I’m willing to bet this is entirely it, especially since the performance package gets a 1" upgrade in the front and only .5" upgrade in the rear.
I’m willing to bet this is entirely it, especially since the performance package gets a 1" upgrade in the front and only .5" upgrade in the rear.
Coming here to post this exact thing. This is definitely a wagon, albeit a bit of an outlier.
Not a lot of performance cars that I know of, but mid engine it isn’t completely unheard of. The SW20 MR2 had larger rear rotors than front, I’m sure there are some others.
You also claim stability control was prevalent in the early 90s. That is not the case at all. Most economy cars didn’t have stability control until the mid 2000s. Only crossovers and SUVs started implementing stability control early in the 2000s as standard equipment because of rollover risk. Most sedans and “regular”…
The whole idea that cruise control is dangerous in the rain was A LOT more accurate with older systems. It’s much safer now although definitely not fail safe.
It wont make you suddenly go airborn, but it certainly can start a slide, and with the already slippery road the car has a higher chance of continuing to slide after the hydro planing has stopped and the tires are making contact with the road again.
This. I was told not to use CC in the rain back when cars were all rear-wheel drive and lacked stability or traction control. A skid in the rain with the cruise on could be very dangerous.
It’s pervasive because it’s true. The traction imbalance, as the cruise control (which is pretty stupid in pre DBW cars) attempts to maintain speed, results in immediate yawing in the worst case. It will spin you around so fast you won’t know what hit you. And, the speed sensors might tip the ABS controller off that…
he’s giving terrible advice. probably the worst column I’ve ever seen on this site.
It will put you into a violent yaw when you hydroplane, whether the yaw sensor flips the CC off or not.
Sure, it makes sense.
I don’t even care anymore. Mid-engine n/a V8 in the back and not 6 figures was the wishlist, and Santa delivered.
The first similar car that comes to mind that had the same completeness to its all-new-ness was when the R35 GT-R came out over a decade ago. That was a monster killer at the time with its crazy low starting price (that didn’t last long) that was already higher than the C8 will be over a decade later!
A paltry 5.4L
A fuck of a ton of car for the price.
Honestly I only got excited when I heard the price.
It’s because the Corvette is attainable. The Ford GT may as well be CGI because most people will never see one in real life, much less afford one.
While I agree with your points, I believe the hype is $60,000 mid engine Corvette.