2020 Corvette C8 review: see how quick it is 0-60mph + 1/4mile... And the shocking UK price!
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It’s time for another first for Mat and the carwow team - We’ve got our hands on a Corvette! But it’s not just any Corvette… It’s the all-new Corvette C8, and it’s the first mid-engine Corvette since the original model was released back in 1953!
It was first revealed back in Summer 2019, and when you look at the specs, it’s no surprise we’ve been dying to get our hands on one! With a 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated V8, the Corvette will be able to put down 496hp and 637Nm!
Sounds pretty good, right? But that’s not all… It’ll only cost $62,000 - less than an AMG A45 S!! So what do you think - is this all-new sports car worth the ‘cheap’ price? Keep watching to find out!
Thanks to Clive Sutton for lending us the Corvette for this review - www.clivesutton.co.uk/
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:39 Exterior Design
03:44 Interior Design
05:51 Practicality
06:34 Boot
09:16 Five Annoying Features
10:50 Five Cool Features
12:38 Engine
14:04 0 - 60mph & Quarter-mile
15:56 Everyday Driving
17:25 Twisty Road Driving
18:54 Verdict
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I'm wanting to drag race this car... But which cars should I race it against? Let me know and I'll try to make it happen!
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Lots of misconceptions and misinformation going on here. Here's the facts: 1. The car tested had less than 500 miles 2. C8s under 500 miles are still in the "break-in" period 3. While in "break-in," torque is electronically reduced by up to 30 percent in 1st and 2nd gear. Launch control does not override this. 4. The break-in period is not the same as limp mode. 5. Also while in "break-in," the visual redline of the tach is reduced. However, there is no reduced hard rev limiter, you can rev all the way to 6600rpms Due mostly to #3 above, it is pointless to record 0-60 times before 500 miles. You are not getting full torque in 1st and 2nd gear. Keep calm and carry on.
Finally someone who knows! haha
Even then very few people have even managed 0-60 in 2.9, most have done 3.3/3.4
Zayd Haque Most did their 0-60 tests in the break in period. The corvette doesn’t notify people when the break in period is over (after 500 miles) or that it is even in break in mode
He's an idiot doesnt understand basic stuff like a break in period and increased drag with the roof off.
AhEmGee don’t have to be so harsh. His videos are still entertaining. It’s not his fault he wasn’t prepared to review an American imported car
US price: very nice, interesting and affordable EU price: INFINITE AMOUNT OF BILLIONS!
car pal :O
Did i see 132,000? Holy shit
@@swayam.manerkar710 wait till you see how Singapore will price it...
In my country it will be something like 500.000£
That’s how Americans feel about euro sports cars.
The computer limits the car to ~80% power until it is broken in...500 miles I believe but I could be wrong. So just think...3.6 seconds in "break in" mode. Not shabby at all. Tadge Juechter mentioned this in a video with Jay Leno. I did really enjoy this video though...very entertaining hosting.
He forgot to put the roof back on though.
He forgot to put back the roof which produced drag
Yo I love your videos!!!
He forgot to use Launch Control to get those sub 3.second 0-60 times. Oh Yeah I forgot - Yo I love the video Too !!!!!
I think throttle house did the testing as well and it ran mid to high 3 seconds, I think in order for this car to get low 3s it'll need to be on a prepped surface
It’s programmed to 4500 rpm during the break in period. When it passes 500 miles that’s when it revs to 6500 and you get under 3 second 0-60.
Just curious, but why did it show the rpms hitting above 8? Am I missing something
@@Buoyant_Thoughts no, you're not, its just a vette fan trying to defend lower numbers. The thing is, it could do some crazy numbers in an absolute perfect scenario, but that rarely happens in real world
you are simply wrong. There are many video shows that the car do sub 3 on regular roads. look it up online
@@Buoyant_Thoughts when did it hit 8k? It only has 7
@@bigDADDY-uv7rz it has 7000, alot more than 7. 😉
The nose lift remembering 1000 locations is genuinely cool..
Yeah when I heard about it I was like...Woahhh
Koenigsegg have that on the Regera?
Yeah the 992 does it as well it’s very smart.
Chevy is great at thoughtful touches, they just end up building unreliable plastic smelling turds
@@ESegelbranth haaaa and the price?. Agree though..this Corvette is the dogs bollocks..cool.
