I just heard today from my local Corvette dealer that the first C8 won't make it (officially!) to Germany before 2020.
Even worse: It is very likely that the n/a V8 won't be available for the German/European market, only the rumored turbo version and later the turbo/hybrid. This would be very sad.
I get the feeling that US manufacturers don't really care about the EU car market: No Camaro and C7 for the EU market anymore, also Ford lowered the power on the Mustang Ecoboost 4-cyl. by 20 hp and for the V8 auto by 10 hp. In reality, I assume that the particulate filter will eat up some performance chunk and also change the sound to the worse.
I am seriously considering getting a Challenger SRT or R/T or even SRT Hellcat or Demon, just because it is one of the last "monsters".
A Challenger R/T with scat pack is around 38k EUR, brand-new, the SRT is around 40k. The wide-body version is around 60k. Compared to what you can get for this kind of money in Germany, a real bargain.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Lamborghini Huracan Performante (2019), Mercedes E63 S AMG Edition 1 (2018), Mercedes C63 S AMG Cab (2019), Range Rover Evoque Si4 Black Edition (2019)