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[Eachey51]

Chevrolet leaked a little info on the new vette! looks like 620 hp and 650 lb-ft! sound pretty bad-ass!
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2014...NEWS/140109906

[KRATEDISEASE]

oh boy....I'm betting that it will be offered with the new 8 sped auto that GM just developed than can handle the HP and torque.

[ViperSmith]

I don't think it is going to be cheap either. Good for Chevy in stepping up the game. I don't think we will see a ZR1.

[Space Truckin]

I don't think it is going to be cheap either. Good for Chevy in stepping up the game. I don't think we will see a ZR1.

Excellent Plate

[Thawk97]

wow those are some big numbers

[Space Truckin]

wow those are some big numbers

Will they be "normal aspiration" or "forced induction"?

[swexlin]

wow those are some big numbers

So the Viper makes a bit more power, but the Vette way out-torques it! I remember when that used to be said about the Viper......Vipers used to out-torque just about anything out there.

[KRATEDISEASE]

Will they be "normal aspiration" or "forced induction"?

supercharged

[pony23]

Ughhhhh, supercharged = easily modified for more power.

Good for Chevy stepping up their game. Competition helps breed better products.

[ViperSmith]

So the Viper makes a bit more power, but the Vette way out-torques it! I remember when that used to be said about the Viper......Vipers used to out-torque just about anything out there.

No one comes close with NA to the Viper. FI it wouldn't be that hard

[J TNT]

Similar numbers to the new Challenger "Hellcat" .

[Nine Ball]

This is essentially a ZR1 replacement. Gen V Viper should be a direct competitor in the performance areas, but I'd suspect the C7Z06 will run a little quicker in the 1/4-mile. Those TVS superchargers make it very easy to launch the cars without any bog off the line. Get ready for next Monday afternoon, that is when all the Corvette dreamers will find out the once-affordable Z06 has breached $100,000 and they start raising hell about the price. Same thing they did about the Camaro Z/28 price.

There will be a ZR1 in the future. I know they were testing twin-turbo V8 powertrains in the C7 mules...

[Viktimize]

Here is another link with probably all the same info.

http://jalopnik.com/2015-chevrolet-c...ium=socialflow

[slitherv10]

This just puts SRT 2 steps behind the 8 Ball. Once upon a time we were 4 steps ahead of it now were 2 step behind it. It sucks really when your heart stands to differ yet your brain realizes the truth.
What truth? Well....Chevy brings out the mid ship car (ZO6) to challenge the Viper...Viper challenges back by ,Hopefully introducing the ACR, well, Chevy has one more thing up their sleeve at that point, the ZR1. Chevy has upped the game big time where as SRT unfortunately can't for one reason or another. We've got a one two punch coming ladies and gents and its going to hurt for a while.
We are all here because of what the Viper "STOOD" for. Stood is the word, now we are just standing. Standing and watching. I hate it !

[ViperSmith]

This just puts SRT 2 steps behind the 8 Ball. Once upon a time we were 4 steps ahead of it now were 2 step behind it. It sucks really when your heart stands to differ yet your brain realizes the truth.
What truth? Well....Chevy brings out the mid ship car (ZO6) to challenge the Viper...Viper challenges back by ,Hopefully introducing the ACR, well, Chevy has one more thing up their sleeve at that point, the ZR1. Chevy has upped the game big time where as SRT unfortunately can't for one reason or another. We've got a one two punch coming ladies and gents and its going to hurt for a while.
We are all here because of what the Viper "STOOD" for. Stood is the word, now we are just standing. Standing and watching. I hate it !

This car hasn't even run a lap around a track yet that has been published, a bit premature to assume SRT has already lost the battle.

[Nine Ball]

Well....Chevy brings out the mid ship car (ZO6) to challenge the Viper...

Statements like this are absurd. If you think a $100,000 Corvette is considered "mid-ship", even though it is directly in line with the base SRT Viper, then that doesn't make sense. The car being called a "Z06" doesn't make it a cheaper car, it is simply a comparable car. I fully expect a 700 hp ZR1 later on, but it will be much higher priced than the Viper. Compare apples vs apples, not badges vs old badges.

[ViperSmith]

Statements like this are absurd. If you think a $100,000 Corvette is considered "mid-ship", even though it is directly in line with the base SRT Viper, then that doesn't make sense. The car being called a "Z06" doesn't make it a cheaper car, it is simply a comparable car. I fully expect a 700 hp ZR1 later on, but it will be much higher priced than the Viper. Compare apples vs apples, not badges vs old badges.

lol, this ain't your daddys Z06, that is for sure.

In the land of $75,000 Camaros, I think this may squeek in under $100k, but not the $75k that the goofs on corvetteforums are predicting

[J TNT]

It Ain't Over till the Fat Lady Sings !.......lol !
There's subtle clues dropped in the Mopar Camp if your paying attention !

[Nine Ball]

lol, this ain't your daddys Z06, that is for sure.

