.. these type of videos anymore. It makes me happy to learn what goes on in the back ground and the people who work countless hours in the background without any true recognition. Thank you.
As you may be able to tell . . . LOVE talking to these guys. They are generally the smartest guys in the room. Tadge, though, is a special case. Not only an extremely talented engineer, but a Stanford MBA . . .
Have never owned an American car but this is the only American car I want. Such a beautiful car. At our annual auto show, the C7 garnered the most attention from the crowd.
You can really tell that Motoman has a manufacturing background. Not one word of marketing gibberish was spoken in this video. Can't wait for the next episode!
I just bought my 2014 Z51 LT3 used and had no idea what an advanced machine I was getting. I was looking for a Vette. Getting the Z51 LT3 extras was a bonus I unknowingly didn't realize I was getting. Unbelievable car!!
Watching this from St. Catharines, Ontario...we got a shout out from the plant manager Dave Tatman nice! The old GM plant here in St. Catharines is still being demolished as we speak. Funny thing, I just ordered a 2018 Z06 (3LT/Z07) I wonder if Dave will build my engine!! Cheers from St. Catharines Dave!
Glenn Bartley Don’t buy it on finance longer than you warranty! When they get older all the computer shit fails and little things take thousands in labor to get to. I love driving my Vette, but would just as soon de-ball with a dull scissors the idiots that designed in some of the worst service access I have seen in playing with cars for 50 years.
I like the yellow special edition, but I'm going to order a red C8, 2020-2021? Glad to see you back at the dealership. Also Chuck is the 2nd reason I'm ordering from you. Great job catching the ground effects and ordering a replacement panel.
Just bought a beautiful '16 Z06 vert with only 3 k miles...did not know about the "central member"...as an Engineer myself, that is a pretty interesting structural design. Thanks for this upload.
Very instructive and interesting too. Thanks MotoMan. I have a C5 but look forward to getting a C7 one of these days. I especially appreciated the distinction made between style and design during the video.
The iconic Chevy Corvette Stingray always made a guy pretty darn popular with the ladies back in the day as I recall. Today, the ladies drive this marvelous driving machine themselves!
Your wish will be granted . . . Another nine minutes coming next week with Tadge, Tom & Dave. There are also a number of bonus clips at our Facebook page: facebook.com/MotoManTV
Cheers! Impressive to see some of the engineering that is built into these expensive automobiles. GM fell way short on ground clearance! My 2012 Grand Sport, 2LT only has 3" of clearance. Yes, I said 3". Can't go over speed bumps without dragging bottom. Had to build a driveway ramp because the front fender would drag everytime I backed out the driveway. My 77 Vette never drug bottom on my driveway. You would thing GM would get this problem/challenge/opportunity under control and PREVENT DRAGGING BOTTOM... HINT, HINT, HINT...
Had the privilege of driving a buddies 2016 Z06 roadster. 8 speed paddle shift 650 hp 650lbs torque. Ive driven several "supercars" in my 60 years including a 70 LS6 4spd ss454 chevelle, 04 Z06, 2012 grand sport, ect. NOTHING prepared me for that 2016. I haven't been that scared since the first time my wife told me she was pregnant!!!! Lol. WHAT A RUSH!
@8:20 Tag says that a 'certain part connected to cooling the brake calipers and that this part sit too low to fit in a car carrier so the dealer installs it.' Does that mean if the car i required to be put on a car carrier for whatever reason, that part has to be removed for traval and then reapplied after it is taken from car carrier??? Also. Is this line dealing with the Corvettes going to be shut down to varying degrees while we deal with the Virus?
Hey Eric! Thanks for the kind words . . . You know . . . A fully loaded 300C SRT8 is not far off a base C7 . . . :) (ALTHOUGH: The one MUST have option is Z51)
MotoManTV True, but I'd stick with my 6 year old SRT8 given the choice between the newer ones. Sure, they're awesome cars, but for what a brand new SRT8 costs, I could build a serious hot rod out of mine... but it still wouldn't be C7 level, hehe.
Wish they would've done circle tail lights..the squareish ones sucks...having 4 circles back there with the 4 circle exhaust pipes in the middle would've looked badass..
This stiff drive-train seems unique, relying on a torque tube to react against a drive-shaft without U-joints. If this has been well-engineered, it saves production costs while improving reliability, tracking & road-feel. On the downside, damage to any part of this assembly is more likely to affect the whole drive-train. Is this concept patented?
SIMKINETICS: Nothing revolutionary about a torque-tube. Hell even the Model T had it....most/all GM cars/pickups had Torque-Tube until the 1950s. Torque-Tube has been around for hundreds of years in Industrial Applications. Just comes down to ,you wanna spend $20.00 for a conventional drive-shaft with U-joints or spend $30.00 for the Torque-Tube method. Current Corvette still plays catch-up to Japan and Europe....it's Ace is lots of horsepower for little money.
