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I thought it was a switch for the frunk. Appears to show the front of the car with the frunk open, which hinges at the front of the car. And it appears that the one to the right opens the rear hatch.
As good a guess as any. I can see those possibilities
You hold the steering wheel with your left and right hand at 9 and 3 positions. The paddles will be at your fingertips, always.
If you're in a parking situation or making a U-turn, you will not be changing gears.
Track driving lesson 101.
There are times where you are making a turn too tight to keep your hands at 9 and 3 and not have your hands "cross" (basically reach the point where your arms are crossed and touching). In those situations, you have to move your hands (shuffle steer) which can cause you to lose orientation of the pedals if they have moved. I can think of two corners at the "local track" (actually, same corner, just different directions) where that happens. One direction you need to upshift pretty early on corner exit, the other direction you need to downshift. In both cases your hands are crossed if you don't shuffle steer. If the rack has a fast enough ratio or you have just the right gear ratios to avoid the shift, great, but that isn't a given.
There are times where you are making a turn too tight to keep your hands at 9 and 3 and not have your hands "cross" (basically reach the point where your arms are crossed and touching). In those situations, you have to move your hands (shuffle steer) which can cause you to lose orientation of the pedals if they have moved. I can think of two corners at the "local track" (actually, same corner, just different directions) where that happens. One direction you need to upshift pretty early on corner exit, the other direction you need to downshift. In both cases your hands are crossed if you don't shuffle steer. If the rack has a fast enough ratio or you have just the right gear ratios to avoid the shift, great, but that isn't a given.
Track driving lesson 401 (graduate level).
You don't change gears when you have your hands crossed in a turn that is so tight, ever (automatic, stick shift or DCT). On a road course, most turns you turn the steering wheel less than 90 degrees.
Anyone else notice the check engine light on in the first photo
LOL, go to any vehicle you own and turn the key or push the button putting it in the "run" position without starting the engine. Report back on the CEL you see.
You don't change gears when you have your hands crossed in a turn that is so tight, ever (automatic, stick shift or DCT). On a road course, most turns you turn the steering wheel less than 90 degrees.
Perhaps you need a course in reading comprehension. I clearly did not state shifting with your hands crossed, although admittedly I could have been clearer in my statement. I did however point out there are turns where you either cross your hands or really, you need to shuffle your hands to make the turn, meaning you lose your "9 and 3" position reference. And further, that there are turns that into (since you have to move your hands BEFORE you get them crossed) or out of (since you really shouldn't take your hands off the wheel at that level of steering) a shift may need to be made BEFORE you get back to 9 and 3, you can easily lose the orientation of the paddles if they are attached to the wheel. If you haven't been in a corner like that, or aren't driving fast enough to experience, that is a different problem, but it does in fact happen.
Perhaps you need a course in reading comprehension. I clearly did not state shifting with your hands crossed, although admittedly I could have been clearer in my statement. I did however point out there are turns where you either cross your hands or really, you need to shuffle your hands to make the turn, meaning you lose your "9 and 3" position reference. And further, that there are turns that into (since you have to move your hands BEFORE you get them crossed) or out of (since you really shouldn't take your hands off the wheel at that level of steering) a shift may need to be made BEFORE you get back to 9 and 3, you can easily lose the orientation of the paddles if they are attached to the wheel. If you haven't been in a corner like that, or aren't driving fast enough to experience, that is a different problem, but it does in fact happen.
Been track driving, instructing, and racing since 2002. Shuffle steering is rarely needed if you fit properly in the car. There's only one turn at VIR where my hands leave 9 and 3. I prefer the paddles move with the wheel as it produces a better outcome in the vast majority of situations.
you can easily lose the orientation of the paddles if they are attached to the wheel. If you haven't been in a corner like that, or aren't driving fast enough to experience, that is a different problem, but it does in fact happen.
All the driving instruction I have been through pretty much beats knowing where you are at on the wheel at all times into your head.
I thought it was a switch for the frunk. Appears to show the front of the car with the frunk open, which hinges at the front of the car. And it appears that the one to the right opens the rear hatch.
the pic of the remote below shows how the frunk opens. I think the frunk button is likely in its usual location, next to your left knee. My guess is that it would be cheaper and easier to stick with the cable release. The button you refer to is to raise the suspension so we can drive over speed bumps without having a heart attack.
But look at the details in that rear hatch button! Split window something.
Last edited by FactoryZ51; Jan 15, 2019 at 04:21 PM.
As good a guess as any. I can see those possibilities
That’s definitely a split-window rear hatch on the right button... and you can see it here:
Originally Posted by savage99ss
Just noticed this pic in detail and saw something interesting. Look closely at the before and the highlighted in blue scribble. Sorry freehand on iPhone. If you look closely it looks like the sun is shining through the rear hatch and looks like a split rear window.
Making it a split-window coupe is a VERY bold move. It may pay off, too.
God I hope not. Terrible idea from a visibility perspective. Zora hated the idea, and rightly so.
Folks' nostalgia is usually misplaced. Split window is an awful idea from the past and needs to be left there.
but those were the days when cars did not know how to drive themselves. A fancy new camera and rearview set up might have been game changers for Mr Z himself.
God I hope not. Terrible idea from a visibility perspective. Zora hated the idea, and rightly so.
Folks' nostalgia is usually misplaced. Split window is an awful idea from the past and needs to be left there.
If the rear Camera mirror exists, what’s the big issue? Welburn said in 2009 that they could make a split window Corvette work with modern backup cameras, and he said that he expected the split window to return on the C7. Perhaps the technology wasn’t there to have a split window C7, but GM’s rear Camera mirror will give the C8 better rearward visibility than almost any sports car on the market.
