New 2014 Corvette Stingray (all new C7)

[HardDrive]

Could the moron shooting the video say OMFG a few more times?! What a tool.

Originally Posted by enzo1

[intakexhaust]

By the numbers

2014 Corvette http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/corvette/2014/?sub=coupe
6.2 liter V8
450 HP
450 ft. lbs. torque
weight 3300 lbs.
7 speed manual
0-60 mph - 3.9 sec.
C/D stats test

2014 Audi RS7 Avant (grocery cart)
4.0 liter V8 twin turbo
552 HP
516 ft. / lbs torq
4210 pounds +
8 speed auto
0-62 mph - 3.9 sec.
C/D stats test

2014 Audi RS7 sedan http://www.edmunds.com/audi/rs7/2014/features-specs.html
(same engine config. as Avant)
560 HP @ 5,700 rpm
558 ft.lbs. @1,750 rpm
4210 lbs.
8 speed auto
0-62 mph - ???

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

By the numbers

2014 Corvette 2014 Audi RS7 Avant (grocery cart) 2014 Audi RS7 sedan
6.2 liter V8 4.0 liter V8 twin turbo (same as Avant)
450 HP 552 HP 560 HP @ 5,700 rpm
450 ft. /lbs torque 516 ft. / lbs torq 558 ft.lbs. @1,750 rpm
weight 3300 lbs. 4210 pounds + 4210 lbs.
7 speed manual 8 speed auto 8 speed auto
0-60 mph - 3.9 sec. 0-62 mph - 3.9 sec. 0-62 mph - ???
C/D stats test C/D stats test

Interesting how they can come up with numbers that haven't even been officially announced yet -- horsepower, torque, weight, 0-60 -- all are yet to be announced for the Vette

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

By the numbers

2014 Corvette 2014 Audi RS7 Avant (grocery cart) 2014 Audi RS7 sedan
6.2 liter V8 4.0 liter V8 twin turbo (same as Avant)
450 HP 552 HP 560 HP @ 5,700 rpm
450 ft. /lbs torque 516 ft. / lbs torq 558 ft.lbs. @1,750 rpm
weight 3300 lbs. 4210 pounds + 4210 lbs.
7 speed manual 8 speed auto 8 speed auto
0-60 mph - 3.9 sec. 0-62 mph - 3.9 sec. 0-62 mph - ???
C/D stats test C/D stats test

Ummmm, what's the point?

[intakexhaust]

Car and Driver report 0-60 and write up on both the Audi avant and Vette. Audi release. Whats the point? Just for comparison of a smaller V8 in a much heavier, production car, wagon sleeper that hangs with the Godvette. No doubt we would expect the Vette to pull the numbers on a track but fun to think of a wagon vs. the Vette on the streets.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Further reminding me why I don't subscribe to C&D anymore. The S7 is $80k, the RS7 is going to be way more than that. The RS7 is a luxury sport sedan, the Corvette is a sports car. The Audi can theoretically hang with the Corvette because it has a twin-turbo V8 with 100 more HP than the Corvette. The cars really can't be more different, that comparison makes no sense.

If we want to throw out silly comparisons, I'll take the new S8 with the same 520 HP 4.0 twin-turbo V8. 0-60 in 3.9 while hauling my family. So what if it's the same price as two Corvettes?

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Further reminding me why I don't subscribe to C&D anymore. The S7 is $80k, the RS7 is going to be way more than that. The RS7 is a luxury sport sedan, the Corvette is a sports car. The Audi can theoretically hang with the Corvette because it has a twin-turbo V8 with 100 more HP than the Corvette. The cars really can't be more different, that comparison makes no sense.

OK. But funny to think some mom in an all wheel drive WAGON (not sports sedan) launches off the lights ahead of some guy in his new vette. Put both cars in the real world, wet roads, etc. and the Audi will kill it.


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Matt- Comparisons are just that. Reminds me of someone I know and years back showed up to Willow Springs in a nicely tuned, bland color 944 turbo. The Viper boys were all out there and he ate them up. Some were P.O. and complained of his moded out V8....! No, he actually had 6 less cylinders and whole lot less displacement. BTW: It was his almost daily driver car.

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Car and Driver report 0-60 and write up on both the Audi avant and Vette. Audi release. Whats the point? Just for comparison of a smaller V8 in a much heavier, production car, wagon sleeper that hangs with the Godvette. No doubt we would expect the Vette to pull the numbers on a track but fun to think of a wagon vs. the Vette on the streets.

A magazine did a test with a new Honda Odyssey vs older sports cars and the numbers were amazing. The new Honda minivan was faster and handled better than most older sports cars. So seeing an Audi wagon post good numbers does not surprise me.

[kaisen]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Car and Driver report 0-60 and write up on both the Audi avant and Vette. Audi release. Whats the point? Just for comparison of a smaller V8 in a much heavier, production car, wagon sleeper that hangs with the Godvette. No doubt we would expect the Vette to pull the numbers on a track but fun to think of a wagon vs. the Vette on the streets.

So why not compare wagon to wagon?

It's called a Cadillac CTS-V wagon, and it also has a force-fed V8 making 556hp. Similar numbers all around. Except it's not AWD, and *is* available with a real manual transmission, and would smoke the RS7 Avant around a proper race track. For a lot less money.

Remember, the C7 "Godvette" you're posting is just the base model. There will be more powerful variants.

[onewhippedpuppy]

This would probably beat either one of them.



EDIT: posted the same time as Eric. I really want one of these btw.....

[Aragorn]

Cadillac CTS-V wagon would be a hoot. Almost all the Corvette power and handling wrapped up in sleeper package.

[intakexhaust]

^^^^ Now were talking. Soccer mom's battle it out on the Nurburgring. Sorry, but the Corvette is way over glorified when GM has a wagon like that! Have to admire Cad greatly for that project.

[kaisen]

Soccer moms don't drive midsize wagons, except in bad made-for-tv movies

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by kaisen

Soccer moms don't drive midsize wagons, except in bad made-for-tv movies

Soccer milf in a CTS-V........don't ruin the fantasy!

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

soccer milf in a cts-v........don't ruin the fantasy!

^^^this!!!

[enzo1]

"We can confirm that during routine testing, a Stingray was involved in a one-car accident. During evaluation, due to driver error the inside tire caught the edge of the pavement during a tight corner, leading to the accident. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the car received only minor damage, and no citations were issued."..... think it might be the blue car in the above video.....

[kaisen]

Same manufacturer's plate number

[pwd72s]

Soon enough, we'll be seeing lots of them on the road...mostly driven by white haired guys my age...God bless 'em for that...buying the car they couldn't afford when young.

[enzo1]

not the same driver.....We can also confirm that test driver Jim Mero (Nurburgring ZR1 driver) was not driving the Laguna Blue Corvette Stingray at the time of the accident. [PIC] 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe Crashes in Arizona

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by enzo1

"We can confirm that during routine testing, a Stingray was involved in a one-car accident. During evaluation, due to driver error the inside tire caught the edge of the pavement during a tight corner, leading to the accident. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the car received only minor damage, and no citations were issued."..... think it might be the blue car in the above video.....

It seems like whenever a new high performance car is introduced, someone (usually a journalist) tries to take it to the limit and does some damage. Recently I think it was a one of kind Jaguar that was damaged by a ham-fisted journalist. Always seems to happen.