The truth about weight increase of Corvette C7 Stingray and Z06-Tadge Juechter's idiocy continues to grow

If there was a quintessential example of an idiot, +Tadge Juechter certainly qualifies to win this dubious honor-after all, this is the guy who single handily killed off Corvette as a genuine sports car, turning it into an overweight travesty and caricature of itself.

Not only does Tadge Juechter takes the field of physics back to the dark ages, a few centuries before Isaac Newton came up with the three basic laws of physics that continue to be valid everywhere but at +General Motors and so called "Corvette engineering team) but he continues to insult something called COMMON SENSE (a concept fully foreign to the majority of Corvette enthusiasts and buyers).

The statement Tadge Juechter made over a year ago regarding Corvette gaining weight in order to increase its fuel efficiency should get this guy fired right there but apparently not just Tadge but his corporate leash handlers permanently dozed off in their high school physics classes as well.

Unfortunately, it does not come as a big surprise that Juechter continues his mission of making Corvette heavier and less aerodynamic to make it more nimble, faster, quicker and more fuel efficient.  Does this sound very stupid?  Of course it does but realizing this part requires a trace of intelligence and this is certainly not a hot commodity among Corvette designers and buyers.

With the base Stingray, the average weight gain of the "lightweight frame" equipped car was about 6% gain but the newest Z06 kicks it up a notch and then some, making the weight gain OVER 10% over its predecessor and 7% over the last  ZR1.  

What does this all mean?  Right off the bat, this weight increase results in immediate fuel economy DECREASE, rendering the corporate fuel efficiency measures such as the pseudo VVT and DI, considerably less effective than they could have been otherwise.  To put it simply, IF the weight of the newest Corvettes at least remained the same, then the new cars would be showing fuel economy savings considerably higher than the Stingray shows currently, with Z06 showing at least some marginal MPG improved, in spite of horsepower increase.

What does the weight increase actually do?  This substantial weight increase    kills the city and combined MPG.  When combined with horrible aerodynamics of the newest generation, highway MPG gets shitty as well, with DI and AFM barely making up the difference.

What would happen if the newest Z06 lost weight?  This is how it would work, instant fuel economy savings, without loading the Corvette with the corporate measures designed for pick up trucks.

These savings would be quite substantial, especially in CITY CYCLE driving, where Corvettes spend most of their times due to senility of the typical owners. 

Here is an example what Corvette could have achieved if the design and engineering team was not led by the quintessential idiot, Tadge Juechter.