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Post by LUCKY☆ on Nov 29, 2019 4:57:29 GMT
This thread is sorta bait thread as corvette people are voracious for new intel on the c8. i created this thread to get new members to tap.read further please new peeps,I think you will like what I've got!
It's also speculation of what I derived from a form floating around the www. There is going to be many version of c8 corvette.way more than folks are currently aware of. 1,rear wheel drive 2,a hybrid of electric and gasoline with a battery pack that adds weight but also makes the car more efficient.this will be all wheel drive.it can also be plugged in at a charging station. Those two are known of but what if one option has no battery pack? A direct engine power to electric motors.a lighter version of awd?
One thing I noticed is real high horsepower and torque numbers on the form,but the transmission can only handle 663ft/lbs of torque,this means any torque rating over that number is an all wheel drive version. The base corvette will be 495 hp.i suspect they will have a ls6 engine that will be the fastest of all c8 corvettes. I say this because from what I've read,the top speed of the electric motor is 150 mph.the first production c8s will go 194,so the rear wheel drive cars will have a higher top speed but the awd cars will have scary acceleration. The battery pack car will have the worst or equal acceleration but the best fuel efficiency.so when they say a 900 hp car,300hp will be the front electric motor.
I've also read about a hundred pound starter alternator combo unit that may kill the engine and just use electric for stop and go traffic like traffic jams,only turning the gasoline engine on when the battery gets too low.a front wheel drive maybe at times.
I've researched and can't find any other c8 tranny being built so 663ft/lbs is max torque the back tires will ever be allowed to put out. If this is true then nobodies gonna be modding vettes unless they engineer a new tranny also.
The ultimate top speed of the c8 will probably end up breaking 200mph but just barely,and unless im wrong about the electric motors top speed,it will be a rear wheel drive c8 that gets this top speed rating.
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Post by Amaterasu Solar on Nov 29, 2019 6:23:02 GMT
Interesting, robo! Thanks!
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 5, 2019 18:14:46 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 7, 2019 0:58:21 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 7, 2019 1:12:52 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 12, 2019 12:09:24 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 16, 2019 18:48:11 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 17, 2019 21:17:47 GMT
The bowling green dream loss.
So corvettes hiring at 15 hr. Put yourself in a 20somethings perspective.im gonna have to pass a piss test for pot,im gonna build these vettes every day and never be able to afford one or the insurance on one.im gonna have to deal with union politics and old hands on the verge of senility. In gms dreams!
I was working 12 hour days @15hr,at my last job,i wanted a corvette.i went and checked everything out to get one,wasnt gonna happen.the down payment and insurance was just too far away timeline wise.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 17, 2019 21:25:44 GMT
New articles out right now are saying 40k production a year,lol,their past production numbers are 15k a year.as production peaks in a factory,quality goes to crap. Its pure boasting to say they can produce 40k vettes a year. Maybe junkers as those new hires will need training and skill level,the factory lines will need perfecting.its a totally new model.i hope im wrong for the customers sake but i see ceo nightmares headed to gm.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 17, 2019 21:30:41 GMT
I wonder how many gm ceos would be willing to sleep on the factory floor like elon musk? I wonder if gm is willing to fire thousands of slacker employees to move the company forward like elon did. Them unionized employees are a hell to deal with.look what they did back last summer to gm.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 24, 2019 11:52:12 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 24, 2019 11:54:24 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 24, 2019 12:02:27 GMT
This makes me so ugg,they are covered in wtc dust.go to the pics of each car.at least thats what i suspect.concrete dust and asbestos.its gonna take some serious cleaning.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Dec 28, 2019 0:08:09 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Jan 30, 2020 23:31:25 GMT
I had to take a break for a few weeks.anyways while I was gone a few things have occured.corvette wheels on a new prototype c8 were stolen.i think that was a marketing gimic to squeeze out 90 more dollars from buyers.i bet those lug nuts only cost five bucks in Chinese steel. Next is the announcement of all leftover allotments will be cancelled.gm isn't saying it but I bet this has to do with manufacturing rates and they will be building 2020 c8s up to Dec 31. Even though in usual car markets,the next model year of a vehicle is usually on the showroom floor by August of the previous year.
