All Wheel Drive
Melting Slicks
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Outside of the Corvette, I've bought AWD or 4WD in all our other vehicles be they sedans or SUV, and I gladly pay the premium for that feature. The gas mileage penalty is slight, and wet or snow driving improvement is well worth it IMO. If offered in the Corvette, I would be highly likely to buy it, and I would presume it would most likely enhance the cars performance in wet or dry conditions.
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I would love to see AWD but a sequential manual trans would do more than AWD to keep the C7 competitive. They have the sequential trans technology already in the C6R, I would bet it's offered on the C7
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Which track cars have an advantage due to AWD? AWD cars have the worst handling characteristics of both front and rear wheel drive cars. In some cases it would help to have AWD but in the big picture view would it help reduce lap times? I remember the first time I came up against an AWD Porsche at an autocross when I had my 97. Stock to stock I was faster getting around the course. His car weighed a lot more had a little less HP and just couldn't accelerate off the turns as well as you would think due to the understeer he was getting on the front tires. The friction circle is the limiting factor.
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I think its more to do with the regulations of each series than the car not being a performer.
And to stay on topic, I bought my c6 to have a rwd car. AWD sounds like a terrible idea, and even as an option would mean the chassis would have made some concessions to have AWD even if you didn't get the option. Not a bright move for a sports car.
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Count me in! I strongly believe it will be an $4000 option on the upcoming C7. This is based on the current $3200 optional AWD pricing on the CTS. Gotta make sure the Corvette tax is added in 
Seriously though, with so many sportscars offering AWD & over 500hp these days.. its not like GM is doing something that groundbreaking here. It might groundbreaking for the Corvette history, but its necessary to keep up with the competition. Most cars that can perform at or above the Z06 or ZR1 level, offer AWD.. and do not suffer from traction issues. How does the saying go.. If you cant beat'em, join'em.
Seriously though, with so many sportscars offering AWD & over 500hp these days.. its not like GM is doing something that groundbreaking here. It might groundbreaking for the Corvette history, but its necessary to keep up with the competition. Most cars that can perform at or above the Z06 or ZR1 level, offer AWD.. and do not suffer from traction issues. How does the saying go.. If you cant beat'em, join'em.
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GM also thought that all wheel steering would be the cat's meow on the GMC line of pickups around 2002. Just added complexity and cost($4,500). They shortly dropped it from the option list. Even though all wheel steering has been around for awhile as Keiser once offered it on a sedan in the early 1950's, that didn't make it a worthwhile option some 50 years later.
Sometimes, somethings just aren't ready for prime time, such as AWD in a Corvette.
Sometimes, somethings just aren't ready for prime time, such as AWD in a Corvette.
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Count me in! I strongly believe it will be an $4000 option on the upcoming C7. This is based on the current $3200 optional AWD pricing on the CTS. Gotta make sure the Corvette tax is added in
Seriously though, with so many sportscars offering AWD & over 500hp these days.. its not like GM is doing something that groundbreaking here. It might groundbreaking for the Corvette history, but its necessary to keep up with the competition. Most cars that can perform at or above the Z06 or ZR1 level, offer AWD.. and do not suffer from traction issues. How does the saying go.. If you cant beat'em, join'em.
Seriously though, with so many sportscars offering AWD & over 500hp these days.. its not like GM is doing something that groundbreaking here. It might groundbreaking for the Corvette history, but its necessary to keep up with the competition. Most cars that can perform at or above the Z06 or ZR1 level, offer AWD.. and do not suffer from traction issues. How does the saying go.. If you cant beat'em, join'em.