Mat: it looks like a transformer Editor: shows optimus prime who is a semi truck
LMAO. Should've showed a camaro instead
He easily could've done like sideswipe or lockdown, maybe the red pagani too
Matt your roof is off, you can’t do your speed test like that 😂😂
Plus under 500 miles it has a power limiter
@@MrSwaggernaut83 true
exactly
I’ll take “What is drag?” for $500.
Don’t tell European and British people that!! They will call you a liar. Ha.
Available in UK in 1-2 years for £50K or now from Clive Sutton for £132K. WHAT?! 😂
I can't see it being 50k even when it does come over hear officially.
Limited supply, import taxes, vat tax, registration. It's all not cheap
Can you imagine the depreciation in 2 years if you buy at £132K now!!! Even if it’s £60-70K price range in the future with mark up/taxes.
Good luck finding one for 60k in North America lol
@@michaelsieber98 Of course it's not, but 132K ? come on now
"Looks like a Ferrari 360 that was drawn with a ruler" Why did I say this in my head in Jeremy Clarkson's voice
in the world
Apple pen
Yes i instantly thought of jerermy when he said that because thats somthingbhe would say
I did too
I did too
16:37 Who else saw the economy go from 25 to 2 mpg🤣
Yeah I saw it too 🤣
lol😂🤣
That was probably KY because Matt had just finished doing launch control starts. That's not the true mpg 😂😂
Matt's like a little kid who finally saw a supercar its so fun to see him talk like that
Who else is ticked off by the orange stitching not being aligned from the dash to mid tunnel on the passenger's side >:(
It's made even worse when they zoom in to the infotainment part and the stitching running along the dash is so wonky!
That's in every c8 interior video or picture I've seen. If you look for more pics you'll see it
Ew, wtf....how the hell did they misalign it SO BAD 🤢
I noticed it straight away too! But who cares really, its cheap asf...
Grammatic It’s cheap asfuck because of the shitty quality. I would rather have the A45s even though it’s more expensive
The reason it’s slower to 60 than the acclaimed time is due to the fact that it’s limited until the car has done 500 miles!
That and the fact he had the roof off messing up the CD factor.
@@michaelfrancisaustralia3124 Exactly my thought.
Yeah good call. The red line is def limited to 4500rpm in the driving video
@@owenkettson9703 No its not, its obviously visible when hes testing the responsivness of the transmission and you can CLEARLY see it revs all the way through the redline up to i dunno, 6500 I think it was, or somewhere there.
I think the car has a mapping that is for high rpm, so it doesn't pull that well off the line but better when you're already going. nothing a simple remapping cant change and with all what you guys said i think 2.9 is very plausible
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Blown away by this car.. Moving from uk to usa I don't have to worry about the price hike 🤠 For the money they're asking this seems like the car of the century. The 5 bad points seemed so finicky and easily fixed for $5 😄 Yet yet the 5 great points were really significant.
I clicked quicker than the car can go from 0-60
I came quicker than the car can go from 0-60. It’s a hot car.
Same
How can you check with roof off😂😂
Lol same
@@shaswatsahay9326 right, he should be do the run whit the sunroof one it, that way the wind brakes you
The car hasn;t finished it "break in" period do the ECU is keeping redline lower and not letting the engine rev up as fast. Thats why your acceleration numbers were so low. try it again once the odometer hits 500 miles. Oh, also put the roof back on
thank you sombody knows
Ya I spotted that the roof was off, too
Good comment.
i only knew it cuz of cleetus's vid... but ye half of the rev counter is red...
The roof in place won't change (almost) anything below 60miles/hour....Most important, it's really an ugly car...
The c8 can run a 2.9 I believe it, my friend in his c8 (with launch control) has got his 0-60mph in as low as 3.1s and 3.0s , I’ve seen many different c8’s run steady 3.4s-3.6s 0-60 mph, and I’ve seen some stock run as low as 2.7s 0-60mph
One of your most natural reviews yet, this and that of the 911 992 Turbos S. The sound of that Corvette is crazy
The mirror stalks aren't equal lengths because if they were, the passenger side A-pillar would obstruct the mirror, it's longer so you can see it from the inside.
