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I am a seminarian who originally planned to go into car design (industrial design at Cleve. Inst. of Art), so that is and will always be my first love...Maybe one day I will go back to art school and transfer.

GM released a new Corvette today, the 7th generation of the Chevrolet flagship model, which has been around since the end of the Korean conflict.

C7 Vette

It should do well, as the alleged rear-end problems (the car would drift back and forth at the back) are supposedly cured. It is around $50k, so it is competitive with a Shelby GT500.

The Europeans are on another level, however.

I'll keep my Aztek... don't think I could tailgate with any of them fancy things your talking about.. and where would I put my Keg and fishing poles, and girl friends

Well at least the keg and fishing poles can ride shotgun. The other thing you mentioned can probably just go in the trunk.

Fair point.

The Ford GT is nice.

Vette looks like a Nissan in the C-pillar.

Not a Vette guy, but that thing is beautiful.

May have to take the $50k I've set aside for my M3 and change course.

I'd stick with the M3.

Lmao ! I do like the sport cars, know nothing about them any more,My Pops raced and built the old cars, I built Harley' s and Jacked up pick ups... But now that I'm in my prime years ( 50"s ) I could appreciate a nice ride . And I'm not talking a hover round

Actually, been down that road before with the E46 model ... if you're familiar with BMW.

My mechanic and I were on a first name basis. Surprised they didn't send me a Christmas gift.

It was a love/hate thing. By far, the most amazing car I've ever driven. Pure joy from start to stop. Unless it was in the shop for another repair or the $125 oil changes.

So my comment was more joking than anything. Swore off BMW. Just not worth it. Cars are so expensive these days. And the maintenance is even more out of control. I'm amazed at the trend in housing prices vs. that of a car. In some parts of the country your car will cost as much as a third of the price of your house. Just makes almost zero sense to me. I keep thinking somethings got to give. But then the banks just extend the terms. Corvette? $50k? Sure we'll put you into a 9 year loan. Friggin' crazy.

Man, I have now derailed this thread. Sorry OP.

I love Vettes, but I like E36 M3s and even the E30 M3 before that. 192 hp was a lot for such a small car, and it ran like an L98 Vette: 0-60 6.2, 14.4 quarter, 145-150 mph top speed.

I hear ya. its also love/hate when you love high performance cars because hey, you have to pay to play. I enjoy my 550rwhp GTO alot, but its a pig in weight and looks like a large cavalier. It helps the sleeper image alot I guess.

That said I would love a race car/sports car. I think a good deal right now is the Gen II Viper GTS (that would be 96-02 years in coupe). 450hp/490tq and its really easy to get these cars up to almost any power level you'd want.

Not super-familiar. Being facetious, really, because I'm not a Vette fan at all. I like fancy cars as much as the next guy, but my cars tend to get used in a pretty utilitarian fashion. Been putting my WRX through the ringer for the past 7 years and I've had very few issues. As much as I'm into the high-performance German engineering, I don't think I'd go down that road either.

WRX is a great car.

I heard that Subaru was coming out with some type of sequential gearbox transmission similar to what I had in my M3 ... no clutch on the floor, operated by a computer instead ... still have to shift but using paddles or the "shift knob" ... but drives like a race car and not a "normal" manual. And it's not an auto with tiptronic or whatever the hell they call it these days. It's a straight manual ... the driver just doesn't operate the clutch.

Would totally be interested in something like that from Subaru. I am a traditional manual guy, but the SMG transmission that I had in my M3 was so cool that I want my next car to have something similar. I know Volks makes something similar ... theirs is called DSG ... might go that direction. That type of driving is pure enjoyment for me.

I like the WRX a lot, except for the combination of fuel economy and needing premium.

Not sure I'd be into a manual with no clutch. I like the tactile feedback. I'm not going to knock until if/when I try it, though. I just haven't had a car without a clutch in my 16 years on the road.

I'll probably just hang onto the Subaru until I can afford a Nissan GT-R

Never understood the paddle shifting. Why not have automatic if your going to make it that effortless.

And shifting without using a foot clutch would seem wierd.

