That solves one of my barriers to C8 ownership

[CaptainK]

A company has developed a manual gearbox solution for the C8:

Peitz Performance made the Manual C8 Corvette Chevrolet Hasn’t - Motor Illustrated

Since the launch of the mid-engined C8 generation, the Chevrolet Corvette has been available only with a dual-clutch transmission. Peitz Performance, a Texas-based speed shop, has modified a C8 Corvette with a TREMEC TR-9060 six-speed manual transaxle. The company aims to provide customers with...

motorillustrated.com

So that has removed one of my barriers to C8 ownership. The other barrier just involves me finding a mere ton of money to buy a C8, and then another ton of money to get it converted. Minor issue really......

 

[antijam]

Rob a bank. Tremec gear is impressive and what's $100K (plus a C8) to pay for a stick shift?

 

[Roscobbc]

Yes - all very 'atmospheric' in terms of price and the amount of work and additional parts required to actually accelerate slower!
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"The idea behind this conversion kit is to provide customers with everything they need to make their C8 Corvette a manual under a single part number. This comes at a price, however, as the already sold-out package is priced at $105,930 in the United States, on top of whatever you will need to pay for a Corvette to perform the transmission swap on."