Its still on those leaf springs though..

Thats ancient

 

You kidding me, now you would think GM would want to try to get their car in to "the supercar" category, Well going leaf will not get you there. Styling of the Stingray maybe impressive but, technology wise GM has still ways to go. Maybe Gm needs to start learnign something from the Europeans to if want to even try to beat them at their game. Other wise all GM will be seeing is Taillights and smoke.

 

^^

 

I really like the changes, hope they bring the Z06/ZR1 models soon.
DJ - Are the pics of the red car w/Z51 pkg? Are the Red calipers part of Z51 or optional?

 

Of course, more comments about the leaf springs from people who don't know anything about the Corvette's suspension. I wonder how many of you know that the Corvette actually uses a double-wishbone setup. A setup used by many performance cars, such as the SLS AMG, Ferrari F12 and 458(wishbones up front, multi-link in back), Audi R8 V10, Lamborghini Aventador and McLaren MP4-12C. There are, of course, differences in exactly how the systems work from one car to another, but the general setup is much the same, aside from the type of spring used. This is why you can swap out a Corvette's leafs for coils without changing much, if anything, about the overall setup.

And just what is so "ancient" about the leafs anyway? This Corvette-specific setup has been around since the 60's, making it YOUNGER than the setups used by Ferrari and Porsche, which are from the 30's and 40's. And when you get right down to it, what ISN'T "ancient" on cars to day? Internal combustion engines are old and grey, rubber tires are dinosaurs, and metals are downright primordial! All cars today should be completely made of aerospace-grade composite materials, running on hydrogen-powered motors or compact nuclear reactors, and they should float/fly, eliminating the need for wheels and tires.

Okay, so that was a bit much, but that's the point of hyperbole. I honestly don't see what the big deal is in the first place. The results should be all that matter, and those results have spoken for themselves time and again.

For those who still see fit to make digs at the Corvette's suspension:

2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Suspension Walkaround

Educate yourselves, then talk crap.

Inb4 jokes about pushrod engines.

 

i really dont see what you guys are seeing. I think it looks pretty awful, In some pics,sure it looks ok. But look at the video of it. The back is down right ugly

 

@Sideways_swe - I'd have to agree that in the rendering pictures the Stingray looks like a well thought out design, yet in the live press shots and depending on the angle it not very appealing. There are a few things that I like of the design and a few I think they could have put more thought in. ie. the rear looks a mess, hate the quad exhaust pipe setup and the taillights. And not to be too critique but for as aggressive the front is the rear diffuser is quite tame. Expected to see something more functual.

 

Just wondering if you know how it actually works on the corvette? Coil springs and torsion springs have been around forever as well. They too can be classified as ancient.

 

Too many little details and the back is still a no for me. And the back is way to wide for the front.

 

Speed , yes they ancient, but I think the point he is bringing across is, besides for the mustang, I could be wrong, but no other car (sportscars) uses that setup. and possibly for good reasoning.