Happens similar with Skoda Fabia MKI, passenger side mirror is shorter than the pilot one.
Y aren’t all cars like that then
Colm Reilly quite a lot of them are that way, but in sports cars it’s especially pronounced because of their steeply raked windshields and wide “hips” so the mirror has to be further from the car to see over it.
@@colmreilly21 they should but due to aesthetics they aren't. My volvo passenger mirror is obstructed by the door belt line, from the outside they're equal, sitting in the driver's seat you miss 10% of the mirror. In older cars the passenger mirror was often a different shape, but thanks to blind spot detection warnings, it doesn't matter anymore.. Besides people don't check thier mirrors anymore anyway
Yeah the LaFerrari also has the same type of mirrors
As a C8 owner, I can confirm that once out of “Limp Mode” it *will* do 0-60mph in under 3 seconds. When in “Limp Mode”, it’s electronically limited, so the engine can be broken in without as much stress.
^^ this
Now it make sense I was like 3.5 is not even close to 2.9 how did they come up with 2.9 lol
Maybe it's because Matt drove it without the roof. Like opening the roof will cause the speed of the car to decrease.
lol
@@eugenslaughter4724 No, it's literally because of what Officer McGundermutt said.
4:30 that stitching is pissing me off haha
I would have returned my car back to the dealership if id get that 70k+ corvette with abnormal stitching
I guess you get what you pay for. If they can't pay attention to detail on stuff you can see, wonder how they did with the stuff you can't.
@@jqsmooth77 its a £130k car for crying out loud!
@@harveywhite3001 ahhhh here in the U.S., I guess it's a bargain. I still wouldn't buy it. If they can't get stuff you can see right, I wonder about the stuff you can't. That's why I drive German.
@@jqsmooth77 i wouldn’t mind one as my first supercar if it was 60-70k but anything more is ridiculous
I appreciate your candor and perspective... only a matter of time before Chevy cranks out its upgraded versions... and/or owners start tuning them.
Non car guys be like: Hey look a ferrari
Non car ppl still know it's a corvette but still go nuts for them. Even though in a year there will be one every corner.
@@scotttromp thats if they look at it closer Some of them when they see a nice red supercar they claim its a ferrari
My dad is a car guy and even he thought was a Ferrari when he saw it on the road.
@@davidkelley751 well it does look like a ferrari but you just have to look closer
@@NICKCAMP04 well I knew it was the corvette, but my dad didn’t. He doesn’t have that great of eyesight. The first one we say out in the open was on the road. It happened to be red and he thought it was the corvette. Unless if we were like 10 feet away from the car he would probably think it’s a Ferrari.
The car is still in break in mode, that’s why the gauges have a lower redline. Try the 0-60 after break in and with the roof on.
Exactly!
No that’s how much the car is. Yoh can show me one shred of evidence that the car does the numbers the manufacturer claims. Anerican manufacturers routinely lie about their number. At the end of the day it’s a sports car not a super car and never will be
@@docadams2012 Damn you really hate the car don't you lol
@@docadams2012 and yet it wipes the floor with most of them - as did the c7. Face it dude corvette slays arrogant euros for breakfast- always has- for less than half price and with douple the balls factor
@@docadams2012 kzhead.info/sun/l9WMZNdvaIODaXA/bejne.html
For one, the stingray is iconic, and looking at the engine is a classic car owners dream to show in a show
Absolute dream! 5⭐️ UK needs more cars like this available to meet the demand… In Atlanta you’ll see em everywhere on the highways
4500rpm redline means it is still in break-in period. So cool!
Probably why it didn't launch very hard
@@John.Christopher it is limited in engine output until after 500 kms. then it all changes to higher RPM, and faster times.
It's not 500 kilometres. It's 500 miles
Now i see
16:37
When Carwow Doesn't Upload for one day Me: So what exactly happened
😂😂😂😂 read it in his voice
Well , why does this video have dislikes?
Esteban, what exactly happened?
Carwow took a short break
It's actually insane that the C8 performed this well while in its hardware-limited break-in period... like how in the hell did he get a 3.55 without proper launch or engine power, just wild. You can clearly see it limited in the dash shot at 15:57
Great looking car and I like the buttons on the side. Interior stitching lets the side down as doesn't align and wonky. I'd gladly have one.
