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I was looking, browsing and searching the internet, but couldn't find any test drive of the Stingray. Only reviews are from auto shows and GM marketing department, but no actual road tests. Anyone knows of such review? (the car is supposed to go on sale in the fall...)
Road testing at this point has been done only by company staff. Since they are sorting out a brand new car (and have plenty of sales orders) I expect press testing to be delayed.
I read pretty much all of the car magazines, and, as stated earlier, no independent test of the 2014 Corvette seems to have done.
I would think that buyers could get a heck of a deal on the last of the C6 Corvettes still in stock.
It's quite surprising. Many companies drum up future models a year or two in advance, inviting auto reporters to drive it. The stingray is going on sale this fall already. Most interseting, I read that not all Chevy dealerships will sell it, only about 1/3 were found "worthy" by GM....
As for the car itself, it seems short of expectations. Yes, everything is new, but nothing revolutionary. Keeping production costs down was probably the main goal.
It's quite surprising. Many companies drum up future models a year or two in advance, inviting auto reporters to drive it. The stingray is going on sale this fall already. Most interseting, I read that not all Chevy dealerships will sell it, only about 1/3 were found "worthy" by GM....
As for the car itself, it seems short of expectations. Yes, everything is new, but nothing revolutionary. Keeping production costs down was probably the main goal.
GM's criteria for a Chevy dealership to sell the new C7 is that they must've sold either 2 or 4 Corvette's in the last MY. And the current 1/3 or so dealerships that will sell the new C7 account for something like 85% of all Corvette sales so it isn't exactly a crime against humanity. And if you want one that badly...they'll still be able to order you one, they just aren't going to have a new one sitting out on the lot.
What exactly were your expectations? Frankly most new vehicles are revolutionary; almost every one is an evolution of the one before it. But for $52K and change, to be able to purchase a 460 hp vehicle capable of 0-60 in 3.8 seconds is a pretty amazing feat in my book. I've already got my name in for a 2015 Corvette convertible.
GM's criteria for a Chevy dealership to sell the new C7 is that they must've sold either 2 or 4 Corvette's in the last MY. And the current 1/3 or so dealerships that will sell the new C7 account for something like 85% of all Corvette sales so it isn't exactly a crime against humanity. And if you want one that badly...they'll still be able to order you one, they just aren't going to have a new one sitting out on the lot.
What exactly were your expectations? Frankly most new vehicles are revolutionary; almost every one is an evolution of the one before it. But for $52K and change, to be able to purchase a 460 hp vehicle capable of 0-60 in 3.8 seconds is a pretty amazing feat in my book. I've already got my name in for a 2015 Corvette convertible.
No, not a crime against humanity... Just mentioned it as a fact which I wasn't aware of.
I didn't have great expectations at that price level (for me personally, on paper it is a fair deal). But, during the long waiting period between C6 and C7, Corvette enthusiasts circled rumors, which GM didn't dismiss. They built expectations over a long time, but the lack of reviews NOW is concerning. The only reason I can think of, is that GM secured orders for the start and independent reviews could ruin the party.
No, not a crime against humanity... Just mentioned it as a fact which I wasn't aware of.
I didn't have great expectations at that price level (for me personally, on paper it is a fair deal). But, during the long waiting period between C6 and C7, Corvette enthusiasts circled rumors, which GM didn't dismiss. They built expectations over a long time, but the lack of reviews NOW is concerning. The only reason I can think of, is that GM secured orders for the start and independent reviews could ruin the party.
I don't think it's a conspiracy theory, I think it is a marketing plan. The line will move slowly at fist, and all the first few months of cars are spoken for, so no reason to release everything on the car just yet. They've been trickling out information ever since they showed the car in January, so the last step is the road test, which will come soon. Once that is done with, there is little else to release, so the excitement (and amount of magazine coverage) drops. They need to save something to sell the later half of the (model) year cars.
I really don't think GM thinks that independent reviews are going to be negative or hurt sales. This is their most important car (press-wise, not profit-wise) and if they didn't think it was ready for prime-time, they would have delayed a release. What the actual reviews are we'll have to see, but GM isn't likely expecting them to be bad.
Finally, keep in mind that there could be another reasons why we have no press on the cars: No customer cars have come off the line yet. They may want to wait until they have production cars and not give "pre-production" cars to the press.
Love the car. Hate the wheels. Did they find those at PepBoy on the clearance rack or something!!!
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Just mentioned it as a fact which I wasn't aware of.
