I never seen him give that type of love to corvettes, but I see him always comparing what he drives to the GT350. But if you say hes a corvette guy? I'll believe you.

Jim just sayin, his choice of words.
It just seems like he just wants to be "that guy" so he was reaching with certain comments.
I'm ready to hear opinions from other drivers that have more concise emotions .
He was blown away on the track. And I wish he had some footage of him on the road so I can see his as it happens emotions. Cuz he definitely majorly downplayed how he felt on track as an afterthought.

I think Matt did have a modded c5, non the less great review on the c8, never seen him giggle so much, must be a fun car to drive.

The STATS ARE IN!!!
 

0-60. = 2.80
1/4m. = 11.1
Lateral g = 1.04g
Braking 60-0 = 97ft
Top speed. = 194mph

Theres an advantage to not getting z51 and front end lift. Modding the understeer out of the car. Understeer present for the street.

Which means the grand sport and zo6 will be dialed in perfect. :driving: cant wait.

https://youtu.be/pNZvHVqvk6s

soooooo for 60-70k go buy a GTR.

same numbers as above but it can corner.

:stirthepot:

GT-R, not new, rotates not so well, same brake fade issues as vette, no warranty, and GM gives us a track warranty. Not Nissan. And the vette is lower COG and 400lbs lighter.

yeaaaaaaaaa but im 32 not 62.

vette requires an AARP card.

also, the vette has always been absolutely worthless unless it's a Z06.

i'll wait and see what they release in 2022.

GTR has all the weight of an electric, without the instant torque.
:stirthepot:
(how do you like me now)

I'd take a lighter car for performance and handling (as well as the cost of consumables) any day. Braking and turning will be night and day different for 400 fewer pounds and a mid-engine layout, unless they really screwed up the Vette's suspension - something that it does not appear they have done.

Kudos to GM - looks so far like a respectable entry. We'll see how it fares (value and reliability wise), but it seems to make a great first impression.

But you might be right to wait until 2022, as there will be better variants coming down the pipe. Whether or not they keep the relative value that this car represents in future, remains to be seen.

have you ever launched a GTR? i'd say the torque is 100% there lol

but yes, if i ever would go vette it would be a C8 Z06 at the minimum.

also, i'm still holding out some hope that the newest info i heard regarding the next Z is true.

You know I'm just pulling your chain, right? :ugh2:

yea i've been in FB 370 group hell the past week dealing with mouth breathers.

my sarcasm meter is a touch off.

I'm 46 but I literally look 24. I'm burdened with dating COLLEGE chics cuz women my age think I'm too young looking. I put them to shame. :icon17:
That said, The C7 really turned the geezer meter down on who purchased the corvette. I saw more young guys in vettes than ever. I'm sure streetspeed 717 played a huge part in that trend. But if you think this vette is going to attract geezers? You're delusional. Lol. This car was designed strictly for the the younger generation. They just made sure to leave a lot of OG corvette characteristics so the geezers dont feel alienated.

All that said. Right now a base corvette matches a GTR in 60 times and top speed and gets higher G's on the skid pad. So right now you're driving a car with the same exact stats as the car you say isnt even worth buying. Yet you did back flips to get a GT-R. I mean I understand if you want a Z06. That's an awesome goal. But you kinda short changing the vette when right now you can cop GT-R Performance for $67,000 + tax. That's something to respect. I just saw thg he new GTR render. N I'm sure it will be a Z06 competitor, not a z51 competitor. It will be an interesting battle. That said. I'd take the driving dynamics of RWD over AWD any day. Lastly. The GTR is AWD cuz Nissan said there was no way to get under 3 seconds in a RWD. Chevy did it first. So that's a huge feat. And... they did it with not 1000hp. But with 490hp for less than 70k. That's a big deal my man. :driving::tiphat:

Corvette Dynoed!
 

So where Corvette got their numbers from? I dont know? But this dyno says it pushed over 600hp at the crank. Over 550hp at the wheels.
Talk about UNDERRATED!!!

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2020...c8-power-dyno/

yea but like every other Z tuner they probably loaded the numbers lol

:bowrofl:

Hmmm, Mustang Dyno - invariably quite wrong, but typically comes in low.
Interesting.

It sounds like there is a lot of guesswork in going back up the drivetrain, though.

This is not a new engine for GM. They know every inch of it, and last I checked, they've been in the car business for quite a while - long enough to know what they are doing. I'm thinking that the manufacturer wouldn't under-state the actual HP figure by that much, so doubting that the test and report are really much more than click bait. But GM won't mind the extra attention, just the same!