@Misha Charoudin...What a great time! You really showed me what the car can do with a proper driver behind the wheel....I'll keep working at it! Thanks again for showing me a great time!!

The fact that the owner even offered you to do a lap without him to really experience the car. What a legend. Absolutely love this guy, and great driving like usually

That guy in the red Golf was absolutely sending it. I'm amazed at how long he stayed in front.

Having spent around 2k miles and a few dozen laps in our C8 at Hoonigan, I'm on board with everything Misha was saying. The other impressive part is that we've hot lapped ours (just an LT1 Stingray) all day in 108F ambient heat, and it never skipped a beat.

I love how Misha’s chill lap goes harder than most others full on lap 😂

That owner is a legend, what a nice guy. Insane car too!

This video so much more valuable than all the car reviewer videos. Misha jumps in, put it in track mode, turns off traction control and immediately passes most everything on the ring. Second lap even quicker and confident.

The owners so nice and polite he was talking to Misha asking if the brakes are okay like he was a waiter making sure a customer was happy with his meal lol. Legend.

I like how the gauge cluster shows the ACTUAL important information instead of that g-force bullshit etc most cars do!

When he asked if you wanted him in the car before the 2nd lap I think he was secretely hoping that you would let him out 😅

The first thing I noticed was how easy that seemed. M seemed immediately comfortable with the car. That says a lot about how good it must be. It wasn't until the second lap that I noticed no one was passing him. If you've watched many 'Ring laps you'll know what a big deal that is. Third, if you go only by sound, the engine seemed like it was hardly exerting itself yet it was putting up some serious speed and acceleration. Owner seems like a great guy. Thanks for sharing a great car with us. Loved this video.

This was absolutely thrilling to watch. That red GTI/GOLF or whatever was making me so nervous.

When you can drive that fast so relaxed you know the vehicle is good.

You can tell that guy was having the time of his life! Got a Russian driving an American Corvette on a German racetrack! Quite the unique experience. That car moves, too.

Fricking awesome! Base model? Geez! Misha, you a bad man! The owner, one helluva guy, to travel there, bring your rocket and be so generous, too? Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you for just an awesome drive and not filled with talking. So many videos like this are ruined because they think you need to fill the dead air with words. False, I'd rather the driver be in the zone and just see the car flow through the track. We didn't click for a monologue, we clicked to see this thing in action. Bravo.

I can’t wait for Z06 model. Hopefully GM will make a ZR1 and the rumored Zora model as well

I had the opportunity to drive one for a week and what surprised me the most was the magnetic suspension. In track mode it is very stiff and you can feel everything, but in comfort it rides like a Rolls. Very stark difference between modes. I was impressed.

"Tires are the limiting factor now" I love this guy haha. Great driving!

Even here in Dubai this car shine so much . sucha a beautiful car !. love the C8!!!!!!

If you feel 100% at ease in a car immediately, you know it's a good car and the right car for you. Make/model/horsepower are irrelevant.

First thing I have to say, Robert should add one to the fleet lol. Thank you to the owner for bringing it out and having a shared experience with us. If I were the owner I'd go with PS4S all around. Then I'd do an air filter and cat back exhaust. I wonder if the brake ducts under the car were installed for this run, because the brakes seemed not to fade.

I drove the C8 last fall at Dream Racing Las Vegas and it's an amazing car. I drove the Ferrari 488 right after it and I think that the Vette was actually a more balanced car (albeit, the 488's Turbo boost was incredible). I will absolutely buy one someday.

That Corvette impressed me too. Considering that it doesn’t have a crazy amount of power, it seemed to accelerate pretty darn good to me. I thought it sounded decent too and of course with Misha driving, that in itself made a lot of difference.👍👍🇨🇦

"Wanna do a lap without a fat guy beside you?" Lmaoo What a car! Wish the owner many happy moments with the thing :)

i love how Misha shift's exactly at the end of the orange part of the tachometer it's just so satisfying to watch him handling such a car even in the first time, much respect for you man keep rocking it!!!

this may be the single best video for a base c8. I know it has garnered a lot of praise since its release from various outlets. But putting it in the hands of a renowned driver on a track that is respected as the measuring stick of performance capabilities and hearing his thoughts as be puts it through its paces made me respect the car on a different level. I already believed GM had a great car with the C8, now I feel like Misha confirmed it while giving it a very fair critique.

What a nice lap with a super chill dude. Trusting the car, trusting the driver. I enjoyed everything. Thank you for sharing the words about the process of getting the car, its nice to know :) Drive safe!

