The Corvette C8 marked a watershed moment for Chevrolet, debuting for the 2020 model year as the first-ever mid-engine production vehicle to wear the Chevy Corvette nameplate. The move transformed the iconic American sports car into a global performance juggernaut, collecting praise from critics and fans alike. Now, as the eighth-generation dives into its fifth year in production, we have to ask – if you could make one change to the Corvette C8, what would it be?
So far, the C8 Corvette has collected a long list of sales successes for Chevrolet, including several notable changes when it comes to the buyer demographic. For starters, most C8 Corvette buyers are new to the Chevrolet brand, with two out of three buyers making the C8 their first Chevy. According to GM, the most cross-shopped vehicle for C8 Corvette buyers is the Porsche 911.
The average buyer age has also changed substantially with the C8, dropping by seven years. According to Corvette marketing manager Harlan Charles, the C8 is now the number one sports car for buyers under the age of 35, and the C8 Corvette has doubled in sales among Generation X buyers, as well. What’s more, the C8 is attracting wealthier customers in general, with the median household income for C8 customers $76,000 higher than the equivalent figure for customers who purchased a Corvette C7.
Indeed, looking over the lineup, there’s plenty on offer. The range starts with the entry-level C8 Stingray, which boasts the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 engine producing 490 horsepower (495 horsepower with the Z51 package), while the track-ready Z06 pushes things a bit further with the naturally aspirated, flat-plane crank 5.5L V8 LT6, churning out 670 horsepower. There’s also the C8 E-Ray, offered as the world’s first hybrid AWD Corvette, pairing the Stingray’s 6.2L V8 with an electric motor for a combined 655 horsepower. Finally, we have the C8 ZR1, which features the twin-turbocharged 5.5L V8 LT7, good for more than 1,000 horsepower and a top speed in excess of 230 mph.
However, despite its many triumphs, there’s always room for improvement. Could the interior materials use an upgrade to rival luxury rivals? Perhaps a manual transmission for the purists? What about a sleeker infotainment design? Or maybe a wilder exterior option that pushes the design envelope even further?
We’d love to hear your thoughts. If you could make one change to the Corvette C8, what would it be? Let us know in the comments below.
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Less weight (for all models), better gearing for Z06.
for sure
Duh, a manual transmission option.
Amen to that! If Cadillac offers a manual option in their CT4 and 5 V Blackwings, why not America’s Sports Car!
Came here to say it’s missing the 3rd pedal.
Just ask retired GM designer, Mr. Robert Cumberford regarding the exterior. Al Oppenheiser , former Camaro chief engineer, will take care of the rest.
this is small but i wish chevy kept the difference between the stingray and z06/zrl taillights. the c8 O6/ R1 should have smoked tail lamps.
The iconic ford gt with a 5.4L v8 had a manual transmission. It would be awesome to have a just a base C8 corvette with a manual transmission option. Just like the ford gt had. But hopefully won’t be as expensive as the ford gt.
A roof scoop to hook the engine
A roof scoop to cool down the engine
Give a it a little more room. I remember Michael Jordan owning and advertising the C4 corvette in the 90’s. I’d bet he couldn’t fit in a C8 today.
How about losing some weight then Ron E?
A manual transmission and a regular center console instead of the stupid wrap around with the buttons.
2024 Z06 needs a larger fuel tank and go back to the 2022 infotainment system.
Apple Carplay
Install an override so the car can be placed in neutral without the engine running and the parking brake can be released without power
Manual transmission.
I would remove the EPA restrictions……… you said anything.
I’d like to see a 2nd camera added to the HTC to allow use of the video rear view mirror when the top is down.
Fabulous car!!! I have driven my 2020 HTC C8 for 63,000 miles now, no issues with the engine at all. Of course I have done the exact maintenance needed. Just ordered a 2025 and the only thing that I wish could happen…. the cell phone is difficult for the driver to get in the charger and get out of the charger. Since I use Carplay, I have no problem keeping my cell in the charger while driving.
Manual transmission and round taillights…duh! lol
SMOOTHER EXTERIOR LINES AND MORE AERODYNAMIC, LIKE A FERRARI. LESS RADICAL BODY LINES.
The back of the seats need to be wider for me to be a buyer, they are too narrow.
The manual trans and roof scoop suggestions are worth considering, and perhaps a roof scoop would enable a modification of the side scoop, which was a bit much early on and has grown way too much. .
