8L90 in the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette !!!
12-07-2013, 10:34 AM
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No more manual clutches for me. This ought to be interesting when the Z06 in unveiled next month as to manual only or is there an optional Automatic.
12-07-2013, 10:48 AM
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12-07-2013, 10:50 AM
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12-07-2013, 10:55 AM
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Oh Baby. I am glad I waited. Birthday present for me next fall. LRG, 8 Speed Auto. I was set on a manual but the wife doesn't drive stick. I can't buy a car she can't drive, too many times we have to help each other out with rides for one reason or another.
12-07-2013, 10:56 AM
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12-07-2013, 11:04 AM
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I can drive my C7 now and have an excuse to upgrade later if there is any real advantage other than bragging about having an 8-speed.
12-07-2013, 11:05 AM
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12-07-2013, 11:07 AM
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I had thought about waiting till 2015 but the “bug” got me and I went ahead and do have the auto coming. I suspect succeeding years of Vettes will get better so I could use new features as an excuse to wait and wait and don’t want to. I guess I could rationalize and say I’m getting a proven transmission rather than a new product.
Not being catty here, I hope the new transmission is perfect out of the gate. I’m sure I’ll really enjoy what I’m getting. Don
Not being catty here, I hope the new transmission is perfect out of the gate. I’m sure I’ll really enjoy what I’m getting. Don
That's what I doing too, C7 delivery at the museum on 7th of January, then wait two or three years.
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12-07-2013, 11:08 AM
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8 speeds shift a lot......I'm happy with my 6 but certainly think it's a great upgrade, perfect for me trading for a 2016 and let them work out the bugs in 15....
12-07-2013, 11:18 AM
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From my understanding the current 6-speed is quite good in the C7. If they change to a different transmission I would expect it to be amazing. More gears isn't always better.
I hope that the engineers are making the decisions and not marketing.
I hope that the engineers are making the decisions and not marketing.
12-07-2013, 11:34 AM
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12-07-2013, 11:36 AM
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That being said, I'm not a double clutch fanatic or anti-Tadge. But, we can't pretend he didn't say those words on numerous occasions and in numerous videos during 2013.
At this point we are thinking C7 manual, but a DCT with a lightening fast shift would be worth considering!
12-07-2013, 11:38 AM
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Perhaps you meant something sardonic, but, the gentleman does have his facts straight. I myself heard Tadge says those exact words in live speeches on two different occasions.
That being said, I'm not a double clutch fanatic or anti-Tadge. But, we can't pretend he didn't say those words on numerous occasions and in numerous videos during 2013.
At this point we are thinking C7 manual, but a DCT with a lightening fast shift would be worth considering!
That being said, I'm not a double clutch fanatic or anti-Tadge. But, we can't pretend he didn't say those words on numerous occasions and in numerous videos during 2013.
At this point we are thinking C7 manual, but a DCT with a lightening fast shift would be worth considering!
12-07-2013, 11:39 AM
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My C7 will be an antique before I get it. NOT HAPPY. I think I will just let someone else have it, Talk about price dropping when you drive it off the lot! Here is what will be available at the dealer-coming soon. C7, Torch red, 3LT, Z51, blk. wheels, red seats, auto trans(THE CHEAP 6 SPEED), NPP, Red calipers, hood stinger, cf interior, cf mirrors and spoiler. Send me a PM if interested, I will let the first five interested parties know when it arrives. It is near Dallas. It was at code 3400 about 2 weeks ago. I'm going out to the garage and hug my C6.
12-07-2013, 11:40 AM
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should mean an even quicker jaunt down the old 1320.