Hello everyone,
I'm new here (just registered), I don't own any Vettes, but I'm crazy about 'em!
The famous MakoShark II, the Manta Ray, Indy, CERVIII, Colani Corvette, and lately the Moray are my favourites. They were far ahead of their times!!!! From the production cars I personally think that the C4 was the best in design and style.
I wonder why wouldn't the GM create a car that is in the league (or beyond) of the Murcielago, Merc SLR and so on. I understand that the XLR and the C6 are brothers, but why not Cien/C6? If you know what I mean. Isn't it time to finally grab the CROWN???
Not like the 400 horses weren't enough, but in my view that would be for a XLR/Camaro relationship, while the Corvette C6 could make a huge step and place its nameplate where it belongs, right on to the cutting edge of the World Sportscar leading technology.
Here's how I imagine things: back then about when the Mantaray was made, the Pontiac showed a concept called the Banshee which was some kind of Corvette in a way. Then things went on their course and GM kept producing the Corvette and below that segment the Camaro/Firebird twins. Then in the early nineties the Pontiac showed again a concept called Banshee, and nothing happened. But meanwhile the GM also showed two over-the-top saucer-like super concepts (Indy and CERVIII), that carried on the Corvette names and gave the a world a peek of what GM was capable of that time around. Yes. It was way over anything and anybody was able to dream about. And the Banshee was Pontiacs version of superhitech.
GM should've made that step long ago, lifting the Camaro/Firebird onto Corvette level, and Corvette one step higher on the same time.
Now Caddy just showed up with the Cien.... well.... doesn't it ring a bell?... I mean shouldn't it? Or should we wait for another Banshee?
I'm new here (just registered), I don't own any Vettes, but I'm crazy about 'em!
The famous MakoShark II, the Manta Ray, Indy, CERVIII, Colani Corvette, and lately the Moray are my favourites. They were far ahead of their times!!!! From the production cars I personally think that the C4 was the best in design and style.
I wonder why wouldn't the GM create a car that is in the league (or beyond) of the Murcielago, Merc SLR and so on. I understand that the XLR and the C6 are brothers, but why not Cien/C6? If you know what I mean. Isn't it time to finally grab the CROWN???
Not like the 400 horses weren't enough, but in my view that would be for a XLR/Camaro relationship, while the Corvette C6 could make a huge step and place its nameplate where it belongs, right on to the cutting edge of the World Sportscar leading technology.
Here's how I imagine things: back then about when the Mantaray was made, the Pontiac showed a concept called the Banshee which was some kind of Corvette in a way. Then things went on their course and GM kept producing the Corvette and below that segment the Camaro/Firebird twins. Then in the early nineties the Pontiac showed again a concept called Banshee, and nothing happened. But meanwhile the GM also showed two over-the-top saucer-like super concepts (Indy and CERVIII), that carried on the Corvette names and gave the a world a peek of what GM was capable of that time around. Yes. It was way over anything and anybody was able to dream about. And the Banshee was Pontiacs version of superhitech.
GM should've made that step long ago, lifting the Camaro/Firebird onto Corvette level, and Corvette one step higher on the same time.
Now Caddy just showed up with the Cien.... well.... doesn't it ring a bell?... I mean shouldn't it? Or should we wait for another Banshee?