“I’m in love with my car”... Well, the new Vet.

[SuperB23]

I could see buying a nice 2020 model in 2026. That's the way I roll!

They do look great the previous or current gen look awesome too. I bought a 2006 GTO brand new and I had three kids after that and sold it but it was the fastest car I had ever driven. I couldn't imagine how much fun these Corvettes would be to drive.

[RP]

Originally Posted by imwjl

The starting price of the new Corvette can indeed seem reasonable if you consider the average sticker price of a car now, and how sophisticated very common cars are now....

...the Supra coming back starts at $50 grand.

All the more reason I treasure my 2010 Mazda MX5 that ran ten grand last December. The giggles per dollar quotient is very high...

[fitness1]

A good friend of mine from high school has risen up the ranks and is now one of the top engineers at GM - I saw a mutual friend over the weekend and he told me Doug pulled into one of the Detroit area dealerships service department with his 2020 Vette and the mechanics were all freaking out.

I've never been a fan of the Vette, but that one certainly has a pretty undeniable appeal.

I could never afford/justify such a thing, but it's nice to look at.

I'll stick to my pocket rocket Honda turbo that gets 45 mpg!

And Brucebubs - I'll take the NSX every day of the week! (always been a "dream" car)

[lgherb]

Originally Posted by Neil K Walk

How is that in relation to the old Supra? They were pretty good rice rocket pony cars back in the day.

In 1985, The Supra and the Celica were the exact same car from the windshield back. The Supra had an inline 6 cylinder engine and the Celica had a 4 cylinder.

Other than the engine, they were pretty much the same car. In 1986, the Celica went to front wheel drive and the Supra remaained a rear wheel drive car.

[lgherb]

Originally Posted by RP

I like it - it reminds me of a similar vintage VW Scirroco that I lusted after although looking at the two side by side, your Celica definitely gets the nod....

The Scirroco was a fun car too. A high school classmate had one.

Coming out of a stop light, the Scirroco was lightning quick...it had an impressive 1st and 2nd gear. I think the old Rabbit might have had the same drivetrain?

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by fitness1

And Brucebubs - I'll take the NSX every day of the week! (always been a "dream" car)

Loved the 1st NSX, absolutely beautiful.
This new one looks too 'busy' and is waaaaay expensive!

[robj144]

How about the new EV Lotus:





It's only 2000 HP, has a range of about 270 miles, and can charge in 20 minutes.

Who wants one? It's a teeny bit more than $60k though.

[CoffeeFan]

Originally Posted by robj144

It's only 2000 HP, has a range of about 270 miles, and can charge in 20 minutes.

Wouldn't the distance you can travel vary depending on speed? If you go fast, you're using more power. If you're going slower, not as much.

What speed is the 270 mile range based on?

[RedJoker]

Originally Posted by CoffeeFan

Wouldn't the distance you can travel vary depending on speed? If you go fast, you're using more power. If you're going slower, not as much.

What speed is the 270 mile range based on?

I would guess its the same combined EPA / European range test that all EVs use to state range. Kind of like MPG tests. You can get better or worse than stated, depending on how you drive but there has to be a baseline.

[sevargnhoj]

I came across this while looking into Alaska having the easternmost point in the US thread:

https://www.kbb.com/car-news/mid-eng...mid=2100007621

[Birdbrain]

Driving a 'Vette, a Porsche, or any other supercar on the streets is like hauling a hundred-watt Marshall stack to play a wine bar at brunch. Just so much excess capability sitting idle. And how many guitars cases can you fit in a mid-engined 'Vette, has anybody checked.

I'm old enough to remember when ordinary cars were so slow and sloppy that you needed a "sports car" to stay awake. Those were the days, with 100 hp in a car weighing less than a ton! But now that minivans and hybrids can outperform those 'Vettes of yore, I'm just ... not... interested... (snore)...

[Fogducker]

I long for my 1962 Studebaker Lark "Daytona". Not one car passed me (Even the Corvettes) between Detroit and the Breezewood exit in Pennsylvania, "back in the day" when I was fighting the war out in Maryland, 22 mpg too!

Oh yeah, along with that Studebaker,-------, I also long to be 24 again!

Fog

[Mr. Jelly]

My neighbor just sold his Nissan sports car. He said he looked like a wounded ape getting out of it. That kind of ruins the whole sports car image doesn't it?

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly

My neighbor just sold his Nissan sports car. He said he looked like a wounded ape getting out of it. That kind of ruins the whole sports car image doesn't it?

Sold my Nissan ... well Datsun actually .. about 15 years ago.

[CoffeeFan]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Sold my Nissan ... well Datsun actually .. about 15 years ago.

That's beautiful.

My uncle used to race one of those when he was stationed in Thailand.