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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Parker on January 11, 2014, 05:33:26 PM
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This is it
http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-this-is-it-1499298030 (http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-this-is-it-1499298030)
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Looks pretty freaking aggressive.....damn, this vette looks pretty nice.....it will give the ZR1 something to think about.......is that a 7 speed
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ZR-1 will be well over 700 HP and a monster
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Looks pretty freaking aggressive.....damn, this vette looks pretty nice.....it will give the ZR1 something to think about.......is that a 7 speed
looks like auto transmission.
car looks out of spac-good
the only flaw are tghe camaro-esque rear end lights
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looks like auto transmission.
car looks out of spac-good
the only flaw are tghe camaro-esque rear end lights
Another car I can't afford. Really nice car.
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Another car I can't afford. Really nice car.
we will be able to afford it when the c10 hits the market, no worries 8)
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Fuck the taillights.
everything else is a win.
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The engine?
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The engine?
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hm, no turbo charger, no centrifugal supercharger, but under that cover could be a roots type supercharger :D
this intake manifold looks unusual for naturaly aspirated engine
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hm, no turbo charger, no centrifugal supercharger, but under that cover could be a roots type supercharger :D
this intake manifold looks unusual for naturaly aspirated engine
its NA. Thats direct injection.
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I saw a kid driving a probably 2010 model today, I was wondering how he could afford that.
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its NA. Thats direct injection.
Don't know it that is the engine...
But the side of the Vette says "supercharged"
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Don't know it that is the engine...
But the side of the Vette says "supercharged"
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have to wait till they officially announce it. Until then its hearsy.
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its NA. Thats direct injection.
nah i def thinkt hat intake manifold has a roots charger under it,much like the zr1 these days.
the only doubt i have is bc itd be a very flat sc.
and i dont see a sc belt assembly, this is weird, but look at the screws holding the manifold in plac,those are there to kkep it air ithgt, not just an na engine cover imo.
I saw a kid driving a probably 2010 model today, I was wondering how he could afford that.
maybe they cant but got a loan nonetheless,lol.
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have to wait till they officially announce it. Until then its hearsy.
exactly...so I guess Monday, unless they leak more out on Sunday. You both could be right, direct injection supercharged engine?
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exactly...so I guess Monday, unless they leak more out on Sunday. You both could be right, direct injection supercharged engine?
well yeah, direct port or direct injection(making it bbuilding related) engines have been standard ever since carburators ;D ;D
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nah i def thinkt hat intake manifold has a roots charger under it,much like the zr1 these days.
the only doubt i have is bc itd be a very flat sc.
and i dont see a sc belt assembly, this is weird, but look at the screws holding the manifold in plac,those are there to kkep it air ithgt, not just an na engine cover imo.
maybe they cant but got a loan nonetheless,lol.
the bolts you see are holding the top of the plenum on. They have blowers that small and flat. Typically the Zo6 has been NA but if theh are going FI then thats what youre seeing. Its possible theyre using a huge plenum on the manifold but it is more likely it is a blower as youve said.
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the bolts you see are holding the top of the plenum on. They have blowers that small and flat. Typically the Zo6 has been NA but if theh are going FI then thats what youre seeing. Its possible theyre using a huge plenum on the manifold but it is more likely it is a blower as youve said.
yah, if it were NA , the ptimal intake runner lenght and design would look very different.
yeah those bolts outsode the cover(not the 4 in the middle area lol)are a give away.
also the thing with red letters on it looks like fi fuel rail.
so.if its not dohc, then its some flat sc ;D
i dont see how else theyd make 700hp from that displacement.
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yah, if it were NA , the ptimal intake runner lenght and design would look very different.
yeah those bolts outsode the cover(not the 4 in the middle area lol)are a give away.
also the thing with red letters on it looks like fi fuel rail.
so.if its not dohc, then its some flat sc ;D
i dont see how else theyd make 700hp from that displacement.
its doable, we made 770 from a NA 430ci LS7 based engine. As far as the runner length, we had a motor that the runners disappeared into a plenum that ran from valve cover to valve cover just like the top of that motor. There is a train of thought that the plenum should be as big as you can possibly make it without interfering with the runners, so it wouldnt suprise me if GM was trying out some trick shit, especially witb the new direct injection manifolds and how funky they look.
but I think youre right, I think thats a blower akin to the ones thwy had on the LSA....
