peppernick
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Powerful, 'frugal', angry, all-American ........ my criteria for a toy whilst we were basking in the Nevada desert.
The Mustang they had for hire was too docile, so I opted for a Vette
Daytona Yellow and chrome 19"s; to make it more sensational, I went topless!
Wanted a Z06, but they only come in manual. Screw that. On vacation, I am not doing more work than I need to. So, it was a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette C6 LS3, 6.2L V8 436BHP, 674Nm torque, 6-speed auto.
TBH, the roof stayed down for 30 mins in total during daylight. It was 115 degrees F, not a single cloud in sight. It was wayyyyy to much. At night, the Vette was wondrous with the roof down. That noise! All American Nascar muscle!
I fully understand why the Americans build cars that don't steer well. There simply is no need for any car to negotiate bends on US roads. Why waste money on R&D?
Probably the only bend I would take at more than 10MPH.
The interior was plasticky and cheap, but very functional. Afterall, it is a car that is primarily sold within a community where the concept of a 3lb beef pattie is better value than an 8 ounce Fillet Mignon.
Unless you're a rig driver, driving a car in America is a daytime exercise. That is why motels are dotted all over the the Interstates in case you don't make it to a hotel before sunset. In those rare instances when you lose the benefit of sunlight, a clever computer on board reminds you that you have light bulbs on your car, that you can use
The engine and gearbox pulled the Vette like no other I've experienced. Now I know the true definition of 'It hauls ass!' The Vette did 0-60 in 3.8 secs, in first gear alone! It'll hit 85 before second gear was exhausted. You'll see 135 before third ran out. Wonder why the rest of the gears were ever required, because even if you used them, you'll still not outrun the 'chopper' above. And you're unlikely to find a get-out-of-jail-free coupon in the glovebox, not in a bright yellow Corvette.
How the Vette does it in a straight line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6EiNFiLhV0
That aside, the Corvette blends in perfectly with it's natural habitat. For once, even Alan Jackson sounded cool blaring from the speakers.
I love the Vette, for what it is, for what it represents. Drive it on European roads, it is a pig of a car. Put it on the Interstate 215, I could literally hear myself doing the Yeeee-Haaawww
The Mustang they had for hire was too docile, so I opted for a Vette
Daytona Yellow and chrome 19"s; to make it more sensational, I went topless!
Wanted a Z06, but they only come in manual. Screw that. On vacation, I am not doing more work than I need to. So, it was a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette C6 LS3, 6.2L V8 436BHP, 674Nm torque, 6-speed auto.
TBH, the roof stayed down for 30 mins in total during daylight. It was 115 degrees F, not a single cloud in sight. It was wayyyyy to much. At night, the Vette was wondrous with the roof down. That noise! All American Nascar muscle!
I fully understand why the Americans build cars that don't steer well. There simply is no need for any car to negotiate bends on US roads. Why waste money on R&D?
Probably the only bend I would take at more than 10MPH.
The interior was plasticky and cheap, but very functional. Afterall, it is a car that is primarily sold within a community where the concept of a 3lb beef pattie is better value than an 8 ounce Fillet Mignon.
Unless you're a rig driver, driving a car in America is a daytime exercise. That is why motels are dotted all over the the Interstates in case you don't make it to a hotel before sunset. In those rare instances when you lose the benefit of sunlight, a clever computer on board reminds you that you have light bulbs on your car, that you can use
The engine and gearbox pulled the Vette like no other I've experienced. Now I know the true definition of 'It hauls ass!' The Vette did 0-60 in 3.8 secs, in first gear alone! It'll hit 85 before second gear was exhausted. You'll see 135 before third ran out. Wonder why the rest of the gears were ever required, because even if you used them, you'll still not outrun the 'chopper' above. And you're unlikely to find a get-out-of-jail-free coupon in the glovebox, not in a bright yellow Corvette.
How the Vette does it in a straight line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6EiNFiLhV0
That aside, the Corvette blends in perfectly with it's natural habitat. For once, even Alan Jackson sounded cool blaring from the speakers.
I love the Vette, for what it is, for what it represents. Drive it on European roads, it is a pig of a car. Put it on the Interstate 215, I could literally hear myself doing the Yeeee-Haaawww