'13GrandSport

Hey All,

I am asking to see what would be the opinion of the people that track the options, progress, and the releasing of the corvettes.

I purchased my 2014 pre-midyear price increase. I then heard a rumor that the 8 speed auto was going to be in the all vettes and not only the Z06. I am curious if this is true. I also want to know if there are any other changes in the car other than that update. I know there will be new options offered, but is a trade up worth it? Is the new auto going to make it worth the entry fee? I have a base car and will be going to another base car. I still don't feel that I will benefit from having the Z51 option. Is or will there be a significant performance difference. I know the question has been asked by people that want to purchase a C7 if they should wait for the 2015, but if you already have a 2014, is the upgrade worth the extra expense?

Some of the options I chose the last time around won't be gotten this time around. The options I will be not getting are the dual roof and the chrome wheels. The rest will stay the same, pretty much.

I am looking for real opinions.

Thanks everyone.

Mike Mercury

yes.

Many confuse the 8sp auto as some race winning tranny; but it's major purpose is to increase the cars MPG (and the overall CAFE of the mfgr).

If I had a 2014; the only thing I would replace it with (for 2015) would be the Z06.

CORVETTEZL1001

no reason to trade a 14 for a 15.

millpond

Keep the 2014.

FEEDMESLURPIES

There's no evidence whatsoevevr that the 8-speed is going to be some incredible tranny that is similiar in performance to a DCT or even much different than the current 6-speed other than a tick or two better MPG. A lot of people on here have tried to spin it as such, and while there's a chance that they might be right, there's nothing to really support that position other than a wild guess at this point. If I were you, I certainly wouldn't pay the extra money to trade just for that. If the reviews come in that it's a world of difference and a complete game-changer and you don't mind taking the loss, then sure, go for it, but I wouldn't jump on a waiting list for a 2015 right now.

rudolph schenker

Second Vette

Keep the 2014 unless you can find a 15 Z06 (if you can afford one).

Just one 2014 Corvette Owner's opinion.

musclecar6

GM has said the 2015 A8 will rival dual clutch performance with a more efficient user friendly daily driver experience than a dual clutch. I guess that means for Caddy style cruising when you want and instant right now upshifts with instant rev matched downshifts when using the paddles in manual. Only time will tell if that assesment is accurate when we,the end users, pass judgement in a few months or so after the 2015's hit the street. The 2014 C7 A6 is a fine tranny at the end of it's production. If the A8 turns out to live up to the advance GM billing, then obviously there will be some who will dump their 2014 A6's as they race off to get a 2015 C7 A8. Most won't though and will make do with their 2014 A6 until some later point in time after they get some use out of their present ride and any startup/ tuning issues etc, get resolved with the A8.

Docbrock

My BMW 435i has an 8 speed auto tranny with paddle shifters. It has the rev matching on downshift. It is seriously my favorite thing about the car. If the GM auto tranny is near as good, I'm gonna have a harder choice to make when my lease is done on the BMW.

drewauby5

Why would GM build its fastest and highest HP equipped super car yet in the Z06 and just put any 8 speed tranny in it for gas mileage?? Obviously it is going to be a great transmission and try to rival the Euro ones on the market..if the base and Z51 get the same trans as the Z06 it will be a big upgrade. I just traded in my '13 335i in preperation to buy a 2015 vette and drove a 2014 A6 vette the following week and I can tell you there is a huge difference in them. The A6 is an outdated transmission that was carried over from the C6. My BMW was a great car but I missed the american muscle, so if the A8 tranny rivals the BMW tranny, GM will have a full fledged hit in my book as I love everything about the C7 and adding a rev matched 8 spd auto to the car will be a huge WIN for GM!!! Long live corvettes!! hope to join the family of owners again really SOON!!

Glen e

The 8 speed is going in everything and although it is made to handle the hi hp of the z06, it's main purpose is to allow computer control and higher mpg. It's happening all over the industry. The CAFE is going up, pure and simple.

LIStingray

If going from 28 mpg highway to 30 mpg highway is a big deal to you, then I would definitely get the 2015 - after all 2 mpg additional highway is huge for GM when ever 1/10 mpg on CAFE counts.
For me, the extra two gears wouldn't be worth $1,000 extra, much less the hit you will take going from a 2014 to 2015.

LIStingray

You do realize the primary purpose of the new 8-speed, and the only reason the Corvette will get it is: because it was designed for and will go in millions of the full size pick-ups and suvs. It will be nothing special, like a DCT.

Yamatr3

I had an old 2003 Chevrolet truck with a 4 speed transmission. Loved that truck. A few years back, I traded her in with 220K miles for a new fangled truck with a 6 speed transmission. I HATE my new truck, it seems like it is always low in the RPM's and when you want to step on it it has to shift down through several gears. IMO, I would keep the 6 speed as it is more than appropriate. I really wish I had my new truck with the old 4 speed transmission. My old truck even got better gas mileage that my new truck with similar rear ends. Now I know I'm comparing apples and oranges, but you get the just of what I'm saying. As everyone else mentioned, it is for cafe standards.

Mike Mercury

musclecar6

If the A8 is only a new tranny with 8 spds whose main purpose is to satisfy CAFE standards, with no measurable improvement over the A6 for dual clutch instant right now seamless rev matched shifting, then yes it will be no big whup over the A6 for us vette junkies. Gee, let's see. BMW has an 8 spd auto tranny that is not too far off the street performance of their dual clutch and is better than the latest version of the A6, so ya think maybe GM's clean sheet design A8 might certainly be better than the A6 and even better than BMW's A8 ? Course GM could goon it up, even though they have some of the best engineers, and give us a real POS just like the first version of the A6 in 2006. Somehow, I don't think they will make that mistake again, as there has been such an enthusiast awareness and desire for dual clutch performance in our sports car trannies.

Time will tell. Who knows, maybe those who keep making the argument that the A8's mainly about the 1 or 2 mpg difference have been right all along and the A6 won't be a performance has been in a few month's time.

Mike Mercury

I have no doubt the 8sp auto is faster, a few milliseconds here... and couple milliseconds there; though nothing to start betting pink slips on. The 6speed auto is no slouch; it served the C6 well.

I'm getting the 2015 with 8sp auto; but am not fooling myself as to the real reasons the auto industry is going this direction.

Mike Mercury

It's not our arguement. The mfgrs have openly stated the main reason for these mega-gear auto trannys; it's not a secret.

the difference between the A8, A6, and Porsche dual clutch tranny is...
milliseconds.

Skid Row Joe

Yes, ordering a 2015 is worth it. If that is what you want to do. I wouldn't go against what I personally would want to do.

mkr1966

Three pedals only! Long live the M7!!