C7 Corvette

[S204STi]

Oh, just set up your setting for that. Yeah.

Technically, you're right: that is the fastest way to get around the track.

But, you don't get testing time at a HPDE day. Although it could be done, I've never actually seen somebody bring in a couple speare sets of tires and the equipment to dial in their stock suspensions with, and I don't think they'd really get the time to do so anyways. You'll see guys with the white shoe polish trick, you'll even see guys with instant read thermometers jiggering their tire pressures. But in the end, track days are more about the driving experience than the best time.

Most guys doing these have little real track experience (pro racers don't do track days: hell, most amateur wheel to wheel racers don't either), and most wouldn't know when their car is properly set up for that corner or not even if they were able to do it.

Sure, I get that.  I just find the innane mockery of the idea of adjusting the suspension at all to be puzzling...

[r0tor]

Sure, I get that.  I just find the innane mockery of the idea of adjusting the suspension at all to be puzzling...

Im mocking it because you are so excited by information that would be
A) not used by the average owner
B) could be gotten from any forum, primarily because....
C) the setting that even the clueless people would start at anyawy
D) anyone this serious about racing would be using modified arms or bushings to increase the adjustability range and then find. their perferred setting.

[Lebowski]

Im mocking it because you are so excited by information that would be
A) not used by the average owner

Manufacturer recommended tire pressure isn't used by the average owner, what's you're fucking point?

[MrH]

Im mocking it because you are so excited by information that would be
A) not used by the average owner
B) could be gotten from any forum, primarily because....
C) the setting that even the clueless people would start at anyawy
D) anyone this serious about racing would be using modified arms or bushings to increase the adjustability range and then find. their perferred setting.

You're butt hurt by the strangest things...

[S204STi]

Yeah, still not getting the rage about providing suggested settings...

[Soup DeVille]

If you take it that it wouldn't be unusual for a guy to have a set of track day tires (and its not), havign the suspension re-aligned for track day as well would only be another $100 or so; and a guy that can afford to track a brand new Z51 can probably afford that a couple of times a year.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Yeah, still not getting the rage about providing suggested settings...

If you take it that it wouldn't be unusual for a guy to have a set of track day tires (and its not), havign the suspension re-aligned for track day as well would only be another $100 or so; and a guy that can afford to track a brand new Z51 can probably afford that a couple of times a year.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

First recorded street race?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBGX1xTQfCQ&feature=player_embedded#at=143

[Raza]

First recorded street race?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBGX1xTQfCQ&feature=player_embedded#at=143

Oh, of the C7.  Not ever.  I was expecting Model T vs. Model T.

Can the auto-rev-match be turned off?  Stupid feature.

[MX793]

Auto rev match is toggled on and off via the faux shift paddles on the steering wheel.

[Onslaught]

I've seen two of these things. I'm not liking the back end in person at all. That black plastic shit around the tail lamps must go. The front bumper emblem is HUGE. It looks way out of place on the car. The interior is 8 million times better then any Vet before. If they would tone down the American redneck on it just a little it be a good looking car.

What is American's fascination with chrome? Are we all crow and like shiny things?

[280Z Turbo]

I've seen two of these things. I'm not liking the back end in person at all. That black plastic shit around the tail lamps must go. The front bumper emblem is HUGE. It looks way out of place on the car. The interior is 8 million times better then any Vet before. If they would tone down the American redneck on it just a little it be a good looking car.

What is American's fascination with chrome? Are we all crow and like shiny things?

USA #1

[12,000 RPM]

I've seen two of these things. I'm not liking the back end in person at all. That black plastic shit around the tail lamps must go. The front bumper emblem is HUGE. It looks way out of place on the car. The interior is 8 million times better then any Vet before. If they would tone down the American redneck on it just a little it be a good looking car.

What is American's fascination with chrome? Are we all crow and like shiny things?

Are you some kind of Muslim???? What do you mean "tone down the American redneck"???

[SVT666]

I've seen two of these things. I'm not liking the back end in person at all. That black plastic shit around the tail lamps must go. The front bumper emblem is HUGE. It looks way out of place on the car. The interior is 8 million times better then any Vet before. If they would tone down the American redneck on it just a little it be a good looking car.

What is American's fascination with chrome? Are we all crow and like shiny things?

GM is still doing chrome wheels? 

[MrH]

GM:  Confusing chrome with good design since forever.

