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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Inferior roll over protection and lack of rear end handling stability create life threatening situation for owners of 2016 Chevrolet Corvette C7 and C7 Z06

When +General Motors newest generation was first introduced, its chief engineer, +Tadge Juechter made sure to stress (pun intended) the importance of lighter aluminum chassis not just in the context of  handling improving rigidity improvement but increased passenger safety as well.



How does this work out in real life?  Not very well at all, considering that the newest generation of Corvette has a nasty habit of breaking its rear end loose at the least convenient moment, typically
leading to a very serious crash.





As this blog described in the past, the newest Corvette completely lacks any roll over protection, as demonstrated in this unfortunate accident.  Definitely, there is a serious problem with the rigidity and crash worthiness of the newest Corvette and this is very obvious in roll over crash scenario.  Fortunately, this time, there was no fatality involved but this is by pure luck, not GM's intent to offer any meaningful protection to the buyers of the current  generation of Corvette.



The lack of roll over protection becomes crucial, due to the fact that the newest Corvette generation lacks the roof curtain protective measures.  Time to implement actual roof structure and fixed roof, Tadge?


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8 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 5:55 PM

    What I like about all other high performance cars is that the never, ever break the rear end loose! Lol!!! Carl

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    1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 6:51 PM

      What happened to the best handling Corvette ever? Obviously when Juechter said the most capable Corvette ever, he meant capable of breaking the rear end loose? Now, it all becomes clear.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 5:56 PM

    Look they wheel didn't even crack...lol!!!! Carl

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    1. UnknownFebruary 12, 2016 at 6:49 PM

      You apparently missed the wheels sitting on the carcass? Nice try. LOL

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  3. JordanFebruary 13, 2016 at 6:16 PM

    This Unknown is a complete tool. Might wanna ask what would happen to his loved ones in the passenger seat had he owned this latest and greatest flagship with unbreakable Mexican wheels. What a dumbass

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  4. JordanFebruary 13, 2016 at 6:35 PM

    Hey Carl the Mexican wheel expert....riddle me this, how is that the most capable Corvette ever has the same rear end leaf spring technology as my 46 year old 1969 corvette has? Ding Ding Ding, it's because uneducated overpaid workers in the 60s had to have the simplest of engineering possible because most of them could not read or write. Fact! Most of today's General motor employees are no doubt Siblings.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 13, 2016 at 6:48 PM

      Don't waste your time, the wheels failed big time, with the barrels shearing off from the rest, they are still on the left side of the car, with the rest on top of the car.
      Mexican wheels fail as much as the chinese wheels, although in this case, they are the last thing to worry about, LOL.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 25, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    Found this interesting http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/02/rollover-101/index.htm

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