More sound deadening to defeat the road noise from the wide tires. Then we could hear the sweet exhaust note.
Soft Close frunk
The 2024 model year added this.
A clean no- functional do-dads exterior design. Let the proportions speak for themselves. One should be able to recognize a Corvette from two blocks away without all the busyness of the c7 and c8.
LOSE!! THE GOOGLE PAY TO PLAY! with the cost of the vehicle it should be included! Corporate greed!
Make the info screen more accessible to the passenger and get rid of the button rail.
BUTTON rail makes it ! Agree with the info screen tho.
There are two reasons (deal breakers) why I wouldn’t buy a C8. They are in order of priority:
It needs a round steering wheel. Get rid of the square piece of crap.
Got to have a manual transmission.
There are other changes I’d make, but these are the only two deal breakers.
A Grand Sport option with a (slightly) more powerful version of the LT2 powerplant, the wide body, tires, brakes, and suspension of the Z06, and while we’re dreaming, a manual transmission. And no, NOT the E-Ray.
Unfortunately, lower prices so that some of us who have been driving ‘Vetts for years (me almost 50 years) can still buy one!
Prices are coming down and will continue to come down. You can get them for under MSRP and soon they’ll be marked down as much as the C7s were at the end of their production.
MacMulkin Chevy – Nashua NH offers 10%. They are largest Corvette Dealer in the US..great experience.
MacMulkin Chevy offers 10% of what?
If I could change one thing about the C8 Corvette: How quick and efficient would a C8 Corvette be with a 2.7 l. Turbo 4 cylinder. 310 HP and 430 LB TRQ, maybe even better if made for premium fuel. When you compare the drive train layout to a C7. It’s more efficient. Better traction, shifts faster.
With less weight nearly as much torque as a previous generation, 6.2 l V8 and and given similar handling packages would probably outperform a C7 On a road course track.
Give me that in an E-Ray and call it an Eco- Ray. If I could average 30 to 35 miles per gallon in a Corvette that could easily do a 150 MPH, What would be wrong with that? Faster than a C7, quicker than a C7 and with AWD, it’s a no brainer.
It’s the mid engine layout and the ultra quick shifting dual clutch, 8 speed transmission that really make it shine. The Z06 is for spirited driving on and off the track. The ZR1 is for beating those million dollar foreign cars, and some domestic ones.
If you told a C7 owner (6.2L NA- V8) they could have a car that is better in many ways and could be proven on and off track, it might change their mind. That V8 exhaust noise does not make it faster, just louder…
The C8 Difinatly would benefit from passenger improvements. The silly button stack needs to go! Wider armrest for passenger comfort and manual transmission for driver excitement.
I am picking up my new ’25 C8 TODAY!
Make the honeycomb grills in front standard to protect the coolers. Please change the rear lights. My least favorite part of the car. I bought it anyway, but it took me awhile to get over the lights.
I’ve owned Corvettes since 1961. Given how much Chevrolet charges for the C8 , make the interior less cheap looking. You’re going back to the days when GMAD took over the production of the Corvette for a couple years. Talk about cheap !!
Get rid of the center console which is annoying and gone would create the sense of more space while enjoying a new much quieter interior so two people can have a conversation.
More knobs on infotainment center
Auto high beam would be nice. I’m very pleased with my 2021 version. Best Vette yet and I’ve owned each previous series, C1 through 8.
The screen to protect all four radiators should be standard equipment. And as someone else brought up lose the wall of buttons
Needs a clutch pedal and put the engine back up front where it goes!
Adaptive cruise control.
The price.
Vertical lift doors would help with the parking problem and make entry and exit easier.l
I love my 2024 Z06 but it is not perfect.
I agree that there should be a lot of thought into making the car lighter. Even if the lightweight model is tied to a more expensive performance package. Z07R? How crazy would this car be if it was #400-500 lighter? It would be cool to see a Z06 model targeted at the GT3 RS with less weight and active aerodynamics. Let’s go GM!
