GT 350 just got crushed by the C8

[DekiDoo]

There is one thing the Camaro and Corvette simply can't say....


......Le Mans!!!

I'm confused.... the Corvettes have won LeMans....

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[DekiDoo]

Didn’t Fords own GT racer get a record time at VIR then a few weeks later the ZR1 beat it?

It was the next day I believe.

 

[4V Mayhem]

I'm here for the 42 year old soccer moms. Is there a pre order sheet for that with options listed? Can I choose colors? Sign me up!

 

[YOLO]

Really. I just optioned out a 132$k base Porsche 911 to 213k$ If you think GM is gonna give reasonably priced options for the C8 your dreaming.
I can picture options pushing the base price north of 100$k really fast.

One more thing.. the base C8 probably won't be crushing the GT350's 7:32:17.

Ford fanboys and Chevy fanboys are either Ignorant or very Naive?

The New 2020 C8 weighs 3,366lbs.

Ford GT500 approx 4,200lbs. Wouldn't surprise me if it came in even heavier.

The C8 Z51 will weigh at least 600lbs less than a GT500. That's the weight of Four college girls. Imagine having 4 people in your car weighing you down in the 0-60MPH, Quarter mile and the Road course?

Chevy dealers are taking orders TODAY at MSRP which will probably be $59,995.00

1LT is the car for driving purists who want the lightest Stingray possible, but one that's still very well equipped:

• 8-Way Power GT1 Seats
• GT1 Seats – Mulan Leather
• Keyless Access with Push-Button Start
• Driver Mode Selector and Valet Mode
• Dual-Zone Electronic Climate Control
• Locking Glove Box
• HD Rear Vision Camera and Rear Park Assist†
• Leather-Wrapped Flat-Bottom Steering Wheel
• Bose 10-speaker Audio System
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio®† for Three Months
• 8-inch Diagonal Color touch-screen
• Chevrolet Infotainment 3 System†
• 12-inch Color Driver Information Center
• Bluetooth® Phone Connection† and Phone Projection
• Steering Wheel-Mounted Controls
• Power Windows Express-Up/-Down
• Visors with Illuminated Vanity Mirrors
• Power Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
• Cabin Air Filtration
• .... and a whole lot more

Just add the Z51 option ($5,000 on the C7) and you have a really nice ride for about $68,000.00 including Destination fees.

Michelin PS4 Performance Tires
Performance Suspension
Adjustable Threaded Spring Seats
Larger Brake Rotors with Z51 Logo on Calipers
Enhanced Cooling
ELSD With Specific Axle Ratio
Rear Spoiler and Front Splitter
Front Brake Inlets
Performance Exhaust
Available Magnetic Ride Control with PTM

0 to 60MPH less than <2.99 seconds and will do it consistently. Very little Traction ISSUES.

Z06 and ZR1 Corvettes have a really hard time getting lower than 3.7 consistently because of traction issues.

That's why Porsches with Mid/Rear engine and PDK are so fast with almost Zero traction issues.

GT500 will NEVER see 2.9, never. 3.3 with a prepped track probably at best.

The GT500 has the same problem the Front engine C7s had, traction issue. Chevy said they reached the maximum potential with a Rear Wheel, front-engine setup.

In fact, Chevy added the ZR1 Corvette with 755HP. It's 0-60 time was ONLY 1 tenth better at 2.85 vs 2.95 for the Z06.

GM said the Higher HP had nothing to do with the faster time, rather it got stickier tires. The Z06 according to GM is when they realized more HP would NOT make the car faster using the existing platform.

Ford Fanboys should be thanking Chevy for building such an awesome car. This will only make the Mustang better and Dealers will have a really hard time now with ADM (Price markups over MSRP).

This C8 Z51 will destroy the GT350s time of 7:32:17 at Nürburgring.

Wouldn't surprise me if it came real close to the ZL1 1LE which smoked the GT350 with 7:16 time.

The C8 Z51 has changed the Game. No car can call itself a Supercar unless it does Less than 2.99, that's the benchmark that will be in everyone's head.