At 2:47 Walter Jackson Chevrolet Ringgold Georgia there was a 78 official pace car sitting on the showroom floor that had around 50 miles on the odometer it was given to or purchased by Walter's son Danny Jackson and he just left it sitting on the showroom floor only driving it a few times. In 2011 an F4 tornado came through downtown Ringgold and went across Walter Jackson Chevrolet and demolished that Corvette. Sad day
I drove my friends 505 HP C6 Z06, and I can tell you, the driveline slosh was pretty bad. It looks like they've fixed it with a stronger torque tube (whatever you call it). I sure hope so!
Personally the C4 is my favorite, I'm not a fan of the early versions, but 92-96 are best looking Corvette. I don't see how it looks like a Fiero. I only get compliments with my Corvette. I only see the C4 hate online.
I wish these ‘brilliant’ engineers had to fix the shit designs they create. Just to change the heat/AC diverter doors, remove top half of engine to access firewall, then remove the several hundred pound dashboard as a unit...$5000 to $6000 to replace less than $200 in wear-out parts. Oil pressure sender fail? They DO! and its a $12 part that takes $1,400 in labor to access. Love driving my Vette, but would shoot some of the freaking idiots that engineered impossible service into it.
Man.. if you dont drive this carefully.. that transmission cooler looks like a mechanic's nightmare.. imagine some idiot try to offroad this car into a very high speedbump... knocking that very fragile cooler.. other than that.. this whole car is my dream design.. its cool to know that american is coming up with very good simple design very comparable to japanese.. this whole chassis reminds me of the GTR.. but this ones seems more reliable design by the looks of that thick propeller housing..
Long time vet owner here. (38yrs). The hype behind the Aztec like tail lights? Not working with me. Sorry. Also the "sharp" edges on various surfaces? Very Aztec like .
So on the torque tube issue, you tripled the weight because of a vibration in 4 cylinder mode. AFM is a pox in a sports car. Get rid of the DOD, and you’ll fix the lifter issue, and resulting blown motor from dropping a valve issue, lower the weight of the car, the vibration issue, and the torque tube grenading issue that plagues these cars. Oh yeah and fix the pos transmission/torque converter issue. That’s a nightmare. And get paint and body to fix my clear coat issue. I have to spend a few thousand to get my 60 thousand dollar car repainted where the clear coat defected.
I redact those statements as a misunderstanding. You're right as a 200% increase from what it was but the end result will still be 300% of the original. So Tadge is still right.
+CatManDewie Dude. Not it won't. You are wrong. Read my original post carefully. Read your own redacted post. You contradicted yourself. You can't say I'm right in the first 1/2 of sentence 2 and then take that back in the 2nd half. Tadge was stating growth from where something WAS. 1x that original, or 100% growth, doubles it (100 to 200, is 100% increase). 2x that original, or 200% growth, triples it from where it was (100 to 300, is a 200% increase, math is (300-100)/100 = 2). As such 3x that original, or 300% growth quadruples it 400 is 3x more than 100, or (400-100)/100 = 3.
+mgelliott1 What you are saying only applies to percentage INCREASE, not the new stiffness percentage. Tadge wasn't clear when stating that after listening to it. He is trying to say the new stiffness percentage not the increase. It is in fact 300% AFTER tripling if from 100% by a 200% increase. Tadge is still right.
Looks like the next generation MIGHT be a "REAL" supercar, Comparable with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Acura and Ford... I mean really, any Moron can buy and drive a 'Vette Straight-line...but to have a REAL Mid-Engine SUPERCAR, something that actually handles like a real GT race car, Even though I am not a "Chevy Guy", it will be nice to see the American brand Chevrolet name on something like that.
Do you realize that Chevy kills a lot of those cars on the track. With the Z06, Grand Sport, ZL1, and more. GM is pretty much king of the hill right now on the track and definitely the skid pad. The new Grand Sport just set a Motor Trend record by pulling 1.2g on the skid pad. These things eat Porsches and BMWs on the track. Not much can beat them, especially on a track.
Honestly though, go look at the numbers and the times. The Z06 is the number one car on the Willow Springs track that Motor Trend tests on., other than the 918 Spyder which is ridiculously fast. It beats out the GTR Nismo and a bunch of McLarens and Porsches.
Chevy doesn't really try with Le Mans. Go look at the Nurburgring and other tracks like Willow Springs, Mazda Laguna Seca, etc. A lot of top tens and top fives on those tracks. Z06, ZR1, and ZL1 all do really good.
What this guy doesn’t tell you about that driveline is that they copied it from Porsche who first came out with that design in the early eighties in the 944 and 928. Corvette utilized that driveline with a rear mounted transaxle in the C5, ten years after Porsche. Guess he forgot to mention that...
Why the hell does it have to be stolen!? Car companies borrow ideas and technologies from each other all the time. It's a good thing. And since you wanna talk about stealing and shit, Ferrari stole the Magnetic Ride Control suspension from GM. How's that?
