slburgie

I was told by a Chevrolet salesman that the new vets before and after their first 500 mile break in, they remain factory set to only run at 85% of full power for another designated period/miles. He was speaking of the 19 and 20s. Any truth to that???

dvilin

Certainly not for the 2019 models.

p3pilot

If he specifically included 2019 models I would find another salesman. He obviously has no idea what he's talking about.

runner61627

There is no such limitation on 2019s. I’m guessing the salesman is confusing the torque limitation during the break in period for C8s.

KenHorse

No such limitation on ANY model year C7

RWDonly

Do you realize that 19s and 20s are entirely different generations (C7 and C8)? He may be taking the information regarding torque being limited in lower gears on the C8 and creating a new story in his salesperson brain... salespeople tend to spout off nonsense quite often.

JK 23112

Wow! I never would have assumed anything like that.

Avanti

Yeah, another salesperson recently laid off from his job as a rocket scientist.

runner61627

Agreed - I was responding to the OPs specific mention of 2019 and 2020 MYs.

RWDonly

You'd be amazed at how many people take a salesperson's word as gospel!

Vetteman Jack

If you are looking to buy a Vette from him, be sure to check everything he says as being true.

jbrinsfi

Just giving the salesman the benefit of the doubt, I wonder if he might have been referring to the digital redline that does indicate lower limits during the break-in period??

RWDonly

The digital redline still wouldn't explain what the salesperson said because the digital redline is not exclusive to "new 19 and 20 Vettes", the digital redline would not allow the engine to reach "85% of its power" and he said "before AND after the 500 mile break in period".
The only possible benefit of the doubt that I can give the salesperson in this scenario is that he was referring to the C8's break in period as described in this article and the OP misunderstood or misremembered part of it in what they posted here.

joemessman

Bullshit!

ROBWILKER

Perhaps the salesperson was confused because the dash tachometer display has the red line RPM reduced to 4000 RPM until the designated break-in 500 miles is reached on the odometer. When your reach 500 miles the redline RPM goes up to factory spec. The manual states you are supposed to keep RPMs within the reduced RPM limitation for the first 500 miles. It also says other things about no prolonged steady speed driving, sudden acceleration, jackrabbit starts etc for the first 1500 miles. Perhaps this is the reduced power the salesperson is confused about. See P. 179 of the 2019 Corvette owner's manual.There is no actual ECM limited RPM or power during the first 500 miles. The only limitation I can think of is an ECM top speed limitation and an over rev limiter. Your salesman is repeating internet false rumors. What the salesman says is unimportant, most of them don't have a lot of real product knowledge on Corvettes. Some have no product knowledge on anything other than what the remember from a brochure. There are exceptional Corvette salespeople but if the Corvette you want is at the dealership and the price is satisfactory, buy it. Most salespeople can't remember your name a week after you take delivery. Educate yourself about the Corvette and use that to your advantage.

GTX JOHN

I own a 2019 Z06 and previously had a 2019 GS = Not correct information!

R3TRO

Most salesmen are just that... salesmen. I tend to know more about the product than they do. Not because I am smarter than them, but I do my research months in advance and have to know every detail. I usually don't fault or correct the salesman for minor mis-information, but sometimes it will be a total BS line and I have to point out that it is just flat wrong. Once they realize I already know the car inside/out, they keep the commentary to a minimum.

You would think that when trying to part with tens of thousands of dollars from a customer, they would put a little more effort into knowing their product? My Corvette salesman was a young kid and I had to crack a smile when we were about to lift the hood and he said quote, "Now lets take a look at this big block V8 under here!". He obviously never heard of the Chevy small block. Lol.

TucsonJer

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...dQBJS-07goNFNs

i recently watched a segment of Jay Leno’s Garage where he and Tadge test drove a 2020 C8 convertible. During the drive Tadge specifically told Jay the C8 they we’re driving was calibrated to only 85% of available power. Nothing was ever said about a 2019.

joemessman

I'm with you all the way of that opinion. You would think, for crysakes, they would know what the hell they are selling! The more product knowledge they have, the more details and benefits of those details they can provide the potential customer.

ROBWILKER

C8 torque is reduced 25-30% in 1st & 2nd gear for the first 500 miles. See the link below for complete answer by Tadge Juechter in Corvette Forum sticky thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-break-in.html