Failed engine compartment air circulation and heat extraction keep Corvette C7 Stingray, Z06 and Grand Sport drivers toasty and air conditioning running year round

The fact of the latest generation of +General Motors Chevrolet Corvette being a giant cluster fuck is well established.  Slowly but surely, GM continues to backtrack on the formerly heralded by none other than the chief "engineer" +Tadge Juechter technological "marvels the newest generation of Corvette supposed to introduce to the automotive world.  As the already long list of problems and flaws continues to gain exposure, even the staunchest Corvette nut huggers face the reality of living with their purchase.

The case in point: the horrible engine compartment air circulation (or more accurately, lack of such).

Long time ago, this blog brought up the issue of absolute lack of under hood air circulation, not only failing to live up to the delusional aerodynamic aspiration but even the basic engineering needs, such as effective heat extraction needed to keep engine cooled sufficiently and preventing heat soak.

This blog pointed out at the same time that the flawed air circulation and heat extraction will be detrimental to poor interior ventilation and cooling.

Long and behold, more and more C7 buyers begin to learn the ugly truth the hard way, finding out that in spite of freezing outside temperatures, they are forced to use their air conditioning cooling system in its cooling function at all times, simply to keep their interior bearable.

The explanation is rather simple and not surprisingly, GM did absolutely jack shit to remedy this another embarrassing C7 design flaw: in spite of so called heat extractor located in the center of the hood, the hot air becomes trapped in the engine compartment and finds its way considerably easier to the ironically named FRESH AIR INTERIOR INTAKE than to the outside (and when it does, it ends up functioning as a windshield heater).  As a result, the fresh air utilized by the ventilation system heats up to above 80 degrees, regardless of the ambient temperatures, rendering ventilation system useless and forcing C7 owners to employ their air conditioning year round.  As a consequence of this situation, the additional drag from the compressor negatively impacts fuel economy and performance and of course, decreases life span of the air condition compressor.

The extra bonus: turning off air conditioning during engine overheating situations becomes a very peculiar situation, giving the driver a dubious choice between cooking the engine or themselves.

Of course, as expected, there is no remedy offered by GM to this another embarrassing fuck up, except for forcing the owners to run their A/C all the time (until the engine overheats).