Corvette to join the $100k+ MSRP club.

[Blade]

Click here (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1214496&forum_id=100)

[HOTCIVIC]

:hmm:

[Blade]

Originally posted by HOTCIVIC
:hmm: It was amazing enough seeing the Z06 run toe to toe with a Ford GT.

I can't wait to see what the Blue Devil will be capable of.

[Trendkiller Z28]

:drool: Like some guy on here said before.........

It's a pulley away from being king of the world:headbang:

[ULTIMTEORANGESS]

if this is true it opens the door for GM to make an affordable musclecar with a variation of an ls7 to once again dominate.

[MapleRed]

Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
:drool: Like some guy on here said before.........

It's a pulley away from being king of the world:headbang:

:haha: :yup: :cool:

[triggerjerk]

Will it be called Z06 then?

385, 405, 505 and now 650?

[HOTCIVIC]

Originally posted by triggerjerk
Will it be called Z06 then?

385, 405, 505 and now 650?

I bet it will be called the "Sting Ray" :yup:

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by triggerjerk
Will it be called Z06 then?

385, 405, 505 and now 650? Won't be a Z06. There have been many rumors as to what it would be called. Stingray would be bad ass but it may be SS, which seems the most logical:shrug:

[Kata Skopos]

as cool as the car would be... over $100k:( its a corvette...

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by needcash
as cool as the car would be... over $100k:( its a corvette... :rolleyes:

[Blade]

Corvette SS would be kinda shitty.

Heck, I like the Blue Devil moniker.

[WCFields]

SS would be a total joke considering what vehicles currently carry that moniker.

It will probably be someting of significance pulled from the Vette past early on I would think.

[Blade]

:werd:

That fact that SS has been thrown around so much, makes me want the Z28 to be the top model Camaro when it comes out.

[GMCtrk]

Possible names are SS or ZR-1

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
SS would be a total joke considering what vehicles currently carry that moniker.

It will probably be someting of significance pulled from the Vette past early on I would think. SS does come from the Vette's early history;)By the way, I'm confused as to what is wrong with the current vehicles that have an SS badge:confused: Especially since, eraly in the SS name's history it was nothing more than a trim upgrade and not power;)

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by Blade
:werd:

That fact that SS has been thrown around so much, makes me want the Z28 to be the top model Camaro when it comes out. I'll ask you the same, what's wrong with the vehicles that have SS badges:dunno:

[jr. gong]

Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
I'll ask you the same, what's wrong with the vehicles that have SS badges:dunno:

The Malibu SS - enough? :dunno:

[ill deuce]

gran sport>all other names

[mrgto]

Stingray, BlueDevil, ZR2 come to mind. It better be a twin turbo instead of SC'd

[StreetLethal]

Grand Sport, ZR-1, and Stingray would all sound good in my book, SS wouldnt work.

[WCFields]

Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
SS does come from the Vette's early history
SS was never publically an offering in the Vette line. :nono:

And it didn't have much to brag about seeing it only ran 23 laps before breaking down.



Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
By the way, I'm confused as to what is wrong with the current vehicles that have an SS badge. It's not what is wrong with the current vehicles, as far as the Vette is concerned a $100k+ Vette should not be linked with the low priced SS offerings in the Chevrolet line. That would be nothing short of outright stupidity IMO. :shrug:

What about DV1 which gives a nod to Duntov and a bit of a nod to the devil moniker rumor its been carrying. :hmm:

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by DrewSG3
The Malibu SS - enough? :dunno: What's wrong with it? They gave it more power and a little more wicked look. How is that any different than a past SS?

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
SS was never publically an offering in the Vette line. :nono:

And it didn't have much to brag about seeing it only ran 23 laps before breaking down.



It's not what is wrong with the current vehicles, as far as the Vette is concerned a $100k+ Vette should not be linked with the low priced SS offerings in the Chevrolet line. That would be nothing short of outright stupidity IMO. :shrug:

What about DV1 which gives a nod to Duntov and a bit of a nod to the devil moniker rumor its been carrying. :hmm: Sorry, your argument isn't good enough for me:shrug:

[GMCtrk]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
SS was never publically an offering in the Vette line. :nono:

And it didn't have much to brag about seeing it only ran 23 laps before breaking down.



It's not what is wrong with the current vehicles, as far as the Vette is concerned a $100k+ Vette should not be linked with the low priced SS offerings in the Chevrolet line. That would be nothing short of outright stupidity IMO. :shrug:

What about DV1 which gives a nod to Duntov and a bit of a nod to the devil moniker rumor its been carrying. :hmm:

ZR-1 is for Zora

[WCFields]

Originally posted by GMCtrk
ZR-1 is for Zora I know, but given the sales debacle the ZR1 was I wouldn't think they would use that or ZR2 even. :shrug:

[Trendkiller Z28]

I hope it's Stingray:cool:

[WCFields]

I like Gran Sport but it conjures up images of a Buick to me. :lol:

[WCFields]

Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
I hope it's Stingray:cool: Stingray or Sting Ray is cool but it doesn't seem to fit an all out mega buck Vette.

What I would like to see is that used on a specialty version something between the regular C6 and the ZO6 power level in perhaps some limited edition colors.

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
Stingray or Sting Ray is cool but it doesn't seem to fit an all out mega buck Vette.

