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have you decided then - that the C7 is not for you ?

So the most powerful standard Corvette ever is a disappointment?

Yes :). Needs to be faster than a c6z06. And the new z06 needs to be faster than a zr1 and the new zr1 needs to be faster than everything else :cheers:

I mean damn it's been like 9 years of the same car.

CAGS will only activate if you try to shift before 1500 RPM. If you're accelerating pretty much at all, AFM will have you in V8 mode. The driver selectable mode won't even allow AFM in the sport and race modes...

well, only a few months to find out.

Why does the C7 need to be faster than the C6Z? Where do you plan on driving 200+ mph?

Pretty much. I seriously doubt you'll encounter AFM in situations such as normal acceleration from a stoplight or merging on to a highway.

Wrong. You can shift below 15 MPH.

CAGS intervenes when...

1) coolant temp is above 169 degrees F

2) speed is between 15 and 19 MPH

3) 21% or less throttle.

I mean in acceleration. I don't care about top speed past 160. Well here it doesn't have to be faster I will settle with as fast.

As it stands this car will pull just like it to 4k then die instead of pulling even faster like the current zo6 does. It only needs 20 more torque. The zo6 is 470 I believe? It would be nice if this base came out with 500 hp and 480 tq or 500 and 500. It wouldn't take much work to get there. Ford has that 5.0 up to 440 hp without direct injection or all the fancy stuff.

And why does the C7 need to have greater acceleration than the C6 Z06? What percentage of the 20K-25K units sold each year will be used for drag racing? Additionally, the limiting factor in the Corvette's acceleration is its traction (or lack thereof). At 400+ hp the law of diminishing returns really start to kick in. Also, since the C7 needs to have greater acceleration than than the C6 Z06, is it a reasonable expectation that it should also be priced like a C7 Z06?

Canyon's in Phoenix.

And while I'm at it, how many cars are there with naturally aspirated engines with a minimum of 450 bhp and cost ~$55K?

What % of Corvette owners will drive their cars 200 mph?

And Tail of the Dragon.

Yea says who? You got real proof. I think not.

.0000001%

I drive a corvette do you actually think I care whether it gets 10 or 30 miles a gallon or that it could be a deal breaker in any vette i would ever buy. Gimme a break!

Just one, Mustang GT500, MSRP for C7 is supposedly 59k, or has this changed?

Uhm, make it two. I forgot about Challenger SRT8 with 470 hp and 45k MSRP.

Says everyone. You're about as bad as petermj. :rofl: