RE: Mid-engined Corvette Stingray revealed!

[MX6]

That looks great and has exciting spec for less than $60k! Add to cart...

[anonymous-user]

unsprung said:

Jay Leno C8 video
https://www.facebook.com/jaylenosgarage/videos/233...

Neat link - thanks.

[DeltonaS]

je777 said:

It's an incredible bargain in the US. Same as a base Cayman. 300 bhp or 500 bhp? 4 or 8? Tough choice.

Michelin star restaurant vs. Double Cheeseburger XXL

Easy choice indeed. I'll take the former.

[scottydoesntknow]

Gandahar said:

Little black dress ?

It's almost impossible to believe. People in the US will be driving cars that look like that for the equivalent of £48k.

[HighwayStar]

DeltonaS said:

je777 said:

It's an incredible bargain in the US. Same as a base Cayman. 300 bhp or 500 bhp? 4 or 8? Tough choice.

Michelin star restaurant vs. Double Cheeseburger XXL

Easy choice indeed. I'll take the former.

Niiice... but I am biased

[Gandahar]

DeltonaS said:

je777 said:

It's an incredible bargain in the US. Same as a base Cayman. 300 bhp or 500 bhp? 4 or 8? Tough choice.

Michelin star restaurant vs. Double Cheeseburger XXL

Easy choice indeed. I'll take the former.

As Oscar Wilde once said :-

"Can you be sure your brand snobbery is not clouding your viewpoint on PistonHeads?"

[anonymous-user]

rockin said:

unsprung said:

Jay Leno C8 video
https://www.facebook.com/jaylenosgarage/videos/233...

Neat link - thanks.

Thanks from me too. If that comes in at less than £75k I’m seriously interested.

[ben5575]

Gandahar said:

Little black dress ?

Toothless?

[unsprung]

Gandahar said:

As Oscar Wilde once said :-

"Can you be sure your brand snobbery is not clouding your viewpoint on PistonHeads?"

LMAO

[unsprung]

garyhun said:

rockin said:

unsprung said:

Jay Leno C8 video
https://www.facebook.com/jaylenosgarage/videos/233...

Neat link - thanks.

Thanks from me too. If that comes in at less than £75k I’m seriously interested.

and as for the price...

the 2019 RRP of the C7 in the UK started at circa £63,000

I assume that the more formidable C8 will require a bump of £10K or so

therefore I'll make my guess at a UK price in second-half of 2020 at £74,495

ETA: please see correction further down

Edited by unsprung on Tuesday 23 July 18:35

[CABC]

looks great. old school formula with modern parts, could be a very enjoyable analogue experience.
sadly the main drawback for us is that it's probably too wide to be enjoyed spiritedly on our b roads?
would be a great hire for US road trip though
looks a bargain and i guess the americans will actually buy it hence the price is sustainable.

[Olivera]

unsprung said:

and as for the price...

the 2019 RRP of the C7 in the UK started at circa £63,000

Where does it say £63,000?

https://www.chevrolet.co.uk/cars/corvette-stingray...

Official price for the base C7 Corvette Stingray is £72,945 + options. I'm guessing the C8 with a few options will come in around £85k.

[Lewis Kingston]

CABC said:

sadly the main drawback for us is that it's probably too wide to be enjoyed spiritedly on our b roads?

The C8 has an overall width of 1934mm (which I am assuming includes mirrors). For comparison, a current Porsche 718 Cayman measures 1994mm across the mirrors. Depends what you class as a wide car these days, though.

[Hellbound]

Okay okay, how about this....in the interest for all those who don’t have £80k to drop on one of these....

Theoretically would it be possible, all things considered, to pick one of these up in 3 years from a dealer in the US, have someone knowledgable convert it to RHD using oem parts, and then ship it over? I estimate the savings to be somewhere in the region of a ‘boat load’.

[unsprung]

Olivera said:

Where does it say £63,000?

https://www.chevrolet.co.uk/cars/corvette-stingray...

Official price for the base C7 Corvette Stingray is £72,945 + options. I'm guessing the C8 with a few options will come in around £85k.

thanks for that correction

I took the RRP from Autocar:
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/chevrolet/cor...

[CABC]

Lewis Kingston said:

The C8 has an overall width of 1934mm (which I am assuming includes mirrors). For comparison, a current Porsche 718 Cayman measures 1994mm across the mirrors. Depends what you class as a wide car these days, though.

i'd say the Cayster is too wide. Panamera wide, ok, but the Cayster should be a B road dream.

[sparta6]

Remove the badge and it looks like a
McLaren, sorry Lamborghini, errm I mean Ferrari....

Are they all hiring the same designer these days ?

[Ho Lee Kau]

It is much bigger (longer, wider) and much heavier than before, like +160kg heavier.
It has Big V8, yes, but otherwise It is a generic mid-engined car.
Corvette Stingray it isn’t.

[unsprung]

the convertible version was also presented (photo below)

at first glance, there doesn't appear to be a massive difference between the "outdoors experience" of the convertible versus that of the targa top which is fitted as standard

what are those buttresses or pylons called? (the triangles, one behind each headrest)



full details here:
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/07/19/chevy-corvette...

[Kawasicki]

Good job on the looks. Can’t wait to thrash one.