Thank You Verb!
nooshinjohn
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It is officially coming, and I am going to have one!
https://www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/next-generation-corvette
https://www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/next-generation-corvette
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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Let down. I thought you were finally getting the Demon.Post edited by krazypolk on
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OMG dude! That's awesome!
Now I wish they would let me have one for a company car! Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
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Unveiling soon! Pic from Road&Track website
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
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@verb Any talk of pricing?Integrated Amp: Marantz PM-10
Speakers: Usher MD2
Subwoofer: Rythmik F15HP
DAC: North Star Design Supremo
Streaming Source: AURALiC Aries Mini
SACD Player: Marantz SA8004
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Let down. I thought you were finally getting the Demon.
I would be krazy polk to pass up the very first mid-engine 'Vette for a Dodge...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
heck, you want a mid-engined GM car -- you could just get a Fiero and pocket the difference.
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No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
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Not sure of pricing. Not cheap I’m sure of that!Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Starting price is said to be $60k to $70k.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
There has been a push within the Corvette's engineering team to move the car to a mid-engine platform since at least 1959, and they actually placed the order for tooling to produce this car for the 1980 Corvette...
Sadly, Bill Mitchell, Zora Dutov and Ed Cole retired before the ink dried on the contract and Dave McClellan killed it. There have been at least a dozen concepts and every generation since the C2 cars have had a mid-engine prototype in the mix.
I think Dodge is as much responsible for the switch being made as well as Ford... A true supercar has the engine behind the driver.. everything else is nothing more that a GT.
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Right. A six pack says you don’t get it. Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Right. A six pack says you don’t get it.
yeah but there will be a great story behind it
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And 10-12 pages of posts over the next couple of months, leading up to the inevitable conclusion? Unless by some miracle the Finance Dept. (a/k/a The Mrs.)
gives it the official Okey-Dokey....
Just having some early morning fun, I hope everything goes well with this one.
So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?
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I never put a timeframe to this.... never buy a first year GM car, especially one they are twisting frames on because there is too much power hitting the ground.
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
nooshinjohn wrote: »I never put a timeframe to this.... never buy a first year GM car, especially one they are twisting frames on because there is too much power hitting the ground.
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No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
"We" were supposed to get a mid-engined Corvette in the early-mid 1970s! Mid-engined-ness is exotic and high-end sort of by definition (well, at least in those days, it was); sort of the direct-heated triode of sports cars
I mean, heck, that's why "we" got the Porsche 914, 914/6 and FIAT X1/9
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My new car was delivered today.
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Some assembly required it appears
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I love it!
Brings back those many childhood memories of all those models I made. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
mhardy6647 wrote: »No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
"We" were supposed to get a mid-engined Corvette in the early-mid 1970s! Mid-engined-ness is exotic and high-end sort of by definition (well, at least in those days, it was); sort of the direct-heated triode of sports cars
I mean, heck, that's why "we" got the Porsche 914, 914/6 and FIAT X1/9
.... and the Fiero and the Toyota MR-2
I once had a 1967 Fiat 850 Spider covered headlight with a rear-engine Autobianchi motor. Add that to the "exotic" list. Not mid-engine, rear engine. All 1050 DOHC cc's of it. It became popular with California guys to put Mazda rotary engines in them and they could lift the front end right off the ground burning out. Definition of a "pocket rocket." Lol -
mhardy6647 wrote: »No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
"We" were supposed to get a mid-engined Corvette in the early-mid 1970s! Mid-engined-ness is exotic and high-end sort of by definition (well, at least in those days, it was); sort of the direct-heated triode of sports cars
I mean, heck, that's why "we" got the Porsche 914, 914/6 and FIAT X1/9
.... and the Fiero and the Toyota MR-2
I once had a 1967 Fiat 850 Spider covered headlight with a rear-engine Autobianchi motor. Add that to the "exotic" list. Not mid-engine, rear engine. All 1050 DOHC cc's of it. It became popular with California guys to put Mazda rotary engines in them and they could lift the front end right off the ground burning out. Definition of a "pocket rocket." Lol
I thought all of 'em in the US had raised headlights -- '67 musta been before the regs changed!
Gorgeous automobiles, designed by Giugiaro (Ital Design), if memory serves.
Of course, so was the early Hyundai Pony
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A true supercar has the engine behind the driver.. everything else is nothing more that a GT.
The Ford GT is a true supercar.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
And it’s engine is where? Behind the driver. The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
A true supercar has the engine behind the driver.. everything else is nothing more that a GT.
The Ford GT is a true supercar.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »mhardy6647 wrote: »No real vette has an engine anywhere near the rear axle. Otherwise it just ain't no vette.
"We" were supposed to get a mid-engined Corvette in the early-mid 1970s! Mid-engined-ness is exotic and high-end sort of by definition (well, at least in those days, it was); sort of the direct-heated triode of sports cars
I mean, heck, that's why "we" got the Porsche 914, 914/6 and FIAT X1/9
.... and the Fiero and the Toyota MR-2
I once had a 1967 Fiat 850 Spider covered headlight with a rear-engine Autobianchi motor. Add that to the "exotic" list. Not mid-engine, rear engine. All 1050 DOHC cc's of it. It became popular with California guys to put Mazda rotary engines in them and they could lift the front end right off the ground burning out. Definition of a "pocket rocket." Lol
I thought all of 'em in the US had raised headlights -- '67 musta been before the regs changed!
Gorgeous automobiles, designed by Giugiaro (Ital Design), if memory serves.
That is exactly what my covered headlight Spider looked like, racing red was the color. I think they went to raised headlights in '68. Total POS stock motor, unless you put an Abarth, Autobianchi, or Mazda rotary engine in them. Guys in California were into modding them like we mod Polk SDA's, you wouldn't believe the ingenuity those guys had - hogging out the venturi's, modding the cams, etc etc. I believe '67 WAS before the change in regs, including emission controls in California, but I could be wrong. I drove that Spider back from San Diego to Wisconsin alone, which was an adventure in and of itself. I eventually sold mine to a car collector out east who worked for Land Rover and sent a covered trailer to haul it back. They are unobtainium now. Fun, but quite frankly they were light years behind the Americans. This guy I knew had a modded '62 Nova II that could burn whole tires off doing doughnuts around that Spider if he had half a mind to, and my uncle had a '70 GTO convertible that could've bit that Fiat's head off with one swift bite, mazda rotary motor or not. Lol. The Spiders got fantastic gas mileage though. -
A true supercar has the engine behind the driver.. everything else is nothing more that a GT.
The Ford GT is a true supercar.
And has taken a back seat to the new Ford Shelby gt500 750+ hp. Listed as they fastest production car made so far.
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nooshinjohn wrote: »I never put a timeframe to this.... never buy a first year GM car, especially one they are twisting frames on because there is too much power hitting the ground.
A freind of mine has a late model ZR1 & a Z06. He usually buys several through the years of each generation. Said he's gonna give it a minimum of 3 yrs. before jumping into a C8. Let's hope GM has upped their reliability on the next one but, I won't hold my breath. The Vette is way long overdue for a ME car. -
Me and a friend (RIP Csaba) used to autocross an 850 spider back in HS and it's been so long I'd forgotten there was a difference. Our was the ugler later version like this but with alloy wheels.
