Wow, I am impressed! Beautiful looking car!
by Doug Guthrie of www.detroitnews.com
The Stingray is back.
Chevrolet's seventh-generation Corvette,
unveiled Sunday night at a private gathering for VIPs and automotive
journalists in a rambling, old industrial building on Detroit's east
side, will wear the historic name introduced in 1963 but unused for the
past 37 years.
"One of the last decisions we made on this car
was whether to call it the Stingray," said chief engineer Tadge
Juechter, indicating it was left to Ed Welburn, head of GM design to
decide whether the new Corvette was worthy of the Stingray name again.
"It wasn't a question at the end."
The 2014 Corvette is more powerful, more capable, more comfortable — and surprisingly, more fuel efficient.
It
also is more curvaceous, restoring a bit of the classic Stingray look
of the 1970s with a slim waist, bulging hood, raised front fender, and a
fastback. Despite rumors, the new Corvette doesn't return the famous
divided rear "split window" that appeared only on the original 1963
Sting Ray coupe.
Yes, Sting Ray was two words from 1963 through
1967. It became one word 1969 through 1976. Chevrolet trademarked the
Stingray name in 2010 for a potential comeback.
Paul and Diana
Haack of Crystal Lake, Ill., paid $1,200 to attend Sunday night's reveal
inside the Russell Industrial Center. The National Corvette Museum in
Bowling Green, Ky., where Corvette is built, sold 150 tickets online as a
fundraiser; they were gone in 10 minutes.
More than 1,000 VIPs,
media and enthusiastic Corvette fans cheered and applauded when the
pounding rock music and flashing videos stopped and the covers were
pulled off the car
"I remember sitting in a brand new 1963
Corvette Sting Ray in dealers' showroom when I was 12 years old," said
Mike Julien, a retired accountant from Grand Rapids who has owned seven
Corvettes and put a deposit on a 2014 model 18 months ago.
"To the
younger people, Stingray is going to be an exciting-sounding name. To
those of us who have owned and loved Corvettes, this is a wonderful link
to that heritage," Julien said.
The Corvette is still a V-8
powered, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-seater that can match or
exceed the performance of far more expensive exotic sports cars. A
turbocharged V-6 engine option was considered and rejected. Although
each new generation of the Corvette is introduced with basic models,
engineers claim the C7 Vette will perform on a level equivalent to the
previous generation's high-performance edition Z06. It will do zero to
60 mph in under four seconds. The new body produces less drag yet more
stability at high speed.
Racing-inspired air intakes and
extractors are all over the car to aid engine, differential and
transmission cooling. Tall, vertical extractor vents built into the
outside edges of Corvette's rear fascia give a slimming look to the
car's famously broad backside. Gone are the round tail lights, replaced
by square LED lamps that align with Chevy's designs on cars like Camaro.
Even the Corvette's crossed flags logo is updated into a stronger,
bolder V-shape.
A lighter, stiffer aluminum hydroformed unibody
frame resulted from lessons learned building the previous generation's
supercar versions, Z06 and ZR1. Bonded aluminum, carbon fiber and
composites have replaced the old fiberglass body panels, including
standard feather-light removable roof panels. There is no convertible —
yet.
The Corvette has a new-generation 6.2-liter V-8 engine. It
produces 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, but also has the
ability to deactivate up to four cylinders to save fuel while cruising.
The Corvette comes with a seven-speed manual or six-speed automatic
transmission. The electrically adjustable suspension has multiple
settings for cruising, bad weather and several levels of high
performance. An optional Z51 track package will add competition grade
driveline, cooling and aerodynamic enhancements.
The interior is
vastly improved with dramatic new styling and special attention paid to
seating comfort and performance support — a weakness in previous
Corvettes. Interior materials and the latest infotainment technology
have been upgraded on par with luxury-level cars.
The reveal came
just four days short of the 60th anniversary of the showing of first
Corvette prototype at the New York Auto Show. The new car
will be on display Monday and through next week's public run of the
North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center. No figures were
given for fuel mileage or anticipated pricing when the car comes to
dealers in the fall.
Source;
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130113/AUTO04/301130337/Improved-2014-Corvette-earns-classic-Stingray-name
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