Quit living under a rock, bail out has been paid back for the last few years.I always laugh at benchracers who compare HP figures. Seriously? Who the flying hell cares what it makes stock, when almost everyone is going to mod the hell out of it, putting it in "whoever spends the most, wins" category. Numbers games are useless- I found that out the hard way in 2010 when I hit the 4-digit club and went "wow, this sucks."
It's an amazing car, GM knocked it out of the park, I hope it isn't plagued with "1st-gen" design/engineering issues. Do I regret getting an '18 GT vs a '20 C8? Nope. I'm hoping my father test drives a C8 and decides it's perfect for him in retirement.
You can run a quick search on here, and I've said it many times. The Grand Sport C7 is the biggest bang for the buck out there at the moment, until the C8 hits the streets. I'm still a Mustang guy, but that doesn't mean I can't respect what GM did. Just wish they'd pay back their bailout money.
Falsesorry guys, its more than a few HP to get that #, and performance costs money.. especially when the "list goes on and on:"
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490/465 from a non Z51 base
495/470 from a Z51 with NPP exhaust that adds the extra 5hp/5tq
Straight from the horses mouth during Jay Leno’s interview with the C8.
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