Tswillie

Corvette faithful, please forgive me if this is covered to death already, but I putting together the first cut at the options list for a C7 and wondering what magnetic ride control is like in a vette. I can understand it stiffening things up as you go into sport mode, but does it smoothen out the ride in touring mode?

VAVetteC7

The short answer is yes, its a must have

PegasusCapital

Has been covered to death, but the answer is YES!

Tswillie

Thank you for responding, I have searched and couldn't find mag ride control easily atleast. A pointer to an appropriate thread would be most helpful. As I search the web, many cars at dealers dont seem to come with it.

Thanks in advance

Boiler_81

https://www.google.com/search?q=mag+...29%2F2016&tbm=

You could spend hours reading on the topic.

I have a 16 Z51 with mag ride and it was worth it to me.

VY427

Short answer: Worth it? Yes. Necessary? No.

avatardt

First car I have ever had with it. I love the ride control!

Kraz8s

Pray that went it goes you still have some sort of warranty though. Well, if you keep the car that long.

Tswillie

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Thanks for the info, especially the link to all the other discussions. Based on browsing through the material my sense is that if one opts for the z51 package and a reasonable ride is still desired for daily driving it is almost a must have. If someone is going for a basic version and wants the smoothest ride possible, as it was put most eloquently, turn the **** to "wife" mode then get MRC in the base model as well. I am of course looking for the best of both worlds that may not be attainable, caddilac mode and sporty mode. Having a car smothen out rough roads sure would be nice.

arefog

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I have an Audi RS7 with adjustable suspension and have owned a GT-R and a couple of Mercedes with adjustable suspensions and the C7 Corvette implementation of this technology is superior to any of them. Perhaps not a "must have" but a very worthwhile option.

Dick Fogg

QKSLVRZ

IMO, likely a must have, unless you want to get any racier. If you think you might want to get serious on your cars handling, probably should not get it.

EcoBrick Bob

This too has been discussed many times and it isn't that expensive to repair.

EcoBrick Bob

All the cars at Spring Mountain driving school have Mag Ride. There are so many more adjustments if you are going to drive hard or track with Mag Ride that it more than pays for itself.

Also, a Z51 without it rides very stiff and choppy if the roads you normally drive on are rough or have small pot holes like most northern hwys..

If you are a cruiser and live in a warm climate, you may not want to spend the extra money.

Tow

Not "needed" but nice to have.

rrsperry

If you can afford it then yes, you must get it. If you're broke as it is, you'll just wish you got it. No matter what you say on a forum, we know the truth...lol you want it...lol

ZMan64

Mag ride has been around quite a while and is not at all known for being a weak system, or terribly expensive to repair.

Huh?! Some of the greatest sports cars in the world have MRC. The system ADDS to performance on the street and the track.

OP, MRC will not give you a "Cadillac" like ride, period. A corvette with/without MRC will still feel like a sports car (read firm).

blkvet6

My opinion is also "yes". Just having the ability to adjust the ride makes it worth it to me. But, at all times, yes, the ride is much more "controlled", bumps are handled better.

QKSLVRZ

I suggest you head over to the AutoX/Tracking forum and you'll see they say the same thing I do, For now, add slicks, the MRC default tuning makes the car handle poorly, same with sway bars, and springs.
Basically if you're going to leave it stock, like I originally said it works well, get racier than that, ie start changing parts, until someone comes out with a tuner, they don't work well at all.

ZMan64

No need to go to other forums because in your last post you made no mention of modifying the suspension.

Granted, if OP felt a need to change up an already amazing suspension system for something more intensely track dedicated it would have an effect on the MR system, but from reading his posts it doesn't seem like something he's considering, even remotely.

MikeyTX

Life w/o it in the Z06 would be miserable, especially on long highway trips. Life w/o it on the Stingray sucks because I upgraded to Z51 sways and shocks. The upside is that my 27 yr old is now stuck driving it ............... ..........