Car's horsepower, torque, and rpms are limited until 500 miles on the odometer.
Forgot .. I follow TJ Hunts build. And he stated So aswell!
What a bul#sh#t . Change odomoter via computer hmm
@@ZeroAlytus it's to protect the engine from exactly what he's doing here lol. Pushing the engine like this before the internal parts are properly worn in can permanently damage it.
@@ZeroAlytus And then complain about the reliability few months down the line hmmm.
Isit got every new car? Or just this car
That C8 only has 28 miles on it so it isn’t broken in yet. If it was broken in it should be making the 495 crank horsepower. This car needs to be driven 500 miles. So the 0-60 here might be off and a quarter mile test shall also be off.
it aint gained 0.6 seconds to 60 no matter much you break it in lol
@@stefanroseEP3 you are an ignorant idiot. It doesnt make full power until break in period is complete, electronically limited. It does make a difference.
@@stefanroseEP3 People are getting 2.6s 0-60s in properly broken in C8s. I suspect launch control doesn't function properly when it's still in the break-in period - or at all, in fact,. Mat's launches sounded very soft, from a very low RPM - that's not what launch control sounds like in this car.
@@Dragonvale105 show me some proof of this?
@@Dragonvale105 sym
This is an epic car for its price in the US - will be interesting to see what it is when they arrive in Aus
It can do a faster 0-60 but only after the 500 miles beak in, I was complaining to the dealer about it, so they informed me after the 500 miles break in the torque will be increased by 30%, so yes indeed it can reach sub 3 secs preferably not in bad roads, so check after the 500 miles initial break in period then try better roads "cleaner roads" good luck 🤞
Hey do you own a corvette? What do you do for a living?
@@ektasharma2085 Corvettes are not that much expensive.
Matt you will definitely have to retest with a Corvette that's over 500 miles. Car starts out with a break in tune that drops the rev limiter and power until 500 miles then it will do 2.9 sec 60 easily and low 11's all day! Whoever buys this one tell them to come back. Nice video.
The car is down on power because it’s not at 500 miles yet. The ECU limits power and you’ll never get 2.9 second runs. Break it in first. Correctly.
@@mattm2507 they're not impartial. You can tell from the comments about European cars throughout the video
and mainly because he didn't use launch control - which is actually the only way you get the 2.9 time
Can’t help feeling we’re getting to the stage of obsessing about the odd 0.1 or 0.2 of a second, which seems to be more a pointless exercise in willy-waving than anything else to be honest.
@@camwat5193 I wouldn't say .1 or .2 when the times here are over half a second off what people should expect across 0-60, 0-100, and quarter mile
@@patrick-pv8cg with the phenomenal performance of new cars 0.1 or 0.2 has become a large margin and your half a second is a big margin of error to be fair. My general sentiment is that high performance street cars are now so powerful the micro seconds difference has no relevance other than for ‘willy-waving‘ and one-upmanship. It’s noticeable carwow obsess over drag races with increasingly ridiculous grinning and fake laughter. There was a time when the fashion was Nurburgring laps times, but I guess it’s cheaper for Matt to get one of his mates over and knock out a couple of pointless drag races for his audience to fawn over. I guess that’s more to do with KZhead and it’s audience as much as anything else and each to his own, but I’m finding it Is becoming a tiresome to be honest.
Great video as usual Matt. Great car too, apart from the Allegro steering wheel!
Oh man, i think this car`s disign is absolutely epic
*Design
Sorry😌😃
Designs good but 3:45 look at that stitching, triggers my ocd xD
@C G i prefered the old one it looked like a missile
The reason you got no where near 2.9 seconds was because first, you have to be over 500 miles to engage full power and second, you have the roof off which causes drag.
American 0-60 numbers are often lower because of some inches of distance before starting the actual measurement to get the car rolling. Not a rolling start but enough to reduce the measured times drastically.
@Dan Wipper I agree! And using the launch control how it should be used after the break in would really help!
I have a C8, 0-60 in less than 3 on the street is extremely difficult, I have measured countless times with a Dragy box. I'm guessing under 3 with a one foot rollout, mine is not a convertible and Dyno'd 17bhp than advertised. It's a phenomenal car for the price, so so cheap for what you get.
