The Chevrolet Corvette 2017 is a real orgasm mechanical

Frédéric Mercier

Friday, 21 July 2017 12:48

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The Chevrolet Corvette is not a car that is unanimous.

True object of desire for some people, it is only a toy for old rich for many people. You all know the famous expression. Big Corvette…

Those who say that have never taken the wheel of a Corvette. Because the moment you take a seat at the edge of this fireball, it is here that you understand that, at bottom, nothing you’ve ever understood.

No, the owners of Corvette’s are not baby-boomers who need a big car to haul in their esteem. These are first and foremost lovers of performance, which understand that they will never find a car of this caliber at such a low price elsewhere in the market.

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Big Corvette, small bill

Performance at a budget price. The Chevrolet Corvette, for over 60 years, it has always been that. And even if the car has changed dramatically since its beginnings in 1953, one fact remains. The Corvette offers a lot of performance for a ridiculously low price.

Well, the word ridiculous is may be overkill, I agree. 67 145 $, the Corvette is not for everyone. Except that for a car that offers more power and road holding comparable to that of a Ferrari, hard to find better elsewhere. Impossible, in fact.

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Look for where you want to, a car of this caliber at this price, there isn’t. Of course, you can get a Dodge Challenger Hellcat for an invoice similar. You will have a gross power of more than, but that’s about it. On circuit, it is the day and the night.

Especially when you opt for the Grand Sport, a mythical version of the Corvette that Chevrolet has brilliantly renewed to 2017. Thanks to frame lightweight combined with a powerful V8 engine of 6.2 liters, the Grand Sport 2017 has not much to envy to the best sports cars on the planet. Its 460 horses and 465 pound-feet of torque allow it to accelerate from 0 to 96 km/h in 3.6 small seconds.

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Beyond the numbers, the Corvette has a center of gravity ridiculously low, which allows him to negotiate every curve like a real race car. What to do to gloat any amateur performance.

And if you want more, there’s always the Z06, with a strong engine surcompressé developing 650 horsepower. With a price under$ 100 000 and an acceleration of 0 to 96 km/h in 2.95 for seconds, the numbers speak for themselves.

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Intimidating, simply

Intimidating. It is the best word to describe my first moments aboard the Corvette Grand Sport 2017.

The car is wide, and each small earth-full we fear to hang up his magnificent lower body in carbon fiber. The kind of accessory that is nice, but that costs an arm and a leg to replace…

On board, one has the impression of being in a jet from the us army, with this interior focused around the driver and a head-up display projecting some information on the windshield of the vehicle. I’d be well past blue hues of the interior of my test vehicle, but for the rest, it’s a no-fault.

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The first kilometers in the Corvette, I have driven with shoes of silk, anxious to learn how to tame the beast before you unleash everything she has in the stomach.

And yet, after a few blocks, I realized that the daunting Corvette did nothing bad. Admittedly, its 460 horsepower and its manual transmission seven-speed (!) are to be taken with a grain of salt. Except that the Corvette, with the time, a lot of civilized.

In no time, we become to comfortable behind the wheel. Confident, even. Because with a specific direction such as a swiss army knife and a braking downright violent, the Corvette is the perfect car to avoid the obstacles of the road. And you might as well avoid them, because hitting a pothole with a suspension as firm, it is not a pretty…

Quickly, the intimidation factor of the Corvette makes place for a feeling of confidence on the road. Fears fly away and give place to ecstasy. To do is to get used to the visibility appalling and the gigantic blind spots.

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The u.s. Italian

Let’s be clear, the Corvette will never have the prestige of a Ferrari or a Maserati. It might be powerful and beautiful, but for ordinary mortals, it’s still a Chevrolet.

Except that the seventh generation of the Corvette, the one that sells us since 2014, looks more like an exotic car than an old banger american. Hide the logo, and a lot of people would swear that he is an Italian. And it could go even further.

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For a long time, persistent rumors suggest that the next generation Corvette could change the configuration and adopt a gearless central position. It would be a revolution in the history of the Corvette, including the mechanical has always been placed at the front.

With an engine placed between its two axles, the Corvette could actually become a real threat to cut off alien of this world. To follow…

In the meantime, Corvette is still a car that attracts attention. It is inevitable. Inches in the air with envious glances, don’t be afraid of the attention when riding in such a vehicle.

But this, the true lovers of the Corvette and care little. What they are looking for before all, it is a car of performance at a fair price. And it, Chevrolet has been very well understood.

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Technical data sheet

Name: Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport 2017
Base price: 78 645$
Price of model tested: 114 615$
Configuration : Vehicle rear-wheel drive with engine at the front
Basic mechanical: V8 Engine of 6.2 liters
Power/torque: 460 hp/ 465 lb-ft
Transmission : Manual 7-speed or automatic 8-speed
0-96 km/h: 3.6 seconds
Fuel consumption announced: 11.8 L/100 km (city) 8.2 L/100 km (highway)
Warranty basic : 3 years/60 000 km