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[copper98]

Al

[Stingray]

Thanks, Angel. Yup I'ved repeatedly seen all those vids and lots more pics & details at www.corvette7.com ...my other home since Tran created it back on Jan 16th... it's C5's sister site.

[copper98]

What is interesting is that women have never been a fan of the corvette but yet they gave the interior development to a women to design, also, they made the outside more european looking? especially during this economical period we are in. Facts indicate that they may be trying to capture other audiences to increase future sales. Just my two cents.

[Stingray]

Agree. This is revolutionary especially for the Corvette. Check this out from the GM Authority MailBag:

The following came to us from Diane R. two days after the reveal of the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray

"I’m fairly new to all this, so please forgive me if I don’t speak “the lingo” (which I’m hopping to be fluent in very soon). I just want to share my story and maybe make some friends along the way.

I have never had much of an interest in cars… never really had a reason to. I’ve driven and bought Toyota Corollas my entire 38 year-old life. My first car was a Toyota Echo, which I didn’t really like since it was too small. The Corolla seemed like a perfect fit for me: it was safe, reliable and affordable, and I couldn’t care less about any other features, options, or bells and whistles. I just wanted to get places without any fuss, safely. From what I gather, those attributes and priorities, let alone the cars, aren’t all too respected among “car people”.

All that changed for me on the evening of Sunday January 13th, when I was at home browsing around… I accidentally clicked on a Twitter link that was re-tweeted by one of my (male) friends. I came to your GM Authority site and I wanted to hit the back button, but I instantly fell in love with what I saw and couldn’t click back. What I saw was a red 2014 Chevrolet Corvette.

I never paid attention to any cars on the road, let alone Corvettes. I knew what a Corvette was, but I never really knew what it was all about. Still, I’m not sure what happened that night; I don’t really understand it yet. The only thing I know is that I will own a red 2014 Stingray Z51 when it comes out later this year.

I will drive it on beautiful roads, on the tracks, and everywhere in between. I want to wash it every weekend, and not in one of those automated washes either, but by hand, with a bucket and a hose. I want to wax it and park it in my garage, and park far, far away from everyone else in parking lots so that no one “accidentally” rams my new Corvette with their door (as I have done to others by accident with my Corolla).

I have never had such a feeling for cars in my life; maybe for shoes and jewelry, but even those things don’t need as much TLC as a car does. I already called my local Chevrolet dealer to reserve a spot to order one. In the time leading up to the summer/fall, I will do my best to rent as many 2013 Corvettes as I can, learn to drive a car with a manual transmission, and drive my Corolla to work and back with disgust and disdain.

I guess I fell in love.

Diane"



And this article from Autoevolution... key word is (r)evolution, which is what GM just did on 1/13/13.

2014 Corvette: All Sting, All Good

"Just to refresh your memory: Chevrolet has just opened up a brand new can of awesome at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. 60 years of American sportscar history that’s been recycled into a car people say looks a little bit like a Ferrari. We are, of course, talking about the new Corvette Stingray, the car that’s got everybody talking like mad. Honestly, you could have placed a Ferrari and a Lamborghini on either side of the 2014 Vette in Detroit, and nobody would have notices – it was as if they had turned off the lights.

As an object, this car is either going to look refreshing or repulsive to you. You are either going to see in as a total revelation, or a revolting, brash newcomer. Well, you get the idea. Fortunately, since we’re secretly 10-year olds masquerading as adults, it was love as first sight. Big on pantomime, small on cabin space, it just looks like the perfect Sunday drive.

If you’re the sort of person who says the design is wrong, let me ask you this simple question: which other modern Corvette looked as good? Was it the C4, with its simple lines that look like they were drawn with a pencil on napkin and wheels that look like bottle caps? Or the C5 and C6 that look like they are made out of recycled bottles? No, the Stingray is the true fighter, the MMA face-smasher who’s asking for a fight with the undisputed champions of the sportscar world.

