Well considering the curb weight of a base C6 Vette is 3200lbs, I'd say the new Vette will come in under 3350lbs. From what I understand, GM was targeting 3000lbs for the curb weight on the new C7. And given the C6 Z06 comes in at a little over 3100lbs and GM already stated they shaved 99 lbs just off the C7 chassis alone, 3000lbs should be a pretty realistic target.
2013 C6 curb weight per model
Well, so they said...
There are plenty of street cars that have venting in the hood.
Not sure if this has been posted yet. Csabe interviewing all the project leads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUrtMZ20rFk
I've personally gotten a bit sick of all the hood scoops, flares, and gills.
What are the rear scoops for??
My car (GT500) for one.
Ford GT had them.
Viper has/had them.
Even challenger SRTs have them (though the flow is reversed, and they are tiny, technically they "function" as cooling, but don't provide any downforce like they do on the other examples)
etc.
Hahaha, with the improved interior, what will people whine about next?
this.
seriously
waaaay my 70K sports car that smokes 150k-200K sports cars interior isnt as nice as a 911 turbo or lamboghini
you are doing it wrong
interior is the LEAST IMPORTANT thing in a corvette assuming its functional of course
Don't be naive. The interior is where you spend all of your time while driving. It would drive me nuts staring at all that hard black plastic. Go sit in a $40,000 Lexus and tell me that it isn't important or that GM spent all their money on the engine. Bullshit...
If it doesn't matter then why did GM change it?
After taking it in, there is something I did notice. Why are they so focused on the fuel economy? Its like the Grand Cherokee SRT8 all over again. Its a performance vehicle, and in this case the Vette wasn't even that bad to begin with. Unless people start getting 35mpg I don't get why they're making so much fuss about fuel economy.
I'm also a bit disappointed in the auto transmission. Another car that would be killer with a well done auto (where the manual control would function like a sequential race shifter). Not only that, but a modern 7+ speed dual clutch would have likely made a lot of the extra stuff they did for fuel economy unnecessary, and it would have also helped performance.
They are for brakes, transmission and rear diff. The air exits through the vents next to the tail lights. The previous C6 only had it for the rear brakes on the wide body models.
The current ZL1 has it also so it's not a first for GM. It's a good idea because the older Vettes did not have enough down force and began to float at high speeds. Most of the other examples like the RamAir hoods was for "air induction" and mostly for looks.
I've personally gotten a bit sick of all the hood scoops, flares, and gills.
What are the rear scoops for??
You know, I was looking at that photo earlier trying to figure out if that was just an optical illusion or reflection in the paint. Why the hell would they put a scoop on the top of the rear fender like that? It just looks goofy, kind of like those fake chrome vents people stick on the front fenders of their Civic.
Really? You couldn't vent the brakes from underneath the car or with a duct on the side in front of the rear wheel?
The Vette is a pretty decent seller so it has more pressure than other performance cars when it comes to fuel economy. GM is also working on an 8 speed auto which isn't ready yet so they decided to stick with the current auto and enhance it.
I've always had a thing for Corvettes by the way, but where I currently live, I have ground clearance issues. The Shelby is pretty much the lowest car I can manage here.