The new mid engine corvette/caddy...

[NOPANTS68]

I think if EVERY C8 is gonna be mid-engine, it won't be in that kind of price range. I can't see dealers with $150k cars on their lots by the dozens. Dealer near us is a huge Vette seller and keeps 40-60 on lot at all times. Who knows, I could be very wrong. The amount of people who can afford a car over $100k is a finite crowd. If the C8 is $150k, I'd rather just have the R8 or the GT3. Go sit in them, then go jump in a Vette. Zero comparison.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

The amount of people who can afford a car over $100k is a finite crowd.

I totally agree. I am in that finite crowd.

[rustomatic]

If only people would get that the Corvette has been a (front) mid-engine car for decades, some of the terminology would work a little more effectively. The new rear-mid-engine design could definitely result in some dynamic benefits, so the question should be one of what those benefits might be. People had a lot of complaints about the Pantera four decades ago, but they rave about the Porsche Cayman now. To a driver, will the new platform really be an improvement over the current layout, or is it just throwing a new dart at the styling board, possibly to help sell a new engine configuration?

[DBasher]

Sneak peek...

[raustinss]

Lmao ...that was a car that was 10-15 yrs ahead of its time ...think of that car in the 90's ...quite possibly a 3.8 supercharged... Northstar....

[WSSix]

All good points gentlemen. It's going to be interesting to see what develops for sure. We could end up with a special model corvette similar to the C4 ZR1. I just hope it doesn't sound bad.

[BMR Sales]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

I think if EVERY C8 is gonna be mid-engine, it won't be in that kind of price range. I can't see dealers with $150k cars on their lots by the dozens. Dealer near us is a huge Vette seller and keeps 40-60 on lot at all times. Who knows, I could be very wrong. The amount of people who can afford a car over $100k is a finite crowd. If the C8 is $150k, I'd rather just have the R8 or the GT3. Go sit in them, then go jump in a Vette. Zero comparison.

But that won't be the case! There will be a C7 Evolution and the C8 Mid-Engine.

You can't compare a car that hasn't come out yet with a R8 or GT3. The Ford GT is Sold Out. I see no reason why GM can't build a high quality car in the $150,000 - 200,000 price range

[CraigS]

I don't see a need for it to be > $80-90k. I don't see the location of the engine being a driver of huge cost. They have had a front/mid engine w/ a transaxle for quite a while now, so remove that tube and bolt them together. Maybe GM will think it should get all exotic w/ lots of CF etc but I don't think it needs to go that way. Rather than make it a separate model halo car I would make it the standard model. That way they can amortize a lot of the development costs over the next 10 yrs and a lot more volume.

[Interceptor5588]

GM sells a LOT of corvettes at the current price level. I doubt that trend would continue if the price jumped to $150k, and where would all the $60-80k buyers go? Camaro? I don't think so.

The ZR1 was a flagship Corvette but could still be built on the regular Corvette production line, and still exist with regular Vettes. I don't see how that could happen if they went mid-engine unless they continued building the C7, and then the mid wouldn't really be a Corvette ...

[Zoomin]

Originally Posted by BMR Sales

But that won't be the case! There will be a C7 Evolution and the C8 Mid-Engine.

You can't compare a car that hasn't come out yet with a R8 or GT3. The Ford GT is Sold Out. I see no reason why GM can't build a high quality car in the $150,000 - 200,000 price range

I agree - there will be a Corvette A and a Corvette B. I just can't imagine watching a Chevy lot boy crawling into my $150K car though.