2018 changes - your thoughts?
#101
Burning Brakes
I think using the Paddles solves a lot of the BS people complain about. If you remember people were bitching about tracking in full Auto Race mode too.
I love flicking the paddles and feeling the acceleration. I call this my Amusement park ride. No need to go to Magic Mountain for an adrenaline rush.
I love flicking the paddles and feeling the acceleration. I call this my Amusement park ride. No need to go to Magic Mountain for an adrenaline rush.
#102
Race Director
I can't help but wonder about how many owners actually experience (perceive) the minute difference in acceleration with the automatic vs. the manual. I'm guessing that it's a very small number.
#103
Burning Brakes
Your right, it is small and I can barely feel a difference. The big difference is the auto puts the power down much more efficiently from a standstill or very low speeds. When I had my M7 and tested PDR I had a very hard time hitting 3.4-3.5 consistently. In the A8 I almost never get anything less then 3.4-3.5. Minimal differences.
#104
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Not so sure about the blind side warning sensors. The C7 has good visibility, but not having adaptive cruise control with emergency braking is a convenience and safety feature that should have made the cut. Some folks do not use cruise, because they prefer the active driving experience. However, for a congested traffic commute or long distance travel, it's very nice to have. Fingers crossed. Pat
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#108
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With the Grand Sport costing just $3205 more than the Stingray Z51 with MSRC...I am wondering if Z51 will be dropped in the Stingray. The FE2 option with Mag Ride, Z51 Wheels and Tires and spoiler would still be available but maybe with the Z51 front and rear sway bars added. Call it a Sport Performance Pkg.
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#111
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You are quite wrong my friend, go back in Chevrolet history & you will find that Chevy always put their most powerful/technologically advanced engines in a Camaro?.. No... the answer would be the Corvette, for example, the 1st fuel injected V8, the big block 427 3X2 cars, the L88, the 454, the ZL1, the LS7, LS9, etc... its always been about the Corvette & go fast
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I don't think we will see any changes in the base stingray and the GS. Still uses the LT1.
But I do believe we will see the new front fascia on the Z06 and different rear spoiler/wing depending on Z06 aero package selected(what we have been seeing in camo for the past 6 months). No so called ZR1 model but a revised Z06(and still labeled as a Z06).
I don't see anymore horsepower for the Z06(still uses the LT4), but I'm on the fence on whether a DCT will be available for the Z06/Z07.
But I do believe we will see the new front fascia on the Z06 and different rear spoiler/wing depending on Z06 aero package selected(what we have been seeing in camo for the past 6 months). No so called ZR1 model but a revised Z06(and still labeled as a Z06).
I don't see anymore horsepower for the Z06(still uses the LT4), but I'm on the fence on whether a DCT will be available for the Z06/Z07.
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When I was a kid, we had muscle cars, but we didn't know they were muscle cars as no one called them muscle cars. On the street and on the drag strip, the Corvette was generally the faster car until 1959, 1960, and 1961 when the full size Chevrolet's were fast. For every 50 1959 Impalas with either the 315 HP or the 335 HP 348 or the 1960 Impala with the 350 HP 348, I might see one 290 HP FI Corvette. Most of the high performance Corvettes I remember seeing were the 270 HP dual four versions as the FI engines were a very expensive option.
1957 Corvette top HP was 283 HP
1957 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 283 HP
1958 Corvette top HP was 290 HP
1958 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 290 HP.
1959 Corvette top HP was 290 HP.
1959 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 335 HP.
1960 Corvette top HP was 290 HP
1960 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 350 HP
1961 Corvette top HP was 315 HP
1961 Chevrolet top HP was 360 HP
1962 Corvette top HP was 360 HP
1962 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 425 HP.
1963 Corvette top HP was 360 HP
1963 Chevrolet(muscle car) top HP was 425 HP. the Z11 was rated 425 but was much higher)
1964 Corvette top HP was 375 HP
1964 Chevrolet(muscle car) top HP was 425 HP.
!965 Corvette top HP was 425 HP
1965 Chevrolet(muscle car???))top HP was 425 HP
1965 Chevelle(muscle car???) Z16 top HP was 375 HP
1966 Corvette top HP was 425 HP
1966 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP 425 HP
1966 Chevelle(muscle car???) top HP was 375 HP(same identical engine as the 1965 Corvette 425 HP)
Wasn't until the 1967 Corvette with 435 HP and the ultra rare L88 was the Corvette's HP higher than what was available in the full size Chevrolet(muscle car???), the Chevelle, or the Camaro.
The big difference in late 1957 and 1958 was the availability of the B-W 4 speed transmission in the Corvette whereas the full size Chevrolet only had a 3 speed on the column until 1959.
1957 Corvette top HP was 283 HP
1957 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 283 HP
1958 Corvette top HP was 290 HP
1958 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 290 HP.
1959 Corvette top HP was 290 HP.
1959 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 335 HP.
1960 Corvette top HP was 290 HP
1960 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 350 HP
1961 Corvette top HP was 315 HP
1961 Chevrolet top HP was 360 HP
1962 Corvette top HP was 360 HP
1962 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP was 425 HP.
1963 Corvette top HP was 360 HP
1963 Chevrolet(muscle car) top HP was 425 HP. the Z11 was rated 425 but was much higher)
1964 Corvette top HP was 375 HP
1964 Chevrolet(muscle car) top HP was 425 HP.
!965 Corvette top HP was 425 HP
1965 Chevrolet(muscle car???))top HP was 425 HP
1965 Chevelle(muscle car???) Z16 top HP was 375 HP
1966 Corvette top HP was 425 HP
1966 Chevrolet(muscle car???) top HP 425 HP
1966 Chevelle(muscle car???) top HP was 375 HP(same identical engine as the 1965 Corvette 425 HP)
Wasn't until the 1967 Corvette with 435 HP and the ultra rare L88 was the Corvette's HP higher than what was available in the full size Chevrolet(muscle car???), the Chevelle, or the Camaro.
The big difference in late 1957 and 1958 was the availability of the B-W 4 speed transmission in the Corvette whereas the full size Chevrolet only had a 3 speed on the column until 1959.
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And I really wish they would. I got involved in an accident that could've been avoided if a signal was used. Worst case scenario, the accident would have minimal damage and not totaled my previous vehicle
Huge pet peeve of mine on the road. The driver knows that they're turning, but never considers the others around them and subsequent reactions.
Huge pet peeve of mine on the road. The driver knows that they're turning, but never considers the others around them and subsequent reactions.