for the price.

 

[furyus]

Wow, no one commented on the "Chrysler" style square steering wheel? While I've never been a fan of vettes, the performance of the newer ones is impressive. But, it looks like a chevy-ed up Ferrari. It has almost no clean lines on it. The giant air scoops are needed, but look awkward. The butt looks too big. The back looks like the same guy who keeps styling(killing ) the late model Camaro, did this one too. Also, consider how much it's going to cost when they have to disassemble half the car to change an alternator. Ferrari lost most of it's beauty when they went to a mid engine platform. I see the same here. JMO.