The New C7 Corvette Was Just Released

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Upon further thought I'm not entirely sure that a Corvette strictly counts as a 'Muscle Car' (or ever has for that matter). More 'Sports' than anything. In either event, in my opinion all these modern iterations are missing a vital bit of soul.

It's not a 'muscle car' at all- to call it one is incorrect. It's been marketed as a sports car since 1953- the other cars you like are indeed muscle cars, though- I like them as well, but they're completely different animals (right off the bat having four seats disqualifies them from being sports cars).

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:05 PM

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

I've never, ever seen a corvette on the roads. Ever.

Ever.

All over UK , Europe, China, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore / HK, and even in Australia who do have a penchant for merican shit.

So where are they all then?

Shocking that you haven't seen a left-hand-drive-only car which sells nearly it's entire run domestically in any of those countries... and yet, if you want to pay the price you can get one in any of those places.

GM doesn't need to sell the Vette overseas (which would mean shipping them from the States or re-tooling foreign factories).

**AntRobertson** · 14-01-2013, 01:10 PM

Weird - did I just have a post deleted from here or am I losing my mind and forget to submit it??

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Most sports cars outsell the Vette? No they don't, inside or outside the US (some Porsches might come close)- you're talking about econo-boxes, which has nothing to do with this thread.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

GM doesn't need to sell the Vette overseas (which would mean shipping them from the States or re-tooling foreign factories).

Make your mind up. They either sell more than any other car world wide or they only want to sell them in the USA.

Tooling has fuck all to do with it if they are going to be sold in one of the other 100 countries that drive on the wrong side - . They don't need to retool production bases around the world cos no one buys these pieces of shit outside of the USa

Troll on yankie - you know nothing about cars.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

Yeah- how many of them were Cayennes, Panameras, Boxsters, or Caymans?

You have no clue, but that's typical for you.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Most sports cars outsell the Vette? No they don't, inside or outside the US (some Porsches might come close)- you're talking about econo-boxes, which has nothing to do with this thread.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

GM doesn't need to sell the Vette overseas (which would mean shipping them from the States or re-tooling foreign factories).

Make your mind up. They either sell more than any other car world wide or they only want to sell them in the USA.

(Tooling has fuck all to do with it if they are going to be sold in one of the other 100 countries that drive on the wrong side).

Troll on yankie - you know nothing about cars.

Wow, you're incredibly clueless- it doesn't matter where they're sold- what matters is the total- use that brain you're so proud of, Limey.

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

Yeah- how many of them were Cayennes, Panameras, Boxsters, or Caymans?

You have no clue, but that's typical for you.

Boxter is a sports car. The rest are a very very small amount compared to the 911.

If all you care about is straight line speed, then stick with a yank tank. If you want it to turn a corner, you need to buy European or Japanese......just a every American with half a brain does.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:18 PM

Corvettes in the UK, anyone?

https://www.chevrolet.co.uk/cars/corvette/

**Satonic** · 14-01-2013, 01:18 PM

What an entertaining thread.... Certainly not what I was expecting from the thread title

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

Yeah- how many of them were Cayennes, Panameras, Boxsters, or Caymans?

You have no clue, but that's typical for you.

Boxter is a sports car. The rest are a very very small amount compared to the 911.

If all you care about is straight line speed, then stick with a yank tank. If you want it to turn a corner, you need to buy European or Japanese......just a every American with half a brain does.

Clueless- the Cayenne is their biggest seller worldwide (it accounts for over half their sales)- which other facts are you going to pull out of your ass?

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Most sports cars outsell the Vette? No they don't, inside or outside the US (some Porsches might come close)- you're talking about econo-boxes, which has nothing to do with this thread.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

GM doesn't need to sell the Vette overseas (which would mean shipping them from the States or re-tooling foreign factories).

Make your mind up. They either sell more than any other car world wide or they only want to sell them in the USA.

(Tooling has fuck all to do with it if they are going to be sold in one of the other 100 countries that drive on the wrong side).

Troll on yankie - you know nothing about cars.

Wow, you're incredibly clueless- it doesn't matter where they're sold- what matters is the total- use that brain you're so proud of, Limey.

Ohhh, you're one of them, aren't you. Change your story just when you are beaten. You claim the vette outsells world wide. When they don't, you say it doesn't matter, and yet still the 911 alone outsells the vette in the USA and the rest of the world.

Great car the 911 is. The vette is a piece of shit.

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

Yeah- how many of them were Cayennes, Panameras, Boxsters, or Caymans?

You have no clue, but that's typical for you.

Boxter is a sports car. The rest are a very very small amount compared to the 911.

If all you care about is straight line speed, then stick with a yank tank. If you want it to turn a corner, you need to buy European or Japanese......just a every American with half a brain does.

Clueless- the Cayenne is their biggest seller worldwide- which other facts are you going to pull out of your ass?

And? Still the 911 outsells the Vette world wide as well.

