Lack of active ground effects further undercuts the Corvette C7 Z06 performance potential and turns it into a one trick turd

Active ground effects, allowing a high performance car to account for the effects of speed on its aerodynamics is the best way to maximize a high performance car's mission:  HIGH PERFORMANCE.  Active ground effects have been utilized on high performance cars since the 1990's.  As technology continues to improve, so does this aspect of high performance car design.

Typically, active ground effects include a front mounted, movable splitter and rear mounted spoiler or wing, depending on the actual design.  Some designs add multi function to the active aero, utilizing the rear spoiler not only to minimize turbulence but also create a very effective air brake.

Enter Corvette C7 Z06, described by its chief "engineer"  as a new SUPERCAR. 

The term supercar implies a super performance and super up to date technologies.  Common sense dictates that use of active aero should be a given with the new Z06, especially since the car is heavier, less aerodynamic and producing less horsepower than the car +Tadge Juechter likes to use as its yard stick: C6 ZR1.

So... let us do the active aero check on new Z06.  Up front: NOTHING.  In the rear: NOTHING.

WTF?  What happened Tadge?  How is exactly this new car going to compete with real supercars or even more mainstream cars like Porsche 911 Turbo?  Is the car going to run on +General Motors brand of Kool Aid to compensate for extra weight and less horsepower or is Tadge going to grow some wings and sprinkle some magic dust on the car to give it the magic ingredient?

There are several possibilities here to explain why there is no active aero on the new Z06 and why there is quite a selection of FIXED ground effects made available to the buyers:

1. Tadge Juechter, the corporate puppet lost his balls (assuming he had any in the first place) and went along with his corporate handlers to do as little as possible with regards to actual Corvette specific R&D.

2. Tadge lacks the vision and intelligence necessary to create an effective and real supercar.

3. +General Motors is on the mission to sell some cheap to make but profit generating fixed ground effects that will limit the new car to one function at the time (cannot have top speed and good track handling at the same time, just for starters) to maximize the profits on underperforming "supercar".

4. The typical aging Corvette Z06 buyers will limit their objective to questionable visual gratification only, without feeling to test the performance of the car beyond waxing activities.

5.  The extent of orange peel will increase on Z06 to create a sufficient diversion preventing anyone at all from testing the car's performance CLAIMED potential.

So which one is it?  Well, based on the history of the base C7 car, the answer is ALL OF THE ABOVE.  This answer is actually a very optimistic one, ASSUMING THE CAR CAN RUN at all, without engine seizing or electronics failing.