Holden announce RHD Corvette.

Those new corvettes are a serious machine. They look great and they are bloody quick! I'd love that motor in my Rover Sd1 [emoji16].

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I know a guy in Melbourne who chose a Corvette over a Ferrari , he would have preferred the Ferrari but he was paranoid about considering driving the Ferrari to places he has no bother taking the Corvette.

I can't remember the model of the Corvette but it is one of those tricked up models like a Callaway or something, offers similar performance to Ferrari and although he paid an absolute motza for the Corvette...up around the Ferrari pricing...people he meets , like me don't consider him in the same league as those that drive their Ferraris and Maseratis (and Lambos) through Lygon St on fri and sat nights.

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If you buy an Italian exotic buy a bloody big tool box at the same time. Most are not in any way daily drivers needing much maintenance and repair. You work on them all week so you can drive them on Sunday. I had a Ferrari 212 Export which cured me of Italian exotica for life. I traded it on a Corvette. Grease, oil, and filter changes were all it needed. Started every time and drove no fuss in traffic and hot weather. Went like a race car. HiPo 327 with Duntov cam, Saginaw 4 speed, twin Carter four barrels.

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Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

It will likely be half the price and twice the reliability of any exotic supercar with near or equal performance.

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IIRC the news said 0-100 in 3 seconds.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

IIRC the news said 0-100 in 3 seconds.

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so a lot slower than a Tesla Model S !

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Originally Posted by goingbush

so a lot slower than a Tesla Model S !

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Not after the second or third run when the Corvette is still laying down its 0-100 times but the old Tes has run out of puff.[bighmmm]

I know what sounds better!

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If you buy an Italian exotic buy a bloody big tool box at the same time. Most are not in any way daily drivers needing much maintenance and repair. You work on them all week so you can drive them on Sunday. I had a Ferrari 212 Export which cured me of Italian exotica for life. I traded it on a Corvette. Grease, oil, and filter changes were all it needed. Started every time and drove no fuss in traffic and hot weather. Went like a race car. HiPo 327 with Duntov cam, Saginaw 4 speed, twin Carter four barrels.

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Your Corvette sounds like it was a great car. Never owned one myself, but I like pretty much every model, "Spirit Of America" is how I feel about them. Did you ever watch the TV Show "Route 66"?...
Pickles.

Entry model $85,000, so not a great threat to i20 and its peers.

Chevrolet Corvette confirmed for Australia - motoring.com.au

At $100k I’d be interested.

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so a lot slower than a Tesla Model S !

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Yep, and that's only with the "optional performance package".

But it's going to be electric in any case:

Two executives involved in the project told CNBC that the latest coupe will be followed by a convertible — and even more dramatic changes are in the works. The new platform underpinning the C8 was specifically designed to be able to use battery-based technology, they said, adding that it will included a battery boost system to improve launch acceleration as well as a battery-based all-wheel drive system.

Chevy reveals new 2020 Corvette Stingray as it guns for Ferrari with mid-engine design

Have to say that it now looks like a sports car.