[280Z Turbo]

GM:  Confusing chrome with good design since forever.

I remember when they added some metallized rings around the gauges and vents on the G6 and thought it fixed a horribly shitty interior.

[280Z Turbo]

GM is still doing chrome wheels? 

Afraid so.

[SVT666]

Afraid so.

Son of a bitch.  Chrome wheels stopped being cool before they were cool.

[Lebowski]

There's a certain age bracket that will always opt for chrome wheels on a car like the corvette.  It isn't for me though and never has been.

[MX793]

There are a few cars on which chrome/polished wheels look good.  None of them are sports/performance cars.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Some people will never be satisfied.

"tone down the American redneck"

They have been rolling in ferrari esque design cues since the C6, this last one(C7) can't get much more no "american redneck" short of slapping a different badge on it.

[Byteme]

There's a certain age bracket that will always opt for chrome wheels on a car like the corvette.  It isn't for me though and never has been.

Chrome 19" wheels were a deal breaker on a used XK8 I was considering.  I didn't want the chrome or the 19."  The lady selling the car had it priced at a premium because of the wheels; she loved them.

[Byteme]

There are a few cars on which chrome/polished wheels look good.  None of them are sports/performance cars.

The stock factory chromed steel wheels look kind of nice on our 97 F150.   On anything resembling a sporty or otherwise nice car they just look cheap.   

[MX793]

The stock factory chromed steel wheels look kind of nice on our 97 F150.   On anything resembling a sporty or otherwise nice car they just look cheap.   

I think that Bentleys, Rollers, Chrysler 300s, and some trucks/SUVs can pull off the chrome/polished wheels look if the size of the wheels is kept reasonable.

[SVT666]

Chevrolet designed its all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray to take on the world's best supercars in terms of overall performance, but the 'Vette is also rivaling the competition in one other unexpected regard – waiting times.

Lamborghini and Ferrari buyers are accustomed to waiting several months to take delivery of their shiny new sports car, but Corvette customers have historically been able to visit the dealership and take home their new ride in the same day. That's no longer the case as demand for the Corvette's optional Z51 track pack has orders backed up for an entire year.

According to GM Authority, dealers are now informing customers ordering the Corvette Stingray Z51 that they will have to wait around 12 months to take delivery of their sports car. In fact, orders are being placed for the 2015 model year instead of the current 2014 model.

Those long wait times stemmed from an elevated interest in the Z51 model. Right now about 75 percent of Corvette buyers are going for the optional package, but that figures should drop significantly once enthusiasts have their fill.

Buyers of the standard Corvette won't have to wait quite as long, but there is also a backlog for that car. GM reportedly has enough orders for the regular Corvette Stingray to keep the car in short supply through the early part of 2014.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Hmm, a few dealerships around me list having Z51 equipped stingrays in stock. Might be "special order" waiting lists or something. I'm guessing corvette sales are pretty static, with a large percentage of repeat buyers being pretty standard at the release of a new model.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Lots of guys on the Vette forums have taken delivery of Z51 C7s! From what I've read Z51 models with the optional exposed Carbon Fiber roof panels have been held up for quality issues for a while!

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I'm really starting to like the way these look(still not 100% sold on the back).

Really, Really wanting to buy one of these. Just don't know if it would be a very big jump over a C6 Z06 on a track, performance wise.  I was counting on the C7 release to drop C6 prices down further and maybe cause me to revisit a vette purchase.

This thing(front 3/4) sure as hell LOOKS a ton better than a C6.

[68_427]

If you're looking for a track toy, go with the C6 Z06 for sure.  Dat LS7.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I'm really starting to like the way these look(still not 100% sold on the back).

Really, Really wanting to buy one of these. Just don't know if it would be a very big jump over a C6 Z06 on a track, performance wise. I was counting on the C7 release to drop C6 prices down further and maybe cause me to revisit a vette purchase.

This thing(front 3/4) sure as hell LOOKS a ton better than a C6.

Same here! I just can't spend that kind of money on a C7 rite now! I priced one optioned the way I want it (Z51,2LT,clear roof,Dual Mode exhaust,navi,MRC) and the monthly note would have been close to $900 a month! I've been watching C6 prices (2008s are still in the low-mid 30s depending on mileage!) and they haven't budged yet. Hopefully by spring we'll see a downturn in prices!