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Old 01-06-14, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
hah 2014ers missed out on 8AT and this driving camera
good.....better deals on 2014s
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maybe we should start a 2015 Corvette thread??????

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 details leak, and it's going to have 620 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2014...n=awdailydrive

NAIAS Live Stream reveal: Corvette Z06 & C7.R


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Originally Posted by bagwell
maybe we should start a 2015 Corvette thread??????
Or we should change the name of this thread to The Official Corvette (C7) Thread

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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 details leak, and it's going to have 620 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque
Holy hell, this means the ZR1 is going to ve an absolute monster. Easily is going to benchmark 731hp from the Ferrari F12.
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Thanks Jared for the suggestion

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Or we should change the name of this thread to The Official Corvette (C7) Thread

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Holy hell, this means the ZR1 is going to ve an absolute monster. Easily is going to benchmark 731hp from the Ferrari F12.
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Thanks Jared for the suggestion
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Hope winter hasn't kept you from enjoying your C7
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Temps rose to 40 today , got out the simichrome polish for the exhaust trumpets, polished them and drove to get a C7 print dry mounted for the garage wall then back home. The 'summer' run flats don't like low temps too well. No traction below 40.
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Old 01-08-14, 01:20 PM
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there's some great exhaust tip cleaning kits out there!!! http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z...imichrome.html

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Default 2014 C7 most awarded car in 2013

The 2014 C7 garnered more awards last year than any other car period.

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/01/...#ixzz2pplJGW4Z

2014 Corvette C7 Awards
1. Popular Mechanics: Best Car of the Year / Best Sport Car.
2. Road and Track: Performance car of the year; best sports car under $400,000.
3. Automotive News: Automotive car of the year award.
4. Automotive Magazine: Car of the year award; Corvette Chief Engineer named Automotive Man of the Year.
5. Car and Driver: Best Car of the Year.
6. Automobile: Automobile of the Year.
7. Motor Press Guild: Innovation Vehicle of the Year.
8. Edmunds: Best value on the market – simply put it is an amazing car.
9. Davey Awards: Gold Award in design.
10. Motor Trend: Sports cars don’t get better than this.
11. Motor Authority: Best car to buy in 2014.
12. EPA: Most fuel efficient high performance sports car on the market today.
13. Automobile Journalists Association of Canada: Best New Sports/Performance Car
14. ALG: Top premium sports car for retaining highest percent of value.
15. CNBC: Second best sports car ever produced.
16. Wall Street Journal: Best of the Best New Sports Cars
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well deserved
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Old 01-09-14, 05:32 AM
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glad to see the Vette kicking azz!

and glad they've kept the base price reasonable.
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Originally Posted by 1QWKGS4
Never buy 1st year models.. (Ironic that you bought 1st year both times w/ your 2IS and 3IS) and that you commented on first year lack of new Tech on this Vette..
i was planning to wait until 2015 but after i found out the RC didnt get a power bump that means the 2015 IS wouldnt get it so the desire to wait dropped since I was holding out for a power bump.
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Z06: http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-c...-it-1499298030





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That looks hot. Hope they bring back the GS model for those who don't want 600+ hp.

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The standard model with the Z51 package and NPP exhaust will still give you 460 HP. It's what I have on mine and don't need more with 0-60 in the mid 3's with the A6 tranny. 4100 miles on her now and have loved each one
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That looks hot. Hope they bring back the GS model for those who don't want 600+ hp.
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