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Thanks to Corvette Forum member Zerv02, the latest hearsay on the mid-engine Corvette is the eye-popping starting price of $169,900. Bearing in mind the suggested retail price of the Ford GT hiked up to $450,000, General Motors might do the unthinkable in regard to the C8 Corvette. But would the American public buy it?
If the previous rumors turn out to be true and the entry-level engine option is the LT1 small-block V8, then no. Nobody would spend so much money on the C8 Corvette, choosing the front-engined model instead. The Stingray is on par with the 911, the Z06 can keep up with lots of supercars, and the ZR1 is the most exciting production vehicle ever from General Motors.
Chevrolet even markets the Corvette ZR1 as a supercar, and at $121,000 for 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque, it’s also great value for the money. Given these circumstances, we're expecting Chevrolet to price the C8 Corvette far below $169,900, regardless of what one the most active members of the Corvette Forum is claiming.
On the other hand, chances are Chevrolet is working on a 1,000-horsepower option for the C8 Corvette, combining the suck-squeeze-bang-blow of a twin-turbo V8 with around 200 all-electric ponies. The hybrid option would indeed cost $169,900, and at that price point, it would run rings around the Ford GT, day in and day out.
Expected to start production in the latter half of 2019 for the 2020 model year, the C8 Corvette could be revealed in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Changing the layout from front-engined to mid-engined is no small feat, meaning the C8 would start at more than the $55,495 that Chevrolet asks for the C7 Stingray. If the automaker can manage to keep it under $70,000, the C8 Corvette with the LT1 small-block V8 would become the third-cheapest production car with a mid-engine layout after the 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster.
In all likelihood, Chevrolet is gunning for that part of the market, aiming to steal sales from Porsche. For reference, the Cayman and Boxster start at $56,900 and $59,000, respectively. But as opposed to the rumblin’ and tumblin’ Corvette, both Porsche models feature turbocharged four-cylinder engine options.
Oh, and another thing. Would General Motors ever make the mistake of pricing the C8 Corvette in the ballpark of the Audi R8 V10 quattro? Heck, you could even get a pre-owned McLaren 570S for that kind of money, complete with three years of warranty.
Chevrolet even markets the Corvette ZR1 as a supercar, and at $121,000 for 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque, it’s also great value for the money. Given these circumstances, we're expecting Chevrolet to price the C8 Corvette far below $169,900, regardless of what one the most active members of the Corvette Forum is claiming.
On the other hand, chances are Chevrolet is working on a 1,000-horsepower option for the C8 Corvette, combining the suck-squeeze-bang-blow of a twin-turbo V8 with around 200 all-electric ponies. The hybrid option would indeed cost $169,900, and at that price point, it would run rings around the Ford GT, day in and day out.
Expected to start production in the latter half of 2019 for the 2020 model year, the C8 Corvette could be revealed in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Changing the layout from front-engined to mid-engined is no small feat, meaning the C8 would start at more than the $55,495 that Chevrolet asks for the C7 Stingray. If the automaker can manage to keep it under $70,000, the C8 Corvette with the LT1 small-block V8 would become the third-cheapest production car with a mid-engine layout after the 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster.
In all likelihood, Chevrolet is gunning for that part of the market, aiming to steal sales from Porsche. For reference, the Cayman and Boxster start at $56,900 and $59,000, respectively. But as opposed to the rumblin’ and tumblin’ Corvette, both Porsche models feature turbocharged four-cylinder engine options.
Oh, and another thing. Would General Motors ever make the mistake of pricing the C8 Corvette in the ballpark of the Audi R8 V10 quattro? Heck, you could even get a pre-owned McLaren 570S for that kind of money, complete with three years of warranty.
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