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      02-03-2020, 05:11 PM   #1321
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First Corvette rolls off the line

This is big for Chevy

Production for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette is officially underway. Chevy marked the occasion with a tweet (how else?) from the assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky.

Late last year, Chevy announced that production would be delayed until February 2020 due to the UAW strike. It looks like that prediction was right on time, as we see production C8s on the first Monday of the month. Hallelujah.

Those folks who were among the first to order their 2020 Corvettes should see them begin to filter into dealers as Chevy builds up inventory over the coming weeks. That also means we get to start seeing them on the streets. It may be winter time in the north, but temperatures have been warm enough that taking out the brand-new Corvette doesn't seem like the worst idea in the world — it does ship with all season tires as standard after all.

The tweet doesn't make it clear that the Corvette pictured is the actual first production C8, but we've asked Chevy for photos of that car. The vehicle in question is headed to Rick Hendrick, who bought VIN No. 1 at the 2020 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.

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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
They won't have any problem selling it.

It's great bang for the buck!!!!
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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
I bet the ZO6 will look pretty awesome. They always have to make the base model look a little wimpy.
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      02-03-2020, 05:33 PM   #1325
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Can't wait to check one out at dealers! This will definitely be selling well...
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For its price, the specs of this car are incredible. Can't wait to start seeing these on the road.
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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
You are the first person i I've seen express that opinion. Many don't like the rear. A few don't like the front. But everyone agrees the side profile looks exotic and beautiful.
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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
You are the first person i I've seen express that opinion. Many don't like the rear. A few don't like the front. But everyone agrees the side profile looks exotic and beautiful.
I agree that the side could look better, conveniently, they already know what to do.

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You are the first person i I've seen express that opinion. Many don't like the rear. A few don't like the front. But everyone agrees the side profile looks exotic and beautiful.
Looks nothing like a Corvette, and the side intake is way too big for the rest of the car.

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I agree that the side could look better, conveniently, they already know what to do.

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Agree, better for damn sure, especially how the front matches it.
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I really wish I liked the side of that car more, but the botched side styling, the fact that it looks like a damn Ferrari mixed with a Lamborghini mixed with an NSX...only not as good as any of those, and it's mid-engined...which is decidedly un-American (if you ask me), just puts it out of my wheelhouse.

Too bad, they finally fixed the interior, and the performance is fantastic for the dollar.
Can you say Ford GT40 and Ford GT? Pontiac Fiero. That's 3 off the top of my head.
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      02-05-2020, 09:57 AM   #1331
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With Z51 Performance package.


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Quick lap, on par with a base 911 but i was expecting more originally. I do expect the z06 and zr1 to be complete monsters.
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For comparison...

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Damn Holmes, that’s a little over a minute faster than what I can do in my M2.
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Damn Holmes, that’s a little over a minute faster than what I can do in my M2.
By a PRO driver, on a closed course. Vewy vewy intewesting compawison.
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I want a C8 so bad
Replacement for the HC? Also, you had me fooled with the avatar change, thanks.
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I’m going to say no for the SS 1LE wheels. People ask me if they are aftermarket and I like them much better than the ZL1/ZL1 1LE wheels. The massive dish looks great IMO and is accented by the design. Only wish they were 19 and not 20.
ZL1 wheels definitely suck
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Replacement for the HC? Also, you had me fooled with the avatar change, thanks.
You are welcome!

Only if I got a decent DD. I daily the HC & I don't see the C8 as a good winter car I would not be happy if I drove the Acura every day & I really don't wanna make big payments for a car that sits half the year again.
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You are welcome!

Only if I got a decent DD. I daily the HC & I don't see the C8 as a good winter car I would not be happy if I drove the Acura every day & I really don't wanna make big payments for a car that sits half the year again.
If you move South, you can drive it all year!! The one or two times it snows, take the TL. DONE.
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If you move South, you can drive it all year!! The one or two times it snows, take the TL. DONE.
Selling the TL if I move out of state. Been trying to move south for YEARS! Sadly, the pay seems to be shit or I get bs like "Call us when you live here"
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I sell BMWs for a living but I cant afford a m8 competition so I own a 2018 z06. Cant wait to see the c8 mid engine z06 when it comes out.
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