@@MyName-yj7nh Wish you a lot of fun with the car! I think these 0-60 times are pretty much pointless, almost as pointless as Nürburgring laptimes. OK, you can compare two cars, one with 3 and one with 4 or 5 sec. But you cannot measure fun, driver envolvement and pleasure like that.
Also the roof was open. which could have caused some drag.
I swear Mat is starting to look more and more like Ford vs Ferrari's Ken Miles lol
I thought I was the only one who thought about this
Agree on that Ken Miles, but less so on the actual Ken Miles
Very true!!!
YES! Thought that immediately when I saw the movie lol.
@@pfeamg9658 Mat Miles am I right? lol imagine if he is like the stunt double for Ford vs Ferrari or something. He is even british too. Coincidence?
Dodge: big heavy boats with plane engines Chevy: imma do what’s called a pro gamer move.
@Ben Daulton bruh
The competition for the C8 would be the SRT10 Viper, but Dodge discontinued the latest version in 2017. They tend to run a few years between SRT models so who knows if there will ever be another.
I think stingray badge looks nice on the rear. Also, your face camouflage with the interior very well! Also, if you break the screen, you kind of needs those physical buttons :)
Mat says it’s £50k, the dealership sells it for £132k. :-)) That’s some markup
Its because they are the only one that sells it in the uk
@@johanjanse5113 still no reason for it to effectively be 3x sticker price. That's just insane
Cheaper to import it lol.
The American price is excluding tax first of all, and to add as it is not sold in Britain import fees are also added raising the price significantly. Also the company selling it are probably making a mark up
Well it's the same here in The Netherlands because of the regulation according for the environment. It's called BPM here in Holland, which triples the price of a car American sports car with huge engines (V8's etc.). That's the main reason you barely see any Shelby's here in Holland because they are just way too expensive too drive. Edit: typo
Others have pointed out that it needs to pass 500 miles to get the advertised acceleration times. The reason is because torque is limited and launch control is deactivated until that mileage is reached. Hopefully he gets another chance to test one after the break in period. Should get around a 3.1 time even without the dragstrip 1 foot roll out.
The kid that runs the Speedphenom channel got a 2.6 second launch to 60 mph with his.
@RARAYAYA RAA nope, just perfect conditions for the car. There are numerous videos of people on the street getting 2.7-2.8
Spot on, mos def got that Transfomery look.
Great review as usual! On a side note- what glasses are those? Tom Ford but what model? Like them
The reason why Matt wasn't getting the advertise 0 to 60 is because the car still hasn't gone through it's break-in. And like you can see in one of the scenes the RPMs are limited to 4,000 RPM
Yep....
It isnt, 16:35 it revs over 5000
@@Spacken3160 the power is what is limited
@@Spacken3160 I was gonna say the same comment,that it had the breakin limiting the redline but ur right, its revving to the redline so who knows/ maybe he got a dud.
@@Spacken3160 It only has 64 miles, During the first 800 km (500 mi), engine torque will be limited in low gears.
Matt: "I'm not used 2 manual labor Jeremy Clarkson: SAME
Classic Jeremy Clarkson qoute
hope you get to test the new Z06 C8 soon!
Mat really can be quite entertaining... props and respect, Mat... this is a very good video. *Edit to add, someone needs to tell him he's driving on the wrong side tho, haha*
The stitching doesn't line up in the interior on the passenger side middle console...is this driving anyone else nuts!? 😶
I noticed exactly the same. It all looks nice in there until you look closely
Good from far, far from good.
That would drive me crazy. Chevrolet needs to hire skilled immigrant Asian seamstresses that can sew true straight lines (and circles around the ‘merican/Mexican sewers)
The stitching in general is poor, look at how not straight it is at 5:07. That would annoy me yes.
And it’s not straight, like I could probably do a better job.
£130 000 for a $60 000 car on the dealer lmao
A45s or M2 cp still better choice
@@jetonbalisha5400 how is an A45S even comparable to a mid engined sports car 🤣. You keep your hatch back, I'll take the snarly V8.
