by John CoyleCorvette Forum Earlier today, Inside Line tweeted this interesting tid-bit about the C7: “A trusted source tells us the C7 Corvette will be offered with a 7-speed manual gearbox. Yes, seven.” If you’re counting, that’s a scant 103 characters?with spaces?but it feels like big news. Porsche has dropped a seven-speed stick into its […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 26, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum Back in June, the ZR1 ran the famed N?rburgring in a sizzling 7:19.63, besting efforts from competition like the Dodge Viper ACR, Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS and the Nissan GT-R. Now, it’s important to note that there is no official production car ‘Ring record. This is for bragging rights only, and […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 15, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum My friend Jen over at Autoholics just posted about posted about this monstrosity and I couldn’t help myself from chiming in. I’m all for crazy custom jobs, but you can practically hear this poor C3 begging for the sweet embrace of the crusher. And I think this question for the seller […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 14, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum In this clip, the Z06 faces off against?deep breath?the Ferrari 458 Italia, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Porsche Cayman R, Mustang Boss 302, Audi R8, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Lexus LFA, BMW 1 Series M and a Lotus Evora S. But it didn’t win. This was shot for Motor Trend’s Best […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 13, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum “Fireball” Tim Lawrence is a movie car designer who works on some of the biggest projects in Hollywood. But his hobby is acting goofy in front of the camera, and someone should really tell him to stop. So I’m going to do it: Please, “Fireball” Tim. Please stop. What do you […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 9, 2011
C7 Corvette Rumor Roundupby John CoyleCorvette Forum Generating buzz is part of the deal when you’re running a car company, so it makes sense that GM North American President Mark Reuss would describe the forthcoming C7 Corvette as “completely different” than any of its ancestors. And while I’m as excited as everyone else on the […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 7, 2011
by John CoyleCorvette Forum The intro to this video says that while the Z06 doesn’t have the power of the 638HP ZR1, some people argue it’s the better driver’s car. Personally, I think that without some serious training, the vast majority of drivers will never be able to approach the performance limits of even a […] More »
By: John Coyle | September 7, 2011
