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Old Sep 11, 2024 | 10:49 PM
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Broke 1500 mi yesterday, had the car about 6 weeks now and loving it. Much different than the C5 and C7, in a good way. Tried launch control, 1st go 2.9 sec, 0-60, absolutely awesome!


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Originally Posted by Sixgun95
Broke 1500 mi yesterday, had the car about 6 weeks now and loving it. Much different than the C5 and C7, in a good way. Tried launch control, 1st go 2.9 sec, 0-60, absolutely awesome!

How do you do launch control?
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Short answer - read the manual. I'm sure someone here will provide the long answer.
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Originally Posted by MarkMeHopeful
Short answer - read the manual. I'm sure someone here will provide the long answer.
I did, but, unfortunately, my Corvette IQ is extraordinarily low so I couldn’t figure it out.
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Originally Posted by ajs1990
I did, but, unfortunately, my Corvette IQ is extraordinarily low so I couldn’t figure it out.

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Awesome that you are enjoying your C8 so much and congrats on the 0-60 time.
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Congrats on your new ride, don't forget to wave!
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Please observe all traffic laws.
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Sounds great Man. Always great to read a thread like this. Enjoy your C8!
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0-60 in 2.8 sec today, absolutely awesome! Before you mention "following the law", etc. I have the luxury to play on a closed airport.
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Originally Posted by Sixgun95
0-60 in 2.8 sec today, absolutely awesome! Before you mention "following the law", etc. I have the luxury to play on a closed airport.
I feel like 0-60 times are a useless metric since 99.99999% of the people who post them don't say if it's with rollout or not.

Are you using a 0-60 timer? if so, is it the car? If not, what is it? The car doesn't measure a true 0-60, it measures it with rollout, so it's actually 3.4ish seconds.
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Awesome!
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Originally Posted by Yillbs
I feel like 0-60 times are a useless metric since 99.99999% of the people who post them don't say if it's with rollout or not.

Are you using a 0-60 timer? if so, is it the car? If not, what is it? The car doesn't measure a true 0-60, it measures it with rollout, so it's actually 3.4ish seconds.

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