Corvette Z07 suspension testing with Ferrari 599

Clown said:
Not if the right side and 3rd brake light have both failed....
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Err...guys, that "brake lights" thing was a joke, so if you're ACTUALLY criticizing the Corvette for that...<_<
 
This, the Cadillac Cien is what I'm referring to:
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7.5 liter 4 cam Aluminum v12 producing 750hp and 450lb-ft of torque.

source
 
Clown said:
Not if the right side and 3rd brake light have both failed....
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Right.... because that makes more sense then... signaling.

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no too mention, braking in the middle of a highspeed bank doesn't make much sense either. then again, neither does signal on a closed test course.

whatever the reason, does it really fucking matter? some of you will bitch about anything.
 
superchevy said:
^ me12
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ME12 was Chrysler's concept:

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Blind_Io said:
I would love to see an American car that can compete with Ferrari. While the Corvette may be able to match it around a track, it will never rival Ferrari in other departments.
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Well The Corvette absolutely hammers the Ferrari 599 around the track.. 8)
 
Viper007Bond said:
Of course not. But you can buy like 3 Corvettes for the price of a Ferrari. :p
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That might have to be 6 Corvettes! I was in Las Vegas this past weekend and strolled by the Wynn Ferrari dealership where they had a slightly used 599 GTB for sale at...$600,000. I know that dealer is overpriced compared to other Ferrari dealers, but goodness, 2x markup is a little excessive.
 
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i hate it when they do that

a car should have 3 distinct areas in its lights. normal ones, indicators and brake lights

i can't even count how many times i almost plowed in the rear of some american pickup at night, caus i didn't notice he started brakeing
 
YF19pilot said:
ME412 was Chrysler's concept:

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This car cost a few people their jobs at DCX because it made the Mercedes/Mclaren engineers look like idiots wasting money on the SLR project.

Rumor has it that the project is back on thanks to the buy out.
 
thedguy said:
This car cost a few people their jobs at DCX because it made the Mercedes/Mclaren engineers look like idiots wasting money on the SLR project.

Rumor has it that the project is back on thanks to the buy out.
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I really, really hope so. This car could make people pay attention to Chrysler for the proper reasons again.
 
I hate Dodge/Chrysler with a passion but I'd love to see that thing made (properly, not the like the Viper is...which is built like shit). Maybe it'll give the US engineers a little respect that we've only been losing for decades.
 
thedguy said:
This car cost a few people their jobs at DCX because it made the Mercedes/Mclaren engineers look like idiots wasting money on the SLR project.

Rumor has it that the project is back on thanks to the buy out.
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got a reference for that, i've never heard that before
 
http://www.allpar.com/cars/me412.html

Dieter reportedly got beaten up pretty badly over this, and it may even have been one of the reasons why Wolfgang Bernhard was "de-selected" from the Mercedes-head job. Nothing screams "healthy corporation" like turf wars, right?
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That page is keeping up with any changes that happen with the car.
 
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Good to see GM is making sure it can turn left really well. :p
 
thedguy said:
This car cost a few people their jobs at DCX because it made the Mercedes/Mclaren engineers look like idiots wasting money on the SLR project.

Rumor has it that the project is back on thanks to the buy out.
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Of course, wasting money by having a car out of the prototype phase, finished and on sale. What were they thinking? ;)

Anyway on topic; I can't imagine the 599 is that unrealistic a goal to be honest. We know how well the Z06 stacked up to better cars purely on track times. I can see this being almost as fast as any front engined car.
 
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thedguy said:
Good to see GM is making sure it can turn left really well. :p
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Turning left is all an American car needs. NASCAR FTW. :p (And I am JOKING, so if you have a low sensibility to jokes, yes, It was a joke).
 
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