Corvette C7 Prototype caught testing
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01-20-2012, 04:35 PM
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Chevy doesn't need to put AWD and just because they put a DCT in the car doesn't exactly mean they would put AWD. DCT's should be an option, especially for those who are die hard road racers that want a trans that has precise shifts. I don't see any harm in advancing.
01-20-2012, 04:50 PM
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If it's gonna be world class it needs AWD and a DC set-up.....no two ways about that. The quicker shifts and added traction will always make for a better, more consitant and well rounded car. The only way to battle those technologies it to get real with reduceing weight.
01-20-2012, 05:23 PM
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The cold weather testing is standard stuff, all kinds of performance cars have gone through it, I remember seeing spy pics of the C5 doing the same thing.
While Ive heard from "reliable sources" that that is really close to the real deal, how can you tell this half covered camo car looks like that?
No, it really doesn't. AWD is not necessary (look at track times please), and adds complexity, cost and weight. The Corvette is a front (midship) engine RWD and always should be, its part of the driving experience.
If it's gonna be world class it needs AWD and a DC set-up.....no two ways about that. The quicker shifts and added traction will always make for a better, more consitant and well rounded car. The only way to battle those technologies it to get real with reduceing weight.
01-20-2012, 07:08 PM
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Very good friend of mines has a '96 with 74k miles on it, I don't see any kind of flaws that particularly stand out on his car where I'm like "Ok, this car was just built like absolute crap". They are really no worse than F-Body's, I look at my car with 72k miles on it and look at his and I find a lot of the same type of issues between the two.
I think the interior is perfect on the C6's, it's not too nice where you kind of forget what you're driving, but it's not made like a Fisher Price toy either like the previous generations 
Agree each time I see a C6 I just cant get over how good it looks even for a car thats been in production since 2005 it's a fantastic looking car (though interior needs improvement) so I really hope they dont screw up the C7 which from the pics the may be going in the right direction.
01-20-2012, 07:20 PM
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The cold weather testing is standard stuff, all kinds of performance cars have gone through it, I remember seeing spy pics of the C5 doing the same thing.
While Ive heard from "reliable sources" that that is really close to the real deal, how can you tell this half covered camo car looks like that?
No, it really doesn't. AWD is not necessary (look at track times please), and adds complexity, cost and weight. The Corvette is a front (midship) engine RWD and always should be, its part of the driving experience.
While Ive heard from "reliable sources" that that is really close to the real deal, how can you tell this half covered camo car looks like that?
No, it really doesn't. AWD is not necessary (look at track times please), and adds complexity, cost and weight. The Corvette is a front (midship) engine RWD and always should be, its part of the driving experience.
01-20-2012, 11:13 PM
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There should be two options:
1) Conventional Manual (6 or 7 speed)
2) DCT (lightning quick shifts, 7+ speeds)
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01-21-2012, 01:47 AM
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If it's gonna be world class it needs AWD and a DC set-up.....no two ways about that. The quicker shifts and added traction will always make for a better, more consitant and well rounded car. The only way to battle those technologies it to get real with reduceing weight.
The day they make vette AWD is the day I stop liking them.
01-21-2012, 04:35 AM
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Very good friend of mines has a '96 with 74k miles on it, I don't see any kind of flaws that particularly stand out on his car where I'm like "Ok, this car was just built like absolute crap".
I think the interior is perfect on the C6's, it's not too nice where you kind of forget what you're driving, but it's not made like a Fisher Price toy either like the previous generations
I think the interior is perfect on the C6's, it's not too nice where you kind of forget what you're driving, but it's not made like a Fisher Price toy either like the previous generations
And one should also look at the Corvette Z06, it too runs REAL CLOSE to 10s (and has actually hit 10s on one occasion) right off the showroom floor as well.
ZR1s do the very same as well of course.
01-21-2012, 04:59 AM
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01-21-2012, 09:57 AM
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Just an FYI, the MK3 GT-R has already ran a 10.89 completely bone stock, down to the tires and not at a strip.
The MY12 is already on sale in Japan and is scheduled for release to the rest of the world pretty soon.
I can't wait to see what the next Corvette will be capable of.
Fast forward to 1:40 for the MY12 GT-R's time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEh1w3RfD3I&feature=pl
The MY12 is already on sale in Japan and is scheduled for release to the rest of the world pretty soon.
I can't wait to see what the next Corvette will be capable of.
Fast forward to 1:40 for the MY12 GT-R's time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEh1w3RfD3I&feature=pl
01-21-2012, 10:31 AM
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01-21-2012, 11:31 AM
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AWD...in a Vette??? A quote borrowed from Jeremy Clarkson; "Are you MAD (crazy) man?" A Vette w/ training wheels is just sacrilegiuos. Gotta leave some fun & drivers' input in a performance car. That's done by leaving the manual trans & rear wheel drive alone. Dual clutch aside, technology has gotten car performance to the point where an 89 year old nun can drive a 24 hrs of LeMans car in the actual race. Performance car road course racing has gotten to the same point as drag racing where the results are more related to the cars' technology than to the skill of the driver. Really sad, IMO.
I'm still pissed that Congress mandated traction control. F'ckn a$$holes need to leave their laws off of my car.