[Gunkk]

I don't care what kind of car guy Jay is,

...if he says the C8 is down on power because it's a pre-production car one more time...

[Petrol Head]

Originally Posted by KMPrenger

I found it very interesting that Tadge confirms that the car reduces peak torque output by around 15 - 20% for the first 500 or so miles. He says it is the first generation to do that.

How many buyers are going to have no idea that is the case? lol.

Another big reason I have been adamant that GM make their performance cars part of a dedicated division. Or at minimum require any salesman who is going to sell Corvettes to go to proper training and pass a test on them, or be ineligible to sell them. Corvette customers are not Traverse customers. Especially with the new Vette. They deserve and require salesmen who know what they're talking about with this car. It really is like nothing GM has ever made before.

[Petrol Head]

Originally Posted by shaffe

I liked how around the 42:00 minute mark Tadge talked about how Corvette is almost it's own brand and they don't put the big bow ties on it or have it say Chevrolet on it

Pretty sure the Vette has never had the bowtie on it since 1953, and the '67 was the last one to say "Chevrolet" on it on the badge "Corvette by Chevrolet".

[Petrol Head]

Originally Posted by mikeman

I know Jay reviews all kinds of cars, but isn't he mostly a Ford guy when it comes to his own collection?

Originally Posted by c4racer

Don’t think Jay is a ford guy. He has hundreds of cars including several corvettes.
Probably lots of fords too. Must have a GT. He has a lot of really Quirky stuff you have never seen before.

Jay loves all cars, I'm not sure he really has a specific favorite brand. But his favorite story to tell is when he was a kid and went to the dealer with his parents as his Dad was going to order a new '66 Galaxie. His dad went up to go to the bathroom and while he was there he asked the salesman to add the 428 Cobra Jet, unbeknownst to his Dad. Until the day they went to pick it up and his Dad thought they forgot to put the mufflers on at the factory and lit the tires up unknowingly pulling out of the dealer.

Had to be the biggest thrill for Jay. I know if that was me when I was 16 and I had secretly added the biggest motor to my parent's car when they ordered it I'd probably still be smiling about that 20+ years later.

[Red Chief]

Originally Posted by mikeman

I know Jay reviews all kinds of cars, but isn't he mostly a Ford guy when it comes to his own collection?

He’s never dedicated an episode to any 6th gen Camaros but he has every new Mustang variant on his show. He bought a Ford GT (which is overpriced) and in this video he talks a lot about they priced the C8 so affiordably.

[oftenimitated]

you do understand how much money jay leno has right? Doubt he worried about price on the ford GT or any car for that matter. Car is worth what someone will pay for it. GT must be worth it considering ppl are paying so much more than MSRP for them

[shaffe]

Originally Posted by MackSteelPrivateEye

There is at least 1 bowtie on it. So thats not completely true. And I Im sure if you lift the hood you will see the "Chevy Performance" plate just like in our camaros.

Tadge's words not mine lol. Yes there is a tiny bow tie on the emblem. His words were we don't put BIG bowties on it and it doesn't say Chevrolet on it. I think when you lift the hood on a corvette it has corvette plastered all over the engine bay but not 100% sure on that.

Originally Posted by c4racer

Don’t think Jay is a ford guy. He has hundreds of cars including several corvettes.
Probably lots of fords too. Must have a GT. He has a lot of really Quirky stuff you have never seen before.

Jay is a car guy, he loves cars and has enough stupid money to buy whatever the hell he wants and is normally first in line to get one.

Originally Posted by oftenimitated

you do understand how much money jay leno has right? Doubt he worried about price on the ford GT or any car for that matter. Car is worth what someone will pay for it. GT must be worth it considering ppl are paying so much more than MSRP for them

The people that can afford a Ford GT I don't think they car what they pay for it lol. Must be nice to be able to buy a 500,000 car like it's nothing lol

[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by Petrol Head

his favorite story to tell is when he was a kid and went to the dealer with his parents as his Dad was going to order a new '67 Galaxie...

The story is at about the 2:00 mark, but the whole thing is worth watching. A lot of people believe this performance is what swayed executives to pick Jay over Dave to helm The Tonight Show. He had been guest hosting regularly, but really nailed it here. Yes there were other factors, but it was rare for Johnny to openly admit to being impressed.

[Memphis SS]

Originally Posted by Petrol Head

Pretty sure the Vette has never had the bowtie on it since 1953, and the '67 was the last one to say "Chevrolet" on it on the badge "Corvette by Chevrolet".

Yea, I agree. I know my C4, C5 and C6 from the past only had Corvette and the Corvette logo on them..

FYI: The Corvette logos do have a Chevy bowtie flag as part of the logo.

[Petrol Head]

Originally Posted by Memphis SS

Yea, I agree. I know my C4, C5 and C6 from the past only had Corvette and the Corvette logo on them..

FYI: The Corvette logos do have a Chevy bowtie flag as part of the logo.

Got me on a technicality

[3.8TransAM]

Originally Posted by Petrol Head

Another big reason I have been adamant that GM make their performance cars part of a dedicated division. Or at minimum require any salesman who is going to sell Corvettes to go to proper training and pass a test on them, or be ineligible to sell them. Corvette customers are not Traverse customers. Especially with the new Vette. They deserve and require salesmen who know what they're talking about with this car. It really is like nothing GM has ever made before.

I'm not quite so sure you have checked out prices on Traverse models lately.


Real easy to be in the same ballpark as Vette customers.....


Dedicated BS will just get us higher prices.


Chevy dealers are actually required to have at least one salesman who has been thru their Corvette training program by the way. My guy who I will be going thru for my 1LE is also one of their Vette salesman.



Besides, shouldn't we be taking about GMs total and apparent lack of advertising for the 6th gen Camaro?

[MackSteelPrivateEye]

Originally Posted by Petrol Head

Pretty sure the Vette has never had the bowtie on it since 1953, and the '67 was the last one to say "Chevrolet" on it on the badge "Corvette by Chevrolet".

Bowties never left the corvette...

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27694/...et-corvette-c8

[MackSteelPrivateEye]

[QUOTE=ctrlz;10664218]The story is at about the 2:00 mark, but the whole thing is worth watching. A lot of people believe this performance is what swayed executives to pick Jay over Dave to helm The Tonight Show. He had been guest hosting regularly, but really nailed it here. Yes there were other factors, but it was rare for Johnny to openly admit to being impressed.
]


I like the time when Jay appeared on David Letterman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo

[Petrol Head]

Originally Posted by MackSteelPrivateEye

Bowties never left the corvette...

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27694/...et-corvette-c8

That's why I said Memphis SS got me on a technicality

It's true that every Corvette logo has had the Chevy bowtie embedded into one of the flags, but the bowtie itself has never appeared on the Corvette as a stand alone logo.