C7 Corvette Rumors

[azmidget91]

funny thing is ill find out before all of you, unless you have sources like i do...

a good friend of mine is a GM powertrains engineer, my teacher who is also a good friend who is helping me get a job at a proving ground is the retired head powertrains engineer, what are your sources?

 

[drperry]

I'm waiting for GM to call me and tell me I won the OnStar sweepstakes so I can tell them I want the ZR1 Corvette.

Me too! That means, you cannot have it!

Sorry kids, it's mine

 

[Zembonez]

Whatever they end up doing, I'd bet you can count on performance!

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

There are many ways to deal with turbo-lag and reducing the risk of a fire. I remember to have seen some years ago a ceramic-compound turbocharger, and also some ceramic coatings to the exhaust manifold that were used in the Swedish Koenigsegg to reduce the risk of a fire and allow it to have a more compact design.

But my MAIN question remains....
WHY do all that crap...
It is pointless...

Eco-nazis at EPA are pointless but they're still there. Blame it on then.

Anyway, if they're reallo taking the downsizing route with the C7, I wouldn't expect a new Vette to have any engine smaller than the Northstar.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

One word: rumormill

Now I'm just trying to extinguish the fire with gasoline...

Seems like there is somebody taking this article I wrote some months ago too seriously: http://engineeringworkarounds.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-gm-ready-to-play-downsizing-game.html

But we must not forget the Corvette is, more than anything, an institution. It's not just a sports car, nowadays even a fart-canned Honda can be labeled so, but the Corvette is what a Ferrari would be if their engineers had real nuts.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I believe downsizing will be unavoidable, but maybe not so traumatic as having a Honda-ish lawnmower engine...

http://engineeringworkarounds.blogspot.com/2011/06/corvette-and-downsizing-time-for-change.html

 

[Texas Jim]

The new 'vette probably needs a little bitty turbo diesel engine in it...

 

[Darkanion]

The new 'vette probably needs a little bitty turbo diesel engine in it...

..and some Tornadoes..

 

[Nick The Great]

The new 'vette probably needs a little bitty turbo diesel engine in it...

You're thinking of the Cummins Corvette.

http://lowbudgetdiesel.com/Cumminscorvette.html

 

[fortplainman]

funny thing is ill find out before all of you, unless you have sources like i do...

a good friend of mine is a GM powertrains engineer, my teacher who is also a good friend who is helping me get a job at a proving ground is the retired head powertrains engineer, what are your sources?

my dad lol. but yours are better since they are engineers at GM, mine are just the trainers that learn about the new products GM is putting out. what i would give to work for GM.