RE: Mid-engined Corvette Stingray revealed!
Discussion
Gecko1978 said:
nuttywobbler said:
Starting price of £80k in the UK I reckon.
At 65k in the UK they will sell many as a rival to the Cayman, M2, TT-RS etc at 80k we are nealry at 911 money (90k I think) and at that point its a struggle. Also the market for 50 to 60k sportsd cars I suspect is much larger than the 80k 2 seater.If its 65k I will scrimp an save to buy one (RHD) with a view to then looking at aftermarket options to give the LT engine a power boost north of 600bhp (which I assume is not that difficult)
65k, Mid engine, supercarish looks (well it looks like things I drew on my school note book in the 90s) and a potential to break the magic (if somewhat pointless) 200mph mark
But it wont be 65k will it, it will likely be 80 or 90k and I will never get one
This was the target level for the R8 when that was launched, and it should have stayed there.
Jader1973 said:
I have a feeling RHD pricing will be quite high. Given the whole interior is handed, and the RHD volume won't be huge, it will add a fair bit of cost I think. They won't suffer a higher cost in the US to make RHD cars less expensive.
Plus they'll know exactly what the competition is and how much it costs. They may well operate on a "price it a few thousand less than an "equivalent" 911 basis.
We'll see I guess.
The thing that will push up prices would be tax I assume. The interior panels and architecture if they are talking about RHD (Japan, Australia, UK, Singapore etc) will have been designed to accommodate that think panels that are injection moulded in a reversable form so one pannel services both markets. Plus they'll know exactly what the competition is and how much it costs. They may well operate on a "price it a few thousand less than an "equivalent" 911 basis.
We'll see I guess.
Watching a wheeler dealers episode about tthe Datsun 240z they build them in such a way LHD, RHD auto manual etc used many of the exact same parts.
So today manufacturer I assume do look at both. Plus GM will have seen fords mustang sales in the UK. a 50k car that they are selling loads of with what 2/3 being the 5.0 model
Gecko1978 said:
nuttywobbler said:
Starting price of £80k in the UK I reckon.
At 65k in the UK they will sell many as a rival to the Cayman, M2, TT-RS etc at 80k we are nealry at 911 money (90k I think) and at that point its a struggle. Also the market for 50 to 60k sportsd cars I suspect is much larger than the 80k 2 seater.If its 65k I will scrimp an save to buy one (RHD) with a view to then looking at aftermarket options to give the LT engine a power boost north of 600bhp (which I assume is not that difficult)
65k, Mid engine, supercarish looks (well it looks like things I drew on my school note book in the 90s) and a potential to break the magic (if somewhat pointless) 200mph mark
But it wont be 65k will it, it will likely be 80 or 90k and I will never get one
It will be interesting to see how Porsche price the 911 if this turns out to be an overwhelming success; the Corvette Stingray name is about as prestigious as 911 numbering.
Well done Chevy
matrignano said:
Gameface said:
Not looked at many fast cars have you.
I obviously meant to say, why are front brakes smaller than rears.Anyway, you are a knob
Edited by matrignano on Friday 19th July 11:01
Re looking at the history of cars you have had (mentioned before you edited your post). There's nothing there, no garage.
HighwayStar said:
Oooh... you edited what you originally said above... I was looking forward to Gameface's response.
Re looking at the history of cars you have had (mentioned before you edited your post). There's nothing there, no garage.
Yes I backtracked a bit when I realised I made a typo in my earlier post Re looking at the history of cars you have had (mentioned before you edited your post). There's nothing there, no garage.
I have never updated my garage, but it's probably quite easy to guess if you look at what forums I've been active in in the past.
It could be amazing to drive and I think it looks alright externally, but the interior once again would rule out any purchase.
Interior is a total mess. Brand new platform, brand new design and it looks dated from the very start.
It looks so cramped and why is there a huge ‘transmission’ tunnel designed into a mid engined cabin??
Interior is a total mess. Brand new platform, brand new design and it looks dated from the very start.
It looks so cramped and why is there a huge ‘transmission’ tunnel designed into a mid engined cabin??
matrignano said:
HighwayStar said:
Oooh... you edited what you originally said above... I was looking forward to Gameface's response.
Re looking at the history of cars you have had (mentioned before you edited your post). There's nothing there, no garage.
Yes I backtracked a bit when I realised I made a typo in my earlier post Re looking at the history of cars you have had (mentioned before you edited your post). There's nothing there, no garage.
I have never updated my garage, but it's probably quite easy to guess if you look at what forums I've been active in in the past.
Will you be in the marked for this Stingray?
Gecko1978 said:
Jader1973 said:
I have a feeling RHD pricing will be quite high. Given the whole interior is handed, and the RHD volume won't be huge, it will add a fair bit of cost I think. They won't suffer a higher cost in the US to make RHD cars less expensive.
Plus they'll know exactly what the competition is and how much it costs. They may well operate on a "price it a few thousand less than an "equivalent" 911 basis.
We'll see I guess.
The thing that will push up prices would be tax I assume. The interior panels and architecture if they are talking about RHD (Japan, Australia, UK, Singapore etc) will have been designed to accommodate that think panels that are injection moulded in a reversable form so one pannel services both markets. Plus they'll know exactly what the competition is and how much it costs. They may well operate on a "price it a few thousand less than an "equivalent" 911 basis.
We'll see I guess.
Watching a wheeler dealers episode about tthe Datsun 240z they build them in such a way LHD, RHD auto manual etc used many of the exact same parts.
So today manufacturer I assume do look at both. Plus GM will have seen fords mustang sales in the UK. a 50k car that they are selling loads of with what 2/3 being the 5.0 model
Then they've got to crash test RHD as well.
It gets expensive!
Max_Torque said:
I 8 a 4RE said:
Why launch it in red though? Makes it nigh on impossible not to think of a Ferrari 488.
Should've launched in Corvette racing yellow!
Surely doing the launch press shots with a "ferrari red" car must have been a deliberate move!Should've launched in Corvette racing yellow!
USA, USA, USA!
The issue here is US price versus UK price
At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
jonby said:
The issue here is US price versus UK price
At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
I'm going to guess that they'll try keep it similar to UK price for current Corvette Stingray? At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
BJWoods said:
jonby said:
The issue here is US price versus UK price
At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
I'm going to guess that they'll try keep it similar to UK price for current Corvette Stingray? At $60k dollars in the US, that's £50k at current piss poor exchange rate, so exceptional value
As a point of reference, now the exchange rate has dropped, the approx £50k UK price of an Alpine A110S, base Cayman or Audi RS3 is very similar to the US price for same
So if we in the UK look at this new Corvette on that basis, it looks exceptional value for money, in fact a steal
But we know it won't come close to that price. Very difficult to judge this car until we do know the UK price. If it's say £80k, we're only £10k off a base 911 Carrera S - that's a whole different ball game
As a point of reference, a 911 Carrera S costs almost twice the price of the Corvette in the US
jonby said:
Well perhaps but firstly that's for LHD whereas the new one is to be available in RHD and secondly, the exchange rate has dramatically worsened since then - either or both of those things could negatively impact UK price
true.. but if rhd I expect they'll sell an awful lot more of them.. still seems a bargain at 90kGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff