True, very true

I think the production mid-engined car will be way less exaggerated as far as the crazy wide rear fenders and massive intakes.

Yeah, for sure it will be some sort of poor man's, but not especially poor man's mid-engined supercar.

I feel like it's a bit of the NSX and Supra syndrome though.

Well, you know what I mean. The Corvette is the "poor mans Ferrari"

Something that has been rumored and promised for so long that expectations are incredibly high and almost anything will be a let down.

I know what you mean in theory, but in practice it would throw it into the worst selling price bracket that exists for performance cars.

What if they got in under 100k?

The no-man's land between 911 level pricing and Ferrari 488/Mclaren models where cars like the R8 and new NSX life is absolutely the worst place to position a car. It's above the point where a person who actually cares about value will consider them, and below the point of people who will actually choose a car because it's more expensive and exclusive.

Well if they get it under 100k it will be 55k cheaper than the current ZR1.

that wont happen

they will not undermine their own brand

If they did they couldn't even market it as the ultimate Corvette in any buyer's mind because it would be perceived as "less" than models they have already positioned at a much higher price.

look at it this way; if you're a chevrolet buyer and you love chevy, you own a zr1 and paid 155k for it, okay you got a discount since loyal customer and got it for 130, and the new mid engined vette comes out at say 98k

you are pissed

because your zr1 suddenly deflates in value, meanwhile a new product is in some way vastly superior

What's the entry level Corvette cost?

Around 66k these days.

~60k for the absolute base I think

So what if an entry level version of this mid-engin Corvette sold for $89k?

you want a porsche for that money

I'm JUST SAYING, they could be a price leader in the segment

I mean I could see the entry level of the mid-engined one getting in below 100k, but whatever model that is will not be the hero poor man's supercar that's gonna beat the 488 in a comparison test. .

Well it wouldn't be, the 911 is cheaper than that.

Of course not

I'm willing to bet there will be people that just say "I want a mid engined corvette", for the sake of what it is

Yeah there will, but will those people want the lowest performance version of it?

You could say the same about the Corvette now

I honestly think they missed the boat on this, and should have done it decades ago and established the model when there was list stiff competition.

Yes

Well no you couldn't because right now the base Corvette is actually a relative "bargain" for the performance and engineering you get. There's really nothing else quite like that in the 60k range.

If you lose that, it's not suddenly a good alternative to the 911 because it's much cheaper, it has to actually be outright better in all areas because it's the same price.

idk if a 911 would be a competitor

It'd be punching above its weight most likely, and is heavier with higher displacement

well, I take that back, maybe it wouldn't be heavier...

Well if it were heavier than the 911 it would be an even harder sell because the 911 is a 4 seat car with a steel chassis.

Right, that's what I thought...

Anyway, this is all wild speculation, I hope it's a great success, but I still say that the peak time to introduce something like this would have been back in the late 90s where it would have been possible to sell it at a reasonable price and it would have been thrown right into the mix of top sports cars.

Also would not be surprised if entry level smallest displacement one has some kind of low pressure twin turbo powerplant with the way things are headed.

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