I used to frequent that site. H. H. is a regular there and I don't value his opnions much. He is to far up GMs Butt.

I used to frequent that site. H. H. is a regular there and I don't value his opnions much. He is to far up GMs Butt.

I used to frequent that site. H. H. is a regular there and I don't value his opnions much. He is to far up GMs Butt.

Chief Engineer, Dave Hill, took the stage; I was pumped. I was finally gonna see, up-close, the sixth-generation of America's Sports Car. Hill talked a bit, then a car cover snapped back revealing a stunning, Daytona Sunset Orange, 2005 Corvette Coupe. Holy crap! I thought, Is that sucker bitchin' or what?

Yep. It's a Vette. Little doubt of that. But wow! In your face, fixed lights. Five inches shorter and an inch narrower. Just a little bit lighter. Noticeably C2/C3-ish. New base engine with fifty more horsepower. All new suspension and steering. New Goodyear tires, 18s in the front. 19s out back. Nicer interior. Cool, new electronic gadgetry. Whoa...welcome to Cee-freakin'-Six, people!

Personally, I think the '05's headlights look pretty damn cool and are a refreshing change from 42 years of pop-up lights. Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark along with a "flash-to-pass" feature. Both those attributes are very useful improvements whereas the old pop-ups, while loved by designers, were about as useful as Paris Hilton at an engineering seminar.

While we have yet to test a 2005--that opportunity will not come until the car's "second" press preview to be held this coming May--we're going to guess that the first characteristic a sporting driver will notice about a C6 compared to a C5 is that the car performs just a bit better but achieves that better performance in a more refined and quieter manner.

Considering the C6 Z51's weight (probably around 3200 lbs), that it has the '01-'04 Z06 transmission ratios, that it has 50 more horsepower and it's got better tires on the back, we'll say it should do the quarter in...

I used to frequent that site. H. H. is a regular there and I don't value his opnions much. He is to far up GMs Butt.:lolg:

C4FantaC is just someone who was pissed off at me and the Action Center because I criticized and disagreed with some of his views. Actually, :lol: he ought to be careful posting such graphic descriptions of my relationship with General Motors. His friends in the gay activist community might not take to such descriptiveness very well.

But...(no pun intended)...if you want to see how far "up GM's butt" I really am, take a look at this excerpt from "The Real McCoy," my article about the 2005 Corvette, which will be posted at the Corvette Action Center about 15-min. after midnight tomorrow.

Chief Engineer, Dave Hill, took the stage; I was pumped. I was finally gonna see, up-close, the sixth-generation of America's Sports Car. Hill talked a bit, then a car cover snapped back revealing a stunning, Daytona Sunset Orange, 2005 Corvette Coupe. Holy crap! I thought, Is that sucker bitchin' or what?

Yep. It's a Vette. Little doubt of that. But wow! In your face, fixed lights. Five inches shorter and an inch narrower. Just a little bit lighter. Noticeably C2/C3-ish. New base engine with fifty more horsepower. All new suspension and steering. New Goodyear tires, 18s in the front. 19s out back. Nicer interior. Cool, new electronic gadgetry. Whoa...welcome to Cee-freakin'-Six, people!

Personally, I think the '05's headlights look pretty damn cool and are a refreshing change from 42 years of pop-up lights. Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark along with a "flash-to-pass" feature. Both those attributes are very useful improvements whereas the old pop-ups, while loved by designers, were about as useful as Paris Hilton at an engineering seminar.

While we have yet to test a 2005--that opportunity will not come until the car's "second" press preview to be held this coming May--we're going to guess that the first characteristic a sporting driver will notice about a C6 compared to a C5 is that the car performs just a bit better but achieves that better performance in a more refined and quieter manner.

Considering the C6 Z51's weight (probably around 3200 lbs), that it has the '01-'04 Z06 transmission ratios, that it has 50 more horsepower and it's got better tires on the back, we'll say it should do the quarter in...

Wanna read more?

Go to http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com at 12:15 AM EST tomorrow.
(11:15 Cen, 10:15 Mtn and 9:15 Pac)


[Modified by Hib Halverson, 5:28 PM 12/31/2003]

I used to frequent that site. H. H. is a regular there and I don't value his opnions much. He is to far up GMs Butt.:lolg:

C4FantaC is just someone who was pissed off at me and the Action Center because I criticized and disagreed with some of his views. Actually, :lol: he ought to be careful posting such graphic descriptions of my relationship with General Motors. His friends in the gay activist community might not take to such descriptiveness very well.

But...(no pun intended)...if you want to see how far "up GM's butt" I really am, take a look at this excerpt from "The Real McCoy," my article about the 2005 Corvette, which will be posted at the Corvette Action Center about 15-min. after midnight tomorrow.

Chief Engineer, Dave Hill, took the stage; I was pumped. I was finally gonna see, up-close, the sixth-generation of America's Sports Car. Hill talked a bit, then a car cover snapped back revealing a stunning, Daytona Sunset Orange, 2005 Corvette Coupe. Holy crap! I thought, Is that sucker bitchin' or what?

Yep. It's a Vette. Little doubt of that. But wow! In your face, fixed lights. Five inches shorter and an inch narrower. Just a little bit lighter. Noticeably C2/C3-ish. New base engine with fifty more horsepower. All new suspension and steering. New Goodyear tires, 18s in the front. 19s out back. Nicer interior. Cool, new electronic gadgetry. Whoa...welcome to Cee-freakin'-Six, people!

Personally, I think the '05's headlights look pretty damn cool and are a refreshing change from 42 years of pop-up lights. Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark along with a "flash-to-pass" feature. Both those attributes are very useful improvements whereas the old pop-ups, while loved by designers, were about as useful as Paris Hilton at an engineering seminar.

While we have yet to test a 2005--that opportunity will not come until the car's "second" press preview to be held this coming May--we're going to guess that the first characteristic a sporting driver will notice about a C6 compared to a C5 is that the car performs just a bit better but achieves that better performance in a more refined and quieter manner.

Considering the C6 Z51's weight (probably around 3200 lbs), that it has the '01-'04 Z06 transmission ratios, that it has 50 more horsepower and it's got better tires on the back, we'll say it should do the quarter in...

Wanna read more?

Go to http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com at 12:15 AM EST tomorrow.
(11:15 Cen, 10:15 Mtn and 9:15 Pac)


[Modified by Hib Halverson, 5:28 PM 12/31/2003]

"Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark..."

Hib, I've always found your writing interesting, but the speed of light doesn't go any faster for a $150,000 Ferrari than it does for a $20,000 Cavalier.

"Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark..."

Hib, I've always found your writing interesting, but the speed of light doesn't go any faster for a $150,000 Ferrari than it does for a $20,000 Cavalier.

"Having them fixed finally gives Corvette lighting with which to go fast in the dark..."

Hib, I've always found your writing interesting, but the speed of light doesn't go any faster for a $150,000 Ferrari than it does for a $20,000 Cavalier.