I really want a C8

[Z51JEFF]

But can't bring myself to sell my Z and having both is not an option. So I guess it's going to be mine for life,or at least until someone else really wants it more than I do. The C8 would be a new Z06,not a bad choice for a replacement.

[XfireZ51]

I?m totally w u. If its a C8, it needs to be the Z06. Been waiting for a mid engine Vette for over 50 yrs. They finally come out w one and make it pretty much unaffordable. I wouldn?t get the Stingray unless they put a DOHC in it, even a smaller displacement one. Would be very difficult to go w a pushrod after driving the LT5 all these years.

[WARP TEN]

What? You wouldn't want the coming ZR1 with 1,064 HP? Might as well go for broke (because you will be after the purchase). While I find the C8 interesting, I must say that I prefer my C7 Z06 to the C8. I am not a fan of the wall of buttons, although many are fine with it. Also no grab handles for my wife like the C7, she pointed out. With the front engine coupe setup, it is a great touring car with plenty of room for stuff and easy access to it--we've done three 2,500+ mile trips in it. Also quite fast with a GM claimed 0-60 of 2.95 and an independently verified quarter mile of 10.9/133 noted in WIkipedia. Plenty for this old former boy-racer. I owned C4 ZR-1s off and on for about 20 years, as well as many other sports, classic and performance cars, almost all bought used with stick shifts. In my (earlier) old age in 2016, I decided that I was old enough to deserve a new car with an automatic and a warranty so I sold the C4 ZR-1 and ordered the C7 Z06. Loved the ZR-1s and the mechanical marvels their engines are. Would love to have both a C4 and C7 but I am limited by a two car garage with a lift and a wife. But happy now with the C7 Z06 with no plan to get a C8. They may be better cars on the track, and some models a little bit quicker, but my needs have changed. So after 8 years and 32k miles, I am happy for now. So while you like the C8, you might consider the C7 Z06 as an alternative if you need to scratch that itch, and you can do so at a considerably lower cost. Just a thought.--Bob