The new Vette looks definetly cool, and the mid-engine might finally push the Vette to be a serious competition to cars like Porsche 911 Carrera, but I doubt that the handling will up to todays state-of-the art. I really do hope for it though, because a Vette for 60K with top handling and a whooping V8 sound would outrun a 120K (minimum) EU-sportscar.
UNFORTUNATELY, thanks to the new emission-regulations starting on 01/01/2020, new us-models with V8 engines will be banned in the EU, except if they comply with "Euro 6d", and to my knowledge up to now only the Ford Mustangs fullfill this standart. Officially Chevrolet as pulled the Camaro and Corvette from the european market since they don't want to have them homologated and deemed the sales figures as negligible in their books 🙁 As a european I find it hipocritical: we ban US cars for their large displacement engines, even though they give correct emission information to the consumer, but we keep allowing tweaked european/asian cars where the customer gets sh*t on. don't get me wrong here, i don't mind spending more for a full tank and driving-fun, but I want it to be fair for all, consumers and manufacturers alike.
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