bm bradley

http://www.leftlanenews.com/corvette...gulations.html

interesting read....

Chemdawg99

Interesting indeed! I don't really see a big problem here as long as the engineers at GM do what is said in the article and improve the weight-to-HP ratio to make the car lighter.

bm bradley

not to interested in a lotus

Chemdawg99

I wouldn't go so far as to compare the C7 to a Lotus. Unfortunately, GM has taken the Corvette as far as the law will allow them to take it without turning it into a NASCAR (which can't be run on public roads, of course). For those that mod, 350 HP or 700 HP you are going to mod it anyway for more HP so what's the big hubbub?

How much HP do you really need?

Chemdawg99

I don't think making the car "like a Lotus" is bad thing. Check this link out:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower2.htm

Chemdawg99

ttt

black2000coupe

sounds good, let them make it lighter, then you can do what you want with it

Chemdawg99

exactly

bm bradley

the new lotus has 200 HP and weighs in at about 2200 lbs.... not the car for me

http://seriouswheels.com/cars/top-20...s-Europa-S.htm

maxvalley

Wonder if that lotus come standard with a grass catcher?

curt05

the corvette is fun to drive--its economical--it has resale value--its pretty and sporty -it catches the womens eye--and its not a dodge

bm bradley

there's a dealer a few blocks from where I live, and I see them frequently on the road. definitely not a car I would be interested in driving or owning at all. -bmb

Whiteonrice

I have a Corvette and a Dodge....

Rick

5OBait

Why are they trying regulate to force gm to make the corvette 'greener'??? My last 'outing' with my coupe, I went 220 miles total. Used 10.3 gallons. Thats 20+ mpg! This was also 100+ miles of neither highway nor city... 100+ of those miles were down shifting 4k+RPM try to push the peddle through the floor miles... the other 120 were highway/city semi-normal driving. Couple small burnouts and a little spirited driving.
I love how people @ the office and in general make comments at lunch and such towards me about gas mileage and gas prices etc, while the soccer moms sitting next to me who drive their big monster utility vehicles that get 14 MPG when they drive little Tommy and Susan to the local field and then have to be sure to hit the gas station on their way home look at me and knod their heads as I decide if its worth firing back some facts about... Screw it I'll just smile and take another bite of my shlt sandwich!

not sure where that came from sorry about that.

931410

I kind of like the Lotus. Don't really want the Vette to turn into one. But I have a Vette partly because it offers more bang for the buck. Might one day own a Lotus when the used market comes down to my liking.

Considered an NSX and Lotus along with the Vette. Never drove a Lotus, did drive the NSX. NSX was darned nice, but not as fun to me as the C5.

goody03

Chemdawg99

If the C7 comes out looking like that, I'd still buy it

jerminator96

I wish they would let the corvette be and make the rest of the cars in the GM line up get 45mpg.

I mean if average mpg across the board is still 35+mpg then who cares, right?

Chemdawg99

Wishful thinking on your part. However, I think GM's course of action is not all that bad. Improving the weight-to-horsepower ratio is the best way to keep the Corvette "fast out of the box" and in compliance with Federal regulations. Just a reality us enthusiats have to eventually deal with

bgreen83

Its just not that simple to keep corvette the same and try to make everything else 45 mpg! Its not going to be the same. even with better hp to weight it, It wont have that raw power. the Cafe will ruin alot of sports cars, I dont believe it when ppl say its going to be okay and nothing is going to change. You ppl are hoping for too much. Gas is already ridiculous, it's throwing everything out of order. It's not getting any better and I don't see it getting any better. I think GM knew this was going to happen and thats why they built the ZR1 before