This new Stingray is awesome.

A lot of folks like to pound on GM but I will tell you that my 2019 Colorado is the nicest truck I have ever owned and I have owned a bunch over the years. Their new LGZ V-6 engine is amazing. It has more HP and more torque than my 2005 F150 5.4 liter engine did and gives me 23 mpg all day long.

Lenos Garage on the C8




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...aAg&feature=youtu.be

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Originally posted by Bassamatic:
This new Stingray is awesome.

A lot of folks like to pound on GM but I will tell you that my 2019 Colorado is the nicest truck I have ever owned and I have owned a bunch over the years. Their new LGZ V-6 engine is amazing. It has more HP and more torque than my 2005 F150 5.4 liter engine did and gives me 23 mpg all day long.

Negative. 2005 5.4 Ford V8: 365 ft/lbs torque
2019 Colorado 3.6 V6: 275 ft/lbs torque. Huge difference. Especially the RPM’s where max torque is produced.

And towing is no comparison, etc.

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Originally posted by PowerSurge:


Negative. 2005 5.4 Ford V8: 365 ft/lbs torque
2019 Colorado 3.6 V6: 275 ft/lbs torque. Huge difference. Especially the RPM’s where max torque is produced.

And towing is no comparison, etc.

Ford was also almost a 1000 lbs heavier

What happened? I came looking for the Corvette thread and it turned into a truck thread.

Over on the Corvette forums it's MAYHEM over WHEN they will be available, WHO is selling at MSRP, how quickly can I GET ONE , etc.

Most love the new C8, a few are whining over small issues. Many are looking for answers to questions that only time will give a reply. How easy/difficult will maintenance be in the new ME design? Wheres the oil drain plug at?

Lots of questions.

I'm surprised at the sheer amount of Corvette Faithful putting down one or two thousand dollars with a dealer and actually ORDERING a car , sight unseen, without even sitting in one!

Dealers can pay a fee to GM and have the new C8's at their Dealership , that list seems to be growing. Yet GM doesn't have the list of C8 showings an ywhere on their site. Possibly they have been overwhelmed by the positive response to the new car.

No matter what, LOTS of interest in this new car.

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Originally posted by FN in MT:
Yet GM doesn't have the list of C8 showings an ywhere on their site. Possibly they have been overwhelmed by the positive response to the new car.

I wrongly assumed that Chevy would have a published schedule for their upcoming road show. Next, I correctly assumed the largest Corvette dealer in New England would make onto the schedule and post it on the dealers website. I reserved a spot and head to New Hampshire in a couple of weeks to check it out.

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Originally posted by HRK:
Lenos Garage on the C8

Previously posted, middle of page 5.

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Originally posted by FN in MT:

I'm surprised at the sheer amount of Corvette Faithful putting down one or two thousand dollars with a dealer and actually ORDERING a car , sight unseen, without even sitting in one!

I'm actually considering it. I'm definitely not tall, and have no problem fitting in my C6, so doubt the C8 would be much different.


I know the conventional wisdom about not ordering the first year, but have not experienced a bad one. I ordered each generation of Tahoe/Yukon when they were introduced without incident. I've got the feeling that this redesign has undergone some pretty extensive testing to get it right.

I think their engineering is fine. I have had the 2017 Camro SS for 2+ years now with ZERO issues and I'm running it 0-120 about every entrance onto my I-15 onramp.

I'm SO tempted on a 2020 Corvette. I think I'd take the leap of faith as well.

The more that I look at the pictures, the more I like it!! Can't wait to see one up close.

Saw one in town the other day. Awesome looking car. But I'd wait 1 year before buying one. Let them find the bugs and issues.

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Originally posted by kramden:
Saw one in town the other day. Awesome looking car. But I'd wait 1 year before buying one. Let them find the bugs and issues.

More than that, in a year or three, all of the guys that had to have the base car now are going to have to have the Z06 and ZR1 and whatever. Folks are going to lose sight of this being the base car (because it's sweet). I bet the used 2020 Stingray market is pretty solid in a year or two.

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Originally posted by FN in MT:

How easy/difficult will maintenance be in the new ME design?

From the pictures I have seen, and with the way the engine is tucked down in there and surrounded by huge sections of the frame, a total pain in the ass.

I've wrenched on enough Fieros to know they are a pain too, but that's a small V6 and a very simple design compared to this beast.

It looks like the engineers sacrificed engine compartment accessibility for that huge trunk that will hardly get any use. Oh it can fit two golf bags? Big deal. A trunk half that size could probably do the same. From the pictures it looks like a really big trunk.

They should have done what the Fiero did with its rather large removable sunroof - store it up front when removed. But come to think of it, that may be why the trunk is so big, because that's where the roof panel is stored when removed. Who knows.

I am still trying to figure out where the gas tank was placed. It seems like a massive frame rail (?) runs right through the middle of the car, and I can't imagine they would stuff it between the engine and the cabin, so I am guessing somewhere in the front? Or is it under that section of the frame?

I doubt this car will be easy to fix. Engineers usually don't give two shits about the hassle of repairing and replacing anything.

Airman Jeff,


Here's some good info....
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/...ingray-ar186096.html

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Originally posted by FN in MT:
Airman Jeff,


Here's some good info....
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/...ingray-ar186096.html

Thank you. After reading that I am definitely ready to sell a kidney for this car. Quite the engineering masterpiece.

I think the author hit the nail on the head when he said that this Corvette could invite a younger audience that is sorely lacking in the Corvette ownership group.

edit: I found this from a Car and Driver article "and the C8 is the first production Corvette with dual fuel tanks, riding almost as saddlebags just inboard from the side scoops."

um, interesting location?

https://www.caranddriver.com/n...-engine-photos-info/

My C7 also has dual fuel tanks. They are behind passengers and suspended on the frame backbone. If I recall correctly, the C 6 also has dual tanks. Someone did not do their homework before penning that article.

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Originally posted by PD:
I correctly assumed the largest Corvette dealer in New England would make onto the schedule and post it on the dealers website. I reserved a spot and head to New Hampshire in a couple of weeks to check it out.

Which NH dealer are you talking about here, and when will the C8 be there? Inquiring minds want to know....

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:

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Originally posted by PD:
I correctly assumed the largest Corvette dealer in New England would make onto the schedule and post it on the dealers website. I reserved a spot and head to New Hampshire in a couple of weeks to check it out.

Which NH dealer are you talking about here, and when will the C8 be there? Inquiring minds want to know....

http://www.macmulkincorvette.com/

Nashua, Aug 7th

PD i’m going to be in Nashua the following week. I think i’ll Stop by and see if it’s still there.
Thanks.