@@z06dave if it was Italian or European in general then yes. But... Its American 🤢🤢🤮🤮
@@z06dave both did 3.6s , so I also want a fast car , but I also need one which can be used to carry stuff around
Nah the car in the video is more around 80k US
This car has best interior ever...I love the cocoon seating 😍
The new design on the corvettes look so good I sometimes mistake them as ferraris because how the front looks. Pretty sick car I seen them a lot in person and been inside one at a car show.
Matt when a car has no physical buttons: “you have to use this touch screen, I’d like to have physical buttons” Matt when a car has physical buttons: “why do we need physical buttons, there’s a touch screen here”
The perfect setup is driver screen for driving info, central screen for navigation, media, and car setup/config. Buttons for "car features" such as heating, ventilation, windows, seats, lights, gears, driving modes.
I think he wants the climate control buttons along the touch screen instead of down there and not inside the menus.
It's because the physical buttons on this car is awkwardly placed. Mat wanted it to be touch screen because the screen is sort of angled towards him, therefore easier if it was touchscreen
That button placement makes no sense whatsoever, that's why.
Am I the only one, who is annoyed with that mismatch stitches on central panel and dashboard?
You better drive an Aston Martin, Do you stare at the stitching while you drive your own car?
No....Just you and the other sad losers!
you have triggered them
A known production issue with the 3LT package (leather-wrapped surfaces) for the very first cars. This "import", took some time to get across the pond, so it's surely an early car. That was an early running production fix, and the buyers could've taken it into the dealer for a fix. It was an embarrassment for GM after all the work they put into it. All good, though, for some time now.
My OCD is with you.
Wow the stitching on the central tunnel where it joins the dash Shocking
In regards to the slow acceleration, the car has to be broken in to get the full rev range of the engine. If you freeze the video at about 14:09 you will see the redline is 4500 RPM's. This also happens if the engine is cold. If the engine is broken in AND the engine is warmed up, the engine will rev to 6500 RPM. So, we are seeing 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds and the quarter mile in 11.8 with a 4500 RPM limit... That's still pretty good but next time let's break it in and warm it up.
the stitching on the interior is diabolical who signed off on that
I KNOW RIGHT, thank god I thought I was the only one
Yes especially at 4:24
Yep. Shocking.
Looks like an ape did it. 132k rofl
Interior stitching is absolutely shocking, and would do my head in. Other than that, it’s a beast of a machine.
If the BBC ever want to bring Top Gear back to its former glory, they need Mat Watson on the team.
And Jayemm and the bloke from High Peak. Make it a show about cars again not a frigging poor slapstick laden shit fest. Oh and Yanni as well
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Agreed, Flintoff and Paddy have to go. The first episode of the new series was awful ☹️
I don't think their racist discriminatory delusional and degenerate equality of outcome hiring policies will allow them too.
He would definitely be an upgrade on the current shit presenters
great looking car, especially with the roof off. Really hope you review the new Aston Martin Victor soon !
Wow just wow Sir Mat Watson, You had me dead straight real @ 3:26 this was my very first thought at the start of the video.
The stitching around the passenger side dash is a major letdown though.
@111 111 yeah lol
Hopefully they fix it after this year, its always best not to buy first year cars
It doesn't even match up to the column... And then being all over the place
Scuffed Paul Denino KFC and Watermelon
@Scuffed Paul Denino That was cold blooded.
Reason for the 0-60 being "Not as advertised": Break-in period. Keyboard warriors, hold your fire. And to Carwow, do the drag race with a C8 Corvette that has finished its break-in.
Also he did it with the roof off
¿And the rest of cars of the world dont break-in period?
@@llavero5 ECU torque limiting. The car will not be capable of making max power or hitting it's maximum redline until the ECU records 500 miles. Other manufacturers may have a break in period and I've heard of some that program in power limiting like this, but not many.
Are you sure? its unusual but ok.
@@llavero5 yep, apparently and from what I've heard it's more a matter of breaking the transmission in rather than the engine but nothing official has been released on the "why". However there is a short and interesting article that described this early on when units first started being delivered, check it out. gmauthority.com/blog/2020/03/2020-corvettes-gauge-cluster-changes-after-500-mile-break-in-period-video/
I have a Mustang GT that I really love... but MAN would I love to have one of these babies. Best looking American car EVER. And as far as corvettes, they've all looked great from the first in 1953, but again, THIS is the best looking of them all.
