I love the direction here, Since the C4 and especially the ZR1, Corvettes have have punched above their weight class and have held their own against the rest of the world especially when price was a consideration. I do think the C8 will definitely continue that trend. IMHO, they should have kept a front engine/rear drive variation in the stable as an opiton. I recently saw an article, I think it was with Bob Lutz when he suggested Corvette offer an SUV that woudl go up against the Cayennes of the world and at first I thought that was a crazy idea...a crazy good idea, Why not? Make Corvette their own brand to go against the Porsche and Ferrari. The trouble is how would they be marketed? Exclusive dealers? With Caddy? Every Chevy store? That would be a tough one but with Cadillac no longer being the standard they once were, this could be that halo brand that GM needs.