Motor Trend Test 2020 Corvette C8, 0-60MPH in 3.17 seconds (Video)

[activeGT]

Silly me for expecting a decent conversation.

You're joking, right?

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[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Seriously?

When the C8 Z06 comes out its game over for all but the Hypercars.

Mustang won't even be in the same sentence.

The C8 Z51 will be the 0-60MPH king, the 1/8th mile and up to 100MPH.

I believe the GT500 and the C8 Z51 both went to 100MPH in 7.6 seconds. So it takes the GT500 100MPH to finally catch the C8.

The GT500 will win the quarter-mile with most cars incl the Base C8 Z51.

The track is still out, all talk for now. 4,225lbs should scare anyone.

The only production cars capable of competing with a C8 Z06 will be exotics like the Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, etc...

The ZL1 did 0-100 in 7.4 seconds. The GT500 will be noticeably faster than that. To get a 10.8 sec. 1/4 mile 0-100 needs to be in the mid 6s, like 6.5ish seconds with 760 hp. I wouldn't be surprised if the GT500 does 0-100 in 6.5 seconds. Ford GT does the 1/4 in 10.8 seconds and 0-100 in 6.2 seconds (0-100 is helped by mid engine/rear weight bias). The C7 Z06 did an 11.1 sec 1/4 mile and did 0-100 in 6.8 seconds.

 

[activeGT]

The ZL1 did 0-100 in 7.4 seconds. The GT500 will be noticeably faster than that. To get a 10.8 sec. 1/4 mile 0-100 needs to be in the mid 6s, like 6.5ish seconds with 760 hp. I wouldn't be surprised if the GT500 does 0-100 in 6.5 seconds. Ford GT does the 1/4 in 10.8 seconds and 0-100 in 6.2 seconds (0-100 is helped by mid engine/rear weight bias). The C7 ZR1 did an 11.1 sec 1/4 mile and did 0-100 in 6.8 seconds.

The proof will be when it hits the track next to a ZL1 and a stock C8. Right then and there we will know. The weight bothers me quite a bit. If it is nose heavy, game over.

 

[9secondko]

Not only was someone a little late on tapping the timer, they don't know when the car hit 60.

Kind of a joke of a video.

 

[9secondko]

Gee and yet NONE of the magazines or automedia reviewers have got to review the GT500 yet.

I keep saying the GT500 is a trainwreck from a marketing stand point but any negative comments about the GT500 sure seem to ruffle everyones panties!!

It's a whole lot more honest than "simulations."

Ford is letting the journalists do the testing and publishing. It's not the way to get amazing fake numbers out there, but it will be real-world and the journalists that go for it and post great times are likely to have a personal bias TOWARD the 500 afterward. Kind of brilliant.

As far as ruffled panties go, it's gotta go to your peeps. Ever since the 500 started making noise, you flood the Mustang forum with C8 posts. Not even Camaro. LOL

 

[9secondko]

The ZL1 did 0-100 in 7.4 seconds. The GT500 will be noticeably faster than that. To get a 10.8 sec. 1/4 mile 0-100 needs to be in the mid 6s, like 6.5ish seconds with 760 hp. I wouldn't be surprised if the GT500 does 0-100 in 6.5 seconds. Ford GT does the 1/4 in 10.8 seconds and 0-100 in 6.2 seconds (0-100 is helped by mid engine/rear weight bias). The C7 Z06 did an 11.1 sec 1/4 mile and did 0-100 in 6.8 seconds.

The 500 is said to be faster than the GT in the 1320. Will be interesting to see how true that is.

 

[mavisky]

That's the ECU cutting spark/fuel to keep the RPM at the pre-set. The engine would sound just fine if the driver could manage to hold a steady RPM on his own skill. Have you heard an ecoboost in LC mode? cripes it sounds atrocious.

Launch control at 4,000 rpm in my GT350 sounds just fine. Nothing like this.

 

[mavisky]

The delusion is in comparing a 4 seat pony car to a 2 seat corvette.

Stop moving goalposts.

“Oh. You knocked out of the park? Well...well... so what? Now the park is THIS big! But only for you. The kid in the zl1 shirt still only has to hit it past that line.” It’s comedy. That’s literally what the trolls are doing.

The C8 seems like a really cool car. It’s a win for Chevy in finally getting a mid engine design that works and performs well. Yay. That’s awesome.

But the 500 isn’t playing on the 2 seat sports car field.

