C8 mid-engine corvette. GM loves their people.

ZCanadian

I think that mentioning Corvette and Ferrari in the same breath is ridiculous. A vette is a vette. And it”s a great car. The new one likely will be as well (although a lot of FR vette owners are going to buy one and kill it because then haven’t a clue about MR driving dynamics), but it is no Ferrari. It’s not a 911 either. It’s better than a Cayman, at Cayman prices and Chevy cost of ownership. Which is no small feat, and 50 years in the making. Only people who have never driven a Ferrari would make that comparison.

It will also have a mid-range interior, and start to fall apart like every other Chev does, at 50,000 miles. First the visor mirror cover will snap off. Then the seat motors and window regulator will die. Oh, and because it is a GM, it will lose a wheel bearing every 40K because that’s what you do when you are a GM. BTW, not saying that a Ferrari would fare any better in this respect - it likely wouldn’t although few ever see that kind of mileage.

UNKNOWN_370

Well. Since the C4 came out. It was designed to be a bargain version of a Ferrari Daytona. That's why when that car came out. They made Ferrari conversion kits which were made popular in the Miami vice television show.
Now aesthetically... We know there's no true comparison from an average built production car to a handbuilt italian machine based on the quality and workmanship. But Chevy has done a few things that are fair enough to call it a poor man's Ferrari.

1. Corvettes have similar ride height
2. Corvettes near 200mph top speeds.
3. Corvettes get up to 1.2 lateral g's
4. Corvettes rival in width and weight.
5. Corvettes have run on the same race tracks as Ferrari's.

So I don't think it's as ridiculous as you say. Tell me another car riding around with a 200mph top speed with 1.2g and 650hp for $80,000? But I bet you can point me to a Ferrari lamb or McLaren.

As far as comparing cuz I've never driven one? Well I spent $1600 to drive 4 supercars. Ferrari being one of them. Nothing sounds or shifts like a Ferrari. A Ferrari is one of a kind. But a corvette can give you some of the experiences of owning a supercar. Despite its production idiosyncrocies and lower quality. Lastly. Car mags used to always do the comparo between the 2 cars in the 80s and 90s.

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ImportConvert

Fall apart at 50k miles? Only someone who hasn't owned a vette since the early 90s would allege that.

Baronsmokes

The Corvette can absolutely compete with the Ferrari.
I had a Ferrari F30 that I had for a year.I always wanted one.
Great looking car. Beautiful interior finish.Great handling.Good performance and that Italian exhaust note.
Maintenance costs for car was staggering.I was able to do some things like oil changes.Ferrari does not share info.A lot of car is set up to be dealer serviced only.
This car had 17,000 miles when I bought it.It had just had the clutches replaced and oil changed at a cost of $12,000.Lets not even talk about the 30,000 mile service these cars get.
Dealers are arrogant and hard to work with.I sold car to guy who was buying his first also.Good luck to him.

The Corvette Zr1 costs less than half of the Ferrari.Costs so much less to maintain.Corvette can go toe to toe with performance and handling of newer Ferrari..Corvette does not have as nice of an interior as Ferrari.
You are saving so much money with the Vette you can put a custom interior in car.
Im not a big Corvette guy but hands down Corvette competes with many Supercars at a price that is more attainable.
Glad to finaly see the Mid engine Vette that I thought I would see in the 70's.