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its doable, we made 770 from a NA 430ci LS7 based engine. As far as the runner length, we had a motor that the runners disappeared into a plenum that ran from valve cover to valve cover just like the top of that motor. There is a train of thought that the plenum should be as big as you can possibly make it without interfering with the runners, so it wouldnt suprise me if GM was trying out some trick shit, especially witb the new direct injection manifolds and how funky they look.
but I think youre right, I think thats a blower akin to the ones thwy had on the LSA....
yeah but has to be street legal and meet the communist euro specs etc.
cant have those superlong intake runners and wild idle cam etc.
we agree ,that design doesnt look high rpm screamer type engine,lol and STILL is single camshaft in the block ;D
exhaust manifolds look restrictive btw
hm you see that aluminium holding structure on the left?whats that for?
oh and on the right, thats the air intake pice?right?
since its a single piece, and dont look very huge, this points to sc too.
beautiful engine 8)
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This is it
http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-this-is-it-1499298030 (http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-this-is-it-1499298030)
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Im buying this car ........................ ........................ ........................ ......................as soon as they age a few years and the price drops to a reasonable rate
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yeah but has to be street legal and meet the communist euro specs etc.
cant have those superlong intake runners and wild idle cam etc.
we agree ,that design doesnt look high rpm screamer type engine,lol and STILL is single camshaft in the block ;D
exhaust manifolds look restrictive btw
hm you see that aluminium holding structure on the left?whats that for?
oh and on the right, thats the air intake pice?right?
since its a single piece, and dont look very huge, this points to sc too.
beautiful engine 8)
touche on the euro emission specs.
Left side is probably the alternator bracket, looks like the AC compressor underneath it, right side youre probably referring to the throttle body.. there is a couple hoses and lines running over the TB that have me kind of puzzled. .. but without looking at it more closely, its imoossible to tell.
I think it may be magnusson blower, or something similar.
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The engine?
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Guy look the blower pulley by the throttle body it's just like the zr1 it's goot a roots
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lol yes throttle body i forgot the english word ;D
Guy look the blower pulley by the throttle body it's just like the zr1 it's goot a roots
yes,dam,just seen it the black small piece.
yeah this is def sc.
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Wheels look too difficult to keep clean. Would not buy.
;D
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Looks like its made in china
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I have 3 Corvettes. A red 1999 FRHC, a 2000 C5 stock and a 2002 C5 Z06.
Guess what? Ford is stepping up. I have two Mustangs also. No, not the new super insanely fast ones, but I can tell you some stories about Corvettes.... lots
All cars have their "issues" but Corvettes.... lol... are basically THE SUCK!
I got more money back from GM than I actually paid for them. Total P.O.S's that look great... and that's about it. Sure, you can pump em' up and all that SHIT, but the best Vettes are put together by Pratt and Miller for the ALMS and those motors... well, they got nothin' to do with GM ~
Oh, I know, I'm so full of shit.
Give me a New Edge 4.6 any day. By the time I'm done with it that poor little Vette will be snivelin in the rain ~
The new shit they have done to the C6 and C7's is downright embarrassing. Made to fit a fat man.... really.
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I have 3 Corvettes. A red 1999 FRHC, a 2000 C5 stock and a 2002 C5 Z06.
Guess what? Ford is stepping up. I have two Mustangs also. No, not the new super insanely fast ones, but I can tell you some stories about Corvettes.... lots
All cars have their "issues" but Corvettes.... lol... are basically THE SUCK!
I got more money back from GM than I actually paid for them. Total P.O.S's that look great... and that's about it. Sure, you can pump em' up and all that SHIT, but the best Vettes are put together by Pratt and Miller for the ALMS and those motors... well, they got nothin' to do with GM ~
Oh, I know, I'm so full of shit.
Give me a New Edge 4.6 any day. By the time I'm done with it that poor little Vette will be snivelin in the rain ~
The new shit they have done to the C6 and C7's is downright embarrassing. Made to fit a fat man.... really.
Do tell...
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I saw a kid driving a probably 2010 model today, I was wondering how he could afford that.
Dad's car and it was leased. Leased is a fancy word for rent for a couple of years.
