Almost There

This is a paragraph from the most recent post on autoextremist.com regarding an interview of Dan Akerson.

"And he has also killed a hot engine for the next-generation Corvette, as if he’s got the first clue as to what he’s doing or why. This is Dan Akerson live and in living color, folks, bringing his remarkable arrogance and nuanced cluelessness to bear on key product decisions that will affect GM’s competitive stance for years to come. And trust me, it’s going to get u-g-l-y. " -Peter M. De Lorenzo

here's the link
http://www.autoextremist.com/

Senna1994

Thanks for the link, interesting read and it confirms what others in the Auto Industry have mentioned about "Lt. Dan". The guy has no clue and has the potential to be worse than Ron Zarella.

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BuckyThreadkiller

Fortunately, it's De Lorenzo. That way there's only a 20% chance its correct.

Skullbussa

Can you please link me to the article in question? That website is terrible and i cannot find that quote.

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OnPoint

According LMR the C7 is in clay model stage, with final decisions still to be made on body and engine.

Sounds like the C7 is a ways off.

zland

If true this is disappointing to me for a number of reasons. To me, a great sports car is built with engine & Chassis being the priority, not make an engine fit into a clay model design concept as an afterthought.

The 2nd reason is simply they got a long way to go.

flyacubcorvette

Much of the C7 under-pinnings are likely to be "tooling" around in a somewhat innocuouis package until the final shaped body is available... I wouldn't get too upset about the "clay" rumor-mill......

Blue Angel

Correct. As long as certain standard "sections" have been frozen in the design, the fact that there's still "clay" involved can mean many things. The general styling and packaging could be all set, but working out small details is likely still taking place.

Unless you work within GM on the C7 project and have access to their timelines, your information will not be accurate.

Having said that, if the brakes were already put on a hi-po engine that could be bad news... where's Lutz when we really need him!

Kingsize

flyacubcorvette

If the engine design is frozen (?)..... I sure hope the people intimately involved know something Mr Akerson doesn't!!!!!! Maybe Mr Akerson would be happy, considering his likely political connections, if all were also painted "green"...........

m48xhp

Akerson, just like Whitacre, is a business man trying to make money. he is not a car guy like Bob Lutz, William Clay Ford, or even Akio Toyoda. sad for Corvette lovers, but true. with the Corvette sales like they are, there will likely be lots of cuts on the path to the new C7.