I’m pretty sure all supercars would be bound by the same speed limits along the way and accompanying traffic laws, so I’d probably pick a comfy one that I like the look of. Perhaps a Ferrari F12 or 812. But of all supercars for a long road trip I don’t think I’d take a Corvette, Ferrari or Lamborghini.
Is it the suggestion here that there is nothing to choose from in terms of reliability; today all supercars are equally bulletproof in that respect? No overheating, no punctures, no electrical or mechanical failures over thousands of miles of deserts, mountains, rain, roads under repair, etc? I would think the quantity/quality of service/repair facilities would make a difference for the chronic long distance traveler.
In the past, I have routinely driven at insanely high speeds in Idaho and Montana. I recall the Cannonball Runs of back in the day. The essence of my question is that some supercars, subjected to rough driving conditions over long distances are going to break down more frequently than some others. Again, back in the day, there was the concept of the Grand Touring car, a high performance two seater with the capacity to carry some luggage and a full size spare that would be fast and reliable over continental size trips. But I suppose all that is meaningless nowadays. Nevermind. It's a ridiculous question, relevant only to the distant past.
People have opinions, and you have your own. If you still think the C7 is ugly, fair enough. And while I don’t think it’s ugly, and certainly not overwrought, and I don’t agree with your take on the C8, my point was that many people do come around on car designs, and do have knee-jerk reactions to this kind of stuff. I’m not calling your opinion wrong, or bad, but I was just saying that many times, car design does grow on people, especially after a few months, that happened to me with the Supra, which, as I said, was in a very similar place to this car.
Most supercars today are as reliable as can be. The only issue they have is the shorter time between their service intervals compared to most cars, so the more you use them, the quicker you’ll need to eventually get it serviced. But they will absolutely make a trip from LA to Miami. Gumball, Goldrush Rally, plenty of cross country rallys in the US that supercars make just fine.
Post #286 and #294 in this thread have the old spy shots of the GTE/GTLM spec car from mid last year (quoted below)
Corvette C8.R spotted testing
I don't really consider the Camaro to be a baby-Vette, as it's both bigger and heavier than the parent. Only in price does it resemble that. It's very capable, but not the pure sports car the Corvette is.
I'm not sure they want to bring the Fiero name back, haha. I do give them points for trying back in day though.
EDIT: More C8.R pictures of the front/side. Best look yet.
As expected, C8 looks much better in person.
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This thing is sick. The red with the natural dipped interior totally makes this look like a Ferrari
What you can't see in the press event that you can see in these sunny videos is how the slab-sidedness of the car is broken up by the light hitting the car. The big ugly side pods are now balanced by a "forward arrow" shape highlight as the sun hits the panel. The rear of the car also looks much better viewed from a standing height, and the headlights look longer than in the press pics. What a killer car.
