03-13-2019, 08:48 PM | #1 |
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Corvette Delayed Because
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03-13-2019, 08:57 PM | #2 |
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Wait. Where have I been...a hybrid, twin-turbocharged corvette?!
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03-13-2019, 09:26 PM | #3 |
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500 horse power base corvette, that could very well mean next gen ss Camaro could get that same engine.
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03-14-2019, 05:50 AM | #4 | |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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Typical copy/paste AI watered down news rehash bottom half of the page drivel on (Fox and all the rest) leaves out all the really good intel.
Now go read the actual Hagerty article for the real juice (future LT6/LT8 engines). https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...corvette-delay Quote:
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03-14-2019, 07:49 AM | #5 |
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Sounds like my kind of problem
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03-14-2019, 08:38 AM | #6 |
Sure, why not?
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"The second issue is a structural distortion of the aluminum spaceframe experienced during testing a prototype equipped with the 900-1000 horsepower twin-turbo V-8. The twist in back was enough to fracture the glass hatch covering the engine. Be glad this flaw was discovered in advance of your top speed runs in Chevy’s designated Ferrari-beater."
If the frame cannot handle the higher-powered versions, that sounds to my uneducated ear like a need for some serious re-design work on the chassis, which ought not to be rushed. Am I wrong?
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03-14-2019, 09:51 AM | #8 |
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Let's hope the 7th gen Camaro is still going to get built...I would love a C8, but I just price is going to be way up there for a loaded Stingray (or base mode Vette), probably going to be well into C7 Z06 territory...hell, a C7 Stingray gets into the $70's, coupe. The 7th gen SS and ZL1 should be awesome, as well as the C8! Good times!
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03-15-2019, 06:29 AM | #12 |
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Yaaass, I love Corvette hand-me-downs!
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If you want GM to engineer an entirely new V8 just for the Camaro, be prepared to pay. It's not like the first Muscle Car Era (60's/70's) where you had ~4-5 choices of V8 power and each upgrade would cost you a whole ~$100. The Camaro is priced too high as it is, IMHO. When the 6th Gen came out, I priced an exact match of my '11 (2SS convertible, manual) just for the heck of it. The sticker was $10k more than the sticker on my car. Talk about a punch in the face. I'd love to see a handful of V8 engine options (or Camaro exclusivity), but "sticker shock" would increase tenfold.
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