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His name is on the Allocation list for #1 & #2 Z06 in Charlotte. We are #3.
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here is a video of Corvette Chief Engeneer Tadge Juechter answering questions about c7 z06
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02-06-2014, 11:43 AM | #291 |
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Another video, short, but interesting about New technology and PDR of a new Z
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For all the naysayers about the lack of DCT, Tadge explains very well why DCT simply wouldn't work on it. Their new 8 speed auto is to match the best shift times of today's transmissions. |
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02-06-2014, 12:55 PM | #294 |
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I'm not upset that it wont come with a DCT... I'm upset that it will come with anything other than a manual.
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I also HATE giving people choices and options (<--- sarcasm noted) Last edited by gthal; 02-06-2014 at 01:21 PM.. |
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My guess is, you will be looking at my taillights and i will be looking at your slower car in my rear view mirror |
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But, you must be the first DCT owner to call those paddle shifters stupid. According to a corvette chief engeneer, 8 speed auto was specifically designed for c7 z06 to handle tremendous torque of that monster engine. Almost all performance engines come underrated from the factory, so should someone desire even more power, they want to make sure their auto tranny can take additional torque without blowing up. |
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they could have developed a dual clutch...chris harris has already said what a shit box the tranny is...wonder if they are the same.
doesn't get any worse than having an awesome car (power, suspension, etc) and then a shit box of a transmission. and dont bring Manuel into this! he has crossed the border legally. |
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I don't think Manuel cares if there is an Auto Zo6 as long as there is an option for manual.
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I personally don't give a hoot about Chris Harris. Some of his last few reviews have been totally out there. He hated on the miata. He hated on the 370z. And now he's hating on the C7 corvette. It seems he hates everything that isn't an overpriced and overrated Porsche
However, the automatic transmission in the Z06 will not be the same as the base C7 he drove. It's a bespoke 8 speed auto that Chevy specifically developed for the Z06, and that they claim actually shifts faster than the PDK on the 911 that gives Chris Harris wet dreams. |
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I am curious how they got a slush box to shift so fast.
My point about it being offered in an auto isn't that autos are worse, but that manual transmissions are becoming extinct. The Z06 was one of the last bastions of loyalty to the stick shift. It has always been a true drivers car, and if you wanted to drive it, you had to know how to drive a stick. It was bad enough when Porsche made the PDK the only transmission for the GT3... but lately the Germans have been quick to sacrifice driver interaction for the sake of technology, so it was to be expected. The day an automatic Z06 rolls off the lot will be a very sad day indeed. Last edited by Handy Man; 02-06-2014 at 08:40 PM.. |
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The Z06 is getting a brand new 8-speed auto specifically designed for rear wheel drive platforms. Which has been said by GM engineers shifts faster than a PDK. |
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