Yet it is being pushed up to that class by those who don’t want to deal with it being put into the ring with the zl1.

Let the 500 show what it was made to do by squaring off with the zl1, hellcat, etc.

Then for a bonus round, we can put it in a catchweight bout versus the C8 just for fun.

But... if it ends up hurting the C8 in the 1320, on the track etc.... that’s just really really poor on the part of the vette, which historically is supposed to trounce not just the Camaro, but mustang as well. You guys are going to need medical monitoring if the 500 manages to match or exceed any performance category of the C8.

Popcorn worthy.

I agree with this to a point, the issue with the ZL1 comparison is that the new Shelby starts at the same price as the top of the line ZL1 1LE and only goes up from there. When people are comparing performance cars I truly believe a dollar to performance ratio is more important than the number of seats or chassis layout. Those do factor in, but if the prices are miles apart to begin with, then the comparison is almost baseless.

 

[03CobraVert]

I agree with this to a point, the issue with the ZL1 comparison is that the new Shelby starts at the same price as the top of the line ZL1 1LE and only goes up from there. When people are comparing performance cars I truly believe a dollar to performance ratio is more important than the number of seats or chassis layout. Those do factor in, but if the prices are miles apart to begin with, then the comparison is almost baseless.

I think this is a valid point. The true market price difference between the base ZL1 and Base GT500 will probably be $15k-20K. That's not insignificant. Price wise, the base ZL1 competes more with the regular GT350.

 

[ALUSA]

People need to be smart when comparing a 2 seater vette to a 2 seater mustang. Remember that the carbon fiber track pack GT500 deletes the rear seats to loose only 30 lbs similar to the GT350R. There are no rear seats. The argument of 4 seater vs 2 seater goes out the window. You guys can thank me later.

Almost forgot that the ZL1 1LE comes with rear seats. So if we can't compare 2 seater vs 4 seater then we can't compare the Carbon Fiber Track Pack GT 500 to ZL1 1LE 10 Speed Auto because its against the rules lol.

 

[re-rx7]

I laugh when people say supercharge the LT not knowing how much it cost to upgrade the fuel system, cams and evrything else on the car.

 

[shogun32]

The Mustang is not a 4-seater. It's charitably a 2+2 if the back seats have any actual merit - ie you have kids small enough to contort themselves back there. That said I put 3 wheels in the back seat this morning and there's no way that would happen with a Corvette. I very much doubt there are too many people evaluating Corvette vs Mustang who give a damn about the back seat.

 

[ALUSA]

The Mustang is not a 4-seater. It's charitably a 2+2 if the back seats have any actual merit - ie you have kids small enough to contort themselves back there. That said I put 3 wheels in the back seat this morning and there's no way that would happen with a Corvette. I very much doubt there are too many people evaluating Corvette vs Mustang who give a damn about the back seat.

Look above what I wrote. Its Game Over for the 4 vs 2 seater argument. Including the ZL1 1LE.

 

[mavisky]

I absolutely was one of those people looking at 2 seat used Vipers and C6 ZR1's vs a GT350 where my 6 year old daughter can ride in the back for a fun family weekend. The backseat won out. Also the reason I didn't look at a GT350R and went with the base GT350 with some supporting mods instead.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I absolutely was one of those people looking at 2 seat used Vipers and C6 ZR1's vs a GT350 where my 6 year old daughter can ride in the back for a fun family weekend. The backseat won out. Also the reason I didn't look at a GT350R and went with the base GT350 with some supporting mods instead.

Same. I've responded to this before, hell, I can even quote my previous post(s) ...

Well, here's one:

I picked up my little G and her friend from school (6th grade) yesterday, they both fit in back with their huge backpacks and a violin

I think having a convertible [with the top down] makes the back seats way more usable, there's endless headroom, and it's easy to get in because you can just step in (vs. having to squeeze through head first, through the space between the seat and the rear window.

Another one

Yeah, my use case: family of 3, one child 11, so that's mostly my backseat occupant - but it's nice, because we'll do something like go to Universal, and I'll take a drive up to Ace Cafe for a few hours for a cruise-in, or drive down to New Smyrna to hit up Clancy's cruise around the area - with a 2-seater, that wouldn't happen.

My car is also a convertible, so the rear seat access and space - at least with the top down (98% of the time I drive it) - is a good bit more open

Now with the A10, the wifey can also use it, pick up the little G and her two best friends and have a blast driving up to Osprey Tacos!

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