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Finally a C7 I would be interested in buying :o
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Won't be easy to get all that torque from just the rear wheels to the ground...with 4WD it would get off the line quicker I think.
The base model looks better than this souped up version imo
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The Corvette has come a long way since '04. I'm loving this.
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Do tell...
I've posted pics a number of times...
Some ain't so pretty ~
Good cars, just overrated. I think the point I was trying to make last night (when we are all the stupidest) is that Ford is really kickin' it up a few notches with the Stang...
and when I see the new Vette drive by... I think "Was that a Camaro?"
I'm not gonna get started again ~
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Honestly there is nothing exciting about that car. Porche, BMW even the Shelby Mustangs captures the imagination. This car just "blah", there designers need to start stealing from Hyundai or something.
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I've posted pics a number of times...
Some ain't so pretty ~
Good cars, just overrated. I think the point I was trying to make last night (when we are all the stupidest) is that Ford is really kickin' it up a few notches with the Stang...
and when I see the new Vette drive by... I think "Was that a Camaro?"
I'm not gonna get started again ~
im kinda agreeing... GM has been stepping it up wirh the performance of the vette and has succeeded in making it a world class class.... but the design is just going yo shit, as theyve even said that theyre trying to break into the ferrari/supercar market so theyre trying to make a car that visually competes.... the problem is, its a fucking vette. Its not a ferrari, and no one that is going to buy a ferrari is going to buy a vette instead.
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im kinda agreeing... GM has been stepping it up wirh the performance of the vette and has succeeded in making it a world class class.... but the design is just going yo shit, as theyve even said that theyre trying to break into the ferrari/supercar market so theyre trying to make a car that visually competes.... the problem is, its a fucking vette. Its not a ferrari, and no one that is going to buy a ferrari is going to buy a vette instead.
haha gm is very funny.
its almost unreal how stupid they are to dare even comparing themselves to ferrari etc.
its not just about having equal horsepower output from engine, or same quartermile time, or nurnburgring time elapsed.
that doesnt even matter, the performance is close anyway.
lets see, fearrari engines have the dohc system with variable cam timings and even special shaped cams,etc .
vette?does the base model even have forged pistons?lol
transmission, ferrari has those insane transmissions which shift in record time, vette has? a built up version of the c6 transmission.
farrari has all wheel drive, but not just all wheel drive, but every wheel indpendently adapts, this is almost spaceship technology,meanwhile the corvettes have what?
do they still have leaf spring suspension? ;D
and yes all wheel drive ,its time for that, the voettes are getting smoke in their own best discipline by much less powerful cars off the line.
very good car, but comparing to ferarri ,hahaha, the one with 3 exhaust pipes, is like shizzo stepping on stage vs coleman.
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its NA. Thats direct injection.
Looks like a twin screw supercharger in top to me
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Looks like a twin screw supercharger in top to me
read rest of thread. It more than likely is. I was under the impression that GM was going to keep it NA, like traditionally has been.... and I have seen some trick, experimental manifolds where the plenum enveloped the outsides of the runners and looked physically like a twin screw blower. But after I actually took a closer look, it definitely looks like a blower to me.
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people make a big fuss about the tail lights, I was dissapointed too, until I saw one parked in the street somewhere near Convantion Center, DC and I changed my mind....it looks good when you see the car with your own eyes...it ain't that bad
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people make a big fuss about the tail lights, I was dissapointed too, until I saw one parked in the street somewhere near Convantion Center, DC and I changed my mind....it looks good when you see the car with your own eyes...it ain't that bad
It ain't that bad, but I had to look twice, and I shouldn't have.
The Corvette owners get their panties in a bunch whenever you bitch about the tailights on the C7 because... well, they are probably just sick of hearing it (for one) AND... they know it's true ~ lol
Who cares? It's still a Vette. Whatever.
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Imma buy me one of them Liberochies soon.
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The photographer should be executed.
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089650_2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-2014-detroit-auto-show
A new King Corvette has arrived, and it definitely gives General Motors [NYSE:GM] some bragging rights at the Detroit Auto Show. With “at least 625 horsepower,” and 635 pound-feet of torque, this top-performance variant of the latest C7 Stingray could shake up the roster of top production-car performance numbers.
And it sets the form for the Corvette C7.R race car, also shown here at Detroit and headed for Daytona later this month.
