MattDell

Corvette*, sorry.

Me and my buddies went to Indy for the US Grand Prix this past weekend and we came across a C6 Corvette in downtown Indianapolis. We chased this thing for about 2 blocks in traffic.. guy thought we were nuts!








It looks HOT in person!

QUIKAG

Great pics. How did it sound?

MattDell

It was in bumper to bumper traffic.. so I didn't hear anything.

bjohnston

Looks small! Which, is a big compliment for a Vette in my book. I love these things. I really think that they have ironed the significant kinks out of the Vette and that we will no longer need to make excuses for it. The performance has always been great, but now the size, quality, and styling of the car have all been significantly improved (or, at least they appear to be greatly improved). I can't wait til these things hit the streets. I definitely anticipate making a Z51 C6 my next car.

no_really

Corvette never needed excuses.

bjohnston

I dunno 'bout that. Regardless of price, the quality of the C5 Vette's interior and its bloated styling (not to mention the quality of its exterior, particularly the massive seam where the rear facia met the rear quarter panel which never did seem to line up tightly) never lived up to my expectations. How many times have we heard people gripe about the car's quality and/or styling only to have someone say, "Yeah, but for the $, what else offers that level of performance?" To me, resting solely on performance is an excuse when the car's overall quality is light years from a Passat that costs $25K less.

kumar75150

I think I still like my C5 better until they come out with a 600hp C6.

Ooalloems2koO

i always thought corvette doesnt look right somehow....
that wheel looks like bigger version of RSX one

bjohnston

You know, looking at those pics, it appears to me that the C6 has an amazingly low cowl, especially for a car with a honkin' 6 liter V8 underhood. I think a low cowl is a goal all designers/engineers should shoot for. It really adds to the driving experience, IMO. Chalk another one up to pushrods. I also think pushrods have been maligned in the automotive press. I mean, OHC aint exactly a new set-up, so what makes OHV inherently "low tech?" The proof is in the pudding, and pushrods are closing the gap in displacement efficiency and have already surpassed (correct me if I'm wrong) in fuel efficiency for a given output. The n/a AMG 5.4 liter motor was only putting out around 355 h.p., while the 5.7 liter LS6 was putting out 405 while getting better fuel economy. Sounds high tech enough for me.

ellisnc

Those guys were everywhere...

I saw them on Saturday on the West side street that runs the length of the track.

They seemed to be enjoying the attention