Top 10 Most-Read Corvette Forum Posts of 2020
Top 10 Most-Read Corvette Forum Posts of 2020
The C8 dominated 2020 like no other Corvette. It also was the star of your favorite posts on Corvette Forum, including these 10 top reads.
December is here, and so is the end of this miserable year, 2020. Watching our favorite Corvette events and happenings get shoved around or cancelled outright certainly made things difficult, to say the least. Yet, the C8 Era ran right through the chaos, shining a light in the growing darkness.
The C8 Corvette is such a star, it dominated the headlines here at Corvette Forum in 2020. In fact, our top 10 stories this are all about the C8 Corvette. All the ups, all the downs. Let’s get started.
No. 10: “Can the C8 Slay the Dodge Demon in a Drag Race?”
There’s no rest for the wicked, and nothing was more so than this battle between the C8 and the one-year-only Dodge Demon. It was a hard battle against the hyper-focused Challenger. Despite falling to the beast, though, the C8 can hold its own.
No. 9: “Corvette Owner Slaps Ferrari Badge on a C8, Hilarity Ensues”
Some Corvette fans weren’t quite on-board with the new mid-engine ‘Vette, though, going as far as to call it a Ferrari knock-off. Well, one Corvette Forum member happened upon a C8 whose owner had to pull one on the haters by slapping on a few Ferrari stickers.
No. 8: “C8 Corvette Wrecks at Tail of the Dragon After Miata Loses Control”
Though we wish it would never happen, let alone so soon, the C8 Corvette has already lost a few members due to crashes. This one happened at the infamous Tail of the Dragon when an errant Mazda Miata hip-checked the silver ‘Vette.
This one scared a lot of Corvette fans, including a few of us here. However, the Corvette team is still working on all of its C8-based projects. Plus, the electrification of the GM portfolio with the help of the team could mean, some time near the end of the C8 era if not the C9 era, there could be a pure Corvette EV, too.
No. 6: “C8 Corvette Hoods are Opening at Speed (UPDATED with GM Recall Info!!)”
As if losing C8s to wrecks wasn’t frightening enough, some may’ve been caused by the hood flying open. The issue, per GM, was that the owners weren’t doing their due diligence in ensuring the hood was closed, ignoring warnings and such. The owners, meanwhile, said this happened without warning at all. Either way, GM did a software update to prevent this issue from occurring again.
No. 5: “C8 Corvette Z06 Will Now Reportedly Come With a Naturally-Aspirated V8”
Were you hoping for some forced induction with the C8 Z06? Turns out the new Z06 will breath naturally, instead. That said, the LT6 V8 meant for the car will have plenty of power on tap, to the tune of 625 horses; a detuned version already powered the C8.R to its first IMSA championship this year.
No. 4: “Remember the C8 Corvette that Fell Off the Dealership Lift? Here’s What Happened Next!”
We’ve had wrecks with cars and spontaneously flying hoods on the C8 so far. Here’s one where the dealer broke the car, though. What started as a journey to buy a used Z06 led to a new C8. The car had a squeak, which turned to a fall off the lift. One viral video later, the C8 owner is first in line at his local Chevy dealer for a C8 Z06, and currently drives a “temporary” 2011 Z06 for the trouble.
No. 3: “Three Corvette Generations, One VIN Number & the Greatest Garage Setup We’ve Ever Seen”
Matching the numbers is important for some Corvette fans. What about matching VINs, though? That’s what Michelle Sadler has going for her at her house. Her ’63, ’14 and ’20 ‘Vettes all have the same last six digits: 101550. And if there’s a 2021 convertible with those digits available, it’s going into the big garage, too.
No. 2: “C8 Corvette Falls Off Lift at Dealership”
Our No. 4 story presented the resolution. No. 2 presents the viral scenes themselves. Images of the dropped C8 spread across social media, greatly upsetting the owner, to say the least. Turns out you can’t lift a C8 the same way you could a C7.
No. 1: “10 Best and Worst Corvettes of the Past 67 Production Years”
Finally, we’ve updated our 10 Best/Worst to fit the C8 into the spotlight. Where did the C8 fall? Upon the No. 1 of the best, of course!
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