Never mind that Corvette C7 Stingray time was never released after it made a pathetic appearance at Nurburgring. While every other car company releases the Nurburgring lap times as soon as the motor is shut down, +General Motors decided to take a different approach and seemingly build up the suspense before releasing that great time?
Seems like +Tadge Juechter must be savoring the flavor and wait for the right time to finally release the numbers? By any accounts, this is a pretty fucked up approach, especially considering the 2015 model year ending in a few days and 2016 orders just about trickling in instead of pouring.
The fact that the time was not released immediately is already a let down on its own, clearly the hypocrisy of the flip flopping Juechter shows right through. First the douchebag uses a bullshit excuse of not coming to Nurburgring to get a lap time and instead relying on the "tuning aspects" and putting more importance on the domestic tracks that supposedly define this alleged GLOBAL CAR.
Now it is time for changing the tune and bait the kool aid drinking Corvette sheep with the upcoming "pleasing results"? If Juechter really meant what he said in the past, then who really should give a fuck about that lap time? That time should be released in the most casual manner, right after that run wsa completed, this is what Camaro team and Nissan GTR crew did oh and yeah, the Civic R team.
If there is a car company who continues to redefine marketing fuck ups, it most certainly is GM, setting new all time low yard stick for others to avoid...
Well I was off by 1/100 of a second. According to autoevolution the Z06 did it in 7.06, I guessed 7.06. This is a estimate, but good enough for the Vette lovers
ReplyDeleteEstimates are good for kool aid addicts. Maybe Juechter waits for resolving the cooling issues before announcing the actual time? This shit is getting old.
DeleteThe reason for delay is most likely mechanical, If the time is any good, then they pushed the car, which means the cooling system failed, the oiling system failed, and in order to avoid the ECM from pulling back power GM most of by-passed the safe guards. You can't release the time with a car that does not run, so they must be overhauling the motor. People want to see the car that set the fast time.
Deleteguesstimates are worthless. Tadge is "more than satisfied", so I'm guessing it's quicker than the 7:19 they set with the ZR1 back in 2011... how did people come up with 7:06 - 7:08 guesstimates anyway?
ReplyDeleteExactly. Tadge is the same numbnut who claimed this heat pump on wheels is the most track capable Corvette ever. The "estimate" is made up by those who already fell for the bogus 6:59 time a while ago and apparently need a purpose in life.
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