GM designed the Magnetic Ride suspension that everyone in the world uses now and they really have the best all around dampers hands down on the c8

Yep she handled like a champ for a bone stock car, thanks to the owner for letting you share it with us, & yes the cars going to different countries have huge mark ups, then over here you've got dealers charging massive amounts for delivery, Rj in Oz

I tracked and rally raced a Porsche. Some folks are confusing “racing” vs “open track”. Racing you don’t get out of the way and block. Open track etiquette and safety is to move over for faster traffic. I conservatively counted 3 times Misha had to let off. In the end Misha was demonstrating safety and maturity on the track keeping himself, passenger, and Golf safe for another day on the track.

Glad you enjoyed it, GM hit it out the park with this one. One thing, it's not an LS technically, it's called the LT2. Sure, it's a beefed up newer version of it :) Funny part how he said it doesn't breathe well up top, it's likely the cam. A cammed LS3 will put out LT2 rwhp, they are a limited due to the OHV geometry and powerband vs efficiency and testing emissions. If he does cam and a few other things it'll be much more responsive, I'd leave the intake alone though GM did a good design there, it's variable tuning already.

Just imagine what the Z06 will do with better aero, better tires, better breaks, high reviving engine! with fantastic sound and after all you can put the car on comfort mode and you still can enjoy it in a daily driving. Few cars can give you this combination. Really brilliant Z06 should be in the Taxi fleet.

Best track video of the C8 ever! Makes me want to run to my garage, peel out of my driveway, and drive my 2022 C8 to the Max.

Thanks for the ride along! My first video watching you, and it was well done - but you had me at the point of driving.

What a great track run to watch! I have a 71 454 4 sp. convertible that I am so proud of,but to see the modern Corvette go toe to toe with almost any car in the world makes me so proud!

Props to the owner for allowing the tracking, and Misha for driving like a boss under perfect control. 👍👍

I just checked the pricing for the C8 on the German Chevrolet price list. You can get the different trim levels on the 2023 car starting at 2LT. The price, including MWST 19%, for a 3LT is 100.050 €. Still a good deal.

Got an LT1 for $65k and to think I was so close to walking away because of a 5k markup.i hate markups but i have no regrets after driving this thing. The car looks and feels like it's worth so much more than what I paid for. One thing I immediately noticed was how well the car just hugs the road at high speeds and it handles so well. I was a little worried as I hadnt sat in one before prior to purchasing and wasn't sure how my 6'5 frame would fit but it's not too bad. I wouldn't recommend the car for anyone over 6'5 with a very long torso though

I found myself hypnotized watching the fuel range dropping throughout the lap

Have watched many Misha’s videos and I have to say this is near the top. Great owner (thank you sir for your service), great car and some amazing footage. Driving skill is unbelievable! What a great looking vehicle.

Great lap. I'm seriously considering buying one now, especially after hearing your thoughts about being so good for the money. I sent you the picture of the 22 my friend bought. He loves it so much. I can get one pretty much with no mark up from the same dealer. Great video as always!

The C8 is underrated, and surprisingly affordable in North America for its performance-level!

being driven round here by misha is far up my bucket list, and drive it myself too, but much slower. what a car, what a guy

Really can see you have confidence in it sending it full around corners!! In a foreign car for the first time, its handling and feedback must be superb! Thanks Misha!!! 👍

Surprise. The USA making a great car.!! Looks like it handles amazing. That red golf thou. That was fun to watch.

"Chill lap" and he nearly drives the nuts off of it. 👍 Loved seeing this thing get pushed and surprise some Europeans.

That was just fun as hell to watch. Great job guys!

Complimenti, to the owner and to the Corvette folks 👏🏼

I like the fuel quantity indicator through this stunt. Almost like odometer but reversed

guys did u see that golf R infront of him?? that's a 4 cylinder beast that was just flying there and ahead of this GREAT V8!! wow imagine what kinda power that small can was holding!

all that with top Down too , truly impressive car and driving

Zora Arkus-Duntov is very happy with the existence of the C8. It's the mid-engine Corvette that he always dreamed would exist. Also, the big problem with the C8's power is that it likes to pull timing. The cars will dyno close to the claimed 490hp, but because they can pull up to 15 degrees of timing it can really fall flat on its face when pushed on a track. That has been the big thing I've seen track guys trying to combat.

The factory test drivers for the Z06 that drove at the Nurburgring bring their personal cars to Grattan Raceway in Michigan. It's a pleasure to see these cars perform on a track! Of course they can't talk about the test sessions on the Nurburgring, but it was cool to meet them. Yes, I actually met the man that was driving the camouflaged Z06 featured in one of your videos! Very cool!

