C8 ZR1 Pricing Released

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Aug 1, 2025 | 03:09 AM

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JonBoy

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The fact that they're using in-house staff drivers and still putting down these times is amazing. These drivers are obviously very talented but they're not pros. I would imagine a pro could easily drop 5-6s from the lap, maybe more, given how long it is.

Aug 1, 2025 | 03:04 PM

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TommyDeVito

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Originally Posted by TheDonEffect

And in typical GM fashion, they break a record and the world doesn't really care as evident by C8s collecting dust on lots, completely missing the point of building a car for enthusiasts. All the influencer/influenced types have moved on now that the budget supercar doesn't draw attention like it used to. Meanwhile, the hype around the C7 seems to be growing. I think it's almost at the point that if you bought a C7 Z51 back in 2016 (when they were discounting them), you could almost sell it for what you bought for now much like the M2C.

So now I'm curious to see what the C9 will be.

The Corvette was supposed to be the car for the masses. But in reality it’s still:

I haven’t really cared at all, since they removed the manual transmission from the car. Big mistake IMO.

Aug 4, 2025 | 10:08 AM

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TheDonEffect

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Originally Posted by TommyDeVito

The Corvette was supposed to be the car for the masses. But in reality it’s still:

I haven’t really cared at all, since they removed the manual transmission from the car. Big mistake IMO.

I think the problem is that they focused too much on the "masses" part. The masses do want automatic, and the pricing is more or less in line with the likes of the BMW M3 which historically it was also priced similarly against, but I think GM forgot that alot of the charm is that it could also be maintained/repaired by the average person in a home garage.