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Supposedly the A8 transmission is very quick, does not sound like a DCT would have much if anything over it.
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First, Ive done lots of time on road Atlanta, can't break 1:30 in my 911,...... But I do know that track pretty well, and saw a few places where he could have been pushing harder. Especially the back straight. Didn't hear any sounds from the tires, seemed like he wasn't even pushing it. You'd think randy would take a new z06 to 10/10ths...
I heard that the automatic transmission overheated on him, and he had to stop after 4 laps. That's why he didn't make any comments after run, and some speculate that the same overheating problem is why we're just seeing manual allocations available. A stick is the only way to go with this car anyway. Paddles on a vette is bad on so many levels.
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This past Sunday I went on a ride and quite a few c7's were there. A few of them were modded and were extremely fast. I can see where the new Z06 will be a blast to ride
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Former Z06 owner not "blown" away...
I have to say I am not overly impressed with the new C7 Z06. I was hugely excited for this car. Saw the launch video live, went to the car show to see it, and spend time on the vette forums.. I was on the list.. bla bla bla...
Anyway, perhaps better reviews will come out showing a better side to this car. But I've had 3 Z06s, 2 of which were C6s, which I feel where aesthetically much better looking from any angle. I was hoping my distaste for the C7s rear and tacked on bodykit look would be overshadowed by performance but so far they are not blowing me away. Yes the car is fast and handles. But it's a ton of technology like a GTR that's aiding to achieve the figures. To me that's losing it's original simplicity even though tech is inevitable these days. The also went soft with the auto if you ask me. It was supposed to be revolutionary as far as autos go. The reviews say 7speed is way better. The car also doesn't seem much quicker than the previous gen Zr1 thus far. It's trivial to most, but part of the appeal of the former gen Z06 was getting 29mpg on the highway!! That with what I found to be good looks are gone. It overheats after a day of abuse at the track. The former heat soaked but kept on going. Say what you want, but when a car goes limp in Randy's hands, that's bad news. That blower spins way too fast to not make heat, and because of the smaller displacement blower and higher rpm you aren't going to get a ton of power like the Zr1. Apparently the 7 speed is not in huge demand with only 20% being sticks... Since the first wave of cars are stick, dealers are already marking them down.. The more I hear, and read, the more I want a Gen V Viper TA I'd also bet that on a rolling race, a BMS M5 will probably give a good run or maybe even pull ahead! Doh! Shots fired! lol Sorry I don't want to rant like this on the Vette forums or I'll be lynched.
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I'll try the Z06 only because he says they've made it easier to drive. I saw one the other day- looked pretty bad ass. Historically, the new corvette styling starts looking dated about 3 months after the launch. Not sure how they're able to do that.
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There are already pics on FB of them being unwrapped at dealerships.
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Vengeance Racing is already doing a tune on their Z06.
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Nope. they quick. I think they just got theirs yesterday.
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