Clearly, "the most (formerly TRACK) capable Corvette ever" falls on its anti-aerodynamic and disgraced with them fugly fangs as a rule, with anything else being an exception to the truly pathetic reality of a failed attempt at creating a competent sports car. Surely, +Tadge Juechter is fully qualified to come up with another bullshit excuse (how about global warming this time, Tadge?) why these humiliations continue to happen but the truth is there and it is pretty brutal, at least for the idiots who plunked down their money (or hefty loan committment) to buy that best ever Corvette ever and it aint pretty.
What makes this particular example truly laughable is the fact this is an automatic C7 Z06, with absolutely no driving skills required beyond the ability to press the gas pedal to the floor, after engaging that awesome launch control, LOL.
Perhaps, instead of chasing that impossible dream of performance greatness, this may be a good time for Mary Barra and Juechter to get off their asses and improve the build quality of that six figure piece of shit and while at it, throw in some higher quality interior? Since the car is a total performance failure, why not at least address the shortcomings identified by JD Power to make the waxer buying crowd somewhat happier? This way, at least a portion of the buyers will feel better about being had, nobody cares at cars and coffee how their cars perform but at least, these pieces of shit will something going for them.
Hahahahahahahah ZR1 FTW AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! And not even a little bit. The C7 got its ass handed to it.
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ReplyDelete•We designate our track: the Milford Road Course, as the “typical” standard, but recognize that there are tracks around the world which are easier on a cooling system and some which are harder on a cooling system. Generally speaking, tighter tracks with lower average speed and higher sustained RPM, will drive higher fluid system temperatures.
•Higher temperature ambient conditions affects all car’s abilities to run sustained laps at ten-tenths.
•The Z06 Automatic transmission put in “Drive” selects the lowest possible gear ratio for best acceleration, and because it has 8 closely-spaced ratios typically runs higher average RPM than the manual. This optimizes lap time performance, but also taxes the engine oil and coolant more for any given track. So the automatic has the capability to run faster laps than the manual, but thermal limitations are reached more quickly. Customers who are planning to run extended track-day sessions at ‘professional’ speeds, are advised to go with the manual transmission, or to paddle shift the automatic and select higher gears when conditions warrant it.
•Any time the maximum recommended temperatures are reached in any condition, the DIC will give warnings at the appropriate time for coolant, oil, or transmission fluid. A cool-down lap or two will bring operating temperatures back to a reasonable level and aggressive track driving can be resumed.
Some may wonder why don’t we design to higher temperatures, say 110 degrees to accommodate southern tracks in the Summer. We have used the “pro driver at 86 degrees” criteria for generations of Corvettes and for the vast majority of customers, it has resulted in excellent performance for their usage. If we designed to higher temperature criteria, we would have to add a lot of cooling hardware which drives mass up and perhaps more importantly, you have to feed the system with more air which has a huge impact on appearance and aerodynamic drag. Like most aspects of car design, the challenge is in finding the best balance of conflicting requirements
But the Z06 is soooooooo light. It wouldn't hurt to add a few hundred pounds of cooling equipment would it????? Or maybe it's the 300-400 extra pounds that porker is hauling around that taxes the cooling system of the car in the first place????
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