YellowJacket
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I think the Z06 is awesome! I thought I read that base MSRP was 87k or so. I HIGHLY doubt they will sell for that. Just like the base C8 I'm sure the price is going to be inflated for who knows how long.
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Iām budgeting 120k. That seems right.starting price will be under 90k, of course the z07 package will be beyond that 110k ish. my wife works for GM corporate. haven't set a price yet due to supply chain unknowns that will be mostly resolved in Q1 2022. unfortunately GM employees wont be able to order well into Q3 2022. if the price is right i may say goodbye to my supra , but at least i wont have to deal with "market adjustments" lol
Not complaining, just not my forte. Also, plenty of FI cars are fantastic track carsā¦.especially the one based on this forum.It's a track car. The biggest complaint be about the last Z06 was being FI and not being able to take track abuse. Now they put in what appears to be a masterpiece of a motor and people still complain. What a world we live in.
What does FI have to do with not being able to take track abuse? If it can't take track abuse then it can't take track abuse, FI or NA makes no difference. Just about every race car out there is turbo, or was turbo at one time until they were forced to go back to NA because they were too powerful. 24 hour LeMans cars are pretty much all turbo, if 24 straight hours of racing isn't "track abuse" then I don't know what is.The biggest complaint be about the last Z06 was being FI and not being able to take track abuse.
I see what you did there, you compared race cars to a street car. Bravo.What does FI have to do with not being able to take track abuse? If it can't take track abuse then it can't take track abuse, FI or NA makes no difference. Just about every race car out there is turbo, or was turbo at one time until they were forced to go back to NA because they were too powerful. 24 hour LeMans cars are pretty much all turbo, if 24 straight hours of racing isn't "track abuse" then I don't know what is.
It sounds like either those people who were complaining either had no idea what they were talking about, or Chevy just put a shitty engine in the last Z06. Either way, FI in no way means it can't handle the track.
Of course. Do we really have to go down the obvious rabbit hole of why FI cars meant for the street aren't as well suited for the track? The C7 Z06 could have been had it's cooling issues resolved but they chose a price point and that made the car not as capable on track without modifications. Wasn't there a class action suit against GM for the very issue?Not complaining, just not my forte. Also, plenty of FI cars are fantastic track carsā¦.especially the one based on this forum.
No, Iām saying that FI doesnāt mean it canāt be track capable. Thatās just a ridiculous statement when nearly every race car is FI. You must see that, right? If GM made a car that wasnāt able to handle the track, thatās on them. It has nothing to do with it being FI or not, plenty of other cars are FI and handle the track just fine. Itās simply a matter of GM not designing it correctly.I see what you did there, you compared race cars to a street car. Bravo.
That was the point of my sarcasm. Race cars don't have to run an AC, or have other road car stuff. I'm sure it's largely similar for our Supras whether we notice it or not, but virtually every sub $200k FI sports car factory stock can't take track abuse without reducing power to some degree. My Supra went into limp mode at VIR after a full session in the hot summer air. If I stripped out a bunch of creature comforts and threw $10k of race-spec cooling parts at it, I'm sure that would solve the issue, but no thanks. And aren't most race cars now using FI due to class restrictions anyways?No, Iām saying that FI doesnāt mean it canāt be track capable. Thatās just a ridiculous statement when nearly every race car is FI. You must see that, right? If GM made a car that wasnāt able to handle the track, thatās on them. It has nothing to do with it being FI or not, plenty of other cars are FI and handle the track just fine. Itās simply a matter of GM not designing it correctly.
Have you ever heard of Spring Mountain? Itās a racetrack paganis race on that is now sponsored by Chevy to teach c8 owners how to track. Every new c8 comes with a discounted course (like what we have but much much better)That was the point of my sarcasm. Race cars don't have to run an AC, or have other road car stuff. I'm sure it's largely similar for our Supras whether we notice it or not, but virtually every sub $200k FI sports car factory stock can't take track abuse without reducing power to some degree. My Supra went into limp mode at VIR after a full session in the hot summer air.