Corvette C7 Top speed?
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Cruising
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Corvette C7 Top speed?
Hey,
I may have overlooked or something but I just can't seem to get a definite number on whats the top speed of the C7.
I really hope its not limited to 155 mph like the ZL-1 vert and all other stupid cars. I certainly can't bare that, its annoying.
So anyone has the final number ? :/
plus the Auto will come with a launch Control right ?
I may have overlooked or something but I just can't seem to get a definite number on whats the top speed of the C7.
I really hope its not limited to 155 mph like the ZL-1 vert and all other stupid cars. I certainly can't bare that, its annoying.
So anyone has the final number ? :/
plus the Auto will come with a launch Control right ?
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The GS is heavier and less aerodynamic then the base with the same horsepower. It is a simple power to weight ratio thing plus aerodynamics.
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How does top speed matter? Does anyone actually do it? If so, where? On a drag strip you don't. At a track you don't. On the street you don't. For the life of me... other than bragging... I have NEVER understood top speed as a meaningful stat.
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It's a very important statistic if you're trying to justify to others why you bought a base skinny body C6 instead of the wide body GS. It's FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!.........top speed, that is.
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Because generally a car with a higher top speed has "longer legs" i.e. that 50 -120 jump when you need to pass a couple of cars. It is also indicative of the power of the motor, aerodynamics and weight.
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Base C6 owners who are honest with themselves have no problem with the fact that the GS will accelerate quicker than the base C6.
Z06 owners who are honest with themselves will have no problem with the fact that the Z06 has a top speed higher than a base C6 and will also accelerated quicker than a GS.
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To be quite honest in all this top speed nonsense I just traded in my '12 coupe for a '13 GS and I could give a rats *** which one was faster. And should I ever decide to get a C7 it would apply there also. Could care less. Never going to use anywhere near the power any of the cars are capable of producing ( at least in my eyes ).
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GS owners who are honest with themselves have no problem with the fact that the base C6 has higher top speed than the GS.
Base C6 owners who are honest with themselves have no problem with the fact that the GS will accelerate quicker than the base C6.
Z06 owners who are honest with themselves will have no problem with the fact that the Z06 has a top speed higher than a base C6 and will also accelerated quicker than a GS.
Base C6 owners who are honest with themselves have no problem with the fact that the GS will accelerate quicker than the base C6.
Z06 owners who are honest with themselves will have no problem with the fact that the Z06 has a top speed higher than a base C6 and will also accelerated quicker than a GS.
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And why would chevy build a mid model that is actually slower the lower model? That doesn't seem to make sense.
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Any engineer will tell you that marketing justifies a lot of apparently nonsensical moves. I know a guy who called it marketengineering. People wanted a wide body, so they got it.
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