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Old 06-03-2011 | 06:16 AM
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Info on the next generation of Vettes.

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/next-cor...turbo-v-8.html
Old 06-03-2011 | 06:55 AM
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Bye bye decent corvettes.. Why is GM making the corvette more euroish? The vette is supposed to be an american muscle car, not some euro-like ****..
Old 06-03-2011 | 07:54 AM
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Come on, it'* a Vette, big supercharged engine, not a little turbo charged one.
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X2 agreed with dan
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I like the fact though you will still be able to choose the 350. I will be weird though hearing a vette that rev'* to 10k.
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I actually prefer the sound of the small V8s in European sports cars if we're talking stock vs. stock.

Now modded I love the sound of a cammed American V8.
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Hopefully this Vette will be good enough that buyers in Europe, South America and Asia want it and want a lot of them. We need to start exporting cars, not just importing them. I travel out of the country quite a bit and have not seen many late model Vettes.... anywhere.
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Vettes are absolute junk stock compared their European counterparts.

Crappy interior, poor gas mileage, not so great handling. Best "super" car in America isn't saying much these days.
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Poor gas mileage? I thought the corvette got around 30 mpg highway, and was one of the big power cars that didn't get nailed with the gas guzzler tax.
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If you can afford a Vette, are you really concerned about a few extra MPG?


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