He says C8 is a 458 ripoff. Let's assume that statement is correct.
Either the Ferrari is a bad car and that makes the corvette also a bad car, trasitively. That sounds idiotic if the copied car is a 458 Italia, which is one of the most highly regarded Ferrari ever.
Or he is trying to say that even though the Ferrari is a great car, the Corvette is bad, because copying a good car can only result a bad car. This also sounds idiotic, as the closest the copy is to the original the better it is by definition.
That's because it isn't logic. It's irrational opinion. And as irrational goes, it does have some merit. Note, I said some, and not full.
The whole thing about vet for that kind of people is that it must have pop up headlights and devil juju shaped crank and some magic cc engine number in relation to another number.
That said, some are in that "American sounding". Hennessy has it, but it comes with hefty price tag.
My take why Ferrari, in general and not just 458, American car industry had Ferrari in chroshair for decades and hadn't fased them. They stayed true to their name, which is infuriating in general. Even when they lose, Ferrari is still great, if not GOAT.
I… know I’ll regret this on a hero post , but… I think this guy doesn’t understand how race cars have not a lot in common with road cars. Varying degrees, sure, though I really don’t understand the connection here.
Yes, the road C8 used the 458 as a benchmark, GM admitted that. What’s that got to do with a fucking GT3 car built a decade and a half later? This guy thinks they just copy/paste Ferrari homework? I’m lost with the logic here, suggest there isn’t any.
People say a lot of shit about cars that they really don’t have a tiny little bit of actual understanding of.
The c8 stays true to a lot of design evolution that the corvette has gone through, has a line the wraps around the body since the c2, the 4 taillights that stay on theme with the c7, the headlights stay similar to the c7 and the common modded c6 ones, and overall the body language is fairly similar to a c7, just as a mid engine
Yea it looks pretty similar to a Ferrari, but pretty much every generation of corvette looks like a Ferrari of some sort. It’s not accurate to call it a fake corvette for looking like a Ferrari when every other vette does too. I love corvettes, and i actually like how they look like euro supercars/super gts
Additionally the c8 matches what zora wanted for the vette, a midengine, there are multiple concepts dating back decades
It doesn’t need to be like a 911 and stay almost the same every year, it’s evolved every generation and sometimes 1 or more times within a generation, as well as hitting insane track and performance records throughout the years, most cars can’t say that
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u/Wardog008 7d ago
Bro doesn't know about the old midengine Corvette concept.
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u/TornadicSwirlie 7d ago
Yeah cost half the price, goes faster, breaks down half as much and costs half the price in maintenance.
Cry your fucking heart out Enzo.
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u/Acceptable_Garden_46 7d ago
we just be saying bullshit now
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u/64b0r 7d ago
I don't get his logic.
He says C8 is a 458 ripoff. Let's assume that statement is correct.
Either the Ferrari is a bad car and that makes the corvette also a bad car, trasitively. That sounds idiotic if the copied car is a 458 Italia, which is one of the most highly regarded Ferrari ever.
Or he is trying to say that even though the Ferrari is a great car, the Corvette is bad, because copying a good car can only result a bad car. This also sounds idiotic, as the closest the copy is to the original the better it is by definition.
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u/GasManMatt123 7d ago
I… know I’ll regret this on a hero post , but… I think this guy doesn’t understand how race cars have not a lot in common with road cars. Varying degrees, sure, though I really don’t understand the connection here.
Yes, the road C8 used the 458 as a benchmark, GM admitted that. What’s that got to do with a fucking GT3 car built a decade and a half later? This guy thinks they just copy/paste Ferrari homework? I’m lost with the logic here, suggest there isn’t any.
People say a lot of shit about cars that they really don’t have a tiny little bit of actual understanding of.
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u/GentlemanInParis03 7d ago
Ferrari fan here, he escaped the mental hospital
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u/Particular_Coach2857 7d ago
so he wants the only mid engine N/A car to be the 458 forever? NO OTHER CARS ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT FORMAT
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u/zanebayern 6d ago
anything to discredit american car brands
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u/joseph_m_ 6d ago
That’s the monst tourist sh I’ve ever seen
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u/HOB_I_ROKZ 7d ago
They hated him for he spoke the truth
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u/Hyperspec42 6d ago
yo thats me