srika

holy F*CK is that hot. the look, the specs, everything. i want.

edit: the pic is the 2012 C6 Z06... which looks great.

srika

damn they really stepped up the interior on that '12 Z06....

Moog-Type-S

^^ I can only imagine just how incredible the next gen Vette interior will be....for the first time in forever, they will get it right.

srika

and I had thoughts of C6 Z06 in my head.. I think I will wait a little longer..

Professor

How many '67 Sting Rays have you cruised in?

srika

JS + XES

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Great!

Sly Raskal

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More horsepower, better looks = more cougars.

In other news, that C6 looks awesome. Can't wait to see how the final version turns out.

Costco

btw, that's the Centennial Edition (god I butchered that, had to check my spelling) Z06, probably gonna come in at a lot higher for everything. I think the base Z06 still has the same basic interior but with an option for higher quality two-tone leather wrapping on the dash and door panels.

But yeah, the first time I saw that CE Z06 interior.... god damn. They need to offer suede Recaros in the Corvette too, it's silly that the CTS-V comes with them as an option but even the ZR1 gets those same unsupportive seats that come in a regular C6.

Moog-Type-S

^^ My guess is the next gen will be full of alcantara interior materials

dom

I think we'll see a RWD V8 powered Acura before we see a turbo on a Vette.

biker

^ Both GM and Ford seem to be on a turbo kick - I wouldn't discount the idea.

Moog-Type-S

Domestics (especially Ford) are leading the way in turbo charged engines.

Turbo will be the future for the Vette in the new EPA MPG era.

Brandon24pdx

Agreed. Seems like a blasphemy. Along the lines of turbocharged M3's

srika

You know they had a turbo V8 Vette in 1979 right? This didn't come to fruition, but it was tested and developed. And, GM has done a good number of special turbo cars such as the GN, GNX, TA, Grand Prix, to name the big ones. Those are V6's but the point is they are and have been open to turbocharging.

http://www.markali.com/turbovette/history.html

The point is this is not something new for GM to be considering and given the cost of gas these days I personally don't think it'll be frowned upon by the masses. Sure you'll have the old skoolers and hardcore c.i. addicts fuming but overall I think people will keep in mind that this is a company that went bankrupt and pulled themselves out admirably by increasing their quality across the board and being more 'responsible' with the cars they are producing.

dom

Riiight, and the Red Wings are staying in the West.

Moog-Type-S

It appears you are going to be 0-2 on both accounts.

Like your team, you just can't win.

dom

At least we're not alone!

Sorry for the

If the current 6.3 can squeeze 30 MPG on the highway I see no reason the rumored 5.5 couldn't do much better, making a turbo unnecessary and not worth the added $$$ and R&D costs. There's plenty of life left in the small block.

srika

I'll agree on that, hell the current Z06 gives an admirable 16/26. If the turbo V8 is not giving considerably better than that, and by that I mean by at least a few mpg's, I would rather have a bigger N/A V8. Is there any speculation on what kind of mileage this will get?

Moog-Type-S

Misery loves company

The Vette is overdue for a change.....the "new" GM will make it so.

oonowindoo

If people who buy Vette care about MPG, then they obviously bought the wrong car. 26mpg is just a bonus for vette. Even it gets 20mpg, that s not going to affect anyone who is going to buy Vette.

forget the big 6,7,8 Liter V8.

"the smaller V8 could be of the extremely high-revving nature, with TDB citing that engine revs could handle up to 10,000 RPM." <---- this sounds a lot more interesting..

I'd take a High rev Turbo V8 anyday... 3.0L FI V8.. can you imagine what that sounds like at 9k rpm?

on the side note, i can't recall any cars with High Rev FI V8.... or V6 or 4 Cylinder.... is that even possible?

srika

building gas-guzzling cars in 2011 (and beyond) is irresponsible.

oonowindoo

yah if you look at May's car sales #.. F150 and Silverado are #1 and 2 and i don't see any hybrid or EV on it... So rest of the Americans don't agree with you

srika

yes, they are irresponsible. hey, high gas prices are still in their infancy.

srika

oh and, I think all of us kind of skimmed that article.... lol

Moog-Type-S

Define irresponsible.

Why would a mfg. be irresponsible? If the product does not sell, it's their own fault. Free Market

Why would a customer be irresponsible for purchasing said vehicle? If it is legal to build and sell it, it is legal to purchase it. Free Market.


Unless you are casting a broader net and eluding that it irresponsible to BOTH mfg. said vehicle on the mfg. part, and irresponsible on the customer part for buying it.....because they contribute to higher consumption of gasoline.

Which is a moot point IMHO, when the gov't has a failed energy policy for decades now, and will not let us tap into our own vast resources...which continue to grow daily by new discoveries of more oil shale.

srika

Uh yeah. That was before I saw they are also offering the larger displacement engines, in addition to the small turbo V8. I was trying to rationalize why they would be going away from the larger engines.

Costco

It could be a trickling down from Le Mans. I don't know about the FI but the Corvette Racing team has been using a 5.5 V8 (from the 7.0 V8) since moving down a class and they've still been somewhat competitive.

MonopolyMan

I bet it has no torque. It's probably just like driving a Mazda RX-7 or a turbo d-series. I may be exaggerating a bit but you get my point.

Brandon24pdx

Probably. But if there's still money to be made at it, it will continue to a certain extent.

Costco

lol, most likely will be a pushrod V8 and have possibly forced induction as well, and you bet it has no torque? That's like saying Christina Hendricks is flat.

fsttyms1

Ummmm, probably not. A small V8 with turbo could = big torque. That motor without FI could/would have 3 to 4 times more torque than the rotory rx7

Sly Raskal

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^^^

And I wouldn't doubt that the motor could take an upgraded aftermarket turbo with a retune. Oh the possibilities!

oonowindoo

No torque compare to what? at the end of the day it is still a V8... it is going to have more torque than your 1 point something Liter 4 cylinder and your 3.X liter V6.

srika

well i think what he's saying is it will lack torque, like a V10 M5 lacks torque... although since they are still offering the higher displacement engines.. that being said, it's kind of a moot point

oonowindoo

um.. i would say it Might offer less torque than traditional 1000 liter V8. But rarely you see FI with no torque, with the exception of Rotary.
I don't think it will LACK torque. E60 M5 still has 380 lbs of torque, which is MORE than enough torque for daily use. So i wouldn't call it "Lack"

U know who lacks torque? my s2000 does.

srika

I meant to say "lacks"...

srika

there's a guy on here who has had V10 M5 and he has ranted on here about how it has no torque. that's what I'm talking about.

oonowindoo

um.. i would say it Might offer less torque than traditional 1000 liter V8, which i think it will have way more torque at a much lower RPM.

I don't think it will LACK torque. E60 M5 still has 380 lbs of torque, which is MORE than enough torque for daily use. So i wouldn't call it "Lack"

U know who lacks torque? my s2000 does.

and i just noticed.. What is

<---- this??

srika

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/what-eff-821777/