To appreciate the stingray badge you have to admire the man who designed the shape of these corvettes. He was a keen fisherman and that is where his imaginative design came from. Chevrolet are commemorating his achievements.
Matt: I am going to drive it without roof Also Matt: why is it 0.5 seconds behind the rated 0-60mph? Me: are you serious Matt? And have you done 500 miles in it yet?
Facts ! Without the roof, you loose a big bunch of aerodynamism and a small portion of rigidity.
Exactly what i just thought....
It has 64 miles on the clock
15:56 64 miles and that shot looks like it was done after the hard launches. That is a new, and very tightly sprung engine
@@And-y39 He’s a professional something!
This car looks like what a Mclaren would be in Grand Theft Auto.
Not really
GTA released this car and it looks the same - search: coquette D10 GTA5
BTW - In My C8 with a light foot at Highway speeds - I was able to get 30 MPG. But for typical driving I average 24 ~ 25 MPG.. Also the brakes on my C8 don't feel Squeegy - lol. Great Car Review !!!!
You have to wait until after 500 miles (for the break in reset) to get under 3 secs. many owners ( like SpeedPhenom here on KZhead) has been consistently hitting 2.7 second not-to-60 times with his stock C8.
"huge big bladder buster drinks we get in America"... never has a truer word been said
Rarer than you may think
4:02 "It's actually really good in here" The stiches don't match (bottom right corner).
Yeah, thats why its on the passenger side : P
And the infotainment is wonky too
Yes I noticed that too. Looks really cheap. Porsche wouldn't make that mistake
@@papaco9561 You mean none of the Germans would make that mistake
stunning looking motor. and if its ever released in the UK, there's not much that will compete with it for that money.
On some trucks, the mirror arms are different lengths so you can actually see the far side one, instead of trying to peep around the A pillar
The 0-60 delay is because the engine power is restricted during the initial break in period of 500 miles. This car seemed to have only 64 miles on the odometer. You will just have to drive it about for a day or two and give it another go!
The engine is not run in, so the launch is not as aggressive
Yup it’s torque limited and they should be more careful till they break it in. But the brits never really read manuals. They just thrash their cars 😂
@@akirat11 did you just say Brits trash their cars? I would lick my cars bonnet it is that clean. 175k miles and still runs spot on
That’s why the redline is at 3,500.
@@akirat11 cars in Europe are limited in such a way from what I’m aware of. It’s your responsibility not to thrash your car but you can if you want, only the yanks usually have such limits which is ironic
Correct. the Rev limit is 4.5k, 2k less than after break-in mode. 15:56
10:06 reason is that the A pillar may block the drivers vision to the mirror as it is farther away so that's why its longer for better visiblity
What a shame we haven't gotten drag races with this BEAST.🤦🏽♂️🙏🏼🤞🏼
Reasons for the slower 0-60 times: a) Sunroof is off. b) Engine is not broken in yet. c) Unprepared surface. It should hit low 3s from 0-60 and low 11s on the quarter mile consistently.
It should hit high 2s 0to60
So... conclusion, Buy a porsche
Plot twist: he’s actually a decepticon sent by megatron to destroy earth
And matt is with the Decepticon to defeat Optimus Prime!!!
I'm debating between this and an LC 500. It's just so hard for me to justify driving an American car but I can't help really liking this one especially with its new design (and price!)
I like the automatic navigation where the front lifts up. I can't help but think of the day when the navigation is out of sync and you bottom out in your driveway.
And this is only the standard Corvette. They'll be coming out with more powerful versions.
This one isn't full power
with open roof aswell.. with close roof would be -0.10 and more for sure
4 milion subs car chanel and they do car times with open roof.. lol
@@giannhg13 bruh it doesnt even matter thag much unless your trying to get the fastest absolute best time chill tf out
@@davidvaldez8194 are you dumb or what the point of the video is to catch the best time lol
This is far and away more entertaining than most reviews I've seen on most cars. Most seem canned and static, whereas this seem organic and alive. Even taking the mick out of the cameraman for making an error in judgement sold it for me. Now, I think that's a sub earned, make sure the notifs are on, and job done. Well done review this.