The constant production constraints are ridiculous. Why in the hell can’t GM either find vendors that can meet demand or make carbon fiber parts themselves? The aftermarket has no problem. Waiting for a Z07 with exposed carbon fiber, carbon fiber wheels, and a carbon fiber interior cost me an extra year of waiting. I know GM is making $ on these options. Has there ever been a time when all of the carbon fiber options were available to order? I could not get the black trim parts in front of the rear vents in carbon? My dealer (McMulkin / Largest in the world) said they had never seen them available to order. I also would have liked to get the carbon fiber mirror option but was sick of waiting. To me this is a car I don’t want aftermarket parts on.
30 Days of the factory navigation system data on a car with a $185K MSRP is stupid. Either build the Google data plan into the car price or remove it completely. Car Play is fine but why is the standard Google Nav an added data fee on a loaded Z06 but free on the other three GM vehicles I purchased this year? I hate add on fees.
The wireless phone charger is in a terrible location.
The 5 gear issue should be changed. That still leaves 2 gears for overdrive, and we are paying the gas guzzler tax already. No reason for 3 overdrive gears. Let’s show the world what a Z06 can do on the Ring.
As a Lotus Exige owner, I also would not mind a roof mounted air scoop. I think they look exotic. The other thing that could tie into the weight issue are the dimensions of the car. Parked next to the Lotus, the Z06 looks huge. It is twice the size! Does it need to be so big? Get rid of the rear trunk on high performance models to help reduce dimensions?
Because a lot of use don’t put a ton of miles on per year, I would like to see a longer warranty (time not miles). Would it kill them to do a longer warranty to the original owner only even if it reduces the mileage limit? This might help with some of the high-end Corvette buyers who are interested in more exotic brands but fear the cost and hassle of exotic ownership. It would not surprise me if I don’t have 10,000 miles in 5 years. I hope to add a ZR1 to the collection if I can wade through my next complaint, but I do not plan on ever selling this Z06. Can GM take better care of long time, loyal owners that don’t put a ton of miles?
I appreciate the policy to void warranties on cars that are flipped. The dealer markup circus was/is crazy. I wish there was a way to buy locally without the games that the dealers like to play. The largest Corvette dealer in MN only sells around 40 cars/year yet they are everywhere on the streets. I tried to buy locally but the dealers were struggling to even name a price (over MSRP) for fear it would be too low so I put a deposit in with McMulkin before the Z06 was officially announced. McMulkin was great but it would be nice to buy local if Chevrolet could control the dealer circus. How about direct sales at MSRP where you place the deposit with GM and they don’t allow add ons at the dealer unless the buyer is willing (PPF or those types of things) on high demand models. I’d love to own a ZR1 but while the dealer circus for Z06’s has passed, the fever is still in full swing on ZR1’s. Even McMulkin is not accepting deposits. Customers would prefer to buy locally if the games can be avoided.
For all of those points, my Z06 is the first car I have said I will own for life and is my favorite material possession. The team at Chevy did a hell of a job escalating the car and brand. I hope they commit to ICE engines for enthusiast cars and continue to refine, upgrade, and improve Corvette. I personally have no interest in a hybrid or electric Corvette. The battery has a shelf life. I like the ability to park my car possibly for years and not have the shelf life of a battery hanging over my head. In my opinion, enthusiast vehicles need ICE powertrains.
Hey GM, let’s also fund Corvette Racing to a proper level. The idea of Cadilliac in F1 is exciting but we need to Corvettes at the top of the GT3 scene worldwide before spending tons of money promoting Cadilliac in IMSA and F1. I’m in favor of doing them all well but I would prefer we are consistent winners in GT3 racing first and forever. If you have the extra $ to chase prototype and F1 with Cadilliac, that would be amazing but don’t spread the $ and talent too thin. Seeing Corvette mid pack in GT3 is not acceptable.
TOTALLY AGREE ON THE PRODUCT RESTRAINTS. Come on GM, get your $%^& together or better yet, fire your existing suppliers or hold their feet to the fire. The COVID excuse is over !!!!
I would have loved to see the trunk disappear on the Zr-1 and replaced by high mounted exhaust, bigger rear tires than the Z06 and trans brake.
If gm is going to make a car as 1 dimensional as the C8, they should make each about 500 lbs lighter. The current design is attempting to be somewhat practical and somewhat race car; this is a confused mission.
The safety of the LT1 would be greatly increased it the rear view mirror would be replaced by the video rear view mirror. The side walls of the engine compartment make for large blind spots to the right and in general. GM knows this but does not seem included to solve the LT1”s rear vision problem.
