Kevin A Jones

I wasn't going to participate in this thread which purpose is to dredge up negatives, however I haven't found anything not to like about the C8. For the price and what you get it simply can't be beat IMO.

4thC4at60

In my C7 coupes I could carry two cases of wine, a 20 qt Yeti cooler, a take down gun case or two, and LOTS of other stuff. C8, nope.... Yeti cooler, if it goes, goes in passenger seat... either passenger or Yeti goes... I looked at a '23 CT4-V "Blackwing" day before yesterday... trunk space, yes. Car is fast and handles extremely well.... but, because of the bolsters it's harder to get into than the C8.
Needless to say, I did NOT trade...

john91498

I miss the small cubbie in the C7. It was where I kept my gun.

Street_Carver

1. Maybe just a tall guy problem but I think the seating position could have a better range of motion. Really I am asking for headroom lol, another 1-2" would open this car up to a lot more people. IDK if the seat could go lower or just make the cabin a little bigger or a combo of both. I sorta kind mostly fit comfortably but not 100% and a helmet is out of question for me in the car without seriously slumping.

2. Better finish on the transparent top. Either finish the edges in body color or black out the A pillar to make the car look more complete. In anything but black it looks just weird having the edges not match.

3. Including blind spot and digital review mirror on all models. Really don't care about all other 2LT features but for the ease of use that really should be a standard feature in 2023. Add $500 to the base price if needed but you would think for ease of manufacturing this would pay for its self. Hyundai's have better safety features standard.

hyprsprt

get rid of the c8 and go back to the c7 or get an suv, lol this is a sports car made for spirited driving not grocery getter and who will take their C8 to drive someone to the airport when you have other cars, idk I think some people don’t get what the C8 was really meant for…. Just saying…

4thC4at60

Not a put down: -- adjust your mirrors correctly there are no blind spots. There are good tutorials online.

Street_Carver

I don't disagree BUT it gives me peace of mind to have regardless, especially when I need to switch cars with the GF. With no memory seats and mirrors it's going to take a lot of work to get her to adjust them properly each time she wants to go 5 mins to Publix when I need her X3 (she works from home so I will use her car 1/2 days a week).

For sure a personal problem but you would think with manufacturing complexity not having rear camera for 2 trim levels out of 12 (1,2,3LT/Verte or Coupe/stingray or Z06) isn't saving them that much money. But yea it is not dangerous with out by any means. A Camaro has worse visibility imo.

JerriVette

The corvette engineers were so intent on isolating the accessory drives of the engine from the passenger compartment that the closed cockpit of the c8 z51 with npp is so serene, so quiet compared to the previous generations I miss the engine roar of the previous generations,

so it was the engineers excellence that has value as a grand tourer compared to previous generations that I miss the closed cabin engine and exhaust sound inside the cockpit during the winter months. All spring, summer and fall I travel with the windows down and most of the time. With the roof off.

im specifically ordering a z06 htc to better meet my desires for visceral excitement which I think was by design.

as second unknown feature is how the stored targa top lays in the c8 vertically as opposed to horisontally in previous generation front engine rear drive corvettes.

I used to be able to go food shopping and put the bags of food under the horizontally stored targa top. Not any more.

not a big deal on either account. Clearly excellent compromises by corvette engineers yet you asked the questions so I thought I’d post up what I have found different in daily driver usuage.

not a big deal and I think my selection of c8 z51 htc will deliver excellence to my standards a little better. It’s an extra 40 grand but I think these attributes as well as all the others make my eventual order if they ever produce enough a smart move for me.

Red08

"Better" is a very subjective term. I would call it different, but probably not better.

Budoist

This is not correct

z06inVB

It is a capable daily driver if you want it to be. My C5 and C6 were both my daily’s and in fact my C6 was my corporate fleet car. They did everything I asked them to do. The C5 made 160k miles before I sold it and the C6 made 70k miles before it was totaled.

Drive them hard and have fun with the things. They will get banged up a bit but who cares.

AgCorvette

I would agree with those who mention the blind spot issues.
Its not just a matter of adjusting the mirrors, that works fine for driving normal street driving, it does not work well in other scenarios.
The situation that is really difficult for me to deal with is when coming to non perpendicular intersection when the oncoming cars don't have a stop sign, Normally you'd just look over your shoulder and check if its clear, you can't do that with the C8 because of the nacelles. Since I have a HTC, I've take to lowering the roof and standing up to see if the road is clear.
I suspect that has pissed off a driver or two behind me, but I'd rather do that then get in an accident.

I love the look of the car as well as the nacelles, but they do have some draw backs.

68/70Vette

Now here is the video for you. Here's a C8 owner lamenting that the owner's manual doesn't have any tips for storing your machine guns in a C8. Also as an added bonus you can hear how to get AFT approval for silencers on your machine guns.

Avanti

For me the butt-ugly, committee designed a**end.

68/70Vette

I have a big complaint with the C8. The ECU is locked. I look forward to get my C8, but I'm going to miss the C6 A&A Supercharger. 580 rwhp. I guess the added traction of the C8 and rapid fire shifting of the DCT will go to offset some of the downsizing in hp.

ZipZap

The wait.

TD20

The thing that annoys me is, when i got stealth interior.. i expected everything to be black. Why is the shift selector area still bright silver color? and the area on the steering wheel and paddles still silver?! Annoying.

INTIMIDAT3R

For my wife... she hates the fact there's not a "panic handle" in the C8 for the passenger to grab onto.

For me... the lack of a bright green instead of the dirty diaper-cactus green they're shoving down our throats. In fact, the whole color pallette needs a refresh and fire the person in charge of color choices.

449er

The wings, my God the wings

Bill Baird

You're taking my comments too far. I opened initially with "While a Corvette can never really be called a "practical" car..." and then I've made a number of comments comparing the practicality of the C8 with that of my old C7 coupe. I don't even want an SUV for my daily driver, let alone for my toy, and don't get me started on the horrendous possibility of Chevrolet releasing a Corvette SUV!

The OP asked for comments about what is not to like about the C8, and the comments I've made list some of the negatives that I've noticed. These points and those that other people have pointed out could be useful information if someone is on the edge of whether or not to buy a C8, or the differences noted could be inconsequential (if, for example, the OP's garage is bigger than mine).

As for the true purpose of a Corvette, I've autocrossed all of my Corvettes, and I intend to autocross my C8. I do get discouraged that as I see more C8's on the street, I've seen only a precious few at the autocross events that I've attended.

Bill B.