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Old 08-13-2021, 07:31 PM
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Thumbs up c8z06 revealed!

apparently theres going to be 2 or 3 variants. yes,i want one.



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The C8's I've seen in person,, just astounding how far GM raised the bar..
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These things will be sold out for a few years. Long wait for anyone looking to own one.
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Saw a C8 next to an R8 this morning, the Audi made the GM look like a poorly built kit car.
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https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...11-track-test/
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Originally Posted by 01CamaroSSTx
I love how that article references the C8's ~$65k price when most owners are actually paying over $90k and not unheard of for them to crack $100k on corvetteforum.

The difference however, at least for enthusiasts is you can tune the R8 and its been proven to run 8's turbo on the stock engine. The C8 so far can barely crack 10 sec with a built engine, nitrous, and turbos.
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They're all too rich for my blood and If I'm going to drop that kind of coin it would most likely be for a truck and trailer to haul my lead sleds around.
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Originally Posted by 01CamaroSSTx
They're all too rich for my blood and If I'm going to drop that kind of coin it would most likely be for a truck and trailer to haul my lead sleds around.
Stacker! It's all too easy to spend big money on a truck these days, I've been trailer shopping recently and its just as bad. I swear the quality went down when the prices went up.
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Carmax shows the C8 is closer in price to an R8 than many want to admit: https://www.carmax.com/car/20850000?...tm_content=DSK
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specs released today.


https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...-z06-revealed/
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
460tq in a car with an estimated curb weight of 3700–3850lbs sounds terrible for $100k+. That's less tq than a C6Z but 700lbs heavier, aren't the new models supposed to do better?
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Originally Posted by SLOW SEDAN
460tq in a car with an estimated curb weight of 3700–3850lbs sounds terrible for $100k+. That's less tq than a C6Z but 700lbs heavier, aren't the new models supposed to do better?

did you read the article? 670hp with an 8600 rpm redline. this car is going to crush any previous vette and that includes a c7 zr1. bet on a 9 sec. stock pass. how much torque does a gt3 have?
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Originally Posted by SLOW SEDAN
460tq in a car with an estimated curb weight of 3700–3850lbs sounds terrible for $100k+. That's less tq than a C6Z but 700lbs heavier, aren't the new models supposed to do better?
Torque is just gear ratios. There's more torque to the ground that you think. 5.56 axle gear ratio

https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us...vette-z06.html



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