The Z06 is powered by an all-new 6.2-liter ‘LT4’ supercharged V-8, making at least 625 horsepower and 635 pound-feet of torque—37 percent more horsepower and 40 percent more torque than the ‘standard’ 2014 Corvette Stingray.
The LT4 engine is only one inch taller than the LT1 in the Corvette Stingray. The LT4 is one of the only supercharged engines in the world to incorporate cylinder deactivation technology, and it also has variable valve timing.
A big 1.7-liter Eaton R1740 TVS supercharger force-feeds the engine and spins at up to 20,000 rpm and incorporates a shorter rotor design that allows the boost to arrive quicker. Otherwise the engine incorporates a long list of engineering improvements, including rotocast aluminum cylinder heads, titanium intake valves, machined connecting rods, unique forged-aluminum pistons, and a dry-sump oil system.
Also of note is the Z06’s eight-speed automatic transmission. It’s an all-new GM-designed transmission, designated 8L90, and while it’s a traditional, hydraulically controlled automatic, GM says that it provides the quick shifts of dual-clutch boxes (even faster than Porsche’s PDK, they say), yet with more smoothness. And the eight-speed will allow up to a five-percent efficiency improvement over a six-speed automatic.
Z06 models will include the Drive Mode Selector, just as Stingray Coupe and Convertible models, which will allow access to settings for launch control, active-handling systems, traction control, and Sport and Track modes. Magnetic Selective Ride Control dampers are included in the Z06, as well as a three-mode electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD).
Also just as with other Corvette Stingray hardtop models, the Z06 will offer a removable roof panel that will enable some of the benefits of a convertible. That’s allowed through the new C7 Corvette’s stiffer aluminum-frame construction—with extra adhesive bonding used for the Z06.
The exterior changes on the Z06, versus the Corvette Stingray, are entirely functional, and nearly every panel and piece of trim is different. Design director Tom Peters, in a release, points to the flared fenders needed to accommodate larger wheels, the larger vents for cooling, and all the tweaks necessary for improved aerodynamics and high-speed stability.
For those who plan to use the Z06 primarily as a track machine, the Z07 Performance Package is the way to go, as it adds Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup tires, Brembo carbon ceramic-matrix brake rotors, and a set of upgrades aimed at maximizing downforce. In either case, special spin-cast alloy wheels that show off the brake hardware.
Want performance numbers? GM won’t say yet. And there’s plenty of time for more facts and teasers; the Z06 won’t arrive at dealerships until early 2015.
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haha gm is very funny.
its almost unreal how stupid they are to dare even comparing themselves to ferrari etc.
its not just about having equal horsepower output from engine, or same quartermile time, or nurnburgring time elapsed.
that doesnt even matter, the performance is close anyway.
lets see, fearrari engines have the dohc system with variable cam timings and even special shaped cams,etc .
vette?does the base model even have forged pistons?lol
transmission, ferrari has those insane transmissions which shift in record time, vette has? a built up version of the c6 transmission.
farrari has all wheel drive, but not just all wheel drive, but every wheel indpendently adapts, this is almost spaceship technology,meanwhile the corvettes have what?
do they still have leaf spring suspension? ;D
and yes all wheel drive ,its time for that, the voettes are getting smoke in their own best discipline by much less powerful cars off the line.
very good car, but comparing to ferarri ,hahaha, the one with 3 exhaust pipes, is like shizzo stepping on stage vs coleman.
Composite leaf springs, not steel. A lot less weight. Plus the sway bar effect that the transverse leaf provides.
Coil overs are trendy but well designed leaf springs are as good as anyother spring.
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089650_2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-2014-detroit-auto-show
A new King Corvette has arrived, and it definitely gives General Motors [NYSE:GM] some bragging rights at the Detroit Auto Show. With “at least 625 horsepower,” and 635 pound-feet of torque, this top-performance variant of the latest C7 Stingray could shake up the roster of top production-car performance numbers.
And it sets the form for the Corvette C7.R race car, also shown here at Detroit and headed for Daytona later this month.
The Z06 is powered by an all-new 6.2-liter ‘LT4’ supercharged V-8, making at least 625 horsepower and 635 pound-feet of torque—37 percent more horsepower and 40 percent more torque than the ‘standard’ 2014 Corvette Stingray.