We mentioned design, and what a sexy design that is. The C6 has been in production for nine very long. GM would have liked to have it built a few years earlier, but because of the bankruptcy, it couldn’t. However, this is no bad thing, because it allowed the “new” General Motors to learn how to spell slang words, like “carbon fiber”, “aluminum”, “touch screen” and “digital”. It’s the poster child for the Play Station generation.

General Motors has alway been eager to prove it can make the excellent performance cars. The ZR1 is still setting lap records, the Camaro ZL1 has people scratching their heads, but I think the closest model in terms of ambition to the Stingray is the Cadillac CTS-V. Its supercharged 6.2-liter V8, Brembo brakes and 0 to 60 times of 4.6 seconds were meant to be features that would top other high-performance, luxury sedans, such as the BMW M5 or Mercedes E63 AMG. Bob Lutz threw down the gauntlet, and the Germans (supposedly) chickened out.

The 2014 Corvette is a little bit like that as well. I can almost imagine the engineers saying “boy, I hope people compare what we did here with this and that sportscar.” What do I mean? Well, it’s got an aluminum frame, like an Audi R8, a seven-speed manual, like a Porsche 911, a rev-matching system, like the Nissan 370Z, and cylinder deactivation (Active Fuel Management), just like a Mercedes SLK 55 AMG.

Notice what I did there? Those are all potential opponents the Vette is playfully challenging to come out and play. The street thug has learned kick boxing and jujitsu, honed its natural fighting instincts and tock a crash corse in computer engineering just to be safe.
They want this car to be the most famous Corvette ever! I don’t think it’s been designed solely for the US. Because of how the Corvette is currently built and sold, I can’t be sure about this yet. But why else would they put cylinder deactivation and improve the visible build quality so much? Only to sell it the American track day addict? I don’t think so!

At an estimated $53,000 (€40,000 in today’s money), it could be the performance bargain of the century. It could be just the car a Russian oligarch or youngster rich kid from the Emirates wants. And don’t get me started about the Chinese, they’ll buy anything ‘Merican’.

The new Corvette’s sting could be the first weapon in GM’s arsenal. Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, has a strong supporter of this project, and he recently said that he’s interested in a rival for the Toyota GT 86/Scion FR-S. The Vette could be a stepping stone for a better Chevrolet that doesn’t cut quite so many corners.

The only way to find out is to wait until the Stingray comes to the surface and let it poke us with its stinger."

[Agarc]

what al u become the C7 expert lol

[Stingray]

So much you don't know about me bro...

You could say I read about the C7 everyday... plus considering the many car mags I subscribe and they all cover the Vette now! No choice.

[Stingray]

Where's Humberto? Heat gettin' spanked... same old issues, they always have a hard time vs. the Pacers. Spo needs

[Stingray]

Angel, here's an independent engineer's POV...


And for those who care to learn more about the new C7... this one is quite good.

[hummer6951]

Love the videos al!!

[mikester0612]

Hey guys. I was really looking forward to going to the photo shoot tomorrow so that I can physically meet all of you, but something obviously had to happen. I left my house this afternoon with my sister and one of her friends in the car heading over to Sunset Place so that we can go have lunch at Raw. Im not even a mile from my house and I hear a weird thumping noise so I pull over in a parking lot and get out to check what is going on and I hear a huge hissing noise. Take a look at what decided to jump up and crash the party...

[LIM3]

Originally Posted by mikester0612

Hey guys. I was really looking forward to going to the photo shoot tomorrow so that I can physically meet all of you, but something obviously had to happen. I left my house this afternoon with my sister and one of her friends in the car heading over to Sunset Place so that we can go have lunch at Raw. Im not even a mile from my house and I hear a weird thumping noise so I pull over in a parking lot and get out to check what is going on and I hear a huge hissing noise. Take a look at what decided to jump up and crash the party...

Damn that sucks bro.


Tapatalking

[copper98]

Originally Posted by Forty5th

Angel, here's an independent engineer's POV...


And for those who care to learn more about the new C7... this one is quite good.

OMG Al, I can not believe you got me to watch that engineering ( the first video)
?? LOL

[copper98]

Hey does anyone know what is the price of the 1LE Splitter?

[Stingray]

Damn I just woke up and saw that pic... holy effin key Mike!