In the land of $75,000 Camaros, I think this may squeek in under $100k, but not the $75k that the goofs on corvetteforums are predicting

Those guys crack me up with their dreaming. They are in the C5 Z06 mindset, which are now $18-22K used. I don't understand why people think the badge means the cars are similar, or should be similar priced. Even the previous C6 Z06 with the Z07 performance package (electric shocks, Michelins, carbon brakes, ZR1 aero mods) was MSRP $95K. This C7Z will have all of that, and more.

[slowhatch]

This just puts SRT 2 steps behind the 8 Ball. Once upon a time we were 4 steps ahead of it now were 2 step behind it. It sucks really when your heart stands to differ yet your brain realizes the truth.
What truth? Well....Chevy brings out the mid ship car (ZO6) to challenge the Viper...Viper challenges back by ,Hopefully introducing the ACR, well, Chevy has one more thing up their sleeve at that point, the ZR1. Chevy has upped the game big time where as SRT unfortunately can't for one reason or another. We've got a one two punch coming ladies and gents and its going to hurt for a while.
We are all here because of what the Viper "STOOD" for. Stood is the word, now we are just standing. Standing and watching. I hate it !

It can't, for the same reason why you, and many others on this board chose a viper over a corvette; because they are not every street corner. The same attribute that makes the car special--aside from the mechanicals--is also its Achilles heel, its a beautiful low volume dream machine (subjective). Low volume means no margins, no margins means the bean counters could care less about pouring millions of share holders dollars into r&d to develop new drive-train, aero components, interiors, etc. Inevitably the competitors with the deeper pockets will deliver a faster or more capable, product. It's the catch 22 of limited production exotic vehicles. Lower the price enough and make them soft enough to be accessible and you lose the enthusiasts--hey its no longer special if my neighbor can have one--raise the price and add character and you alienate the common consumer and sales dwindle. Most of the executives that hold the keys to the doors don't have the passion and tolerance for the nuances in this automobile like we all do; they just care about the bottom line, and the bottom line here--if gen 5 sales are of any indication--is getting thinner every day.

[Viktimize]

Those guys crack me up with their dreaming. They are in the C5 Z06 mindset, which are now $18-22K used. I don't understand why people think the badge means the cars are similar, or should be similar priced. Even the previous C6 Z06 with the Z07 performance package (electric shocks, Michelins, carbon brakes, ZR1 aero mods) was MSRP $95K. This C7Z will have all of that, and more.

I was going to mention the Z07 as well. It was beating the ZR1 lap times from what I remember. Now you have a new Z06 with higher price tag that is infringing the MSRP of a ZR1. So why would Chevy even make a ZR1 anymore? I personally don't see it. The sales were not amazing on it to begin with, the Z06 is now S/C and has all the potential the C6 ZR1 had. It just doesn't make sense from a marketing perspective. Only reason I could see for a ZR1 is if they made a stripped down lapping machine just to compete with the ACR Viper if we ever get one.

[FLATOUT]

Well I think what people forget to realiaze in the Corvette camp is that to achieve this level of performance in any car but also the Viper and Z06/ZR1is that it isn't cheap.

You don't make cars that run 10's in the 1/4 mile, set production car lap records all over the world, while doing it all with a warrantly for $60,000 dollars. These are six figure vehicles and they are still a bargain compared with other platforms that offer similar performance figures.

If you built race cars that ran these numbers the investment would be significant. I don't have a problem with a 100K Corvette that runs even with a Viper, I don't like it but if GM puts enough money into it, it should reflect similar performance figures.

At the end of the day a Viper is still a Viper and is far more exclusive than any new vette and will and always has garnered more attention. If I were a road course vette guy I would be a little frustrated right now that they didn't keep the Z06 NA for the track. Now the only NA option for a road course will be the base car.

[slitherv10]

This car hasn't even run a lap around a track yet that has been published, a bit premature to assume SRT has already lost the battle.

Never said it has lost a battle ...said it is in for one.

Statements like this are absurd. If you think a $100,000 Corvette is considered "mid-ship", even though it is directly in line with the base SRT Viper, then that doesn't make sense. The car being called a "Z06" doesn't make it a cheaper car, it is simply a comparable car. I fully expect a 700 hp ZR1 later on, but it will be much higher priced than the Viper. Compare apples vs apples, not badges vs old badges.

I was not implying that Mid ship meant money wise, I meant it as brand wise. It is after all after the Base and before the ZR1 which would make a "mid ship" no?
Anyway, I too had stated the same as you have above. the ZR1 will be placed in the same price point as the, "hopefully" new up and coming ACR I am sure which in my opinion is apples to apples at that point. Halo against Halo. I was merely stating that the ZO6 should not be compared to a Viper as a Viper should be steps ahead yet in this case it looks like the ZO6"MAY" compete against our flagship at this point. I am not saying it will beat it, but it will push the limits from a mid ship Chevy. Not something that the Viper should have had to worry about and never had until now. And the ZR1 is not even out yet....yikes !!
I too believe the Viper is still an exclusive car that the Vette will never be able to compare as far as one offs. but for performance purposes, the Viper is starting to meet its match and then some. A position we have rarely been in with American muscle.

[Alley]

SRT needs to step up there game. Time for a HP bump.

[Shooter]

This car hasn't even run a lap around a track yet that has been published, a bit premature to assume SRT has already lost the battle.

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