06-29-2016, 03:38 PM | #3529 |
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That time when world class exotic beater isn't somehow enough....
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06-29-2016, 04:11 PM | #3530 |
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I still haven't.
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I think this might also be happening for racing purposes but that's probably not a major point to making the Corvette mid engined. Although with GTE/GT LeMans slowly turning back into GT1 it only makes sense to go mid engined Quote:
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06-29-2016, 06:38 PM | #3533 | |
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Anyway, putting the engine in the back isn't going to dramatically improve a base Corvette relative to a Camaro SS. The improvements in traction would probably be partially offset by weight gain (rear-mid engine cars have a tendancy to weigh more than front-mid). The Corvette would handle better, but anyone looking for the better handling car would be getting the Corvette now anyways. And price ... I'm thinking that 80k would be very optimistic. I'm thinking 100k, if there is still a base model which could very easily be dropped due to pointlessness. If the goal is maximum performance, why even bother with a car that won't benefit much from the mid engined layout? It could very easily be only a Z06 type car, at 150 grand & thats it.
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06-29-2016, 08:38 PM | #3534 |
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http://media.cadillac.com/media/us/e...9-ats-cts.html
Revised ATS/CTS trim packaging, revised CTS grille and rear fascia, ATS 2.5L model dropped.
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06-29-2016, 09:40 PM | #3535 |
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Maybe I'm missing something, but is there a reason this mid-engine car shouldn't be a Cadillac? The big issue with this car is the price, and Cadillac is trying to be seen as a legitimate luxury carmaker, where price isn't an issue like it is for Chevy. If they left the Corvette at its current price point and layout, and gave the mid engine chassis to Cadillax, they would be free to charge $100K a pop for them and go head to head with the R8 and 911. The XLR didn't work because it didn't have any significant edge on the Corvette, but if Cadillac had an exclusive performance platform, that would really show how serious GM is about them.
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There's a decent case for the midengine car being a Cadillac as well.
We'll just have to wait and see. It could go either way.
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I fear that the Corvette will get priced beyond what the typical Corvette buyer will pay, and so the upper levels that are made possible by the sales of the base models will go away. The only other option would be for GM to accept that they are going to lose money on the Corvette, but keep it in production as a Halo car.
That would be a sad day for all of the guys who have been waiting for that last kid to get out of the house.
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Right, enthusiasts (like folks on this forum), are a small percentage of overall buyers.
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Is there something inherently more expensive about mid engine or is it just most mid engine cars are exotic? I mean, if GM can build a mid engine base Corvette and keep it in the 55-60k range, I think that would be a big deal.
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Car and Driver says most of the increased costs to consumer would emerge from the fact that GM would basically have to develop a new platform for the midengined car rather than use the decades old Y-body.
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I found this in an article from January 2015. I didn't want to move out of our price class, but Tadge explained that while the transmission would cost more, the list price would increase by no more than $5000. Imagine an American-built car with the proportions of a Lamborghini at that price point …that's pretty appealing.
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