August 2013 - C6Performance Journal

August 31, 2013

Chevrolet Corvette C7 Hybrid? Don’t Laugh, Reuss Says

The Chevrolet Corvette , along with the Ford Mustang, is one of those unassailable icons of American performance, which for decades has been defined by a big-inch V-8 engine.

August 31, 2013

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1

The original Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1, produced from 1990 to 1995, stunned the automotive world with its performance.

August 31, 2013

[VIDEO] Chevy Corvette Stingray High Speed Test Course

Via CorvetteVideos.TV

Here’s more video of the 2014 Corvette Stingray running through the autocross course during the Media Drive in Monterey in Aug 2013. Check out how well the instructor puts the Stingray through its paces as that beautiful exhaust note fills the air.

Visit CorvetteVideos.TV for the best selection of hand-picked Corvette videos.

August 30, 2013

Aj’s Car of the Day: 1968 Amc Amx

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August 30, 2013

[PICS] Arctic White Corvette Z06 on D2FORGED CV3-LP Lightweight Wheels

[PICS] White Corvette Z06 on D2FORGED CV3-LP Lightweight Wheels

Here’s a great looking set of forged custom wheels from our friends at D2FORGED.com. These are 20 inch front and rear CV3-LP wheels mounted on an Arctic White 2011 Corvette Z06.

From the factory, a Corvette Z06 was set up with 19″ front wheels and 20″ rear wheels. D2FORGED CV3-LPs on this Z06 are 20×10″ front wheels and 20×13″ rears. The wheels have a brushed aluminum centers with a chrome lip finish. The CV3-LPs are lightweight too with the fronts weighing 20 lbs each while the rears weigh 21 lbs each.

Here a gallery showcasing D2FORGED’s CV3-LP Lightweight Wheels

If you like these, head over to D2FORGED.com and use the dealer locator to find a retailer near you. You can also call 800-913-3513.

Source:
D2FORGED.com

August 30, 2013

Is a Hybrid in the Future for Corvette?

Photo Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times

You have to give Chevrolet credit for not letting any grass grow under the wheels of its new Corvette Stingray.

The seventh-generation car is due to be on the streets with real live owners very soon, but that hasnâ€™t stopped GM President Mark Reuss from dreaming about the Stingrayâ€™s future.

In an interview with the LA Times recently, Reuss admits that a hybrid Corvette isnâ€™t just a pipe dream.

“I think itâ€™s a very attractive idea, actually,” Reuss said. “I think it would be really fun to do, I think it would build capability inside our company and I think people would love it.”

Actually, an energy recapturing system is already being used on hybrid supercars like Ferrariâ€™s LaFerrari and the McLaren P1.

The Ferrari actually gets 161 of its 923 total horsepower from a system known as a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS), and the McLaren gets 176 of its 903 horsepower from a similar system.

The C7 already has gone super high-tech with fuel-saving ideas like direct-injection and cylinder deactivation, so itâ€™s not hard to imagine the Corvetteâ€™s super-smart engineers going to the next level and taking advantage of a KERS system in the future, as they would be able to boost power and efficiency at the same time.

“Itâ€™s exciting stuff, I mean it is,” Reuss said. “It’s cool.”

Source:
LA Times

August 30, 2013

A Hybrid Corvette? Don’t Laugh, Says GM’s Mark Reuss

Given that Chevy isn’t even sure it should offer stop-start technology on its Corvette Stingray, the concept of a hybrid ‘Vette seems fairly unlikely.

August 30, 2013

[VIDEO] C5 Corvette Pulled From a New Orleans Bayou

Photo Credit: Chris Granger, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune

Down in the Bayou definitely takes on a new meaning for this Corvette.

New Orleans Police pulled the black C5 hardtop (possibly a 1999 or 2000 model) out of Bayou St. John early Wednesday morning.

WVUE Channel 8 in New Orleans showed live video of the Corvette â€“ minus at least its left front fender and rear bumper, with the left rear tire dangling â€“ being pulled out of the water about 7:45 a.m. today.

Police found no one in the car, but in a noon statement said they have made contact with the driver, though they did not release his name. They did say he was alone in the Corvette.

Witnesses reported seeing a man climb out of the water shortly after the accident, which happened around 4 a.m. Recovery efforts began at 5:30 a.m., and the northbound lanes of Wisner Boulevard between Esplanade and Desaix were closed until 8:55 a.m.

NOPD is continuing its investigation and wonâ€™t say how or why the car made its way into the water.

FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports

Source:
fox8live.com and NOLA.com

August 30, 2013

[PICS] Corvette Museum Unveils Hall of Fame Corvettes for Johnny Oâ€™Connell and Wil Cooksey

[PICS] Corvette Museum Unveils Hall of Fame Corvettes for Johnny O'Connell and Wil Cooksey

The National Corvette Museum unveiled two special Hall of Fame Corvette Stingrays for two members of the 2013 HOF class. Former Corvette Racing driver Johnny O’Connell and former Bowling Green Plant Manager Wil Cooksey had their commemorative Corvette Stingray’s revealed at a special ceremony Thursday during the Museum’s 19th annual Labor Day Anniversary celebration.

Johnny O’Connell went first and under the special Stingray logo’d cover was a 2014 Cyber Gray Corvette Stingray. The doors have the No. 3 decals like we’ve seen previously on the Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim’s HOF cars. On the bottom of the doors in Velocity Yellow is a “TEAM CORVETTE” graphic with the new C7 style Jake. On the hood, there is a black stinger and then a new reversed-color Jake done in Cyber Gray graphics. Inside the Corvette, Johnny’s distinctive helmet design and his signature are embroidered on the headrests. A special dash plaque has the Corvette Racing name with a Jake logo. The Corvette was also outfitted with a “STINGRAY” banner on the windshield, yellow calipers and another Black/Yellow Jake under the hood.

Wil Cooksey’s commemorative Corvette Stingray mirrors the special 2008 427 Limited Edition Z06 that were signed and numbered 1 through 505 by Cooksey inside the center console. His Corvette Stingray is Crystal Red Metallic with a Black Stinger hood graphic and chrome Z51 wheels. Corvette Product Marketing Manager Harlan Charles said there are some aspects of the car that they can’t yet disclose. As Cookey’s previous C6 427 Limited Edition was a Z06, could it be possible that there is something more under the hood than the regular production 6.2L LT1? We’ll have to wait to find out.

Check out the two special Corvette Stingrays in this gallery of photos submitted by CS who was at the event:

The Corvette Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the museum. The class of 2013 which also includes Corvette restorer Werner Meier was formally inducted at the banquet held Thursday evening, August 29th, 2013.

The Commemorative Corvette Stingrays will be displayed at selected Corvette events and other automotive events like SEMA and the large auto shows.

August 30, 2013

Corvette Museum Offers $10 Raffle for the Very Last C6 Corvette Coupe

But we have a way to put a smile back on your face. How would you like to have the honor of owning the last Corvette C6 coupe ever built? You could be the lucky person who can make that claim if you just happen to buy the winning ticket for the 2013 60th Anniversary Coupe being raffled off as a fundraiser for the National Corvette Museum .