Features cost $. The solution to your problem has been available.
Some of the people here have said that Corvette prices need to be lower. Others want more performance, features, …
As owners, we have to understand that you can’t have a lower price and more content. GM is a for-profit corporation not a wizarding organization. The more we want in a Corvette, the more we need to be willing to pay.
A base Corvette is a lot of car for the $ but is also radically different from a highly optioned car. When cars range form $70K to $190K there are going to be differences and we as buyers have to decide where the right value is for us.
Make the wide body look standard! It’s that much better…
Totally agree and offer a no marking/no branding option like Porsche offers. The GREAT design should speak for itself without a lot of marketing tic tacs all over the car. Body colored spoilers, splitters, side vents, rear vents, mud guards, rear valance, engine vents. Another words murdered out BUT in color. Offer a stealth package that does the above on a wide body.
Add close option to HTC remote.
A competent car lineup instead of billions wasted on an ego chariot….
the EGO chariot is all of GM “EV” line up…board of directors and the GM President should be fired.
I would move the Parking brake button to a different location. Maybe place it near the center console or near the HUD buttons. It just seems like an afterthought where it is placed now.
I have a 2021 StingRay. When I went to order it I could not order the black interior (which I ordered) with red stitching on the interior. I hated the option of the only way that I could get it was to order the red and black option.
Also I think the front end rads should have factory installed protective screens. JP
The seats are too restricted and are uncomfortable. I have owned corvettes for over 55 years. The seats in the c7 the standard seats were good. The c8 I would not buy because the seats are too narrow and very uncomfortable. The seats in the 2013 z06 were the best seats you offered in all corvettes. I definitely recommend making a better seat.
Make it lighter. It weighs 3650lbs! It’s a pig. That’s almost the same and LT1 Camaro! A Silverado Pickup is 4400. Chevrolet keeps making heavier and heavier “sports cars” demanding more and more HP, heavier engines and more heavy cooling systems. Making lighter sports cars = vastly better handling, significantly lower track times, less brake and tire wear and way more satisfying and fun to drive. Spend some serious money on making it light and everything else will be a lot better except aesthetics of course. 3000 lbs is a proven achievable number.
Of course this presents a marketing issue since the horse power figure is most important to the vast majority of drivers who never will come close to the performance potential of the car as seen at the track. Unfortunately the importance of light weight is largely ignored.
Its not just a GM issue, it is an issue across the board for pretty much any sports car.
How about a damn power increase for the base Stingray? The LT2 is just a warmed over LT1 that is now a decade old. Either way the base engine option hasn’t changed in 4 years. How about an optional Blackwing LT4 priced a few thousand less than a Z06?
Crow all you want for a manual, the sales numbers aren’t there.
Lower the weight of this hog and you won’t need more power. A better engine is still a good idea but weight is this main problem.
It is easier to add hp these days than it is to remove weight. You have to use extensive use of exotic materials because they arent going to skimp on safety or tech. Stingray deserves a better base engine.
Manual Transmission would be a great option if doable with the Engine mounted where it is?
Super Cruise for long distance grand touring. Easy to turn it off when time for performance driving.
I have Super Cruise on two vehicles — it is outstanding!
That center counsel with all the buttons has got to go. Not just ugly, but not functional.
Manual transmission!
Bought 2021 back East to avoid local West Coast rip off dealer pricing.
Removed Camero like tail lights and added round carbon fiber quad lights.
Added combi led turn, brake, running & back up lights across edge of high wing spoiler.
Added back same paint color window overlay for a back window split look.
Bottom line if you don’t like how your Vette looks you can do something about it
totally agree on the west coast rip off–did the same thing.
How about a dry weight of 3000 pounds?
Manual transmission. It’s the only reason I haven’t traded my 2014 for a C8.
Shorten car by getting rid of the rear truck. Central column could go too to give more space. Otherwise the Z06 is a beast great job
The waterfall buttons. Put them somewhere else. Makes it clasterfobic. Hard to see distracting for the driver reaching over. Not good for anyone
Chrome wheel option
Definitely Manual Transmission
Add some room behind the seats for coats etc.
To all you “Manual Transmission” lovers—sales numbers would be in the low numbers—there aren’t enough of you to make it the numbers jive.
A bullet-proof DCT that doesn’t need as much maintenance.
