Amazing, Corvette on it's own & EV

[Domenic T.]

Re: Amazing, Corvette on it's own & EV

well,
Not good for marketing, just as Ford brought back the old T bird design, I'd like to see a revised C2or other beauty with their new tech which, I never liked. Gone are those days when you lifted the hood and there was the dist, spark plugs, and induction system to be seen.
I'm going out the old way with a older model car where I feel like I can fix it or get it back like we used to.
Very seldom unless it was a major break down, we seemed to get to where we were going or someone would step in and get us going.
Always had plugs points, coil, old belt, and yes usually a distributor and tools in the trunk, and never had to call a flat bed, not to talk about the chain or rope I had in the trunk.
Also the great 327 300 HP with a Q-jet giving performance and 20 MPG on the road.
Hard to move on with the times, but I got stuck in time and love the old ones. Now Triple A and a good warrantee is it, and the more complicated they can make a car the more satisfied they are.
es, EMISSIONS!, well that could be solved easier than all the crap they have that seems to fail and leave us stranded.

Dom

[Michael J.]

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I hear you Dom. I took my new C8 convertible to an old school car show locally not long ago. I entered it in the "Best Sports Car" class. Most all cars there were Tri-5 Chevys, old first gen Mustangs, older Corvettes, etc. The old school judges came over to judge my car and said open the hood so we can see the engine, which of course is an integral part of judging the overall car. I popped the "frunk" and they laughed, then said seriously, let's see the engine. I explained to them they couldn't see it, they said why not, I explained it was all hidden under the back lift area cover where the folding top fits over, so no way to see it. They said, OK we can't judge it then, and of course I lost to a '59 Corvette. The engine is more or less a sealed black box in new cars, not something for any user intervention, dealer only. We just have to accept that I guess.

[Bill M.]

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Gone are the days when you could just hook a cable under the car and drag it of the road to get her running again.

[Mark H.]

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I would not put too much into these prediction as I have followed "GM Authority" for a while. They are
an independent company that has no connection with GM.

Yup. Maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves or maybe I'm just hopelessly optimistic. Remember the Ford Probe? When news of that was first leaked around 1987, it was going to be the next generation Mustang replacing the Fox body. Well, Mustang people went nuts. The Mustang was not a front wheel drive, 4 cylinder. It was now and forever V-8, RWD. They wrote/called (obviously this was way before social media) Ford and raised such a ruckus Ford had to change plans. The problem for them was, they had so much development, engineering, money tied up in this new car they couldn't afford to just pull the plug and let all that go down the drain. That's how the Probe came about, lasted about 10 years. Then they had to do an upgrade on the Fox Mustang which became the SN-95. If Corvette people do the same thing, maybe GM will rethink their plans.

As that great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over 'till it's over".

[George J.]

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Not only would this dilute the Corvette brand, but Cadillac, as well. The Cadillac V brand is much better suited to roll out these is products.

George

[Ed S.]

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Like many items in our lives, the Corvette is evolving, maybe has totally evolved into a very expensive, extremely sophisticated, disposable appliance. The industry and car has left us behind, moved on.... we are no longer useful the concept.

[Mark E.]

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Yup. Maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves or maybe I'm just hopelessly optimistic. Remember the Ford Probe? When news of that was first leaked around 1987, it was going to be the next generation Mustang replacing the Fox body. Well, Mustang people went nuts. The Mustang was not a front wheel drive, 4 cylinder. It was now and forever V-8, RWD. They wrote/called (obviously this was way before social media) Ford and raised such a ruckus Ford had to change plans. The problem for them was, they had so much development, engineering, money tied up in this new car they couldn't afford to just pull the plug and let all that go down the drain. That's how the Probe came about, lasted about 10 years. Then they had to do an upgrade on the Fox Mustang which became the SN-95. If Corvette people do the same thing, maybe GM will rethink their plans.

As that great baseball philosopher Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over 'till it's over".

Probe- my vote for the worst name ever for a car. Makes me think of my annual exam.

[Reba W.]

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You are correct, Dave. There is a caveat at the top of the page saying that the content is "news, rumors, and reviews." Some of the info is genuine, being copied from GM news releases, such as new paint colors, percentages of color by year, coupe vs. convertible sales, etc. But there is a great deal of conjecture. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Michael J.]

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If this is all made-up, why would GM allow it out there in the news? If I were in charge of GM and this were false, I would immediately put out a press statement to that fact, and stop the rumors and innuendoes that are damaging the Corvette brand among its most loyal, long time customers and fans. There is such a thing as bad publicity, IMO.

[Bill B.]

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Or GM is tolerating it because it puts "Corvette" in the social media discussion circles, and you can't get enough free advertising on a brand like Corvette.

Look at how this is stirring up our own beloved Tech Discussion board! Getting "Corvette" mentioned is probably a good marketing thing in the long run. (Look back at how long the mid-engined Corvette was touted by Zora back in the day with prototypes built and tested but never went into production until some 40 yrs later).

[Michael J.]

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(Look back at how long the mid-engined Corvette was touted by Zora back in the day with prototypes built and tested but never went into production until some 40 yrs later).

IMO, I see a huge distinction between an obvious ICE sports car upgrade, like mid-engine design, compared to an EV 4-door sedan or SUV being called a "Corvette".

[Jaime G.]

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I hear you Dom. I took my new C8 convertible to an old school car show locally not long ago. I entered it in the "Best Sports Car" class. Most all cars there were Tri-5 Chevys, old first gen Mustangs, older Corvettes, etc. The old school judges came over to judge my car and said open the hood so we can see the engine, which of course is an integral part of judging the overall car. I popped the "frunk" and they laughed, then said seriously, let's see the engine. I explained to them they couldn't see it, they said why not, I explained it was all hidden under the back lift area cover where the folding top fits over, so no way to see it. They said, OK we can't judge it then, and of course I lost to a '59 Corvette. The engine is more or less a sealed black box in new cars, not something for any user intervention, dealer only. We just have to accept that I guess.

Or buy the coupe as I did and you can see/touch/caress the engine.

[Michael J.]

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Yes, but you still can't fix anything about it. And IMO, modern engines just do not have the visual attraction that older ones did. Too many wires, tubes, sensors, etc. and very little that is recognizable anymore.

[Bill M.]

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Great big difference. The renderings back then all resembled a vette not just a badge and a set of tail lights. Whenever we went to car shows my wife would follow in the K 5 with the two kids who lost the draw. I would take the vette and the lucky one. I always wished i could see in person the Corvette Americana 4 door that was built. That would get most of the family to a show. Finally we bought a 64 Impala SS that did the trick. Now 30 years later they can each drive a vette to a show. From what i understand GM is also working on a battery that only takes 2000 gallons of water to put out when it goes on fire.