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Recently, I went to General Motors Proving Grounds and did a bunch of really cool stuff. But the video of that will be out soon enough. But the first thing they did when I walked into the Proving Grounds was go through security and they taped up my phone's camera, so I couldn't film anything. But way in the distance with my brain camera, I heard something. And I didn't hear a Ferrari 458. Sorry, I don't speak Italian. I heard it. And way in the distance, I saw it. And I had to contain my excitement around a lot of people on the Proving Grounds because, let's be real, we know what it is. I finally feel like I can talk about the Corvette Z06 C8, because it was finally spotted on the Nordschleife at the Nürburgring. C8 Z06 is possibly going to be, in my opinion, the biggest game-changer of American car culture in a very long time. I just want to take a quick pause to talk about today's sponsor, Off The Record. 41 million drivers get a ticket each year in the United States. 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The GT350 had this beautiful harmonic sound due to its firing order in the flat plane crank, but you could still tell it was an American V8. But at the same time, the thing that faulted the car, it also made it special because it was in a Mustang chassis, and it felt more like an attainable thing to have that sort of flat plane crank technology. But with this video, I want to talk about one word and that word is supercar. What makes a supercar? The debate of the Corvette for years. Is it a supercar or is it not a supercar? And I personally think this argument really got going when the C6 ZR1 came out, when Clarkson drove it on top gear, and just showing how much of a savage performance-wise it was all those years ago. That was the first time people tried to call the Corvette a supercar, in my opinion, and people lashed back at it. They're like, no, a Corvette can never be a supercar. It doesn't have the Lambo and Ferrari flair. It's not just performance. It has to look the part, it has to have a big price on it, and it has to perform well. Performance alone, the C6 ZR1 had it, and so did the C7 ZR1. The C7 ZR1 is one of the most crazy cars America has ever built, and I absolutely adore it, and I would personally call that a supercar. But the problem is with the C6 ZR1 and the C7 ZR1, to the untrained eye, it's just another Corvette. But here we are today, and in my opinion, America finally gets its first true exotic supercar. And before you all hit the keyboard, yes, 4GT, 100% a supercar, but it's very unattainable. It's way out there, and not to mention the 4GT is kind of a collector item now. The C8 Corvette Z06 will most likely be powered by a 5.5 liter V8 engine that actually powers the Corvette Racing C8 R. It'll have the flat plane crank, possibly a 9,000 RPM redline, somewhere around 620 horsepower, with the engine code being an LT6. It'll have the game-changing suspension technology with magnetic ride, beefy, sticky Michelin cup tires on it, and possibly there might be a carbon fiber wheel package. I mean, why not? The GT500 does it, and the GT350 did it. You should probably do it. But here is where my supercar argument really goes. Their main benchmark is the Ferrari 458, which makes so much sense. Sound-wise, engine choice-wise, naturally aspirated V8, flat plane crank, high revving engine, sounds glorious. It makes sense. And the 458 is like 10 years old now, and people still love that car. But they also say that their other benchmark is the Porsche GT2 RS, where in my opinion, it's like pump the brakes, dude. I don't know if you'll be able to get to that point. It sounds cynical, but the new Porsche GT2 RS is arguably one of the best sports cars ever made, because it has multiple track records around the world, it's raw, it's absolutely crazy, high horsepower, and Porsche is just really good at building cars, let's be honest. There's that saying, once you go Porsche, you rarely ever go back to something else. And I didn't get that as a kid, because I was like, wouldn't you want the Lambo and Ferrari and all that? But once you drive a Porsche like GT3, GT2, you start to understand why. It has great driver feel, great visibility, and you could drive them every day and actually mean it. But here is where some of the rumors I'm starting to think is a little too optimistic. People are estimating that this car is going to cost $85,000. I call BS, bro. If anything we have learned about the past 10 years is that whatever price an OEM gives, 90% of the time, add 5-10 grand to it, if not more. Shelby GT350 was the ultimate victim of this. They were supposed to start in the mid-50s, and people are selling them for 70s. The Honda Civic Type R was supposed to be in the mid-30s, and some people bought them for $60,000. Which, you're a moron. A dealership will take advantage of the hype and add a huge 30k on top of it. I do not believe people are going to buy these cars for $85,000. Shoot, I know people who bought the normal C8 for over $90,000, and I thought that was absolutely nuts. But hey, more power to them. They can afford it, whatever. But I don't think people should be too optimistic about that in particular. So the reveal of the car is going to be October 26, which is extremely exciting. I'm very stoked to see what the presentation is going to be like. We'll make another video like we did with the Z. We'll kind of watch the presentation together, break it down, and see what's gonna happen. I think it's a $100,000 plus car. I really don't think they're gonna really spend all this money in R&D and only charge $85,000. That's a miracle, in my opinion. If it has Ferrari 458 soul and performance, that's a really tough call. And look, GM, I think you're doing really good things nowadays with things like Super Cruise, which I actually prefer over Tesla's Autopilot, believe it or not, when it comes to the self-driving stuff. I can make a whole video about that if you'd like me to elaborate on that. I think GM's doing some really cool stuff with the Hummer EV. I think they're doing great stuff with the Corvette, the Camaro. Like, they have a really good performance lineup right now, and it's only going to get better with the next C8. Unfortunately, with the chip shortage, I do believe that it got delayed because of the conductors and all that stuff that the supply chain severely needs right now. So, I have a feeling that the car is actually pretty close in a lot of ways to being done when it comes to its drivetrain, but I think they're just working out those tweaks over the next two years to make sure it's absolutely perfect. Only time will tell. I wonder how it's going to handle the vibration, because that was the GT350's main problem the first two years of production, and that's why you got some lemons, unfortunately. It was kind of like drawing a card from a hat. I drove a GT350 on track for like 30 laps straight at the Shelby track attack, and I never had a single problem with the car. And then next thing you know, a friend of mine would have a blown motor because his oil filter vibrated off. You know, it just was a really unfortunate scenario for the 350 at first, but thankfully, they fixed it down the road. Wondering if the C8's going to have similar problems when it comes with the vibration, since it's such new territory for General Motors, and how it's going to handle with people putting legitimate miles on the engine. Because 9,000 RPM, that's a lot of shaking around at the end of the day. You're doing the twist, quite literally. And hopefully it's not the twist on the oil filter, because that wouldn't be good. But what do you guys think about the C8 Z06? I'm very excited. What do you think it's going to do to American car culture? What do you think it's going to do to American perspective from other countries? And if you're from another country, what do you think about the Corvette in general? I don't think I've ever asked that question. If you're from over in Europe, or even in Australia, or down under, what do you think about Corvettes? And would you own one? Let me know in the comment section below. And on that note, I upload on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. And I will see you guys next time. Take it easy. Have a wonderful day. Goodbye. This video is brought to you by Patterson Car Care. Get double of premium original detail product for half the price. Head over to PattersonCarCare.com or go to the link in the description below.