Still love my Mustang and it's going on 7 years now. But that is a nice looking Vette, just not practical for me.

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Not bad. I wouldn't get one, but not bad. If I'm going to pick a "muscle car" to buy, it would be the Dodge Challenger. I like how it's a visual copy of an classic muscle car with all the cool features of a 2013 version.

With all that being said, I already own a mid-life crisis vehicle - a 2009 Harley Street Bob. And with motorcycles, most women don't assume I'm trying to compensate for a "shortcoming".

If money were no object, which it ALWAYS is, I would buy one of the upcoming Bentley EXP 9 F's (Performance SUV).

I currently drive an Infinity FX35, so I like the sporty SUV look. I'd probably re-buy an FX (or EX) when the time comes, but they're so crappy on gas (mine get 17+ in the city - 22 highway).

I'm 2-3 years away, because I have a 2004 (don't you need to keep a purchased car past 10 years to really push past the cost of buying versus leasing one?).

I kinda like the Mini Cooper Countryman's. I don't know much about them other than they get WAY better gas mileage than most other mis-size SUVs.

Oh well...enough car talk.

The look of the new Vette is somewhat "Cadillac CTS-V had sex with a Nissan GTR". But i'll admit that it looks mean and I like it.

Base model does 0-60 in less than 4 seconds? What is the performance model going to do?

The back looks like a Camaro and I envision trouble with that engine.

I think I'd rather have the Camaro at this point. ZL1 Ragtop.. Yeah baby....

Well I am a Vette fan....lol...I can tell you the taillights are stirring up a big ruckus as they are not round as they have been since 1953 (with a slight rounded squaring for the ZR-1 in the late 80's and early 90's)...But I can see that going by the way side much as the last C6 debut had the enclosed headlights.

I would not say the Europeans are heads above the Vette. In the price Range of the Base model you have...

the Porsche Cayman which can handle and is close acceleration wise because of it's small size...but to get there you have to have the R model which is stripped bare of any amenities. Not to mention any amenities added to any of the Cayman to bring it up to the Vette's base model would completely price it out of the competition.

the same things can be pretty much be said about the M3...

You telling me you would cross shop it with a Mercedes CLK or an Audi A5(S5 is out of the price range)

And when you go to the Z06 and ZR-1...there is not a better track car out there than the naturally aspirated Z06 and the ZR-1 outperforms cars twice as expensive

The big downfall of the Vettes was NEVER performance. But it was the interior. This car supposedly has corrected that...interior shots are promising. We shall see how the seats perform as their lack of bolstering was the largest complaint in prior years.

Personally I like this car. I will most likely be shopping for one. If the engine can deliver in reliability....it should be a BEAST. The biggest thing everyone is ignoring is that they have a torque curve that is giving better numbers than the LS7 in the current Z06. I think they have a Base model that will deliver performance that is close to or possibly surpassing the current Z06 due to frame modifications, and improved torque numbers despite having slightly less hp numbers...

This car could be a big gun in the sports car world...

Oh and Toad.......I don't see it....lol

It's a Corvette...I'll take 10! Love me some 'Vettes!

I'll keep it in mind, thanks!

Not a huge car guy but I know enough to be dangerous.

Wow, I'm surprised that those manual'ish transmissions are getting love. I'll have to check it out as I'm honestly curious now.

I've sworn that my next car will be a true manual, though. If I'm not making regular trips down to Mexico for work, I definitely wouldn't mind shelling out for a nice, fast car. Something along the lines of an M3 that doesn't require frequent trips to the mechanic.

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Wow, I'm surprised that those manual'ish transmissions are getting love. I'll have to check it out as I'm honestly curious now.

I've sworn that my next car will be a true manual, though. If I'm not making regular trips down to Mexico for work, I definitely wouldn't mind shelling out for a nice, fast car. Something along the lines of an M3 that doesn't require frequent trips to the mechanic.

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I love cars. I am at seminary right now--what a joke--but am hoping to leave in may and go back to my old job as a weekly writer. Eventually, I hope to land a job with an auto mag or if that doesn't work, break into pro football somewhere as a writer...:)

All this car talk is inspiring me