Next is the hint of a zo6 5.5 overhead cam flat plane v8.this has to be manufactured as the race require a 300 production run for a car if it's gonna race.so Chevy has to bring that model into production this year.i suspect it will be the z06 and called the 2021 model but be in the summer factory line so as to be in line with race rules.this will compound the stress on the factory floor but gm knows how fast they can spit out cars.the engine in the race models is a 4.2 liter as that's the rules but the public model will be the 5.5 in that engine version.if I read rules correctly.it will be naturally asperated but that double overhead cam is gonna make low and midrange very fast. Gm just announced a mandatory break-in period of 500 miles.this means a bunch of things.first it means a clock in the software of the cars computer will control it's functions.i think this is actually due to the tranny and not the engine.those transmissions are real close to max factory specs and once they go to the 5.5,they will be at the wall on torque.i have not seen gm say how they will go beyond this point and it's in factory planning to go with even higher horsepower and torque next year.unless they already have plans to go with a different transmission,which I have not heard of yet.
They have also said they will be doing a six week plus hold before releasing a car from factory.i suspect this is two fold,to make sure the new hires haven't messed up and also as the snow will not be off the roads for at least march.they don't need a bunch of vettes wrapped around trees creating bad pr and this will give owners a safe ride for the year so that when the snow comes next year,the drivers are acclimated to the driving style on good roads first. This also the partial reason for the 500 mile torque limit.monkeys need to he trained before killing themselves properly.
There's rumor of a strange spoiler design coming out on the zo6.most folks prefer trunk space over spoilers.so unless they make it where the spoiler is attached to the trunk lid,a lot of folks are going to not buy the spoiler or if it's mandatory,owners will remove it.sure spoilers are cool but the primary market are 50 year old men and they aren't going to bend over no spoiler.also this spoiler if it's on the trunk will need serious gas struts to keep from killing folks if trunk is up and a breeze blows through.otherwise I see hands and fingers getting crushed. I still haven't had chance to see one in person but I can't wait too.they sure are purdy.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Feb 13, 2020 23:43:11 GMT
http://instagram.com/p/B8Qv3E3HzCI is gm trying to make a new "back to the future car"? looks like they are testing out anti theft features.as the black weather stripping is probably hiding magnetic wire. i say this because its being used at all hatches/doors. notice how its on the doors and the panels parrallel to the doors?
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Feb 13, 2020 23:50:44 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 2, 2020 17:22:43 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 2, 2020 17:23:25 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 5, 2020 23:24:20 GMT
www.motor1.com/news/402455/2020-corvette-c8-heading-dealers/the vettes are on the move! thing is,bloggers are saying 30 out a day with an order of 40k.i just dont see that production possible.they need 150 a day out the door.plus they have to by race rules,have the zo6 in that production line somewhere for 300 before january.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 12, 2020 22:01:32 GMT
so folks are gettin the first c8s now,ones had mufflers pulled off and another had a dyno test.hp and torque are 10%down over stock.the breakin 500 mile mode. time for the wreck/body count to begin.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 13, 2020 21:05:16 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 19, 2020 2:36:57 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 19, 2020 16:31:54 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 19, 2020 16:47:48 GMT
www.wku.edu/covid19/not a single case of cv19.i guess the cure to cv19 is a corvette factory at full production!
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 19, 2020 16:50:45 GMT
they got the cv 20 virus and its an immune booster!
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 25, 2020 9:38:21 GMT
HANA,anxious alien song,out march 20,2020
I'm so fancy I get everything around me The way I want it Cause I, I, I, I hold the key Yeah I'm so cool And everyone likes me I drive real fast and I like it all dirty Cause I, I, I, I am a queen But am I willing to justify Am I willing to open up my eyes And see I'm alone Alone all of the time But we don't cry And we'll never die Do you feel alive? In overdrive Yeah we don't cry Push that aside I feel alive In overdrive Yeah I'm so antsy I am going out my mind But that doesn't fit into the design So I guess I'll just hide I'm so sad, does anyone like me? I'm terrified that no one will miss me If I, I, I, I don't abide But am I willing to rectify Am I willing to open up my eyes And see that I'm home, I'm home All of the time But we don't cry And we'll never die Do you feel alive? In overdrive Yeah we don't cry Push that aside I feel alive In overdrive I'm so sad, does anyone like me? I'm terrified, but that doesn't fit into the design So I guess ill just hide I'll just hide But we don't cry And we'll never die Do you feel alive? In overdrive
the electric version will have a rectifier in it for the electric front wheel motors.
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 25, 2020 9:39:15 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Mar 28, 2020 6:35:15 GMT
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Post by LUCKY☆ on Apr 5, 2020 4:41:36 GMT
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