The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8Chevrolet With the introduction of the most radical Corvette, weve listened to the internet to see what people generally think about it. The results really couldnt be more polarizing, there are arguments for every imaginable facet of the C8, as well as arguments against it.Chevrolets quoted 3.0 seconds to 60 mph (96 km/h) is rather impressive, and thats just for the base model with 495 horsepower, there will be faster Corvettes coming soon.A lot of the complaining seems to be about the styling, rather than the performance. A lot of the comments claim that the car looks like a wannabe Ferrari, although perhaps looking like a Ferrari isnt the worst thing you can say about a car. Comparisons to the NSX have also been made, but most people seem to think that the design isnt cohesive and that the front and rear end dont match up with the side view, some calling it horrendous, and others claiming that other cars of the same mid-engined layout may have somehow commenced in car coitus to produce it.New #Corvette is a dogs dinner. There I said it Oliver Knowles (@OKnowles) July 19, 2019My stars and stripes this new #corvette is amazing looking. Very transformative. Almost like a 21st century version of the NSX maybe. But American. And actually fast. Dean Mitchell (@phan8787) July 19, 2019 View this post on Instagram IDK HOW I FEEL!..😩 The front reminds me of a frs, rear looks like the camaro, Windows are like the camaro, front has camaro look too.. ughhh.. idk.. if i do get it, its gonna have ALOT OF CHANGES AND WORK done! Dosent seem like a Corvette ANYMORE!😣🤔🚘 #reveal #corvette #chevy #chevrolet A post shared by 💯⚠🤢Green Goblin😈🚘🔥 (@goblinvette) on Jul 18, 2019 at 9:17pm PDTA few less-than descriptive comments include Worst Vette ever!!!!, countered with best Vette since the 1963 327, a bold claim. More bold claims sprout out of that love for those original 1960s cars as well, with comments saying that the C8 is ruining history, while some others say its taken them 50 years to get the car right. The practical minded point out that the new configuration will be a chore to work on.#corvette #c8 Love the new car. I want one. However! I also think it will be a chore to work on. Project Jupiter (@ProjectJupiter) July 19, 2019People also dont seem to be complaining too much about the price, which is fairly nice. In Canada, the C8 Corvette will start at $70,000, which seriously undercuts pretty much everything its competing against, and also comes close to the BMW Z4/Toyota Supra, which really begs the question why you would buy that over the C8. pic.twitter.com/s4tU0m4R2q Grumpy Pilot (@FedoraHatCasey1) July 19, 2019 View this post on Instagram Chevy just changed the game forever 😈🚀 This Corvette is going to be such an AMAZING value around $60,000. The 6.2 liter NA V8 (LT2) gives it 495 horsepower and 470 lb/ft of torque, bringing it from 0-60 mph in UNDER 3 SECONDS! 🔥 Paired with an 8 Speed Tremec Dual-Clutch, this thing will be an animal. Leave your thoughts on it below! ⬇️ This car is officially a $60,000 supercar 🚀 . . . . . . . . #chevy #corvette #c8 #c8corvette #corvettefamily #corvettelifestyle #supercar #v8 #racecar #chevrolet #chevycorvette #corvettez06 #z06 #c7z #c6z #musclecar #sportscar #fastcar #carsofinsta A post shared by LS❌ Hub (@lsx.hub) on Jul 19, 2019 at 6:55am PDTGot to customize options for the new #Corvette #Stingray and she looks as good in yellow as I thought she would. Seriously think I need one. #goals #mynextcar pic.twitter.com/CGX2ABwFqC Michelle Lackey Maynor (@badlady53) July 19, 2019So C8 is pretty cool, or it sucks, depending on who you ask. What do you think of the 2020 Chevrolet Fiero? Er Corvette?That new @chevrolet #Corvette is a beast. A 6.2L V8 mid-engine that puts out 495HP, 470 ft-lbs of torque and does 0-60 in 3 seconds!? I never really was a huge fan of Corvettes but the #C8 might make me a believer. Mathew Poynter (@mathew_poynter) July 19, 2019 View this post on Instagram This is the truth atm for me what do you think? I’m going to wait for the Z06 model and they should have all the kinks out by then. @corvettelifestyle for credits #corvette #cars #carsofinstagram #sportscar #chevrolet #instagram #car #speed #exoticcars #supercars #musclecars #dream #love #marvel #deadpool #single #freedom #life #respect #racecar #adrenaline #power #beastmode #fun #beautiful #lifestyle #funny #funnymemes #me A post shared by DeadPool (@dp_vette) on Jul 19, 2019 at 9:11am PDTAnd if you have nothing better to do for a couple of hours, check out the whole spectrum of comments responding to Chevrolets reveal tweet:Its a mid-engine masterpiece. Introducing the 2020 Chevrolet #Corvette #Stingray. pic.twitter.com/0WLEBMp2xX Chevrolet (@chevrolet) July 19,
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Corvette courts Ferrari fans with a mid-engine sports car
