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Corvette General Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 22:15:44 31c59d No.6355

When the mid-engine corvette it will probably cause boomers to have mild heart attacks.

This will make their cake faced wives panic and make them sell their dank ride and get a volt.

Thus, c8 corvettes will depreciate rapidly not because of quality but because of boomers. Or maybe they just wouldn't drive them at all and keep them in their garage.

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Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 22:36:52 d805f7 No.6356

C8? The lifespan of the C7's hardly even started yet! Apart from the C2, every generation of Corvette's lasted at least 7 years. That means we shouldn't expect the C8 until at least 2021 at the earliest.

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 22:46:04 31c59d No.6357

>>6356

They're saying they are going to sell them alongside the C7s as special editions (1500 per year). Once the C7s run their course then all corvettes will be mid-engined.

Anonymous 09/22/15 (Tue) 23:17:34 98e90a No.6358

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GM was testing a rear engine vehicle, but a lot of people are saying its going to be a Cadillac supercar, sincethey are attempting to raise the prestige of the brand

Anonymous 09/23/15 (Wed) 02:50:46 d65577 No.6360

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>>6358

>cadillac

>supercar

>mfw

>mfw it's a holden ute

Nothing is sacred.

Anonymous 09/23/15 (Wed) 04:14:30 6f9213 No.6362

>>6360

Thats just the test mule, obviously they're attempting to keep it under wraps

Anonymous 09/23/15 (Wed) 04:26:58 46be03 No.6363

>>6357

I don't see this happening.

The Corvette has traditionally been something blue collars could afford. A mid engine model would likely be priced well out of reach for most.

A mid engine Corvette at a $50k price point would be insanely awesome, I just don't see it happening.

Anonymous 09/23/15 (Wed) 13:50:22 1a43a6 No.6365

>>6363

It is possible to make an affordable mid engined sports car, see Toyota with the MR2. It doesn't seem so far fetched that a mid engined Corvette would fit at that price point.

Anonymous 09/24/15 (Thu) 01:55:29 31c59d No.6374

>>6363

>>6365

The fiero too.

The head corvette engineer said that the C7 chassis is at its limits so it would be logical for the corvette to become mid-engined.

Anonymous 09/24/15 (Thu) 05:36:50 e5beae No.6381

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I have my heart set on purchasing a C5 vette, I need some advice on what I should know and expect from the car, and what I should look for when buying

Since they run from 1997 to 2004 is there any year I should look for or avoid?

>>6374

It will be a great day when America begins making mid engine production cars again

Anonymous 09/24/15 (Thu) 08:19:17 d805f7 No.6386

>>6381

Go for the newer looking Z06 design made from 2001 onwards. The earlier model has "Barbie" written all over it. I don't know why, but it just looks considerably cheaper and even girlier than the later C5, especially the convertible variant. May be due to the fact that pre-Z06 models utilised many cost-cutting measures.

Anonymous 09/24/15 (Thu) 20:48:49 31c59d No.6405

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>>6381

The electrical system sucks for them and general rattling bits otherwise it's a great car with an enormous aftermarket and generally cheap parts when compared to it's competitors.

Full black means bad -> Full circle means awesome

Anonymous 09/24/15 (Thu) 22:25:22 31c59d No.6407

>>6405

Full red circle means awesome*

Anonymous 09/26/15 (Sat) 04:24:11 54379e No.6437

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>>6358

>rear engined

You mean mid engined or are they having another go at the Corvair.

>>6360

It's not entirely impossible. Cadillac is the flagship brand so it should have something special to call it's flagship. Also that's a testing mule And I would kill for something that looked like that with a mid engine.

Anonymous 09/28/15 (Mon) 22:05:06 bb93cd No.6479

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>>6357

>>6365

What is the chance of the next ZR1 being mid-engine?

Like >>6374 said, the camaro platform is already nipping at the heels of the corvettes performance so they need to take it to the next level

Anonymous 10/13/15 (Tue) 12:27:54 31c59d No.6673

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>>6479

The evidence is piling up, it's becoming the worst kept secret in the automotive industry.

Car and Driver leaked the story and they tend to be pretty reputable.

I really hope they stick with pushrods….. if they do they will most likely have the lowest center of gravity

Anonymous 10/26/15 (Mon) 03:32:27 13337b No.6862

A mid-rear Corvette would really only be for marketing at this point. Corvettes have been mid-engined since at least the C5 generation, IIRC. I'm inclined to suspect that it's going to be a Cadillac supercar rather than a Corvette.

Anonymous 10/26/15 (Mon) 03:42:54 36e622 No.6863

>>6862

C4s were the first MR corvettes, also had a 50/50 weight distribution