Raptor Owners Awaiting the C8 Arrival

[ddpt]

Any Raptor owners with corvettes (past or present) in their blood, going to watch the big C8 reveal?

 

[RaptorLF18]

Any Raptor owners with corvettes (past or present) in their blood, going to watch the big C8 reveal?

I’m interested from a car guy perspective. Been considering trading my GT350 on a C7 Z06 for a while.

 

[ddpt]

Jay Leno Garage FB page says he will test drive Friday at 11:45 am EST - live on FB

The reveal itself is available online and can be streamed live on Thursday

I drove by it earlier today (in my Raptor so it is Raptor related)

Watch "C8 reveal - driveby the day before (07/17/19) the reveal" on YouTube

 

[BHook]

I'll be watching. @RaptorLF18 - Wait for the C8Z. Had a 16Z06 coupe, cool but noisy, mid engine will have better NVH characteristics (comparing Evora and R8).

 

[RaptorLF18]

I'll be watching. @RaptorLF18 - Wait for the C8Z. Had a 16Z06 coupe, cool but noisy, mid engine will have better NVH characteristics (comparing Evora and R8).

I’m just ready to try something new. Tomorrow should help me decide.

 

[SpeedJunkie]

I’m interested and will be watching, though I haven’t been impressed with the renders. I’m hoping the real thing looks better.

I definitely won’t be buying year one though. I’ll wait until they work out the bugs on the new platform and for the Z06 version.

For now, I have a GT3RS that is plenty of fun for the street/track.

 

[ddpt]

No doubt, the back end is not appealing. I sold my 2016 ZO6 just in time before the market caved.

My garage queen is plenty for now. I like the excitement and hype surrounding the C8, but I've had my fill of corvettes


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[Badgertits]

I have a modded C5Z about to put an A&A blower on it. I was very close to pulling trigger on a new leftover ‘18 C7Z w/ M7 trading my C5Z + cash but then a deer destroyed my 2015 GMC truck & forced my hand to put that cash toward a new truck- the Raptor.

So for me- its gonna be a smaller hut to the wallet blowing the C5Z than getting into another one (I’d prefer a C6 ZR1 now actually)

As far as the C8 goes though? Can’t wait. I’m annoyed w/ GMs quality on their trucks recently (K2s specifically) but nobody builds a better performance car for the $$$ & I love their V8 platforms.

That being said- I consider this to be GMs final “mic drop” on the auto industry. Every generation they get incrementally better to the point where the C7 Z06/ZR1 not only competes w/ exotics & even supercars on racetracks, in many cases they’re beating them across all performance categories regardless of price/platform. This is w/ RWD pushrod V8 w/ stick or traditional torque converter auto.

And now theyre going to produce a mid-engined, turbo charged, dual clutch, possibly even partially AWD version? It’s not gonna be fair....that’s all I can say. Gonna be a whoollleee lotta Porsche/Ferrari/Aston etc. guys w/ their ******* in a bunch.

 

[goblues38]

I had a 92 LT1 6 speed from 92-95. Decided wasn't the car i needed to daily drive as we started a family.

Now almost 30 years later, I miss it, and keep seeing many great examples with less then 50,*** miles for around $12k. So tempted to pick up a project car.

I have a passing interest in the C8, but it is nowhere on my radar for a car i am interested in buying. To many other cars more worth and practical for $100k

 

[EricM]

No fan of Corvettes, but I have no doubt the C8 will hand a serious ass kicking to anything that doesn't cost at least twice as much.