I realize it’s a rear engine, but the long ass profile puts me off. Can the cab be moved back AT ALL?????? Next to the C7, it’s awkward!!!!!!!
Make it extremely quiet!
Make a Grand Sport wide body with a Supercharged 6.2L V8. This would help for those who want a little more than a plain Stingray and a lot less than a Z06 or ZR1. Probably be more reasonably priced or affordable as well.
I phone needs to be in front of us not behind our backs
Move the battery tender from inside the “frunk”, to accessibility from outside the car.
Delete center console, styling too edgy, stock wheels have no style, round taillights, phone charger is a joke…still love the car though
1) Sissor doors to make it easier to get in and out of in the close quarters of my garage and when parked next to other cars. 2) A manual transmission option 3) A center console that has more open storage for cell phones, sunglasses, and keys.
Bring back Hypersonic Gray. I waited for the 2025 rather than get a late model 2024, to find the very popular color I had been planning on deleted. I DO like, however, the higher 2025 spoiler. Too bad I could not get both.
Round Tail light. Why do we follow the europeans, they should follow us. Tradition, Round Tail lights !!!!
Return the manual trunk release that was omitted starting with the 2023 model year. If the trunk solenoid fails, the fix to gain access to trunk is not practicable. Drilling holes or removing the right wheel and trying to get to the release with a wire fish is not practical. I was told by my dealer that it was eliminated to save weight. Can’t weigh more than a few pounds
I had a C7 and loved the center exhaust.in 2022 I picked up my C8, love the mid engine. I just wish you would’ve kept the center exhaust!
I would like to see the Stingray bumped up to 550hp. As a entry Corvette I light to see the entry Corvette with more horse power then it has right now. Even with the 495 hp with the Z51 package seems a little weak compare to a Mustang. Five hundred fifty horse power would not come close to the 655 for the ERAY or Z06, and thus not take any sales from the two models. It would kick a__ against a Mustang GT.
Lose the Great Wall of Switches! I despise that thing!
Car’s butt is a bit fat and overbaked, IMO.
Is there really any other answer besides MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I would Love to see a White Diamond Tri-Coat Paint Option and a few Matte Paint Finish color options much like the High-End European and Exotic car brands offer. Some Chrome Wheels to choose from would look Amazing too. Also a built-in factory Radar Detector with Audible Warning would be Great and should be included on All Corvettes and Cadillac V-Series and Blackwing cars as Standard Equipment and Optional on All GM Brands.
First off, TADGE and his team did a phenomenal job with this car! Thank you. These suggestions are just small things that I think could improve the interior. The wireless charging location needs to be moved so it’s easier to access. The radio volume button should be on the right side of the screen, not the left. The screen itself could be bigger. And lastly the width of the seat backs could be an inch or two wider. I will be a lifelong owner of the C8. Amazing car!! Again, thanks you TADGE.
I absolutely love my 22 Z51 HTC! The ONLY reasons I would trade it for a new one would be if they offered a manual transmission or Super Cruise / adaptive cruise control. I take mine often on longer trips on the highway, and use cruise control. I’d love to know it will slow down automatically if the car in front of me does. The folks who hate this idea and always want to be in control / drive their car don’t have to pay for it (as an option), or use it (if it was standard).
Manual transmission
Make the thing as competitive on the World’s Race Tracks as the C7’s and their predecessors were before you moved the engine location. These C8’s are unreliable in competition, frequently break-down and are an embarrassment. Often passed on straights and blown away by front/mid-engine Lexus and Mercedes vehicles, they sometime qualify well but then drop out with numerous mechanical-reliability issues. Are the “R” model cars too heavy too like many others are complaining about on here ?
Loving my ‘23 HTC, but:
1. Needs Adaptive Cruise Control
2. camera in rear view mirror when my HTC top is down.
3. Make wireless phone charging pad more accessible
4. Chrome wheel option
Two things.
1) The price. Simply too much money for the eRay, Z06 and ZR1 for most Corvette owners who could afford C7 and previous generations.
2) Too many accessories. Simply make most of them standard or options that you could factory order.
A front engine version.. American Style!!
Complete redesign of the dash. Look to Cadillac for design insprition.
A manual transmission is the one thing I would add to the options list. I know we’re a dying breed, us gear rowers, but there’s enough of us left to make it worth the investment GM. Honestly that’s the only reason I haven’t already bought one.