What I would like to see is that used on a specialty version something between the regular C6 and the ZO6 power level in perhaps some limited edition colors. That's why I don't think it will be the Stingray:(

[ETID]

sting-ray or ZR2 are the best sounding IMO

[Carsnob]

There is already a ZR-2. It's a 4wd package on S-10's kinda like a Z71 package on Silverado's

http://www.zr2.com/

[NBMWSsix]

How about "Devil Ray" :shrug:

[dave1w41]

I am voting for the hyphenated "Sting-Ray" of the early 1960's.


SS would be a total joke considering what vehicles currently carry that moniker.


That's a steaming pile of bullshit. A current Malibu SS would mop the floor with about 95% of the Malibus that were made between 1965 and 1972 that had "SS" on them. You need to change that broken old paradigm you are dragging down the highway.

[red2001caaaamaro]

zo6 + kenne bell = 75k

stock blue devil = 100k



saving 25k on a car with the same uotput, priceless

[red2001caaaamaro]

With all due respect, it's still going to be a kick ass car though :shrug:

[WCFields]

Originally posted by dave1w41
I am voting for the hyphenated "Sting-Ray" of the early 1960's.




That's a steaming pile of bullshit. A current Malibu SS would mop the floor with about 95% of the Malibus that were made between 1965 and 1972 that had "SS" on them. You need to change that broken old paradigm you are dragging down the highway. Yeah ok...we'll name a $100k+ car in the same SS group as POS Malibu SS is...sure...sounds like a real plan, I'm sure the potential buyers would be just estatic about that connection. :rotfl:

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by dave1w41
I am voting for the hyphenated "Sting-Ray" of the early 1960's.




That's a steaming pile of bullshit. A current Malibu SS would mop the floor with about 95% of the Malibus that were made between 1965 and 1972 that had "SS" on them. You need to change that broken old paradigm you are dragging down the highway. :werd: The current Impala SS is the fastest ever, yet it's an abomination to the original SS name:rolleyes: Most people on here have no idea that the initial SS's were nothing more than a trim upgrade. All they remember are the powerful SS's:help:

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
Yeah ok...we'll name a $100k+ car in the same SS group as POS Malibu SS is...sure...sounds like a real plan, I'm sure the potential buyers would be just estatic about that connection. :rotfl: :umm: Not one MF who walks in to a dealerhip and looks at a $100K 650hp Vette named SS is going to go........"But that Malibu is an SS so I don't want it". You have to be kidding me with your lame argument:rolleyes:

[MACGI 98 Z28]

Most people on here have no idea that the initial SS's were nothing more than a trim upgrade. All they remember are the powerful SS's

Most of them don't "remember" anything and have never driven a 60's era muscle car. The closest they get to them is smelling the exhaust at an auto show.

I wouldn't call the classic experience a total negative, but most of them were not all that they are cracked up to be. Most of todays drivers would consider an old muscle car to be a slow, ill-handling, gas-sucking, exhaust stinking rattle-trap after driving it for a week. FWIW almost any Chevelle/Malibu or Impala without serious modification or a big block probably would get wasted in the 1/4 by the current Malibu SS or Impala SS...to say nothing of handling and stopping.

That said, I do agree that it would be dumb to put SS on a Corvette. It just doesn't seem right. Sting-Ray would be a more logical choice.

[Blade]

Sting Ray would be a horrible choice. IMO

[HOTCIVIC]

Originally posted by NBMWSsix
How about "Devil Ray" :shrug:

:hmm:

[Kata Skopos]

how about "the stinging devil that beats all other cars"?

call it TSDTBAOC for short

[WCFields]

Originally posted by Trendkiller Z28
:umm: Not one MF who walks in to a dealerhip and looks at a $100K 650hp Vette named SS is going to go........"But that Malibu is an SS so I don't want it". You have to be kidding me with your lame argument:rolleyes: Funny... from what I've read on a few forums from folks that have the bucks & are are considering getting one they are TOTALLY against the SS plate on it for this very reason. Who the hell wants a supercar tied to a run of the mill group of "performance" cars by it's nameplate designation? That is totally asinine. :cuckoo:

[Trendkiller Z28]

Originally posted by BlackLightn
Funny... from what I've read on a few forums from folks that have the bucks & are are considering getting one they are TOTALLY against the SS plate on it for this very reason. Who the hell wants a supercar tied to a run of the mill group of "performance" cars by it's nameplate designation? That is totally asinine. :cuckoo: Tell them they are morons for me will you;)

[Ls1vazquez]

Originally posted by Style_Front
zo6 + kenne bell = 75k

stock blue devil = 100k



saving 25k on a car with the same uotput, priceless

:boggled: :boggled:

[426HEMI]

Hmm I kinda like the "Devil Ray".

[426HEMI]

Originally posted by Style_Front
zo6 + kenne bell = 75k

stock blue devil = 100k



saving 25k on a car with the same uotput, priceless

Assuming that you are talking about a C6 Z06, care to explain how you can get a Z and a KB for $75k?

[McRat]

They should call it the Dresden Edition. ;)

[426HEMI]

Originally posted by McRat
They should call it the Dresden Edition. ;)

:no:

Sounds too much like on of those Eddie Bauer eddition things.

[McRat]

It is funny that there was a 650HP twin turbo Corvette with MFR plates on it in Escondido, California over a year ago.

[426HEMI]

Originally posted by McRat
It is funny that there was a 650HP twin turbo Corvette with MFR plates on it in Escondido, California over a year ago.

:hmm: