http://autos.yahoo.com/news/next-cor...turbo-v-8.html

I'm a corvette fan so I found this quite interesting. 10,000 rpm's sounds really cool, but I'm not sure if I'm excited about a small-displacement powertrain. The 427 na engine in the Z06 is something special imo. What you do guys think? Would you buy one?

 

depends.

if it can go faster than the old car then sure I don't see why not. but this will pissed a lot of "OMG I NEED 500 hp to go to my supermarket!" people off.

 

Not into corvettes, but it should be interesting to know.

 

remember what happened when they changed the formula for coke?

 

I can't tell you how well that would sell, but I like the idea of it. The most recent vette really broke the idea that american cars are only good for straight line performance. If they can drop some weight, keep similar or more power and still get good gas mileage, it should be an amazingly well priced car. As long as it still offers the straight line speed and potential for power, I think the "no replacement for displacement" type of people will be able to cope.

 

I also like the idea... Yet I don't ever see myself buying a Corvette. I respect the car, but I don't think it'll ever suit my liking, even with the new twist in the engine.

 

I like the idea but that article doesn't actually name any source to cite the hard facts.

Sure, they have Mark Reuss but his words sound more like the wishy-washy "challenge the dominant paradigm" executive speak that could simply mean that they are going to decontent the hell out of it to lower the price and target younger buyers.

 

I think the main reasoning behind this is to sell more in places like europe. (probably stating the obvious) If they are doing this in hopes of higher us sales... then they are not doing it for the right reasons. i personally like the NA motor they have in it.... but im not too big of a vette fan.

 

I love Vettes, and I love the V8 sound that they have. I think that is the biggest thing you would be sacrificing by going to a high revving V8. The article did say that they would be keeping the traditional engine style as a option, that would keep most buyers happy. IMO there isnt a car that does what the vette does better. The only exception would be a LS1 RX8, which is probably what I will do in the future instead of buying a vette. But that is several years and a couple thousand more dollars than i have right now

 

What? Don't like corvettes? What's wrong with.... Jk, ok, to each their own.

Exactly. Why fix something that isn't broken? They're trying to mimic the European cars such as porsche, ferrari and lambos. But why join em when you can beat em? Just ask Lebron....oh....wait. What was I saying? They just need to fix up the interior and maybe lose a few more pounds here or there.

I'm just trying to keep an open mind. If it can perform as well as the C6 and still be a world beater then I won't have a problem with it.

Agreed. I love the sound of the big v8's. I guess it's good that they would be keeping the traditional big engine as an option to keep some of us happy.

 

There hasn't been a "big block" V8 in a Vette in a looong time... dumb asses writing the article.

I'd buy a TT small displacement OHC V8 Corvette. More importantly, I hope when the C7 comes out, the C6 values will drop even more so I can get a cheap LS3 2008+ base model, and use it as a daily driver.

 

I'm hoping the same thing so I can pick up a Z06 for a good price.

 

which is ? leaf springs ?

 

^^Kick the $200k+ vehicles butts at a fraction of the cost.

 

I like the new z06 corvettes--easy to mod to maximize HP. but part of the allure of corvettes is their massive raw powerful engine under the hood, perhaps this new configuration might ruin their attraction.

 

Maybe. A lot of turbocharged engines can see a lot from a simple tune and high flow exhaust. If it's well built then it should have plenty of room to grow and might even take well to simply replacing the turbos for even more potential.

It really depends a lot on the engine build and pricing. If they can maintain current price range and pull off this type of engine off properly, I think it could be an amazing car. The biggest problem might be appealing to the idea of what a "proper" corvette should be.

 

which 200+ car are we talking about ?

mind u --- a lot of car can do that.

 

^^Z06/ZR1's hang right with and beats some lambo's, ferrari's, etc. I wouldn't say A LOT of cars can do that.

 

true. but Vette's name will never beat Lambo/Ferrari's "model name here"