I remember when the Chevrolet Corvette C6 first made its debut. It was considered the uber Corvette and was "better than ever."
When I got more familiar with it, the C6 was definitely more refined than the C4 and C5 but in reality it was still very raw. And when I called it out I was flamed. But it seems that someone was paying attention.
That would be General Motors. And you can tell with the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray. As Motor Trend's episode of Ignition details, the all-new car is head-and-shoulders above the outgoing product from a variety of perspectives.
1) Check out the technology — from the vehicles driving settings to the car's configurable gauge clusters it is far more advanced than anyone could have expected. AND check out the infotainment system!
2) Listen to the reviewer's comments about the way it drives. One thing I find particularly important is how he notes he didn't exactly push the last-gen product to its limit because he couldn't feel the chassis working where as in the all-new product the vehicle is communicating MUCH more.
Finally! On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago gets behind the wheel of Chevrolet's hotly anticipated 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51, the most technologically advanced production Corvette ever made. First, Carlos heads to the test track to put the reborn 460hp V8-powered Stingray through the full barrage of Motor Trend's instrumented tests: 0-60 mph acceleration, quarter mile, 60-0 mph braking, lateral acceleration, and figure-eight. The raw data backs up what Carlos can already feel from the driver's seat - the 2014 Corvette goes fast, stops quick and handles corners with ease. Then, its off to the winding roads of Central California to see how the C7 Vette's continuously variable-locking differential, magnetic damping, rev matching and other high-tech features perform in the real world.