kp

First off thanks to Tommy Jr and his staff at MacMulkin, pleasant experience, no BS. In less than two weeks since my initial e-mail I had the car in my Garage. They set up the shipping with Intercity and kept me informed every step of the way.

Previously I had a '14 base car with the only options being 2LT and the A6 trans. I owned the car for around a year, it was an early build, had a few small issues, belt tensioner, bad door speaker and an annoying exhaust leak. All fixed by me and the dealer. Nice car but a little boring looking, pickins were slim when I bought it so any C7 was nice to have.

Decided I'd skip the '15s and try again for a '16 since GM added a few features like the front camera and mag-ride. I was mostly curious on the non-Z51 mag ride (FE3) since I had it on one of my old C6s. I will say in touring mode the ride is quite a bit smoother than the base C7 with the 18/19" tires, sport seems about where the base car was and track feels a little stiffer. Its not a huge difference like I have read from people with the C7 Z51 mag-ride, but I havent really did any aggressive driving yet so maybe I'll notice it more.

Also, just in case anyone is wondering it does not have an added trans cooler for the A8, I didnt expect it but though MAYBE GM would put them on all the '16 A8s. I wont ever drive it hard enough to need it though so its not a big deal.

Front camera is a nice addition.

PDR is pretty cool, not sure why I got it or NAV, but its there and fun to play with

A8 wasnt what I expected to be honest, might take a few more miles to learn and it might get better with more throttle input but it seems like a takes forever for it to upshift using the paddles. I have been driving a '15 Challenger with an A8 for the last year and the Chrysler trans is great, the instant you hit that paddle (even at 1/4 throttle) it shifts. Maybe this will get better with some miles but it really doesnt seem much different than the A6 in my '14 except more shifts. Time will tell I guess.

Panel fit is better than my '14, paint is - well - C7 paint. Thats why I went with white this time around.

Not trying to be too critical, I really like the car, looking forward to racking up some miles.

four0nefive

Car looks great! Congrats!

Walt White Coupe

but it seems like a takes forever for it to upshift using the paddles

Then you must have gotten a broken one, because mine shifts "instantaneously" with the paddles.

NiteriderFRC

Nice write up - good color combo too - White seems to be the "it" color at the moment for many brands.

DCortez

Grats!

Two weeks? Lots of us are jealous.

kp

Maybe, take a ZF 8 speed car for a ride in sport+ mode and let me know

kp

Didnt order it, bought it from their stock. I was expecting a longer wait on the transport company to be honest but was pleasantly surprised.

Walt White Coupe

May you should let us know your definition of forever.

DCortez

My wife got involved with the color ... long story short, we ordered

kp

I think more and more people are getting lazy, you can go a long time between washes with a white car

kp

After owning a couple PDKs and an E92 M3 DCT I was pretty impressed with the ZF 8 speed the day I picked it up. I didnt think the A6 in my old '14 was so bad really but after all the hype with the A8 I figured it would be the same or better than the ZF.

like I said, maybe it will get better with more miles. Its not horrible or broken, just not what I expected.

themonk

Maybe you can but I can't.....congrats on your new ride.

kp

I can go a few weeks daily driving without washing the car, I'll admit it.

Thats why I didnt want the Z51 brake dust, I'd have to wash it once a week

themonk

I try to wash mine about twice a week, the brake dust annoys me. You live in FLA, I don't think your cars get as dirty as they do here especially now that the frost is coming. Dust and dirt settles and sticks on the frost then the frost melts and leaves the dust and dirt which now has turned to mud behind.

kp

I'm in Tennessee but we dont get much frost or snow, but we do have green pollen in the summer and red clay dust when its hot and dry. It kind of blends in well with silver and gray cars but my last few cars and trucks have been silver or gray - white was a nice change.

Black is my favorite color but I just cant keep up with black cars any more...

Nice Ride

Beautiful car. Based on reading the Chevy general overview of 2016 Corvette I was under the impression that the additional trans cooler came standard with A8 trans in 2016. You will not need it unless you track the car anyway.

kp

It wasnt exactly clear on the trans cooler, but it doesnt have a horizontal cooler in the front like the Z06 pictures I seen. The non-Z06/Z51 cars have the middle air dam so it would cut across the cooler if it was mounted there. Its possible the heat exchanger/fan in the rear is better than the '14 and '15 or maybe they changed something else to help but its hard to see without taking the 1/4 panel off. I'm sure the parts books will reflect any changes when people get access if thats the case.

It doesnt matter to me since the closest I'll ever make it to a road race track is the parking lot and I never had any issues with my '14 trans temps doing some spirited driving in the mountains. Just thought I'd mention it though. Until someone looks under a '16 Z51 and verifies its there who knows..

dvilin

Enjoy your new Vette, and hope the few concerns you have become non issues.

Ken_C8

I have the exact same car as you and I bought it from Tommy Jr., too! Though mine is an M7.

I hardly ever wash the white and agree with you on the suspension. Great car! Enjoy!

kp

I'm about to head out on a 400 mile round trip, enjoying it already

I have no issues or concerns really, I had a '14 for a year so I'm used to the car overall.

This morning I was able to play with the suspension a little more. The more I drive it the happier I am I went with the MRC. Its nice to have exhaust, trans, steering AND suspension change with the mode ****.