A new leaf
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A new leaf
It's not the mid engine, nope, nor the new steering wheel, nor the end of the (sigh) manual transmission that separates the C7 from the C8, noooooo, it's the end of the lineage not only going back to the C1 but to the Conestoga Wagons which carried us to California and the Oregon Territory, you guessed it, no longer will the Vette be mocked for using LEAF SPRINGS. Yup, as most of you know, the C8 has finally taken
the Vette from "Oh Susannah" to ("insert contemporary song title here").
My guess is this was needed as much to distance a modern midengined, dual clutch sports car from this classic Corvette heritage as they have worked (obviously) very well through seven generations.
the Vette from "Oh Susannah" to ("insert contemporary song title here").
My guess is this was needed as much to distance a modern midengined, dual clutch sports car from this classic Corvette heritage as they have worked (obviously) very well through seven generations.
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I was under the impression the FRP monoleaf design wasn't a performance limiting factor aside from dedicated race applications. It actually had benefits (lower center of gravity) The change was due to ability to package in the C8 chassis. Inlighten me if I'm wrong. 
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