The LT4 engine is only one inch taller than the LT1 in the Corvette Stingray. The LT4 is one of the only supercharged engines in the world to incorporate cylinder deactivation technology, and it also has variable valve timing.
A big 1.7-liter Eaton R1740 TVS supercharger force-feeds the engine and spins at up to 20,000 rpm and incorporates a shorter rotor design that allows the boost to arrive quicker. Otherwise the engine incorporates a long list of engineering improvements, including rotocast aluminum cylinder heads, titanium intake valves, machined connecting rods, unique forged-aluminum pistons, and a dry-sump oil system.
Also of note is the Z06’s eight-speed automatic transmission. It’s an all-new GM-designed transmission, designated 8L90, and while it’s a traditional, hydraulically controlled automatic, GM says that it provides the quick shifts of dual-clutch boxes (even faster than Porsche’s PDK, they say), yet with more smoothness. And the eight-speed will allow up to a five-percent efficiency improvement over a six-speed automatic.
Z06 models will include the Drive Mode Selector, just as Stingray Coupe and Convertible models, which will allow access to settings for launch control, active-handling systems, traction control, and Sport and Track modes. Magnetic Selective Ride Control dampers are included in the Z06, as well as a three-mode electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD).
Also just as with other Corvette Stingray hardtop models, the Z06 will offer a removable roof panel that will enable some of the benefits of a convertible. That’s allowed through the new C7 Corvette’s stiffer aluminum-frame construction—with extra adhesive bonding used for the Z06.
The exterior changes on the Z06, versus the Corvette Stingray, are entirely functional, and nearly every panel and piece of trim is different. Design director Tom Peters, in a release, points to the flared fenders needed to accommodate larger wheels, the larger vents for cooling, and all the tweaks necessary for improved aerodynamics and high-speed stability.
For those who plan to use the Z06 primarily as a track machine, the Z07 Performance Package is the way to go, as it adds Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup tires, Brembo carbon ceramic-matrix brake rotors, and a set of upgrades aimed at maximizing downforce. In either case, special spin-cast alloy wheels that show off the brake hardware.
Want performance numbers? GM won’t say yet. And there’s plenty of time for more facts and teasers; the Z06 won’t arrive at dealerships until early 2015.
The grey Z06 that they brought looked better than the yellow one.
I'm gather the grey one could be the one to showcase to the dealers?
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Honestly there is nothing exciting about that car. Porche,BMW even the Shelby Mustangs captures the imagination. This car just "blah", there designers need to start stealing from Hyundai or something.
Complete different cars and demographics, the vette would destroy any bmw m cars. I like BMW's but as of late their cars are getting more sublime and the owners are a bunch of douche bag insecure poseurs! Can't stand that image esp being in OC
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11 Things You Didn't Know About The Corvette
1. The first Corvettes were too advanced for the factory. Because the Corvette was the first fiberglass body that GM mass produced, the factory was ill-equiped to handle the new tech, and they didn't know how to ground the car. The first few cars they made wouldn't start. Instead of driving them off the assembly line, they had to push.
2. The Corvette story involves Nazis, prostitutes and Christmas. Zora Arkus Duntov, a.k.a. "Father of the Corvette," was a Russian Jew born on Christmas in Belgium. He grew up in Germany, and was living in Paris when his wife had to outrun Nazis to Bordeaux in an MG while he hid in a bordello.
3. The first Corvette logo was illegal. Originally the Corvette was supposed to have a checkered flag and an American flag… until they realized that you can't trademark the American flag without changing it into an interpretation.
4. Corvette wasn't the original name. The car's code name was Opel while they were developing it.
5. It's not even the original Corvette. Chevrolet's head photographer actually named it, after a class of warships.
6. GM lied about horsepower. The L88 engine was basically a racing engine for the street, so to discourage too many people from ordering it, Chevrolet published numbers that were about 70 horsepower below the actual rating, so that it would look less appealing than other engines. It worked — only 20 Corvettes were ordered with the L88 in 1967.
7. Corvette racing teams didn't always plan ahead. The L88-powered Corvette that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in '67 not only set a record by topping 171 miles per hour on the legendary Mulsanne straight, but it actually had to be driven to the track, because the transporter was full of parts. Probably not coincidentally, the car's engine called it quits halfway through the race.
