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I would still buy the C8 even if performance was identical.
Not that there is anything wrong with a C7.
The fact that it goes to 60MPH in 2.8 and the Qtr in 11.1 is Icing on the cake.
Not to mention $60,000.00
As far as a Convertible, C8 hands down.
Originally Posted by 16/C7Z
so many things you typed are not factual nor reflect one another lol. Only thing 100% is that the vert is so much better than the coupe since it's a retractable hardtop and same storage. So why not?
I did in that I sold my C7 days after the initial reveal and placed my reservation. Didn’t know much about the car other than price, power and unverified / unofficial performance specs. Car is epic.
I'm partial to my C6 and not really enamoured with the C7. So far as the C8, we'll have to wait and see. No one has driven one. I've not seen one. Not one knows how it will hold up. I think it's OK but kind of a johnny come lately. I think Chevy should build FE and ME cars.
Easy answer for me. I won't buy anything that I don't like the looks of no matter how it performs and I just don't care for the looks of the C8. Give me a couple years and maybe I will warm up to it but not a fan right now. I had planned on a new Corvette in the near future but not now. Kind of sad but I can't get excited in the mid engine design styling.
The C7 continues to look current to me. But, the C8 just made a huge step forward in many meaningful ways. Plus.....I always like owning the most current model as I believe they are always better than the generation before it! C8 for the win!
Would You Trade from a C7 to C8 if Performance was the Same as C7?
That's a silly hypothetical question...
Thousands of people will be trading in C7 Z06's for base C8's...
There will still be brand new C7's sitting on dealer lots this time next year that dealers won't be able to give away at a huge loss and a few tenths of a second here or there on the performance stats won't be the problem.... Most every new Corvette buyer who is only here because of the C8 answers No to the question...
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C1 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2017 Corvette of the Year Finalist
2016 C2 of Year
2015 C3 of Year Finalist
Yes. I'm moving on from my 2016 Z06, M7 to a 2020 C8 Z51. When the C8 Z06 comes out, I'll move on to that. Loved my C7 Z06. The reality is that since the modern era of Corvettes began, with the C4, all subsequent generations were better than their predecessors. Time and technology marches on. I have waited a long time for a mid engine Corvette. Not sitting this one out.
I have never liked C7, so C8 would absolutely be my choice. I will keep my Centennial GS vert rather than switch to C7. Not sure exactly why (besides the illogical - tail lights never growing on me); it's just the way it is for me.
All numbers being Equal, 0-60MPH, Qtr Mile, Top Speed, etc...
C7 as-is and the C8 as-is with Mid-engine, only DCT available.
So basically, looks only?
Cool question. But in this purely hypothetical scenario you wave your magic wand and level the performance playing field, but you make a point of grounding it in reality by saying NO MANUAL TRANSMISSION available? Weird. If you truly wanted to get a gauge from ALL drivers and their opinions of the C8 vs C7 looks why would it matter? Hypothetically speaking...
So, to answer YOUR question, my answer is No. Looks alone aren’t good enough.
That is not to say that I don’t like the C8 looks, I do. A lot...and I still get a chubby every time I see the C8R. But I do think the C7 looks are still stunning AND I do really enjoy the driver experience of a manual transmission. I just don’t feel it is worth upgrading to the C8 on looks alone, without the performance gain AND the loss of a manual transmission driving experience.
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Showed it to my 2 boys aged 7 and 9 one at a time. Both of them pointed to the C7 saying that it looks better.
Unbiased opinion right there.
Cool idea. Did they say what they liked better about the C7? Just curious. Wonder if the background enhances the C7. Do you currently have a C7 now? If so, the boys could be trying to make their Dad feel good! Both good looking cars in my opinion! The C7 was the first Corvette I liked enough that I wanted to order one. In my eyes, it was MUCH enhanced inside and out from prior generations.
11-27-2019, 05:22 PM
