I’d like to purchase a 2022 Corvette, but…

My guess would be GM could've built it, but the number of units needed to produce was simply far too low to even tool up for.

Lotus designing at least the head would make sense as at that time they were one of the few doing 4 valve heads, 
my 1992 Dodge Daytona IROC RT had a 224 HP 2.2 4 cylinder turbo motor with yes...a 4 valve per cylinder Lotus designed head.
It easily would beat my friends 1992 Mustang GT 225 HP 5.0. We raced constantly and he never got me.

Good luck, Laker!
I was always slightly annoyed in the late 70's or 80's when the pre-release press would says something like, "The GM engineers have rebuilt this newest Corvette from the ground up and focused on a 'leaner' design" or some such thing and the new Vette would look "slightly different", yet somehow the same. I felt like the C7 was the first real 'breakout' design, and made me think about buying one down the road! The C8 is a totally new ballgame, and long overdue on moving the engine.

I got my early Christmas present when the dealer called yesterday to tell me my order has been entered in production. He said the car that was ordered came in recently and took about four months from order to receiving. If that holds true it works out fine with delivery around the middle of April or so. I like that!

Corvette, the Harley of cars. I don't get it.

I tried to purchase my car from the son of the dealer that sold me my first Corvette back in 1965, but the company he is working for is adding $30,000 to msrp. A no deal for me.

My local dealer is selling me the car at msrp and is only a couple of blocks from my home with several of my good friends having been part of their team over the years. I never bought a Vette from them in the past because the previous owner would never give a good deal on anything I wanted to purchase so I ended up buying four new Sevilles (they’re Cad, Chev, and GMC) over the years from other dealers. The previous owner sold his business last year.

Jefe (as usual) seems to downplay the American stuff that is oh, so much fun to drive/ride. A good friend recently purchased a Ferrari Giallo (yellow) 360 Modena and it is a nice looking/sounding automobile, but I can service a Corvette for about 1/5 what he pays to service that Ferrari.

By the way, if I want a 2023 Z06, the local dealer is doing $10,000 over msrp…I passed on that. I’d love that flat plane V8, but I’m past my days of serious track time with a Vette.

Another quick update. It looks like my order for the ‘22 Vette has been accepted to the GM production system.

My 2017 Challenger came with paddles for the 8-speed autostick transmission. I tried 'em a few times in the first month I had the car, and then I switched 'em off because they're really not anything special. They're more of a gimmick, I think, for street driving.

You cannot out-shift the automatic in a drag race anyway because it keeps the engine in the power band sweet spot.

Not a fan of the new design but THIS one I like. Congrats & enjoy.

I'm drooling!

Will you be giving us rides in it?!  

Thanks! I’m waiting to see how the local stealer deals on our ‘13 427 for a trade. When I started this I was told to “just look at Kelly blue/black book and what they show is what you’ll get”. I’ll be happy with the numbers I got, but with a 15,000 mile, ceramic finished, 1SC car that window stickered in the 90K+ range we’ll see what happens at delivery.

A quick update for yoos guys…the new Vette landed at the dealer yesterday. She’s not cleaned up or prepped yet, but still mighty purity!

I love the look of these when I see them on the road.

I’m a bit jelly too.

I have a 2023 on order. Price? I’m ashamed to say, but it’s just shy of 6 figures. I don’t care. I promised myself long ago that a vette would be my retirement present. And, guess who retired this year?

I did the Z51 performance package with Z51 performance suspension and magnetic selective ride control, front lift, and 3LT interior so I’m real familiar with the 6 figure stuff. 

At at 75 yo it will be the last Corvette I buy, so I thought I’d do a car I can track if I want to but with creature comforts up the wazoo. It’s kind of neat that it hit the dealer in February. I purchased my first, a 340 hp ‘62, in February of ‘65. I tried to buy this car from the son of my original dealer, but the company he works for is charging 30K over msrp. No deal for me!

If you’re doing a ‘23 why not go for a Z06? That flat plane engine is a real sweetheart and I probably would have shot for that but my order was in the works before the Z06 was announced. I’m still really happy with the car I have.