The Complaint: The C8 takes longer to stop from 60mph than the C7.
The Engineering: The issue stems from how Chevy engineers decided to manage the C8’s ABS system and how this system has to adjust once heavy breaking shifts the vehicle’s weight balance from rear to front-biased. Basically, Chevy engineers decided that going around a track more quickly was more important than straight-line braking performance, so they limited how much braking to go to the rear brakes to avoid making the back end twitchy under load.
Michael S. Palmer began his career assisting and developing content for Academy Award-winning and studio-based film and television producers. He has been a professional writer since 2008, when he joined the Writers Guild of America West (WGAw). As a journalist and Content Editor/Manager, he has covered numerous emerging imaging, theatrical exhibition, home entertainment, and automotive technologies. He currently spends his days creating original content at the Internet Brands Automotive Group for some of the world's largest online automotive communities, including Ford Truck Enthusiasts, CorvetteForum, ClubLexus, AudiWorld, and LS1Tech. He recently teamed with Chevrolet Performance, Holley, Magnaflow, Eaton, Wilwood, Michelin, Chemical Guys, and Summit Racing to build his first project car. Installing an LS3 E-ROD Connect & Cruise system into a 1992 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon made his eight-passenger wagon faster than a C5 Corvette to 60mph and 50 state emissions legal. His wife and daughter are very patient.
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