8. The Pontiac Banshee Out Corvetted the Corvette. Years before John DeLorean built Doc Brown's time machine, he was in charge of Pontiac. He wanted something that could hurt the Mustang, so they developed this Banshee... until GM said it would actually hurt the Corvette more. It's not a coincidence that the Corvettes of the seventies looked like a Banshee.
9. They understood the power of a photo. The 1978 Indy 500 Pace Car was painted specifically so that it would look good in black and white photography, because magazine ads were still typically not in color.
10. The ZR1 used a Lotus boat motor. The 375-horsepower LT5 engine used in the ZR1 of the early nineties was designed in England by the folks at Lotus, who then got in touch with the Mercury Marine people in Stillwater Oklahoma, who actually built the thing.
11. You'll never unsee this. A lot of cars from the same manufacturer tend to share parts, but the C5 Corvette has the same door handle as the Oldsmobile Aurora, which isn't exactly the most loved car of all time.
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saw a 2014 vette today (rare around here, most have Ferrari's and such), and I was impressed. performance-wise, it may be great, but it stil won't have the 'prestige' of a Porsche or Ferrari or even an older Viper... same reason I'd take a Porsche over a Nissan GT-R. (even though I hated Porsche's, despite racing them for years in SCCA, and have been a die-hard import/Nissan fan since before I owned a car.. since S13's were new. lol)
I even saw a Camaro today that I would seriously consider buying.. no idea what year, but vanity plate said " 05 " something, so it can't be that expensive. GM seems to be making some progress.
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Just give me a real Vette. One that is unquestionably awesome in every way.
A C5Z06 2002 is a badass ride. Slam it and then run it.
If ya gotta go with the next model (C6) you better damn well get a Z06.
If you got cha-ching, get a ZR1, otherwise... screw the C7's. They fucked up and they know it.
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And... no matter how "Badass" you think you are, leave the fucking Traction Control "ON!"
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Ouch on last pic :'(
Cost of c7 zo6?
Im thinking about $80 / 90 grand..
What do you guys think ???
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You cannot afford it, so why worry about it.
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Composite leaf springs, not steel. A lot less weight. Plus the sway bar effect that the transverse leaf provides.
Coil overs are trendy but well designed leaf springs are as good as anyother spring.
nah comeon lol.
compare that to a ferraris suspenison,lol.
i know,theyre ok, but comeon ;D
Ouch on last pic :'(
Cost of c7 zo6?
Im thinking about $80 / 90 grand..
What do you guys think ???
that seems very low.
newsaper here saying this gona have 630hp from factory, epic 8)
very good posts btw thanks to all good reading
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Equus Bass 770: $250,000 ......this looks like a fastback, but they have nothing to do with each other....only a few are made and they're going for 250k a pop......it's more like a collector's item.....a chevy in mustang's clothing
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/post--equus-bass-770-the-dollar250000-restomod?ocid=ansauto11
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Equus Bass 770: $250,000 ......this looks like a fastback, but they have nothing to do with each other....only a few are made and they're going for 250k a pop......it's more like a collector's item.....a chevy in mustang's clothing
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/post--equus-bass-770-the-dollar250000-restomod?ocid=ansauto11
ha i was thinking camaro 69 ss straight away.
beautiful,would hit
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ha i was thinking camaro 69 ss straight away.
beautiful,would hit
it's beautiful, but damn...250k?...that's exotic cars price range right here...I guess they made this car for a selected group of buyers as it's very limited
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it's beautiful, but damn...250k?...that's exotic cars price range right here...I guess they made this car for a selected group of buyers as it's very limited
hm.
depends.
remaking an engine from a hot rod mag buildup is one thing, but making a reliable one with everything tht should go along with it,can be very costly, its basiclay all custom work.
but yeah,even stripping it down to the bare frame, sandcoat it, repaint etc, should get nowhere near close 250k.
but the work hours are gonna add up on such custom jobs.
would rather have a less perfect 69-72 year model for 20k and be happy.
700hp+ is not needed(i mean if one wants fast,this will still get blown away by showroom stock japanese literbike), 300 will be enough for street cruise and enjoy use.
haha btw, im always lol about mags like hot rod etc who claim "bolt on" 300hp, etc as if it was so easy and cheap.theyre almost as misleding as the bbuilding industy ;D
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