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The aftermarket figured out the cooling on the Z06 years ago. Whether people commit to the actual fix is something else. Describing the Z06 as a track day turd is false and strangely off-base.
What chevy did not do well is take the heat out of the oil fast enough. Even the stock Z51 C7 gets its oil hot on a track - and can use additional cooling.
It is a track day turd. In several aspects actually. Gears 5, 6, 7, and 8 are all overdrive gears. It's got the worst 650hp/650tq out there. It's closer to 500/500.
American automakers, and GM are fantastic at producing empty numbers and empty stats. It's prevalent in all their cars and trucks. They know how to market to unsuspecting customers. Especially ones overflowing with testosterone.
Having now seen more photos of it from more views, I may have to retract my statement about generally liking the look. It's crazy busy with all kinds of angles and cut lines. The rear end looks like someone riced up a Camaro with as many different parts as they could bolt on.
Comparing this body design to those of similar mid-engine Ferraris, the latter have purposeful, but much more flowing designs, and there's really no comparison. The C7 vette shape was actually smoother and more flowing. I'll need to see one in person before making final judgment but I think they've alienated their core demographic with this new car, which isn't how you expand on a successful history. If they wanted to do this design they should have built it along with the current front engine platform and called it a new model with a different name than a corvette.
Seinfeld in the latest comedians in cars (Eddie Murphy) takes out his Carrera GT and speaks about how the lines of a car have to make sense. I agree with that sentiment but I don't see it in the C-GT or the new Vette.
Doesn't look like a ton of headroom based on this pic. Hopefully they got the seating position right.
The biggest question in my mind will be the transmission. Will it be as responsive and quick as a PDK? If it's laggy, it's gonna kill the experience. And hopefully there will eventually be a manual option too
I'm wondering how much driver's foot room there is. The engineers said one of the reasons there's no manual transmission is because when the cabin was moved forward 16.5 inches, it made it too close to the front axle to allow room for a 3-pedal pedal box.
I'm wondering how much driver's foot room there is. The engineers said one of the reasons there's no manual transmission is because when the cabin was moved forward 16.5 inches, it made it too close to the front axle to allow room for a 3-pedal pedal box.
There is a fairly short video where Jay Leno is shown the car and they talk about it having more room. Remember that a 991, amongst others, was used as a benchmark, and one of the mules actually had a PDK.
I just saw one in the dealership in blue. It's not too different from the pics in person. NSX, Ferrari Modena, Camaro blended into one. Three different seat options and look pretty supportive. There were a ton of new C7's on the lot and discounted heavily from $7500 to $20000, off for a $167,000 ZR1... I had no idea these cars were so expensive!!
In an interview the Engineers said that because of the proximity to the front axle there's no room in the foot well for three normal size pedals.
I read something similar. Also I heard the take rate for manual was quite low with the C7, much lower than 991.2 GT3s for example, and Corvette figures that the vast majority of their customers will accept the DCT which is so much better than a slushbox.
Still it would be nice if they offered a manual option. Maybe with a refresh or next all new C9, if the there is enough complaining like the 991.1 GT3 situation.
07-22-2019, 06:31 PM
