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BeaZt

He probably made a mistake....but if he didn't. Whoa Nelly!

Iconic

He said "550 horse and 550lb torque".....I think he typo'd with his mouth.

550 hp in the base, non Z06 non ZR1? No way.

themonk

it could have 750 or 250 bhp, as long as it does 0-60 in 3.9 or better I really don't GAF what it puts out.

Blackdevil77

Wow, he messed up royally lol

lt4obsesses

I can't get the sound, tried youtube, still no sound. But the captions are fun. According to those it has "five and fifty worst powers" and "doorse sixteen in about four seconds".

Gary '09 C6

he was likely thinking the "450 hp / 450 lbs-ft tq" that has been the Chevy party-line thus far, and merely mis-spoke...

PaulB

I think maybe he just misspoke on the 550/550 HP/Torque. Its my understanding when the final HP numbers come out they will be close to 475 ...

Chicago1

He made a mistake but someone already said 472 or 475 and it was a solid source. quote this for future reference

DREAMERAK

I think he was talking with E-85 fuel.................................... ........................................ ..............just kidding.......

Gary '09 C6

...if true, 475 hp/475 lbs-ft tq would be a solid step-up for the C7 !

ride250s

jkcam6017

He's Irish. Maybe he'd been tipping a few.

Blackdevil77

Maybe, just maybe he's talking about the estimated numbers of the high performance model by accident!

Ish07

Could it be 475 rwhp and torque? That would be awesome. My hunch is that he misspoke, but marketing guys, particularly those trusted with TV interviews, tend to be very well briefed and they know how to stick to the script. A 75hp-ish drivetrain loss could explain things.

ParisTNDude

If you can get 550 for the, supposedly, same price as a base C6, I want one! But, I would be it's simply a mistake on his part...

Larry/car

He said we hope to achieve 550hp and 550 ft pounds of torque with the LT1. He didn't say that the base Sting Ray had that much power. High performance model coming? I remember a hint before the car's release that a high performance version would arrive in 2015.

ldepalma

rpanesar

There is no way the base vette will do 0-60 in 3.9 secs....the Z51 yes but not the base.

Shurshot

To be able to speak naturally on so many of the characteristics and capabilities of the car accurately, and then turn around and make such a classic goof over the amount of horsepower and torque does not seem right.

Did he make a slip and let the cat out of the bag?

Would they ever produce a base Corvette with 550 hp? I have my doubts if that would ever happen but it's one of those times I would like to be wrong.