2011 Corvette?
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2011 Corvette?
Logged onto fyi.gmblogs.com this morning and there was a post about Tom Wallace. In the post it said Tom was attending "strategic planning meetings for the 2011 Corvette." That, combined with other posts talking about the Corvette being on a 5 to 6 year cycle, maybe the C7 will be a 2011? Anyone have any other information?
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Originally Posted by corvettetanner
Will they even have all of the bugs worked out of the C6 by then?
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Originally Posted by corvettetanner
Will they even have all of the bugs worked out of the C6 by then?
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Hopefully they'll improve the quality of the interior materials, or at least provide them as options. I don't really care about increasing the engine horsepower/torque since most of us don't really need 500+ horsepower.
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Originally Posted by SH_Eng
Logged onto fyi.gmblogs.com this morning and there was a post about Tom Wallace. In the post it said Tom was attending "strategic planning meetings for the 2011 Corvette." That, combined with other posts talking about the Corvette being on a 5 to 6 year cycle, maybe the C7 will be a 2011? Anyone have any other information?
OK I'll be standing in line to buy one.
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Originally Posted by CorvetteMike84
Hopefully they'll improve the quality of the interior materials, or at least provide them as options........
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Originally Posted by AFVETTE
2011 gives the C6 a 7 year run. The C5 had 8. Sounds about right, unless GM or the economy tanks badly then all bets are off.
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Originally Posted by corvettetanner
Will they even have all of the bugs worked out of the C6 by then?
The C7 will be a NEW car. Unlike the C5 update we now have.
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Originally Posted by TCW
Nope! According to my info, the C6 will only run 5 years. Look for the C7 as a 2010 model.
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Originally Posted by Patman
That's what they say now, but they never meet their deadline. I believe that the original plan was to have the C5 come out in 1993 for the 50th anniversary. Instead it was 4 years later. So if GM thinks they'll have the C7 ready by 2010, I bet it's not ready until 2012 or 2013.
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Originally Posted by TCW
Nope! According to my info, the C6 will only run 5 years. Look for the C7 as a 2010 model.
The C7 will be a NEW car. Unlike the C5 update we now have.
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MY thoughts exactly. The C6 is an evolution from the C5 just as the C3 evolved the C2
Originally Posted by TCW
Nope! According to my info, the C6 will only run 5 years. Look for the C7 as a 2010 model.
The C7 will be a NEW car. Unlike the C5 update we now have.
Tom
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Originally Posted by achilds
The C7 when it comes out will be evolution from the C6 as it was from the C5.
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Originally Posted by Cool 50th AE
The 50th was 2003. The C5 was out for the 50th.