Lose the center stack and make more interior stitching options. I have a 23 orange Z06 and the interior would look much better with orange stitching but it wasn’t offered. I also have a 2013 427 car and was able to order yellow stitching with the yellow exterior and it really sets the interior off.
I would like to see a camera attached to the passenger’s side rear mirror to display side visibility when passing, changing lanes or help in backing up. I am getting older and passenger side visibility is a little challenging on my 2021 coupe. The car is PERFECTION to me. I absolutely love my C8!!
Adjust the headlights so they project farther out in front of the car.
Record option for the rearview mirror or back-up camera.
More interior storage space, perhaps behind the seats.
More headroom, perhaps lower profile seats.
Option to disable the V4 mode, even if it had to be selected after every start.
Exterior looks great —EXCEPT FOR— the rear end. It’s too gaudy. Love the looks of the C7. That’s a beautiful rear!!! Too many angles on the 8—
More head room!
Besides a manual transmission, there have to be more exciting color choices than the current palates. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche and McLaren to name a few, have some of the most beautiful color choices that bring out the true design of their vehicles. Colors like lime green, fire orange, bright blue, aqua blue, deep purple, cream, ruby red, lava orange, chalk, orange/yellow, deep purple and classic grey are just some of the dozens of color choices these corvette competitive brands have to choose from. The corvette has the same red, blue, black, white and silver colors since forever. When something exciting comes along like Cacti, it is a one year and done color. Hysteria purple is ok, but look at the 20 or so purple choices these brands have and you won’t think it’s that cool anymore compared to their purples. And now the rumors are that the colors will even be more limited to cut the costs of the vehicle. That’s fine, but at least make some exciting colors an option to purchase. Come on creativity department, let’s see what others do and maybe we can learn something from them.
Maybe they need to offer some of these colors to people like you who are willing to pay the additional thousands that these exotics charge.
Agree with you on the colors. I was lucky enough to order and receive a cacti green. I get compliments every trip out.
Corvette needs to update their color choices, not everyone wants black, red, or white.
I’ll keep mine until a better color comes along, doesn’t look like that will be anytime soon.
The C8 has had a lot of advancement for GM, the LT5, eray, mid engine, twin turbos with 4 digit hp levels. But I personally still prefer the C7 as it’s efficient, rather refined with better materials than the c6 and previous, reliable and predictable handling.
I think this generation needs a bit a manual, less weight, and maybe more of a Y model split like they are doing at Cadillac to emulate Porsche and such with more GT type models with a luxury focus and more hardcore sport super car trims at the different power levels.
The engine needs to be easier to modify. I had a 2021 model and wanted more punch above 50mph but supercharger and turbo package prices made it unreasonable. So I sold my C8 and traded to a Gt500 Shelby that was easily modified to 930hp and put the smile back on my face. Other problems were claustrophobic interior, difficulty entering/exiting, poor location for phone charger and excessive road noise.
Would love to see a midpoint between the Z06 and ZR1 with the Z06 non-turbocharged engine with the E-Ray electrification.. A Zora without the turbos..
A dedicated sunglass holder.
YES!!
Option to auto lower for the track.
I would like to see a Grand Sport before the C8 ends production! I had a C6 Grand Sport and it looked so much better than a regular C6! Now own a ’23 C8 and I love it, but like someone else said the wide body just looks so much better! And I don’t need any more than 495 HP, that number is just fine with me. Zero to 60 in around 3 seconds is faster than any other Vette that I have owned! It impresses most of my passengers! I bought my car to drive and that’s what I do. It has over 20,000 miles and is comfortable on a long trip. I have just had to learn to pack light!
I love GM products. I have my whole life. The C8 is an exceptional car in every aspect except the looks. I find it ugly and very angular. Ferrari epitomizes the sexy vehicle look. I would love to see the C8 take on a more flowing style to the body lines. Smooth it out and make it seamless. It would be the most popular car in the world. The performance is astounding.
1000lbs less
A non repulsive interior
YES!! I will take 500 pounds off but that comes with $$.
Put the engine back in front
XD Dude, thats why u get C1-C7. Now its time for real performance. Dont get me wrong, I love the Front Rear set up, especially the storage space and ability to take my dogs with me. They are not going back. You probably want chrome rims too.
Ability to have all exposed carbon fiber components on the ZR1 to be painted the car color.
