Corvette fans?

[Harut82]

http://www.sleepy-fish.com/sleepy/Top_Gear_Corvette_lo.wmv

[angelik22]

oo me encanta corvette very hott car.

[hyebruin]

i used to think it was a hot car too... :rolleyes:

[Harut82]

it still is a hot car

[Sip]

Interesting video .... I like the final conclusion ... but the focus on "leaf springs" was kinda disturbing ... what's next? They are going to say it has "round wheels"? Same technology as the cavemen? :laugh:

I've never been a corvette fan but I have to say I'm about to change my opinion with new C6 ... I like it!

[gevo]

umm the corvette is good.. but the 1996 viper still rules.. ill never buy a vett over a viper.. the styling, the performance THE SOUND!!!! :).. the extra 2 cylanders, the glass packs, the $12,000 carbon fiber hood, the rocky hard live chassis... etc...

[Sip]

What's special about 96?

[hyebruin]

What's special about 96?
i am so tempted to write something..but i won't... :o :o :o

[Harut82]

hahaha took me while ...but i got it

[Genuine_Stud]

Never liked corvettes. Never will. I prefer the Viper as well, but we won't go there since this is a "corvette" thread. :D

[gevo]

What's special about 96?
Well i dont know what others are thinking of.. lol.. BUT.. the 96 body is perfect, very minor adjustments from the previous model year, and the exausts are beautiful. They come out the sides at an angle, and then are cut perfectly parallel to the vehicles chassis. and that both is functional and makes it look like beautiful. plus, after this year the stock sounding mufflers arent as good, when you here a 96 viper, you KOW its a 96 viper :)

[dusken]

Unless it is a classic, Corvettes are ugly peices of fecal matter.

And when it comes to a Viper, if I could afford one, I would buy a Porsche instead. That way it would not look ridiculous and it would not fall apart.

[Sip]

Unless it is a classic, Corvettes are ugly peices of fecal matter.

Obviously you haven't seen the new C6 ... though I agree on the older ones.

[dusken]

I have seen it and I feel it is nothing special.

[Harut82]

you cant compare corvetts with porsche because theyre not in the same price range. (unless your talking about the 225 hp boxter)

Obviously if a car costs twice as much as a corvette its gonna be a better car. Corvetts have been arround for over 50 years for a reason they cant be beat for their price.. end of story

as for looks I cant argue with you becuase everyone has different taste. I know I would love to drive one!

[Sip]

Obviously if a car costs twice as much as a corvette its gonna be a better car...

Saddly enough, not necessarily :crying: ... but it better be a better car for that much money.

[Crimson Glow]

Well....I could see by some of the remarks they were making about America, that this was going to be a biased commentary. It's funny how he went from bashing it so harshly, to suddenly saying it's a very fun car.

I found it ironic that they were giving its handling such props, because that is the one area that American cars have always been bashed on. The guy continously making fun of the leaf suspension makes it that much more ironic that it was a hair behind an AWD Evo on the course time. It obviously was MORE than adequate, so if it works/is effective, why bother with a different system? Just to say it's more advanced?? That's what I hate about imports. It's not like their engineering is any better just because it's different and newer.

The complaint about the toughness of shifting.....maybe it's because we designed it for brut Americans, not European sissys. :p The guy running the course seemed to be shifting very smoothly and easily. And that thing about running over the tiny little stone giving him a back ache....that was just retarded.

And where has this guy been that he's just now running into Heads Up Display? Several GMs have had that for over a decade, now. Hell, my freaking Pontiacs from '90 have HUD. All be it none of the rest of them are quite as extravagant as the ones in the 'Vette. The new Grand Prix' also display compass and outside temperature on the windshield now. What's next, is he going to have a heart attack when he sees the stereo controls in the steering wheel?

As for cheap, plastic interiors...I can't really arguee with that one. It's one area that American car companies really piss me off in. I get tired of replacing odd ball pieces that were broken by the previous owner in my cars. Then again, a lot of the stuff that breaks.....I just don't see how, as in the location the part is in...I just can't imagine the circumstance in which it was broken.

By the way, did anyone catch the fact that one of the cars it was up against was a HONDA NSX, not an Acura? That's because in Japan, Acura, Lexus, and Infinity don't exist. The respective companies just take higher end Honda, Toyota, and Nissan models from Japan, and rebadge them under the different, much more expensive labels in the US, because they know rich Americans are idiots. We're not doing much to disprove them, either, with all the stuck up morons driving those cars thinking they have something special.