I really like that you’ve been including these awesome B-roll portions to your videos

a guy I know bought one and I'll never forget our drive on a windy mountain road- the car hugged the corners so well it was like riding in a slot car

Probably the best car to come out the last 10 years imo 👌 looks good, fast, not overly expensive compared to other car in that class

Just imagine if this was the same price here as in the US ($63,295) - Ferrari would go out of business.

The top down easy lap is absolutely blistering. Some awesome driving here

I haven't watched Misha for maybe a year now (personal business at home) but it's good to come back and see his lap round the 'ring is still a thing of beauty...It's pure dynamic art!!

Very exciting to hear a real verdict on this C8 chassis at the ring. This goes right along with what I was expecting really glad it is what I hoped it was. I hold Mishas opinions in high regard especially when it comes to vehicle dynamics. Excellent video

Great vid Misha! It’s great watching you drive. Calm, cool, chill… total badazz behind the wheel. Well done 👍 (and kudos to the owner for sharing his ‘vette).

Your videos are my favorite, so chill and informative. The driving is amazing. Well done all around.

Great machine out of the box. This GM guys did it. Congrats to the owner.

well,they weren't lying when they said this was the best sports car for the money.Imagine how much more wild the z06 model is going to be smh.Great vid misha

“Need the ballast?” I appreciate his random reference to the boating world. Funny guy!!

Great content as always Misha, Tom also is a very cool guy . You make the perfect duo, now its your time to lap with Tom on your car. Best wishes to both of you!!!

Always amazed at your driving skill and the way you are so humble ...stay blessed!

Wow! Impressive ride on the world's most impressive course! Can't wait to see the Z06, its sound and lap times.

that golf was flying to be fair 😂

Misha im new to your channel but you my friend are Awsome....what a driver love how you drive and talk about the American Corvette....Biggest bang for the buck my friend

I saw two old guys sitting in one just like this outside Chick-fil-A yesterday. Crazy to think that same car could do this.

Nice great car and awesome driver. I enjoyed watching you cruise around the track. And no rain!.

Jesus Christ that red Mk7 GTI held its own for a while😂

When you say, “ holy hell” a few seconds into the first lap.. game over. Corvette 🙌🏻

A Great driver who really enjoys driving some wonderful cars, he can push them in all aspects but never too far, these laps were some of the Best I've seen, many thanks for sharing such great entertainment 🤗

You placed it very well at times- inch perfect near curbs and along painted lines. Clearly very confident in the car- a convertible on PS4s!

That was fun to actually see c8 on the ring. Great video!! Cheers

I really enjoyed watching this video. It felt like I was actually driving. Subbed for sure! Thanks.

I'm shocked too, and I live in the US!! You proved that the C8 is a track car - we dont have a Nürburgring here in the US

Great lap! It's awesome to hear the great feedback about the car.

9:26 "r the brakes ok?" ; "yeh" Misha thinking to himself "you ask me this now?" Thank you to the owner for aloowing misha to provide pov. I was excited for this one. I 2 am impressed.

spoiling us with two laps, Really cool owner and Misha driving the wheels off this thing. Epic

Can't stop watching this. Amazing and thanks for sharing and letting him drive that beast.

Okay absolutely amazing car and very cool owner! Like you said for a base model this is some insane performance. Imagine what it will accomplish with better tyres/brakes! Now I just wonder what the zo6 or zr1 will be able to do. Hope that when the day comes you can test one!

If it had a Ferrari, or Lamborghini badge, it will instantly worth 150 grand more.

Owner has balls of steel being that calm and no anxiety telling someone use their car hard. Maybe because of their army background but u would definitely shit my pants being passenger to a good driver on the ring lol.

Great upload. Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Smooth operator was quick! WTG C8!

200kPa oil pressure below 6K RPM jeeesus. The madness to improve the fuel economy never ends! Also the engine temp at the end of the lap HOLY MOLY.

Hey, i am the Golf driver from your video. That Video is really cool. Thanks, ist was fun :-D greetings from Germany

Good Video , Enjoyed the footage of the track experience, Thank You

all other review told us this model does understeer all the time. But when I see you driving, this mid-ship corvette is really good!

Incredible driving. That red GTI was getting on it to

After all the whining about understeer from other testers this was refreshing! Also, this is so much more than a track car, a true GT, top down with real trunk volume.

Great video! Love the camera setup.

Absolutely fantastic ryde. I can't tell how much of this remarkable action is the driver , or the car. But I certainly understand why so many folks at our Sunday morning CnC have new Vette's !

Dudes got some balls! Not only is he loaning out his car on a busy track. But they go top down and he sits shotgun.

Hitting the shift perfect.

Love it Misha, Nice run as ALWAYS! Thanks mate,

Great info on oil temp and pressure, great video, thank you.