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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Just got my Sept. issue of Car and Driver and they have some new-car road tests, including a C7 (p. 48). They had very little to complain about and much to applaud, summarizing it as "A+ for effort, straight-As for execution."
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Just got my Sept. issue of Car and Driver and they have some new-car road tests, including a C7 (p. 48). They had very little to complain about and much to applaud, summarizing it as "A+ for effort, straight-As for execution."
It was a good article although the horsepower number was misleading since they didn't mention you need the dual-mode exhaust to achieve 460HP. They certainly loved the car though.
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It was a good article although the horsepower number was misleading since they didn't mention you need the dual-mode exhaust to achieve 460HP.
I wondered about that since pre-production stats showed 450hp. The exhaust option explains it.
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I wondered about that since pre-production stats showed 450hp. The exhaust option explains it.
The official, certified number is 455HP + 5HP with dual-mode exhaust.
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