On October 1st, Edmunds picked up a Lime Rock Green Metallic C7 Corvette Stingray from the National Corvette Museum for their long-term test fleet. From Bowling Green, KY, they drove it across the country to Southern California, not only getting the car home to their Santa Monica headquarters, but also breaking it in on the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | November 1, 2013
“RekjavicXXX” updated us today with some photos and words about how his girlfriend is enjoying her new Corvette Stingray. You might remember her, she’s the Internet-famous “Ungrateful Girlfriend”. Here’s the viral video of her being “surprised” by her new C7 Corvette, if you haven’t seen it. RekjavicXXX says, “She’s absolutely in love with the car and takes […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 23, 2013
Bravo, GM. It appears mounting a front license plate will be less of an aesthetic penalty than ever before. You’re looking at a C7 Corvette fitted with the front-grille Aero Cover. The gloss-black cover you see here comes standard on the 2014 Corvette Stingray. Chevy makes an optional carbon-fiber cover to suit those who want […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 22, 2013
This weekend I paid a visit to one of the first dealer-issued C7 Corvettes to arrive in California. I posted a brief review and a revving video on our forum. See the video + review pasted below: “This [Saturday] morning I was driving to the Guasti Homestyle Café, a SoCal breakfast joint I hadn’t been […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 21, 2013
In the November issue of Car and Driver, “America’s best” faced off against “Germany’s wurst” and (get ready for this) pummeled the competition. This is one issue of Car and Driver that is going to stay on my bookshelf for a good long while. The superbly written article begins by acknowledging the “old masters” as two of the […] More »
By: Cristina Antuna | October 14, 2013
Do you ever find yourself wondering what the ultimate sleeper might look like? Meet CF member SIX-5’s 1965 Corvette Stingray! Thanks to some of the most dedicated and advanced research and development processes, this beautiful beast has completed a standing mile at 196.395 mph. Yes, I wrote that correctly and yes, it’s real. SIX-5 plans […] More »
By: Cristina Antuna | October 4, 2013
Let’s say you want to surprise your wife/mistress/husband/boy-toy with a C7 Corvette Stingray for the holidays. You may be faced with having to pay $5,000 to $20,000 to place yourself at or near the top of the Corvette’s six-month waiting list … either that, or tell your mistress there will be no presents this year, […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | October 4, 2013
