C8 Corvette making potential GT500 buyers rethink their options

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That would be VERY disappointing if true.
Gonna depend on track but tires are one of the biggest variables so cup2>4s plus 400-500ish lbs and the 350R has more downforce than the base 500
 

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Many at 9.8 completely stock to the tire.

The 9.65 is what the car is capable of MAX effort, hero run. BONE STOCK with warranty. It is absolutely insane to have a 9 sec capable street car with warranty.
Right, and regardless of the very small differences in times is still impressive to think about and witness. But too many negative critics out there on how the advertised time could never be replicated.

Regards to the C8 doin sub 3 sec 0-60mph could be this same scenario. Thats all how I view it, not saying it will not do what they advertise but the potential is there based on so many factors, naturally.
 

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This video is just click bait and kind of stupid. He's comparing C8 "potential" to a stock GT500. :rolleyes: I guess the new GT500 is just not going to be mod-able.
 

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This video is just click bait and kind of stupid. He's comparing C8 "potential" to a stock GT500. :rolleyes: I guess the new GT500 is just not going to be mod-able.
I've actually thought about that a lot, I have a feeling the 2020 GT500 will be very easy to tune and mod, the C8 I think will be a pain in the ass to tune especially if it's anything like the C7 ZR1. GM might have really locked that ECU down.
 

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Until they make it illegal to tune cars no one will stop, but then everyone will just do it anyway illegally.

The new Vette will be tuned soon enough.

But we are not talking about what a modded car can do are we.

Dollar for dollar, car for car.

The vette just stepped up and shit right on the face of every other domestic(and the world) for performance bang.


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Until they make it illegal to tune cars no one will stop, but then everyone will just do it anyway illegally.

The new Vette will be tuned soon enough.

But we are not talking about what a modded car can do are we.

Dollar for dollar, car for car.

The vette just stepped up and shit right on the face of every other domestic(and the world) for performance bang.


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Yes that is what things appear to be as of now, but with its price point it will have limitations to an extent. What could that be obviously no one knows. All we have is what GM has stated so far about the car. Until cars hit the streets in early 2020, it then will be confirmed it stepped up and shit on everyone else with its cost vs performance.
 

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Not just gt500 buyers, pretty much the whole car market is gonna take a leg down. People scrambling to dump their 20k foxes and 30k cobras while the value is high to grab a c8 for a cheap superior upgrade.

There will be a flood of DOPE garage queens.
The c8 is going to have zero effect on the ****ing fox market. Way different buyers.



The 900-1000 lb weight penalty the GT500 pays is going to be the great differentiator.... not to mention all the other obvious stuff (engine layout, shared DCT trans, lower CG, etc etc).
I bet it's closer to 500lbs
 

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The vette just stepped up and shit right on the face of every other domestic(and the world) for performance bang.

How? The only thing we know about it so far is GM's claim of a sub-3s 0-60. There's a lot more to performance than just 0-60. I do expect the Z cars to be in the face of some heavy hitters. The base/Z51, not so much. Those might be more inline with the Cayman S. My predictions:

C8/Z51 = Cayman S
GS = Cayman GT4
Z06 >= GT3/GT3 RS
ZR1 >= GT2 RS/Pista/SF9 Tributo

GS < 570S/GT
Z06 < 600LT
ZR1 < 720S
 

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That $30,000 price difference is going to buy some serious mods for thr Corvette however.

We'll be seeing 1000whp cars with in 30 days of launch.
I've actually thought about that a lot, I have a feeling the 2020 GT500 will be very easy to tune and mod, the C8 I think will be a pain in the ass to tune especially if it's anything like the C7 ZR1. GM might have really locked that ECU down.
 

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That $30,000 price difference is going to buy some serious mods for thr Corvette however.

Well be seeing 1000whp cars with in 30 days of launch.
That's only valid if you're paying cash.
Or if you mod cars. I bet 90% of both cars stay stock
 

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Read what I was responding too. The argument was as a FI car the GT500 will be more tunable.

We all know the LT3 is a beast.
That's only valid if you're paying cash.
Or if you mod cars. I bet 90% of both cars stay stock
 

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How? The only thing we know about it so far is GM's claim of a sub-3s 0-60. There's a lot more to performance than just 0-60. I do expect the Z cars to be in the face of some heavy hitters. The base/Z51, not so much. Those might be more inline with the Cayman S. My predictions:

C8/Z51 = Cayman S
GS = Cayman GT4
Z06 >= GT3/GT3 RS
ZR1 >= GT2 RS/Pista/SF9 Tributo

GS < 570S/GT
Z06 < 600LT
ZR1 < 720S
Exactly! What will happen past 60mph? What are the rest of the specs? Typically N/A cars do not pull as much once past 100mph compared to FI cars. We will see, and also they will never have their bottom line cars exceed the mid to top tier cars its common sense.
 

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That $30,000 price difference is going to buy some serious mods for thr Corvette however.

We'll be seeing 1000whp cars with in 30 days of launch.

For a second there, I thought you were talking about the C8! My first instinct was "ain't no freaking way!" We don't even see 1000WHP Corvettes [in any large number] now. No way we'll be seeing that within 30 days after the C8 launches.
 

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What's interesting to me is the 60K tag. Base Model...Got it. But the one thing Ford did right was pricing on the 03/04 Cobra. Who is the targeted audience? The 80 year old car show guy? The gear head? Who can afford it? Better sell more cars than one expensive car right? Can't wait to see the models and pricing on them.
 

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i wonder what the GT500 would cost if they properly removed 'Shelby' from the name? maybe it would be more reasonably priced. just sayin...:p
Given inflation the 03 cobra costs 47k in today's money

Add in the trans - 16k
Another 370hp over the Cobra
Massive brakes
Nav, heated seats, and all the other options
A good irs

Ya, that easily covers the price diff. Regardless of the Shelby name.
 

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