(I assumed we were talking about sports cars still....but if you want to bring MPVs into it, bet the Cayenne performs better in the turns than the vette as well).

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Most sports cars outsell the Vette? No they don't, inside or outside the US (some Porsches might come close)- you're talking about econo-boxes, which has nothing to do with this thread.

Originally Posted by FailSafe

GM doesn't need to sell the Vette overseas (which would mean shipping them from the States or re-tooling foreign factories).

Make your mind up. They either sell more than any other car world wide or they only want to sell them in the USA.

(Tooling has fuck all to do with it if they are going to be sold in one of the other 100 countries that drive on the wrong side).

Troll on yankie - you know nothing about cars.

Wow, you're incredibly clueless- it doesn't matter where they're sold- what matters is the total- use that brain you're so proud of, Limey.

Ohhh, you're one of them, aren't you. Change your story just when you are beaten. You claim the vette outsells world wide. When they don't, you say it doesn't matter, and yet still the 911 alone outsells the vette in the USA and the rest of the world.

Great car the 911 is. The vette is a piece of shit.

Are you melting down? All you've done is redraw your line in the sand- you tried to introduce the Honda Accord into the argument a few posts ago- way to go, straw man.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by FailSafe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

In 2012, Porsche sold 128,978 cars worldwide. Vette sold 11,647.

On your bike mate and admit to the forum that you know nothing about cars.

Yeah- how many of them were Cayennes, Panameras, Boxsters, or Caymans?

You have no clue, but that's typical for you.

Boxter is a sports car. The rest are a very very small amount compared to the 911.

If all you care about is straight line speed, then stick with a yank tank. If you want it to turn a corner, you need to buy European or Japanese......just a every American with half a brain does.

Clueless- the Cayenne is their biggest seller worldwide- which other facts are you going to pull out of your ass?

And? Still the 911 outsells the Vette world wide as well.

(I assumed we were talking about sports cars still....but if you want to bring MPVs into it, bet the Cayenne performs better in the turns than the vette as well).

How much will you bet? Your entire allowance for the week?

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:28 PM

Fucking yanks. Know nothing about anything.

Enjoy your Vette, wanker. It is crap, and will fall apart. No one buys them who is not a brain dead moron or American.

Getting a bit dizzy with your chopping and changing all the time. Simple facts are;

Vettes are shit.
Only Americans buy them.

There you go - there are the facts of the matter for you.

**VocalNeal** · 14-01-2013, 01:32 PM

Is there a diesel version?

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2013, 01:33 PM

^^

Thanks for the brilliant exchange, nitwit- I think anyone who bothered to read your dribble came away with at least 10 fewer IQ points for having done so- nicely done.

Too bad the rear-end on the new Vette is so ugly- it's all you'll be seeing in your Porsche (who am I kidding- it's all you'll be seeing in your Skoda

).

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:36 PM

At least the German built Skoda will still be in one piece a week after you pick it up, unlike the Vette which will slowly start to fall apart the minute it you drive it back to the swamp to go noodling.

**Humbert** · 14-01-2013, 01:45 PM

I love these dispassionate, mutually respectful and informed debates.

**Fondles** · 14-01-2013, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Only Americans buy them.

You forget about the non-seppo's in Europe/Australia/UK etc etc that import them.

**VocalNeal** · 14-01-2013, 01:54 PM

I like cars but when I decided to come to Asia I left behind all my yearnings for things that are not easily available here and concentrated on things that are.

So while the latest Corvette maybe OK. If they don't sell them here it is really a moot point whether they are any good or not.

**Exige** · 14-01-2013, 01:55 PM

Where can I buy one in Bangkok?

**chassamui** · 14-01-2013, 01:55 PM

The front two thirds looks ok. The ass end is too fat and the interior instrumentation is a mess.
American engineers have gone out of their way in recent years to try and make up for the fact that the country is too vast, its roads too wide and mostly too straight. When you have all that space to play with, things tend to get bigger and softer.

They have made progress in copying European design and engineering and it remains to be seen if this new sports car will take things up a notch. As a mass produced car from a major manufacturer building cars for the home market I doubt it.

FS. I think you mentioned performance about 6 times so far and that really says everything. I think the performance of most American cars is not in balance with the ride and handling. This is the trick they miss every time. Performance cannot compensate for poor ride and handling which does not blend with the cars overall design. It's like having a hand gun with a fifty calibre round.

Americans sure love their cars and until they stop racing on ovals, there really is no need to tinker with the engineering of a car destined for the home market.

Not yank bashing, just offering a point of view. My personal sports car preference would be for an MGB roadster on the mountain roads of north Wales.

**pseudolus** · 14-01-2013, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fondles

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Only Americans buy them.

You forget about the non-seppo's in Europe/Australia/UK etc etc that import them.

I had that covered earlier

No one buys them who is not a brain dead moron or American.

Oh and I am not yank bashing either - just correcting this numpties beliefs about these shite cars lol

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