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      07-27-2019, 11:52 AM   #419
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exactly. look how every was drinking dodges koolaid when the Demon was announced as being the fastest factory 1/4 mile car. when in reality teslas and mclarens destroy it every day. power is meaningless if you can't put it down
Ppl did buy Koolaid because Challenger sales went way up and they took over 2nd place over the Camaro.

How are you going to compare Demon to Tesla or even better to McLaren LOL

C8 will sell like crazy and exceed C7 sales.
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      07-27-2019, 12:00 PM   #420
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I remember being the first in my area with a Terminator. Car was "rated" or advertised at 390/390 crank.

Within a week I had it on a dyno before doing a pulley swap, and it put down something like 398/402 to the wheels bone stock. I think I still have old dyno sheets around here somewhere.
Refresh my memory-what was the "Terminator"? Can't place it! Thanks!
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      07-27-2019, 12:01 PM   #421
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I agree. Honda should have just developed a follow-on NSX not a uber-expensive hybrid chasing the i8, and others. I think automotive purists really just want a great engine with a manual transmission in a great chassis. Enviro-Statement cars just don't sell well to purists IMO.
100% agreed.

People wanted an updated NSX which was a simple useable supercar without crazy maintenance. All they had to do is design the new NSX with RWD, manual, and price it near Corvette range.

Just take lesson from Mustang and 911 - if u find winning formula, just keep at it.
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      07-27-2019, 12:02 PM   #422
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Hm ... why couldn't they go with this rear end lols.

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100% agreed.

People wanted an updated NSX which was a simple useable supercar without crazy maintenance. All they had to do is design the new NSX with RWD, manual, and price it near Corvette range.

Just take lesson from Mustang and 911 - if u find winning formula, just keep at it.
NSX aside, I'm surprised there isn't an ///M variant from Acura yet.
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NSX sales are barely in the double digits (19 sold in June 2019) already. This includes the $20k incentive Acura has been running for years. I can't imagine how much lower it can go before Acura does something drastic. They need to simplify the powertrain and lower it to $100k.
Yeah, it's kinda ironic Chevy is doing to them what Honda did Back in 1991

Not in the same exact fashion, but It's a wake up call to every car company making expensive sports cars.....kinda like the original NSX was 30 years ago

Unfortunately Honda seemed to get caught up on showing off new technologies, instead of just making a pure exotic MR sports car people could somewhat afford..

Chevy did just that.
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Hm ... why couldn't they go with this rear end lols.

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Better question....what the hell happened to this Supra??? Why didn't they try to stick with this whole look???




It would have got just as much attention as the C8 is getting if it could have...sigh
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Better question....what the hell happened to this Supra??? Why didn't they try to stick with this whole look???




It would have got just as much attention as the C8 is getting if it could have...sigh
In the Supra case, probably has to do with regulation and crash test and also manufacturing cost. For the C8, the rear end could use some nips and tucks without incurring any much manufacturing cost. I think in general, the more fancy the body panel, it tends to cost a bit more.
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For Supra - very easy, Toyota is literally sitting on piles of cash and are too cheap to spend it on a pet project that will have limited sales. Company is a joke for automotive enthusiasts.

Not sure how Toyoda-san was not embarrassed to stand up there at the debut and call it a “Toyota” Supra.
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I agree with the C8 being a wake-up call, and i’m glad for it.

I was offended that Porsche thought it would charge us up to $100k for a 718 4-banger
I was disappointed when Toyota didn’t put its best foot forward with the Supra

Competition improves the breed, and all those tired cliches and stuff...
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Official pricing release date on August 15th
Supposedly heard from a GM representative.
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Refresh my memory-what was the "Terminator"? Can't place it! Thanks!
2003-2004 Mustang Cobra with a Factory Eaton Supercharger. Two year production only with a pretty much indestructible engine block.

Finding an unmolested one now is almost impossible!
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Ppl did buy Koolaid because Challenger sales went way up and they took over 2nd place over the Camaro.

How are you going to compare Demon to Tesla or even better to McLaren LOL

C8 will sell like crazy and exceed C7 sales.
just saying alot of car manufacturers dont keep their word. They said they made the fastest 1/4 mile production car... and teslas smoke it. I just dont trust what GM, Ford, Dodge etc say. They'll do anything to make a quick buck.

I think it'll be a good car. and many people will buy it sight unseen. hopefully no problems come up later on... like the z06 being their 'race car' and repeatedly overheating in race car conditions. Its like... did you even test this thing on the track ?? or did you just plan on your 60 year old customers only using it to cruise the strip?
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just saying alot of car manufacturers dont keep their word. They said they made the fastest 1/4 mile production car... and teslas smoke it. I just dont trust what GM, Ford, Dodge etc say. They'll do anything to make a quick buck.

