flyingbunnys

I need to hey my C6 looked at then. My gas milage ain't so hot and I only have 6.0l.

jrizzuto

I have loved corvettes since I was a little kid and saw my neighbor with one, around '63. I have had four corvettes so far and still get giddy just looking at them.
But I have to say, for me personally, mid engine does not turn me on at all. There is something about opening the hood and seeing that monster engine. Even if I just look at it and never do anything with it. I am sure there are many advantages for racing and performance but....
nope. Sorry, I'm out.

JerriVette

I keep thinking back to the 1970s nod all the press releases as a kid that were for a mid engine corvette..

Now in my late fifties..I'd like to see the mid engine corvette come to production.

I've enjoyed front engine corvettes for a couple of decades and a couple of hundred thousand miles...and loved it...

Still if I could get a rear mid engine corvette for about five grand more than I could get a z51 c7...I'd be happy...to start msrp)

I'd pay five grand more for a DCT transmission too...if it became available and I've been driving manuals for forty years...

Still I'd be willing to try something new in the corvette brand...if GM makes it...

If it's a 150 grand exotic I'll pass..

TBIRD57

mid-engine, zr-1,z06,grand sport,z51, non-z51
i guess this is some sort of porsche approach of just trying to put a lot of versions out there. but it has worked for porsche so why not.

will all vettes be rear engine? will there be an awd version?, 4 or 6 or 8?

maybe gm just feels they've gone as far as they can with the rwd.
if they hope to field a version that can do a 0-60 in under 3 seconds and a 1/4 mile in the 10's a mid-engine version will have to be built.

maybe gm builds a version to match the 911 awd turbo at the top.
and like porsche a more diverse selection for others.

JerriVette

None of us know yet...some hope for a diverse range of corvettes inclusive of both front and rear mid engine corvettes...some have even joked about corvette cuv s like the Porsche Macan....

I'm hoping for a rear mid engine corvette priced a few bucks more than today's z51 and running up around 130 grand for the top model..

A corvette cuv like the Macan wouldn't bother me although I probably wouldn't choose it as a family transport but you never know...

We should see in a few months or the next year what spy photos pop up for the c8...

Another rumor is ....c8 ultra exotic rear mid engine corvette to run concurrently with the c7 for a few years..

Right new we are all just guessing

JoesC5

I'm hoping for a front engine(but with more weight bias to the rear like the AMG GT R), with a screaming 800 HP NA DOHC V8, a 9 speed DCT with lighting quick shifts while being as smooth as a baby's butt when taking off and shifting in around town driving).

I'm also hoping it has a quality interior that will put Audi to shame.

I'm also hoping for a street tire on this Corvette that will go 50,000 miles and behave as it they are drag radials with zero spinning, and are quieter than a Lexus driving down a grooved concrete highway at 100 MPH.

I'm also hoping GM comes up with a radar/laser defeating device as standard equipment(kind of like what we are using to cause North Korea's missiles to explode shortly after launch), and that the LEO's don't understand why every time they aim at a Corvette, the display ALWAYS shows 1 MPH under the posted speed limit.

I'm also hoping I can trade my used C6 Z06 even up for one(but only if they put a CD player, with a 100 disc holder, in the new one).

is that asking to much?

JerriVette

Joec5... many of us enjoy your participation,,,if We had anything to say about it...you should get all you are hoping for...

Thanks as always.

jimmyb

Joe,
Your list is a good starting point but I think you left out some things:
1. 38MPG combined
2. Weight of 2,800lbs (or less)
3. Top speed of 217MPH
4. $13.71 higher than current C7 MSRP
5. 0-60 in 1.9 seconds
6. Cap production at 1,000 cars per year so that the car won't depreciate (but make sure I can buy one with 15% discount).

JoesC5

Right on....

seijack

Best comments I have seen so far!!

Let's hope Chevrolet keeps the front engine configuration and possibly adds a Mid engine a special edition at the most...When is the last time you saw a large group of Ford GT's running down the road on a weekend fun run?

The reason the Corvette has kept it's popularity is because it is America's somewhat affordable sports car!!!

flyingbunnys

some what affordable? It's very affordable I could get a C4 for less than 5k.

Zora_Vette

Then you can spend $60K on a brand new C8. No need to spend that on a used one.

LowRyter

MAGRED-02

Why are we bringing back a 2+ year old thread? I have to assume it's because the OP dared to not drool over a mid engine design. Not everybody likes the mid engine. Time to get over it.

fasttoys

I had a 2015 C7Z06 and a 2009 Audi R8, both cars were manuals. When it came to comfort better quite daily or road trip driving the R8 hands down was the better car. The FE C5/C6/C7 have a large trunk over the wheels with wide tires that create a lot of road noise. I know someone who spoke to many of the Corvette engineers even Tadge and 90% of them said what they love most about the C8 it’s how it drives. According to the engineers the new car does have a lot of room and is a better long distance driver.

IMO it is could be shortsighted without testing a new C8 for yourself. In the end if you can afford a C8, you could be missing out of a better experience than your C7. If you don’t like the C8 after testing it then you know you made the best decision to stay with the C7.

This is from the team that built the past generation Corvettes.
https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...e-team-members