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Old 07-17-2013, 01:24 PM
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Motor Authority video shows European version C7 beginning testing. Notice the turn signal integrated into the sideview mirrors.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...supercars-soon


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Linky no worky:

Well, this is a tad embarrassing.

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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
Linky no worky:

Well, this is a tad embarrassing.

We can't find the page you are looking for.
The page may have moved, or you may have mistyped a web address.
To be honest, we don't want to play the blame game. We just want to help.
The link should be fixed in the OP. My bad.
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Link worked for me. Thanks for sharing.
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Did anybody catch the last part of the article ?

Chevy previously announced that the Corvette will only be available with its rev-matching seven-speed manual transmission in Europe.

Do they think the A6 is not worthy ?
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Originally Posted by b4i4getit
Did anybody catch the last part of the article ?

Chevy previously announced that the Corvette will only be available with its rev-matching seven-speed manual transmission in Europe.

Do they think the A6 is not worthy ?
Maybe Europe is getting a DCT.
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No way they would ship Euro the slush box. Is this 1972?

They have no choice but ship the manual and with magnaride and Ediff to be competitive at that price point.

With most Euro makers moving away from the manual, this may be an advantage for Chevy.

But, the lack of a modern DCT will hurt sales -- no question. Without a DCT, it's going to have to appeal to "old school"ers but that's not typically how you drive big sales.

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Originally Posted by b4i4getit
Did anybody catch the last part of the article ?

Chevy previously announced that the Corvette will only be available with its rev-matching seven-speed manual transmission in Europe.

Do they think the A6 is not worthy ?
In Euroland, probably 70-75% of their cars are manual trans because of mpgs.
In the US it's around 10% is all.

The socialist-approved $10 a gallon gasoline has a lot to do with it.
The $greens$ always like to punish the middleclass with high prices.

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Because of MPG, the A6 will not be available!

I think one of the tests in Europ is taking the stingray around the Nurburgring.
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Nice video,thanks for posting. I enjoyed it.

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