I think it'll be a good car. and many people will buy it sight unseen. hopefully no problems come up later on... like the z06 being their 'race car' and repeatedly overheating in race car conditions. Its like... did you even test this thing on the track ?? or did you just plan on your 60 year old customers only using it to cruise the strip?
???

Explain.
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YoY their numbers drop, but at new releases they skyrocket!

Lets assume they will come back in the game at 40k+ volumes. forsure these will be everywhere. To put into perceptive, M235i for instance consistently gets ~10,000 sold yearly in US. Another ~10k in Europe.
Too bad the chart doesn't reflect 1983 - NONE were released for sale.

https://www.history.com/specials/the-lost-corvette
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???

Explain.
It was pretty much publicized that the Z06 would start to shut down quickly after hot laps from the heat generated. Don't own one so cannot confirm but if I recall correctly, a couple car magazines encountered the issue.
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2003-2004 Mustang Cobra with a Factory Eaton Supercharger. Two year production only with a pretty much indestructible engine block.

Finding an unmolested one now is almost impossible!
I'll bet-sounds like a great ride!
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???

Explain.
i was referring to dodge and how they claimed the demon was the fastest thing since sliced bread... maybe on the fastest drag strip, at the perfect temp, with a 90 pound driver, etc...

Fast forward to 15:50



then in the real world this happens: (demon on slicks and race gas 840hp vs stock huracan )




then eventually problems like rear diffs exploding happen.




all im saying is dont drink the koolaid just yet on the vette.
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just saying alot of car manufacturers dont keep their word. They said they made the fastest 1/4 mile production car... and teslas smoke it. I just dont trust what GM, Ford, Dodge etc say. They'll do anything to make a quick buck.

I think it'll be a good car. and many people will buy it sight unseen. hopefully no problems come up later on... like the z06 being their 'race car' and repeatedly overheating in race car conditions. Its like... did you even test this thing on the track ?? or did you just plan on your 60 year old customers only using it to cruise the strip?
Any street car put on a track and pushed very hard can and will have issues. Most of us have heard the reports of 458’s and some of their problems on the street and track, they’ve been documented also. F cars aren’t immune to issues and nobody else’s sports cars are immune either. Good car Makers fix problems early and the cars go on doing what they were designed to do.
Published track numbers is where the rubber hits the road and separates all truth from BS.
As it stands today there are four stock Corvettes( and two Camaros) standing atop the the 458 at Nurburgring, one of them the C6 Z06 and another is the C7 Z06. The Ring is a heartbreaker and punishes cars. Good cars rise to the challenge and top the competition. In fact, no Tesla has completed even one full lap without failure.
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Any street car put on a track and pushed very hard can and will have issues. Most of us have heard the reports of 458’s and some of their problems on the street and track, they’ve been documented also. F cars aren’t immune to issues and nobody else’s sports cars are immune either. Good car Makers fix problems early and the cars go on doing what they were designed to do.
Published track numbers is where the rubber hits the road and separates all truth from BS.
As it stands today there are four stock Corvettes( and two Camaros) standing atop the the 458 at Nurburgring, one of them the C6 Z06 and the other is the C7 Z06. The Ring is a heartbreaker and punishes cars. Good cars rise to the challenge. In fact, no Tesla has completed even one full lap without failure.
not sure what point you're trying to get across. 458 is 10 years old. They are well known as one of the most reliable supercars made. especially compared to the mclarens.

No car is immune to problems. Even GT3s had engines that caught on fire. Porsche stepped in and replaced engines. and added a 10 year warranty.

When dodge demons started blowing differentials dodge made no effort to rectify it. They warrantied it with the same defective part. people were still damaging their exhaust, halfshafts, and undercarriage with the exploding part.

GM never stepped in and ramped up the cooling on the Z06. Customers had to look to their own aftermarket solutions. in fact their is an ongoing lawsuit on this:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/04/...it-to-proceed/
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It was pretty much publicized that the Z06 would start to shut down quickly after hot laps from the heat generated. Don't own one so cannot confirm but if I recall correctly, a couple car magazines encountered the issue.
I'm not talking about the Z06. Those issues got fixed, I'm talking about the Demon.
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GM never stepped in and ramped up the cooling on the Z06. Customers had to look to their own aftermarket solutions. in fact their is an ongoing lawsuit on this:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/04/...it-to-proceed/
So they didn't introduce a secondary radiator or raised supercharger plenum in 2017?

They did. The problem was the auto models, which from the start, GM said wasn't for trackdays in the first place.

Regardless, it shouldn't have to come that. After the ZR1 and the Camaro models having no cooling issues, I think the C8 will be OK.
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