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Re: 2014 Vette
I like it. Looks like Chevy is trying to put that rear end on everything now as evidenced by the new Malibu. I've always been a Vette fan though so I'm a bit biased.
good looking ride but i agree with above Carnage chevy is putting that rear end (or very similar) on everything now
Same with the interior. Remeber when Chevy used to have different looks for each of the cars? Now a Malibu looks like a corvette which looks like a Silverado.
Normally I hate Vette's but this one looks like they got it right. I wonder what the performance #'s will be?
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On first view, the makeover wrought by Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter and team appears evolutionary. Yet every piece of the car has either been re-engineered or updated, from the new all-aluminum frame to the sharper, “shrink-wrapped” exterior to the 6.2-liter, 450-hp, 450 lb.-ft. V-8. That engine can now be paired to an optional Tremec 7-speed manual, a GM first, that will automatically match the engine’s RPMs to the anticipated gear in all shifts.
Just saw this today. Looks much better than i expected, cant wait to try one out.
Love the stingray logo too and the interior seems like it took a huge step forward from the c6.
you would think since this is a drivers oriented car, they would have went to a driver focused cockpit years ago. toyota did it back in the late 90's with their supra.
55+ yr old retirees did not buy Corvette's as a "driver's car," they bought it as a retirement present and frankly, were the main demographic that could afford a new one.
Now Chevy is looking at getting younger buyers into Corvette, so the change to a "driver's car-like interior", I agree the interior needed to be updated for a very long time though.