RE: Mid-engined Corvette Stingray revealed!
Discussion
cypriot said:
Also, can this be considered a modern NSX? not exactly lightweight, but mid-engined sports car for the masses? It will be interesting to see how it stacks up dynamically.
This.I actually think this is better looking than the NSX, is cheaper and is less...complicated.
(Could handle like an airport trolley though.)
500 orders in Australia?
According to the following comment in Australia, there were in July "almost 500 Australian orders so far."
The person who makes this comment appears to imply that his local Holden dealership has provided this figure. It is also noted that this figure is based on deposits held by dealerships and is, therefore, subject to the publication of actual Aussie prices (which are not yet known).
If the figure of 500 units will prove to be accurate, this would be exciting news. Earlier in this thread, some of us had estimated approximately half that amount or less. Furthermore, 500 units would mean that sales in Australia rival the typical total of all C7 units (the previous model of Corvette) sold across all of Europe, including the UK.
The two chaps who comment Down Under appear to have used their actual names. Maybe one of them is with us here on PH ???
source article of reader comment
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2020-chevrol...
screenshot of reader comment
According to the following comment in Australia, there were in July "almost 500 Australian orders so far."
The person who makes this comment appears to imply that his local Holden dealership has provided this figure. It is also noted that this figure is based on deposits held by dealerships and is, therefore, subject to the publication of actual Aussie prices (which are not yet known).
If the figure of 500 units will prove to be accurate, this would be exciting news. Earlier in this thread, some of us had estimated approximately half that amount or less. Furthermore, 500 units would mean that sales in Australia rival the typical total of all C7 units (the previous model of Corvette) sold across all of Europe, including the UK.
The two chaps who comment Down Under appear to have used their actual names. Maybe one of them is with us here on PH ???
source article of reader comment
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2020-chevrol...
screenshot of reader comment
Specs were released on Sunday at the Corvette Event in the USA.
490/495HP with Z51 setup
0 to 60MPH in 3.0 (Base), Z51 is 2.9 seconds.
0 to 100 MPH in 7.6 seconds. (Not sure how fast compared to other cars)
Quarter mile in 11.3 seconds @ 121 MPH (Camaro ZL1 1LE is 11.4 with 650HP)
Top Speed is 193MPH
US Curb Weight: 3535 lbs
Braking from 60MPH seems anemic, 108 feet. I expected much less.
C7 ZR1 Vette stops in 90 feet (not a fair comparison but don't know what the standard Stingray did).
490/495HP with Z51 setup
0 to 60MPH in 3.0 (Base), Z51 is 2.9 seconds.
0 to 100 MPH in 7.6 seconds. (Not sure how fast compared to other cars)
Quarter mile in 11.3 seconds @ 121 MPH (Camaro ZL1 1LE is 11.4 with 650HP)
Top Speed is 193MPH
US Curb Weight: 3535 lbs
Braking from 60MPH seems anemic, 108 feet. I expected much less.
C7 ZR1 Vette stops in 90 feet (not a fair comparison but don't know what the standard Stingray did).
Feel like some video? The following appealed to me.
Dark Shadow Gray C8 Corvette Stingray Walk-around in Full Sunlight
https://youtu.be/qU7tpeOgTzs
Zeus Bronze C8 Corvette Stingray Walk-around in Full Sunlight
https://youtu.be/DkFeH5p5MmI
Walk Around 2 differently Spec'd RAPID BLUE 2020 C8 Corvettes
https://youtu.be/pFHuHVrD158
PS: Although full-on production of the C8 is to begin in December, the factory in Kentucky is now producing small batches of saleable units. These will likely be the cars tested by the media. More detail here.
Dark Shadow Gray C8 Corvette Stingray Walk-around in Full Sunlight
https://youtu.be/qU7tpeOgTzs
Zeus Bronze C8 Corvette Stingray Walk-around in Full Sunlight
https://youtu.be/DkFeH5p5MmI
Walk Around 2 differently Spec'd RAPID BLUE 2020 C8 Corvettes
https://youtu.be/pFHuHVrD158
PS: Although full-on production of the C8 is to begin in December, the factory in Kentucky is now producing small batches of saleable units. These will likely be the cars tested by the media. More detail here.
J4CKO said:
When do we think we will see the first road tests, still a way off at the moment ?
The people at Motor Trend were testing a C8 Z51 unit yesterday, but have said that they are not able to publish numbers just yet.See comment and video about this, here:
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2019/09/04/video-w...
My guess is that both the motoring press and Chevrolet will want to publish reviews or road tests clear of the Thanksgiving holiday (fourth Thursday in November). Therefore, it's not unlikely that we could see proper numbers in October.
Elsewhere in the Commonwealth, pricing has been revealed.
In Canada, the new C8 begins with but a CAD 5,000 premium over its C7 predecessor. Let's hope that pricing in Blighty is equally keen.