This car is everything I would ever want in a car like this. The power, the price, the engine placement, the storage space. It just gets better as the review goes on. The only problem with it (apart from it only being trully cheap in America :(((( ) is that it feels like its an imitation of a mid-engined sportscar... I dont know why exactly, something about the exterior makes me think "Wow, it looks like a briliant concept / stage car, I wish they really made them" ... but then, it actually IS the production car. Its the weirdest thing, but I cant shake that feeling when seeing it.
@R. Dox Lealizen Well, I kinda wrote "America" though, not USA :-D
Damn. The Stingray Logo is what I Love 😍 about it. 😂😂
This car has done less then the 500 mile break in period which you can see from the redline on the rev counter only being 4,500rpm. As soon as 500 ticks over it goes to 6,500rpm and will let the launch control give it the full beans bringing the 0-60 to 2.9 or less.
was lookin for this comment
At 16:38 it obviously at 6500rpm...
@@p.m.2323 I've watched alot of videos when this car was released, when the tach is red like that it hasn't finished the break in. Don't remember the numbers but until 500 miles it limits the torque.
Never never under 3.0 sec ....
The car is in its break in mile period still so it doesn’t technically have full power available at low speeds
Would love to see Jeremy Clarkson review this car..
Yeah, he should launch it again when it has passed 500 miles
Matt should read this.
Hard to brag about the interior when the stitching is now where near matching up! 4:28
Lol, that's all you got? Saw one the other day with aligned stitching, so perhaps a one off(?)
My brother in law is a dealer principle here in Aus for a dealership that sell these. He brought one home and let me have my way with it for a bit and let me tell you, this car for the price, is unbelievable! Proper supercar without the supercar price tag. What he can sell me one for would the same price as an rs5 brand new in Australia.
7:00 Little does he know there is a front trunk release on the front under the driver’s side headlight 7:50 Little does he know there is a trunk release above the license plate like a normal car’s trunk release 10:00 The passenger side mirror is longer for better visibility Man you learn so much from the Doug DeMuro car reviews!
He doesnt point out all the quirks, just the stuff you want to see if you want to buy one, also doug doesnt testfit drinks and bags in the stprage areas
@@the911collection that's why you watch both
Isn’t the car limited to a certain speed until it has driven 500 miles
Most moderns cars already have the engines broken through from the factory. They put them on a dyno for around 1500-2000 miles to make sure they are performing correctly. That method used to be true for older cars but newer ones are ready to go as soon as you leave the dealership.
Yes it is, this one hasn’t reached 500 miles yet
facts
Can't wait for you to be able to test drive the new C8 Z06 when you get it there in the UK. it is 670 bhp N/A Flatplane 5.5 liters, (most powerful N/A V8 ever in a production car) sounds like a Ferrari 458, 0~60 in 2.6 secs, and a Nurburgring time of well below 7 secs.
Your definitely the best motoring journalist, and my favourite KZheadr
Why did he test it with the roofs down?? Doesn't it degrade the performance a little bit??🤔🤔🤔
The engine is in brake in mode, thats why the 0-60 is 3.5 not 2.9 sec😅
had exactly the same question
@@marcojosnorbertjerr5360 wtf is brake mode
@@anqistenning8558 Techniques for Breaking in a New Car Don't Push the Engine Too Hard. In the first 1,000 miles, don't push the engine to the red line. ... Change Gear at a Low RPM. ... Don't Floor the Accelerator. ... Avoid Short Trips Which Don't Give the Engine Time to Warm Up. ... Don't Tow Heavy Loads. ...
@@anqistenning8558 The purpose of this procedure is to set the piston rings into the new engine's cylinder wall and give the engine's parts time to shift and seal correctly. Hope it helps 😃
You need to do the break-in miles circa 500miles to unlock the car’s full power.
Exactly, you can clearly see how the redline was still limited at 4,5k because of the break in peroid. After 500 miles the full power and 6,5k redline unlocks.
This! Then you see 2.9 0-60
Wtf is the point of this
@@samuraiAce126 no you can clearly see its not limited, when he was seeing how the trans responded it went well past 6.5k
@@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey to keep the parts from getting damaged it needs to be broken into. You need to go 500 miles in the us I think it might be 500km in other areas
ah literally watching your videos feel me like am so peaceful rn
I’m from the US and when Matt said “bladder busting drinks” I almost lost it 😂😂