If the vert is a retractable hard top with "buttresses", what's the point of a targa?
08-10-2018, 01:16 PM
#21
The advantage to GM of going with the targa over a fixed roof coupe is they avoid the weight and cost of the airbags the fixed roof coupe would have to have.
Personally, I'd love to see the rig as a fixed roof coupe and retractable hard top vert. I like the advantages/benefits the fixed roof provides as far as better structural integrity, and absence of pops, rattles, squeaks, etc.
I'm pessimistic I'll be able to get one, though, as GM will probably go targa to avoid the cost/weight of the airbags.
Personally, I'd love to see the rig as a fixed roof coupe and retractable hard top vert. I like the advantages/benefits the fixed roof provides as far as better structural integrity, and absence of pops, rattles, squeaks, etc.
I'm pessimistic I'll be able to get one, though, as GM will probably go targa to avoid the cost/weight of the airbags.
08-10-2018, 10:12 PM
#22
Team Owner
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Never realized a FRC had different requirements... is that new? The C5 FRC didn't have anything extra.
08-11-2018, 10:08 AM
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Kinda sucks, cuz I'd really like to see a FRC ME. Who knows, maybe GM will bite the bullet and offer it anyway.
08-15-2018, 09:26 PM
#24
Le Mans Master
It's now 2018, and people are still complaining about squeaking targa tops on their new Corvettes.
I don't know about other people, but I really don't want my head busted open in a side impact collision, because GM wanted to save some money on safety equipment. That seams like a lame excuse for not offering a fixed roof car.
I don't know about other people, but I really don't want my head busted open in a side impact collision, because GM wanted to save some money on safety equipment. That seams like a lame excuse for not offering a fixed roof car.
08-15-2018, 09:54 PM
#25
Race Director
Convertibles and targa top vehicles have slightly less strignet safety regulations.
The same regulations as the c5z06..
Live on the edge.
The same regulations as the c5z06..
Live on the edge.