The mid-engine Corvette is finally coming.Handout / Chevrolet Barry Grussner has been a Corvette junkie since he was a high school kid in the 1960s. He fawned over the original two-seater until he was able to buy his first, a used 1962 model.Eight Corvettes later, Grussner is one of the first to have reserved the radically changed car that General Motors is showing off Thursday near Los Angeles and will start producing this summer.CEO Mary Barra will be at the event to unveil the first-ever Corvette with the engine built into the middle of the car, just behind the two seats.Its a design approach that the likes of Lamborghini and Ferrari have taken for years to better balance the weight of the car onto the wheels and improve handling. It also pushes the cabin forward and raises the back haunches, making the car look more like a cat thats ready to pounce.You get an engine in back like Porsches and Ferraris, said Grussner, 71, who owns a machine shop in the Detroit suburb of Wayne, Michigan. With a mid-engine, its going to be a great handling car, and if it looks like the sketches Ive seen, it will look great too.At a time when consumers are far more interested in SUVs and investors are keen to hear about carmakers plans to deploy futuristic robotaxis, an all-new Corvette seems so 1998. The market share for sports cars has been shrinking for several years. Yet GM is adding 400 workers and a second production shift at its plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in a big bet on booming demand for a re-imagined American icon.Its an audacious move. As Baby Boomers have gotten older, theyve been leaving sports cars for sport utility vehicles with more space and creature comforts. Corvette sales have fallen every year since 2014, including a 25-per-cent drop last year to less than 19,000 units. Sales are down another 10 per cent this year as GM prepares to bring out the newest-generation car.GMs biggest challenge may have less to do with appealing to existing owners than with getting a new generation of sports-car enthusiasts to take a look. To do that, Chevy will have to overcome less-than-ideal generalizations about who buys Corvettes.The hold-back for younger buyers with Corvette has not been the engine location. Its the image, said Eric Noble, president of The CarLab, a consulting firm in Orange, California. The image is some old white guy with a mustache whos on his third wife.Chevy is trying to appeal to first-time buyers with new technology features in the car, GM spokesman Chris Bonelli said, without elaborating on what new gadgets the new Corvette will offer.Plenty of Corvette die-hards are lining up for the car. Paul Stanford, who owns one of the largest Corvette dealerships in the U.S., said he has 170 people who have put down a couple thousand dollars to get on the waiting list and reserve one. He said GM is telling its dealers that they expect to be able to steal away some buyers of high-end European brands.People looking at these $250,000 mid-engine cars will look at this and see true value, said Stanford, whose Chevrolet store is in Dearborn, Michigan. Chevy is looking for a big opportunity with this car. Corvette buffs have been clamoring for a mid-engine sports car since GM first brought the model to life in 1953, said Kelly Ryan, president of the Corvette Club of America. While its controversial among front-engine fans, he thinks its the right move.This will be a giant step forward, Ryan said. Its about time. Ill buy one.With a starting price on the current model of $56,000 for the entry-level Stingray, Corvette has sold well in part by offering high performance for far less than European sports cars. But while the mid-engine configuration may improve handling, it also may make the car less appealing as a daily driver, CarLabs Noble said.Ryan said younger members are joining the Corvette Club and that he expects the new car to accelerate that generational shift. He sees the mid-engine debate as nothing compared with what the future holds.I figure in five years well see an electric Corvette, Ryan said. This may be the last major change to a Corvette that runs on gasoline.If Ryan is right, the die-hards will really have something to argue about
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GM adds 400 workers to build new mid-engine Corvette
General Motors Bowling Green PlantGeneral Motors General Motors will add a second shift to its Bowling Green, Kentucky assembly plant to build the next-generation mid-engine Corvette. The new shift will add more than 400 hourly jobs at the plant, bringing the total workforce to more than 1,300 employees. The new Corvette will be officially revealed on July 18, 2019. GM said it has invested more than US$900 million into the Bowling Green facility since 2011, with investments going into a new body shop and paint shop, an increase in engine capacity, and adding what it calls a Performance Build Center. The plant has produced more than one million Corvettes since it opened in 1981. The final production model of the seventh-generation Corvette will be auctioned off this summer, with proceeds benefiting the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which provides support and housing assistance for military and first-responders. The automaker is still tight-lipped about the upcoming C8 Corvette, and other than its mid-ship engine placement, everything else we’ve heard is pretty much speculation. Rumour has it that it’ll make anywhere between 500 and 1,000 horsepower, its V8 engine will have displacement-on-demand, it’ll carry a dual-clutch or ten-speed automatic transmission, and have a base price of around US$70,000 — although we think that’s way on the low side. We’ve also heard that there might be an ultra-top-end version called the Zora, named for Zora Arkus-Duntov, the “Father of the Corvette” who in the late 1950s and early 1960s, took Chevy’s original underpowered sports car and turned it into a beast. Stay
Origin: GM adds 400 workers to build new mid-engine Corvette
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