The phone charger is useless. Its in a horrible position and won’t hold or charge a Samsung S23+
*It’s a small complaint overall, but in this day and age a good place to rest a cell phone is a must.
Other than that the C8 is near perfect.
Door design/side vent. Make the door narrower to open. Move the vent rearward. Make the door trim more recessed at the lower front to allow feet to swing out. Reduces overall open width by over 6″ and maybe door doesn’t have to be opened to widest setting to get out.
Manual transmission base model. Seriously, why would I replace my C6 6 speed manual with an automatic? I’d never buy an automatic Corvette, regardless of how much faster it might be. The joy in driving my Vette is the ENTIRE experience. Removing my interplay with the shifter, clutch
and engine removes a huge part of why I’d buy one .
Front engine and rwd with stick like a corvette is supposed to be.
The center “tower”has to go. Redesign the console like the previous model. Not friendly to the passenger.
I agree with you 100%!!
Grab handles for passenger- Put it in the wall of buttons which is awesome. Have it recessed & one in the door by redesigning the door handle window button area or adding hold to it.
remove the lines from body and smooth it out like a Ferrari or the timeless C4/5/6 bodylines are. Paul from Everyday Driver showed via his 3D software
Add a rear aero diffuser portion to the Z51, Z07, ZR1 Track King package
Lower the ride height & flush the rims from factory.
Make the stealth interior default & chrome the option.
Better colors!! A REAL purple like Plum Crazy from Dodge! Copper & lizard green with metal flake.
Custom paint option for $3-5k like Porsche does. Also have 20 colors, check out the colors that VW had for their 40th.
Grand Sport with more HP and louder exhaust stock, heads/cam package from Lingenfelter as example with custom choice of cams. I can dream cant I!!
Vertical doors
Active Aero
Manual for those who want it
Flat bottom wheel only
Lower the drivers seat about an inch or 2 for PERFECT track seating position
one touch up/down HTC
Add custom lighting options for interior and engine bay. its easy and my 15 Golf R had it, lights in door handles to see them, footwell, along the dash and had option to change the color in the head units options. I loved the blue and had ability to very the brightness and color tones.
Grill Guards standard and intake also
Better wheel options-contract with BBS, Enki, Volk for lighter strong forged options flush mounted.
Carbon pad option for less dust-Carbotech has some check with Korey Paragon Perf
Option for continuous recording of cameras for security as Tesla does.
Forgot to add
Next Z06 remove the rear trunk and shorten up the car. Yes that means new rear panels but there making new ones for the wide body anyhow. I think that a great sleek track weapon with no rear trunk would be amazing. It would look like Ferrari. GM stole their engine now steal their body lines too! Nothing wrong with that. C8 was a Lambo style now C9 make it classic smooth lines that will live on forever!! No boy racer no my 1st supercar look.
Relocate the phone charger
Add Sunglasses holder.
Redesign or add the Strut cover for free as water collects and rusts out the strut tops.
I agree with boywonder. Need passenger grab handle on window post for easy exiting.
Forgot to add that our C7 has a neat little grab bar built in to the center console. Copy that but add one by passenger door for ease of exiting.
By far active aero. Especially for Z06 and ZR1. How do you offer a car to complete in super sports category without active aero??
Absolutely love my 24 c8, like many others I wish it was a manual.
Bring on a manual trans 🙏🏼
Make the front end a little longer which would add more trunk space
Add a clutch, i might as well drive my 53.
Move the seat-back release to the top of the back, ass in the C5. This allows you to use only one hand to release the back.
Purchased a new C8 70th anniversary white coupe with the Z51 package. My only requests would be an exterior Z51 badge on the exterior, intelligent cruise control ( shame on GM to sell a 100K car without it ), and fix the damn Tremec transmission. Does anyone else experience a power lag in tour mode when accelerating from a rolling stop or moving from a lower speed along an avenue when the engine guns and you go nowhere fast?
To all of you who gave me a thumbs down for my 2.7 liter turbo 4 cylinder idea.
I’ll see you in my rear view mirror. And when your filling up, I still be cruising at 80 mph with 1/3 of a tank. I’ll fuel up after another 100 + miles.
Sometimes you know you’re right when there’s so much opposition.
Beep….Beep… enjoy looking at your car while getting gas. That puts me another 5 miles down the road.