Chevrolet Corvette (C7)

C7 Corvette Convertible

The Corvette Stingray (C7 ) is the successor of the 2013 leaked sports car Corvette C6 by General Motors. A concept study " Corvette C7 Stingray Concept " was introduced in late February 2009 at the Chicago Auto Show the public. In January 2012 Erlkönig first photos of the new generation were known. Chevrolet refers to the model in the USA as " 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ". The official name for Europe 's Corvette Stingray, partly also called Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2014.

The Corvette C7 was ( the night before the opening of the Detroit Auto Show ) presented on 13 January 2013, the public; for a big surprise was the announcement that the new Corvette will carry the unused for over 30 years called the " Stingray ".

The car

"Will arrive in Europe by December 2013 '

"Will be released in Europe in December 2013 '

Sales prices start at € 69,990.

Body

The chassis of the Corvette Stingray C7 is made of aluminum and magnesium components and is supposed to be 49 kilograms lighter than its predecessor. The body is made of plastic with a high content of carbon fiber parts.

A good weight management allows for a weight distribution of 50:50 between the two axes; for example, the standard bonnet made ​​of carbon fiber and the Targa roof that is removable as in previous versions provide.

Drive

Instead of the originally planned mid-engine Corvette Stingray C7 has - as its predecessor - via a conventional front-engine rear-wheel drive for better weight distribution, rear built-in gearbox. The basic version of the C7 will receive the 2012 featured LT1 engine with 6.2 liters of displacement, which can develop 610 Nm of maximum torque and 335 kW makes ( 455 hp ) - the C7 is thus the most powerful base Corvette, so they are here. The LT1 engine is the first engine of the new 5th generation of GM's small-block engines; it combines different technologies such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation and variable valve timing. This also allows a reduction in fuel consumption, so that the C7 probably consumes around 9 l/100 km according to EPA standards. It comes in the Corvette Stingray C7 first time a special sound engineering system used. When switching between eight- and four-cylinder operation exhaust valves Tenneco optimize the exhaust stream and regulate the exhaust noise with targeted opening and closing operations.

The Corvette is optionally available with a 7-speed manual transmission or a 6- speed automatic with shift paddles on the steering wheel.

Acceleration from 0-100 km / h should be possible in less than four seconds.

Others

From November 2012 to January 14, 2013 was in the PlayStation 3 game " Gran Turismo 5" a camouflaged Erlkönig the Corvette C7 will be test driven virtually with the new LT1 engine; Since January 15, 2013, is possible with the undisguised production model.

Awards

  • 2014: Car of the Year (North America)

C7 Z06

The C7 Corvette Z06 was introduced a year after the C7 Corvette Stingray at the Detroit Auto Show on January 13, 2014. It is named after the C5 Z06 and C6 Z06 the third model in the series " Z06 ", but the first with a supercharged engine.

The car has for the first time the Targa roof of the normal Corvette, the chassis is opened 20 % stiffer than that of the C6 Z06 firmly screwed to the roof.

The new LT4 V8 aluminum engine has 6.2 liters of displacement, a compressor and a dry sump lubrication. The engine delivers 466 kW at least according to GM ( 634 hp) and generates maximum torque of 861 Newton meters.

The Z06 will be shipped with the manual 7 -speed transmission or a new eight - speed automatic transmission.

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