C7 Corvette

[GoCougs]

With the amount of power the Vette makes, and the fact that very very few people ever take their cars to the track, 7 gears is overkill.

Um, your car has has 7 gears. LOTS of cars have 7 or more gears.

More gears = quicker + more efficient - both are very important attributes (more so the former) for this class and an automaker in general.

[SVT666]

Um, your car has has 7 gears. LOTS of cars have 7 or more gears.

More gears = quicker + more efficient - both are very important attributes (more so the former) for this class and an automaker in general.

My car doesn't have a stick and clutch pedal and that's my complaint.  A 6 speed requires a lot of shifting so a 7 speed will require more.  I doubt a 7 speed manual will make the Vette any faster since there will be time wasted changing gears.  It's not a DSG,  so shifting gears takes time.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Hell, until the C6, the Corvette was sold with a 4 speed auto. 

The 2005 C6 had the 4 speed also.

[Raza]

The 2005 C6 had the 4 speed also.

Hmm.  What year did it get the 6 speed tiptronic?

[Lebowski]

Hmm.  What year did it get the 6 speed tiptronic?

'06.

That would suck to have bought an '05 auto.

[Cookie Monster]

'06.

That would suck to have bought an '05 auto.

I feel like it would suck to buy an auto 'Vette ever.

[CALL_911]

Don't they sell more auto Corvettes than manual Corvettes?

[Raza]

Don't they sell more auto Corvettes than manual Corvettes?

I imagine a lot more.

[CALL_911]

You'd think the fogies would appreciate the clutch, seeing as it'd take them back to their childhood and whatnot.

[MX793]

I imagine a lot more.

I think it's only a slight majority.  Something like 53%.

[Lebowski]

I think it's a pretty solid majority that's auto.

I remember the first one I test drove was an '05 4 speed auto, they didnt have a manual on the lot at the time. I went back and drive a manual later, though.

[giant_mtb]

5 speeds are awkward.  They're missing a gear. 

Well shit, they just need to make it an 8-speed, then.

[Catman]

Holy shit

[Lebowski]

Damn, that looks pretty good.

[CALL_911]

Agreed.

[Catman]

http://m.autoblog.com/2013/01/11/corvette-c7-leaked-on-cover-of-automobile/?post=1&icid=autoblog_river_article

Looks awesome

[Payman]

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I feel like it would suck to buy an auto 'Vette ever.

Mine was a 6sp auto and it wasn't so bad. But the next one I buy (C6 GS or C7) will be a manual.

[SVT666]

I thought the same Rock. 

[2o6]

...especially since the Corvette 6MT so easy to drive. If I had one, I would drive it every day and not bat an eye. It's just that livable.

[GoCougs]

My car doesn't have a stick and clutch pedal and that's my complaint.  A 6 speed requires a lot of shifting so a 7 speed will require more.  I doubt a 7 speed manual will make the Vette any faster since there will be time wasted changing gears.  It's not a DSG,  so shifting gears takes time.

Then if not for performance and efficiency why did GM go with a 7 sp M/T (and 6 sp vs. 5 sp before that and 5 sp. vs. 4 sp. before that and 4 sp. vs. 3 sp. before that and 3 sp. vs. 2 sp. before that?)?

[SVT666]

Then if not for performance and efficiency why did GM go with a 7 sp M/T (and 6 sp vs. 5 sp before that and 5 sp. vs. 4 sp. before that and 4 sp. vs. 3 sp. before that and 3 sp. vs. 2 sp. before that?)?

The only place you might notice it is on a racetrack.  Otherwise, I will go out on a limb here and say, it won't make a lick of difference in a car this powerful.  I think there's a point where the number of gears is perfect and any less or more is too many or too few.  6 is that magic number in my book.  I couldn't imagine driving a 5 speed again, but I couldn't imagine having to shift so much with a 7 speed for a tenth of a second.

[Cookie Monster]

The only place you might notice it is on a racetrack.  Otherwise, I will go out on a limb here and say, it won't make a lick of difference in a car this powerful.  I think there's a point where the number of gears is perfect and any less or more is too many or too few.  6 is that magic number in my book.  I couldn't imagine driving a 5 speed again, but I couldn't imagine having to shift so much with a 7 speed for a tenth of a second.

lol

[SVT666]

lol

What's so funny about that? 

[Cookie Monster]

What's so funny about that? 

I can just see you getting into a car with a 5-speed and yelling "NO THIS IS NOT ENOUGH GEARS", and then getting out.

[S204STi]

I drive a 5-speed.  I'd like 6.  7 though... now that's going too far.

Actually, with adequate torque, I don't really need more than this.

[Cookie Monster]

I don't feel the need for a 6th gear in my car.

[280Z Turbo]

7th gear is just a trick to get EPA numbers up. Pure and simple.

[Soup DeVille]

7th gear is just a trick to get EPA numbers up. Pure and simple.

Also to say "look, we have 7 gears!"

[GoCougs]

So is torque better than horsepower you guys?