When the C8 Z06 hits the streets around 2021/2022 with approx 760HP, watch out. It will beat just about every Mass-Produced car on the planet.

These are great times to be a car guy.

Enjoy it before all the liberals force us to drive Electric Priuses.

 

[Coyote Red]

Only my "dead body" would drive a Prius! $60.000 plus the 51 will make Ford cringe, yes. I may visit my Ford dealer and ? him about a new pony or should I go see the GM dealer on the next lot? It is a great time in motor sports.

 

[5.Oh Crush]

Profits and Greed

Maybe the first 6 months as they will be rare. You didn’t see how many they are making?

 

[gmd2003]

Ford fanboys and Chevy fanboys are either Ignorant or very Naive?

1.) The New 2020 C8 weighs 3,366lbs.
Appears you are both , from GM engineers talk with Car and Driver.
“ But generous dimensions also mean mass, especially at the Corvette's aggressive price that doesn't allow engineers to throw endless expensive lightweight materials at it. Chevy is being coy on weight by only divulging a dry-weight figure of 3366 pounds. That implies a curb weight of roughly 3600 pounds, which is about 150 pounds heavier than the C7 (which itself gained 100 pounds over the C6). That makes it far heavier than the mid-engined cadre, more than 400 pounds above the lightest, such as the Cayman and the McLarens.

2. Ford GT500 approx 4,200lbs. Wouldn't surprise me if it came in even heavier.
Nope . C8 will be one hell of a performance value but don’t make shit up you don’t know to make yourself feel better about it .

 

[MaskedRacerX]

42 year old soccer mom? Really has it come down to this?

Hey, in his defense, he might need all the help he can get - not everyone has good looks and a dazzling wit. Plus, some people need to pick up women who are impressed by a __car__ (that quite frankly, any hillbilly with a little recurring revenue can finance 72-84 months ... )

OK, it's mini season, so we're headed down to our place in The Keys for a week, I guess, enjoy this thread[?]

 

[bluebeastsrt]

42 year old soccer mom? Really has it come down to this?

Well wanting to score a 42 yr. Old soccer mom. Definitely speaks to the Corvettes main demographic.

 

[EcoVert]

Maybe the first 6 months as they will be rare. You didn’t see how many they are making?

Making them is one thing selling them is another just ask camaro.

 

[V00D00]

why are people that cant afford a base C8, let-alone a gt350, or ever a gt500, talking about whats a better value? Go back to spicing up the ramen noodles, your not buying anything over the other; if you could, you wouldnt be driving base model mustang to begin with, especially the pre s550's. Poor people.. SMH

 

[02gtnh]

Overall?

They've won lots of stages, and in different classes, but never the top overall win.I'm not slamming Corvettes. I'm just saying they've yet to get the top overall win. That's all. Besides, it really doesn't matter,

With the new C8.R running a FPC V8, it just might. Not sure they can build one into the top category though. I honestly don't know what the category requirements are.

Ford GT won the overall 50 years ago, they have not done it in the modern era. The C8 will never win the overall and neither the GT going up against Prototypes. They both have won there classes in the modern era.

 

[V00D00]

why are people that cant afford a base C8, let-alone a gt350, or ever a gt500, talking about whats a better value? Go back to spicing up the ramen noodles, your not buying anything over the other; if you could, you wouldnt be driving base model mustang to begin with, especially the pre s550's. Poor people.. SMH

 

[TTown]

The 350 and vette aren't in the same class

When the price of a GT350 and a C8 are similar, they are, ipso facto, in the same class. It doesn't matter if one is a pony car and the other a near supercar.

 

[TTown]

Really. I just optioned out a 132$k base Porsche 911 to 213k$ If you think GM is gonna give reasonably priced options for the C8 your dreaming.
I can picture options pushing the base price north of 100$k really fast. One more thing.. the base C8 probably won't be crushing the GT350's 7:32:17.

Yea, really, 75K or less (MSRP price) I'll wager will get you a z51, probably with 2LT package, provided you don't add on all of the carbon-do-dads and other cosmetic options. Maybe with magnetic ride it might be a hair above that at MSRP, but not likely very far down the road (at say one year after release).

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