BlueOx

Like you could do it any better.

What it points out to me is that he has enough inside info and experience with the C7 that it is just obvious to him how obsolete it makes the C6 and he let that slip. It certainly shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that the brand new C7 makes an old design obsolete.

ArcticC7

I would expext him to say that. Thats what he has to sell now.

Bill17601

I did not take offense. I thought you had a good question. I tend to not write enough thinking people know what I am saying, which is crazy on my part.LOL

petermj

So are you saying LS3 made LS2 obsolete? If I recall, you drive LS2 car

Not to mention many current C5 owners, ask them how obsolete C5 feels to them when compared to C6. Improved maybe but it would take either an AWD drive or rear mounted mid engine with less than 3k weight to make any of the C5 and C6 cars obsolete.

BlueOx

It has been...by team Corvette. And that is the point. He knows just how obsolete it makes the C6 already. BTW, there are a lot more ways to make the C6 obsolete than just road tests.

ArcticC7

So he is saying the ZR-1 is junk now? Sting ray is better and everyone that paid $125K for a ZR-1 is a fool for owning that out dated piece of junk?

petermj

I'm sorry, considering that even the weight of this apparently revolutionary vette has not been released, the only thing he accomplishes is coming across as a complete arrogant idiot.

GM would be better off running some informercials hiring people more skilled to spread BS around, too bad Billy Mays OD'ed on white powder, he would be a perfect fit.

petermj

curb weight and SAE rated power FTW for you Where are these things? Did I miss the memo? Feel free to throw in actual 0-60, skidpad, braking distance and ET while you are at it.

Corvette ED

The C7 has been tested for months so I think he knows what he is talking about.

petermj

Apparently so. C7 is the bees knees and they've been had.

BlueOx

Well, he's doing a heck of a lot better than you as an auto engineer. AND his presentations in front of a ton of live audiences and the press are a heck of a lot better than anything you've done here on CF.

ArcticC7

Lets not forget all the nice folks that purchased ZR-1s at $125K a pop this year. So what is he saying here, Sorry you fools you now own an old out dated piece of junk. The base C7 is better??? He should learn to keep is pie hole shut.

petermj

As I said, let us start with the WEIGHT and SAE power. You and he forgets that others may want to see some substance behind the assurances.

Turbooo2u

The ZR1 is going to be the best Vette to date until there is a C7Z.

petermj

Love is blind and common sense unnecessary-thanks for proving it as usual.

petermj

If this guy is allowed to speak in public more, there may not be any C7Z or any corvette period.

1985 Corvette

You mean you have a C6 avatar AND you realize this? ED, you're alright in my book. PM me your address and I'll send you some beer money, cause I want to buy you one after your refreshing retort.
How much longer will people play the "we don't anything at all" with the C7? Because that blast to Starbucks from your driveway definitely puts the car through its true paces.

TTRotary

And evidently, some (not all of us) prospective C7 owners are dumb enough to accept the market hype as gospel before the car is even out. This is a car, not a jet fighter. The base car will move to C6 Z51 performance, and the Z51 will match the GS. Neother C6 will be obsolete. Meanwhile, any C6 Z06 or 427 Vert will continue to mop the floor with any C7 until a Z06 equivalent is released. You can mutter about obsolescence as you watch those Z06 or ZR-1 tail lights disappearing over the horizon.

Is the C7 a better car than the C6? Yes, as long as the quality is no worse. Does it make the C6 obsolete? No.

Now, that we've cleared all that up, you can return to the Kool-Aide vat Blue Ox .

BPHORSEGUY

I must be really stupid I still love every mile in my C3!

michaelinmech

Obsolete =
"no longer in use or no longer useful" -
"outmoded in design, style, or construction" -
"of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date" -

If I were shopping for a new C6 right now, I would take a copy of Tadge's video and these definitions of Obsolete along with me to the dealer for negotiating.

If I had just purchased a new C6 and wanted my money back, I would take the same to the dealer and demand a full refund.

There are hundreds of word choices for Tadge to use in describing the leaps of improvement engineered into the C7 - none of which require rendering the current model on sale "obsolete", and kicking current owners of the same in the groin . . . .