6speedsteve

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/01/...olet-corvette/

jon6.0

Sweetness.

RicK T

Interesting.

They resurrected Stingray so why not L88 to go with it? Has historical possibilities for marketing.

Scratch

I'm liking where GM is going with this

BMadden

Love that avatar, Scratch. "One dog' goes one way, the other dog goes the other way and this guy's sayin' whaddaya want from me".

BlueOx

Wow, I guess what is old is new again...sorta. If you have to be nostalgic, better it be in name than in looks.

Scratch

Try to keep on topic please



but thanks

arkus

is that from the movie good fellas ?

Scratch

yes

MikeyTX

Actually they're thinking ................... "If he doesn't beach this boat pdq, he's gonna know why it's called the poop deck. "

arkus

Cool

alanhang

very very cool

slief

It's so retro in a not so retro kind of way! An element of nostalgia without the look. I'm glad they didn't go retro on the look but I'm fine with the model designations. Lets hope that if the L88 name is resurrected, it's as ground breaking by todays standards as it would have been with the standards of the late 60's. Just imagine a direct injected light weight 427 aluminum big block with a supercharger powering the next ZR1.. Small block would be more practical I'd guess but they are likely up to something.

LS1LT1

That makes sense actually, the 'ZL1' nomenclature (also a legendary/iconic '60s era 427 big block) was of course revived last year for the Camaro as well.

Zymurgy

I actually got to drive an L88 Vette years ago. The console (near the gear shift as I remember) had a sticker that said to use Sunoco 260 only. The car was a beast!

sam90lx

This could be cool !

I ran a L88 cam in my 69 Camaro Big Block....talk about a beast when you got into it's rpm range of 4000-7000. I've had alot of fast cars but nothing hit harder.

VETTEMANN

I'd guess the L88-LT4 at about 6.0L & super-charged, making about 600HP, and NO cylinder-deactivation. Very doubtful we'll ever see a 7.0L 427 again - the 'L88' likely will be used to represent performance but without the size of the 60s motors...

IMO, I'm saying I expect the next Z will be SC - no more big n-a power...

jon6.0

That would totally suck.

slief

I'd bet they would include the cylinder deactivation. If they don't, the gas guzzler tax would be pretty painful under CAFE. If they do, they would have the most powerful fuel efficient engine ever made liter for liter and that would be consistent with what they achieved with the C6. I don't see what the issue with cylinder deactivation would be with a super charger anyway. The SC kind of tricks the engine into thinking it's bigger than it actually is. I also could swear I read that the cylinder deactivation is more efficient with larger displacement. If that is true, running it with the SC coupled with direct injection could equal ridiculous power capabilities with unprecedented fuel efficiency.

If they can make it work (well) and we can turn it off at our discretion, it's win win.

sam90lx

Agreed, they need a big hp NA car. Heatsoak sucks in Phoenix with FI cars.