The C6 is going to take some getting used to on the looks for me. I'm not found of the new front fascia. Way to Ferrari looking to me. It's not bad looking at all, but it lost some of it's.....Corvette feel with those headlights. But bottom line is, for the price range it's in, it is DEFINITELY a good bang for the buck. By the way, you wanker, that's not the best the US has to offer in sports cars. You apparently haven't been introduced to the over 500 hp Z06 version of the 'Vette, you dumbass! :wave:

[Harut82]

nicely said.

Its not just in Japan that they use Honda, Toyota, etc. in stead of Acura and Lexs. Its everywhere in the world but here.

The respective companies just take higher end Honda, Toyota, and Nissan models from Japan, and rebadge them under the different, much more expensive labels in the US, because they know rich Americans are idiots

That doesnt mean Acura drivers are Idiots. sure an Acura costs more than a honda, but in japan The Honda NSX also costs more than a Honda Civic. Your paying extra for the qulity of the car not the acura name.

By the way, you wanker, that's not the best the US has to offer in sports cars. You apparently haven't been introduced to the over 500 hp Z06 version of the 'Vette, you dumbass!

Or the 625 horspower Supercharged Blue Devil


quote from Auto Week
Chevy is clearly investigating an ultra-performance Corvette designed to do battle with—and conquer—the mid-engined GT from rival Ford, as well as many supercars from across the pond. Called Blue Devil (no one knows why it has that name—could it be Chevy hopes to bedevil Ford’s blue oval?), unofficial stats make the name seem appropriate. Reportedly producing 625 hp, Blue Devil’s initial power will come from a supercharged 427 engine—and it will use lightweight carbon fiber for key body parts, reducing weight by several hundred pounds to drop the super C6 to about 2900 pounds.

[gevo]

Well, the 2003 corvette that was raced against a blue angels tomcat was a very very powerful beast of a machine. A double supercharged 512 cubic centimeter engine, putting out almost 1000 horses and equally as much torque. With some special pavement treatment, this corvette was able to speed to 60 mpg in under 2 seconds.. 1.9 to be exact.. this is literally AMAZING!!.. as much as i dont really like the vette.. this was amazing to see.. it reached 10 mph and back to zero in under 6 seconds... thats creating over 1 g of acceleration in the horizontal direction.. this was the lenguenfelter project.. and some lucky ass guys got to drive it out :)

[dusken]

you cant compare corvetts with porsche because theyre not in the same price range.

Nobody was comparing a Corvette and a Porsche, queefer.

[Harut82]

ya but you called it an ugly peices of fecal matter. http://socalrsxforums.com/forums/images/smilies/thefinger.gif Just tryin to defend the corvettehttp://socalrsxforums.com/forums/images/smilies/thumb.gif

[dusken]

Yes it is ugly. But I did not make a comparison to the Porsche. If I could afford a Corvette, I would get an M3.

[Harut82]

M3 is an excellent luxury sports car, Probably alot more advanced too. but if your looking for performance the it doesnt match up with the corvette, there is no substitude for displacement..well not yet anyways.

[Sip]

I'd get an STi and beat all yous in the 0-30 off the line :p ... and have another 20 grand or so left over to dump into the jeep.

[dusken]

M3 is an excellent luxury sports car, Probably alot more advanced too. but if your looking for performance the it doesnt match up with the corvette, there is no substitude for displacement..well not yet anyways.

Yes, the M3 is not as fast as the Corvette. But I would sacrifice .2 seconds on a 0-60 for German engineering and better styling.

[dusken]

I'd get an STi and beat all yous in the 0-30 off the line :p ... and have another 20 grand or so left over to dump into the jeep.

Actuallty, unless you have the Euro model, you will lose to both the M3 and the Corvette in 0-60. But there is no argument that it is an excellent deal for the price. Plus it does not look that great. I cannot find information on 0-30 for a 2004 M3. The 2004 Subaru has a quicker 0-30 than a 2001 M3. That is all I could find for that. Oh and a 2002 Corvette beats the 2004 STi at 0-40.

[Sip]

With the extra 20 grand, I'd bribe the judges and rig the timing machines at the track :D

[dusken]

With the extra 20 grand, I'd bribe the judges and rig the timing machines at the track :D

With an extra twenty thousand dollars you can import the European model.