2012 model year
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Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
any car company can buy any competitor's car and say that is the benchmark they are seeking to attain. ex. bmw 3 series
I don't think the C6 is a Kia in any way, incl. the interior.
but, if you notice, very few if any of the car makers ever attain their supposed benchmark cars. it's a goal not an objective. there is a difference, by definition.
and one of the objectives may be to see how close they can get, with certain constraints like money possibly being uppermost.
I don't think the C6 is a Kia in any way, incl. the interior.
but, if you notice, very few if any of the car makers ever attain their supposed benchmark cars. it's a goal not an objective. there is a difference, by definition.
and one of the objectives may be to see how close they can get, with certain constraints like money possibly being uppermost.
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From: Charleston SC
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Safety Car
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From: Cheektowaga NY
St. Jude Donor '08
A6 zo6
Since sales are down on the ZO6, now would be a great time for GM to offer a automatic version. If the Supercharged CTS-V can have a A6 with 556hp, I can't see why the Z06 wouldn't also have this option for the buyer.....Sales would go up.
Z06 weighs 3135lbs
CTS-V weighs 4000+lbs
A6 in the Z06 is a no brainer.
Z06 weighs 3135lbs
CTS-V weighs 4000+lbs
A6 in the Z06 is a no brainer.
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Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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Careful what you wish for...try to spec a new CTS Coupe with any high-end options and NOT get wood grain interior. 
That's the single reason my Dad isn't driving one of them right now.
If GM could find a way to shoehorn that into a Vette option package, I wouldnt put it past them.
That's the single reason my Dad isn't driving one of them right now.If GM could find a way to shoehorn that into a Vette option package, I wouldnt put it past them.
Le Mans Master
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From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Since sales are down on the ZO6, now would be a great time for GM to offer a automatic version. If the Supercharged CTS-V can have a A6 with 556hp, I can't see why the Z06 wouldn't also have this option for the buyer.....Sales would go up.
Z06 weighs 3135lbs
CTS-V weighs 4000+lbs
A6 in the Z06 is a no brainer.
Z06 weighs 3135lbs
CTS-V weighs 4000+lbs
A6 in the Z06 is a no brainer.
Le Mans Master
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From: Iowa
Careful what you wish for...try to spec a new CTS Coupe with any high-end options and NOT get wood grain interior. That's the single reason my Dad isn't driving one of them right now.
If GM could find a way to shoehorn that into a Vette option package, I wouldnt put it past them.
That's the single reason my Dad isn't driving one of them right now.If GM could find a way to shoehorn that into a Vette option package, I wouldnt put it past them.
Le Mans Master
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From: S.F. Bay Area CA.
Le Mans Master
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From: S.F. Bay Area CA.
I don't know if this would really generate that many sales and be worth the trouble of doing this. The Z06 buyer wants a manual. There may be a few that would go for the automatic but the current version of the automatic leaves a lot to be desired. The real issue is making the automatic a better performer for track use.
Then a buyer could have 505 HP, LS7 in a targa, vert, or with MX0, without having to deal with the fat tire syndrome of the wide bodies.
Drifting
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Other than a new color or 2, and possibly a special edition with a few new stripes, 2012 will have nothing new to offer because the C7 will be a 2013 model out in the last quarter of 2012. There is zero doubt in my mind about this.