RicerX
Well-Known Member
Perfectly logical - the reality is the upgrade gained in the baseline performance and capability getting into a C7 from the C6 is the exact same whether you split it between a 2013 and a 2014 model or a 2005 and a 2019 model. Therefore, that capability upgrade cost a buyer between 2% and 28% more money for the same upgrade. The guy with a 2013 going to a 2014 got a steal of a deal. Sick brand new update for not a lot more money. The guy with a 2005 looking at a 2019 can't understand wtf happened to the price of a new Corvette for such a small delta in upgrades. Isn't this what so many are upset about with the Z?Thoughtful response!
Though, I think this math is kind of illogical - you are comparing the start of one cycle to the absolute end of the next cycle, effectively taking into account two entire generational runs. We should be looking at where the previous generation's price ended, not where it began, because in doing it your way you are removing years of market changes just to arrive at a particular figure (~30%), and spanning nearly 1.5 decades to do it.
Looking at the trend from one year to the next in a vacuum doesn't give you the full picture of what's happened with the car's pricing from generation to generation.
The pricing of the Z is jarring because over its 11 year lifecycle, the 370Z increased half of one percent, and then jumped 33% to its current gen car, and it made that change in one model year rather than spreading it out over the lifecycle of the car like Chevy has. The point is, both cars have done the same thing - that's why those numbers are important.