Friends in the North American nation that is emphatically, some say, not America will find the base C8 -- the 1LT model -- priced from CAD 69,998 or the equivalent of GBP 42,500. The preceding does not include tax and fees for title and registration.
The full-fat version of the C8 -- the 3LT model that is most likely to be spec'd for the UK -- starts at CAD 85,398 or the equivalent of GBP 51,400. Again, without tax and fees.
article here
https://media.gm.ca/media/ca/en/chevrolet/home.det...
and here
https://www.motor1.com/news/370860/2020-corvette-s...
unsprung said:
J4CKO said:
When do we think we will see the first road tests, still a way off at the moment ?
The people at Motor Trend were testing a C8 Z51 unit yesterday, but have said that they are not able to publish numbers just yet.See comment and video about this, here:
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2019/09/04/video-w...
My guess is that both the motoring press and Chevrolet will want to publish reviews or road tests clear of the Thanksgiving holiday (fourth Thursday in November). Therefore, it's not unlikely that we could see proper numbers in October.
Meanwhile, there's a fabulous video -- published just yesterday -- of the C8 on the track at Thunderhill Raceway Park, a three-mile, 15-turn circuit about three hours north of San Francisco.
video here
https://youtu.be/9kxcwgtaqAc
There is no official price at this time for Australia or the UK. There are, however, some well-informed estimates.
"Pricing in the USA starts at $US60,000 but the 2020 Corvette Stingray is tipped to cost at least $150,000 (AUD) when it comes to Australia." source
The preceding equates to almost exactly £80,000. Coincidentally, a number of PHers have suggested £8X,000 as likely in the UK.
When we speak of the UK spec, if not also all RoW spec, we are talking about the fully-optioned vehicle to include:
-- 3LT options group (1LT and 2LT not offered in RoW)
-- Z51 performance package
RoW price and availability are likely to be influenced by C8 production which, due to a labour strike (now settled), has been postponed to February 2020. source
Earlier in this thread, a PHer mentioned a conversation with the official UK dealer. Apparently official RHD inventory for the UK is not expected to arrive for at least 18 months after US inventory appears on US forecourts.
given that Australia was mentioned earlier today...
If you have insight on the market Down Under, it could be interesting if you know about the following (originally posted earlier in this thread):
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If you have insight on the market Down Under, it could be interesting if you know about the following (originally posted earlier in this thread):
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unsprung said:
500 orders in Australia?
According to the following comment in Australia, there were in July "almost 500 Australian orders so far."
The person who makes this comment appears to imply that his local Holden dealership has provided this figure. It is also noted that this figure is based on deposits held by dealerships and is, therefore, subject to the publication of actual Aussie prices (which are not yet known).
If the figure of 500 units will prove to be accurate, this would be exciting news. Earlier in this thread, some of us had estimated approximately half that amount or less. Furthermore, 500 units would mean that sales in Australia rival the typical total of all C7 units (the previous model of Corvette) sold across all of Europe, including the UK.
The two chaps who comment Down Under appear to have used their actual names. Maybe one of them is with us here on PH ???
source article of reader comment
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2020-chevrol...
screenshot of reader comment
According to the following comment in Australia, there were in July "almost 500 Australian orders so far."
The person who makes this comment appears to imply that his local Holden dealership has provided this figure. It is also noted that this figure is based on deposits held by dealerships and is, therefore, subject to the publication of actual Aussie prices (which are not yet known).
If the figure of 500 units will prove to be accurate, this would be exciting news. Earlier in this thread, some of us had estimated approximately half that amount or less. Furthermore, 500 units would mean that sales in Australia rival the typical total of all C7 units (the previous model of Corvette) sold across all of Europe, including the UK.
The two chaps who comment Down Under appear to have used their actual names. Maybe one of them is with us here on PH ???
source article of reader comment
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/2020-chevrol...
screenshot of reader comment
unsprung said:
Bibbs said:
Kindly see post dated "yesterday" and "18:15" several posts above.Back to sleep then.
"The C8 introduces a new technology and material into the rear bumper beam: a curved pultruded carbon fiber beam... that weighs more than 60% less than the aluminum extrusion used in the C7."
(emphasis by the author)
article here
https://www.compositesworld.com/blog/post/corvette...
The New York Times rocks up to the C8 Corvette and talks about performance and culture. Selected quotes below.
If the link (see below) does not work for you, (1) clear your browser cache and (2) Google one of the sentences below -- to then click on the New York Times link that is returned.
Be sure to see the reader comments that follow this article.
“It’s nothing less than the democratization of the supercar.”
"At Porsche, a single sport utility vehicle, the Macan, finds more buyers than all the brand’s sports cars and Panamera sedans combined."
"Current customers were split roughly 50-50 on the mid-engine switch. But among supercar owners that Chevy hoped to conquer, 90 percent favored it."
“It doesn’t have the operatic Sturm und Drang of a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but it really is an everyday supercar"
article here
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/2020-c...
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