Chevrolet Corvette
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 12 sports cars by recommenders
Recommended for top-tier speed, styling and value among sports cars, and repeatedly named car of the year; critics point to reliability complaints and a dated combustion-engine design.
Recommended for top-tier speed, styling and value among sports cars, and repeatedly named car of the year; critics point to reliability complaints and a dated combustion-engine design.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised across major car awards
“C8 corvette has been car of the year since 2020 and will remain that way until the C9.”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “CarPlay Is Additive” “car of the year for like 5+ years running by every major automotive publication”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?"” “The reviews on it are universally excellent and it gaps pretty much anything”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges” Strong value versus mid-engine rivals
“the latest mid engine Corvette is a true bargain vs other mid engine performance cars”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Windows 9x Subsystem for Linux” “get a C8 corvette and gap all of the above for a far better value”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung” “if you want speed it's cheap with a Corvette C6”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Gymkhana's 1978 Subaru Brat with 9,500-RPM Redline, Active Aero” Striking, futuristic styling
“one of the most impressive cars I've ever seen from design and styling to it's incredible performance”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Tesla Roadster” “the C8 Corvette is pretty sweet”
Comment from 10 Jul 2026 in “Successful Companies Go Blind” “Looks way more futuristic.”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Tesla's 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%” Fast acceleration and performance
“one of the most impressive cars I've ever seen from design and styling to it's incredible performance”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “Tesla Roadster” “The reviews on it are universally excellent and it gaps pretty much anything”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges” “though the C8 can do a sub 2 second 0-60”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made an emergency page for my family. You should too”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Reliability problems and breakage
“one of the half-shafts driving the Corvette broke loose, severely beating the underside of the car”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “How to buy a good car for $1000” “I had 2 unreliable, but fun muscle cars.”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Tested: 1981 Datsun 280ZX Turbo (1981)”
Other sports cars people recommend
The four most recommended other sports cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazda MX-5 Miata | 42 | 4 | 91% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Toyota GR Corolla | 25 | 4 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Porsche 911 | 21 | 4 | 84% | 8 | 27 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Chevrolet CorvetteThis page | 10 | 5 | 67% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Volkswagen GTI | 7 | 4 | 64% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“so stable and poised that to have any fun it it you'd be breaking any speed limits”
“one of the most impressive cars I've ever seen from design and styling to it's incredible performance”
“one of the half-shafts driving the Corvette broke loose, severely beating the underside of the car”
“reaching blindly under a plastic trim panel for a hidden downward-facing button”
“the C8 Corvette is pretty sweet”
“C8 corvette has been car of the year since 2020 and will remain that way until the C9.”
“though the C8 can do a sub 2 second 0-60”
“Looks more like a denatured corvette.”
“Their both internal combustion engine based cars, therefore, last centuries technology.”
“the latest mid engine Corvette is a true bargain vs other mid engine performance cars”
“car of the year for like 5+ years running by every major automotive publication”
“the high end ICE sports cars have an appeal of their own”
“Looks way more futuristic.”
“The reviews on it are universally excellent and it gaps pretty much anything”
“get a C8 corvette and gap all of the above for a far better value”
“I had 2 unreliable, but fun muscle cars.”
“if you want speed it's cheap with a Corvette C6”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.