Is the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette a 7th gen car?
With the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette ’s seventh-gen make over one of the boldest in the nameplate’s history—along with the C7 Stingray’s awesome track performance, multiple comparison-test wins, and 2014 10Best Cars nod —the calls around the C/D HQ for a long-term study were loud and persistent.
Why buy a 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51?
WHAT WE LIKE: From the crisp, new design, to the cozy, modern interior, to the excellent balance of performance and drivability, there’s not much we don’t love about our long-term 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51. Our car continues to turn heads and elicit cheers from passersby, even in its subtle Blade Silver Metallic hue.
What do we like about the Chevrolet Corvette?
WHAT WE LIKE AND WHY: As you’d imagine, we’re still pretty geeked about having a long-term Chevrolet Corvette in our garage. Although its stay with us didn’t start on the best of terms-a blown engine will do that-we’re still in love with the car’s approachable performance envelope and overall execution.
Where did the corvette go in fall?
WHERE WE WENT AND WHY: With the summer travel season over, fall was a relatively quiet time for the Corvette. It made one vacation voyage to West Virginia and North Carolina, as well as to a wedding on Michigan’s west coast, but otherwise has remained local, racking up miles as a commuter vehicle.
What don’t we like about our corvettes?
WHAT WE DON’T LIKE: Not counting some additional-and critical-mechanical failures (more on those below), our Corvette simply did not handle the winter’s subzero temperatures as well as the other sports cars in our long-term fleet: a 2014 Jaguar F-type V-8 S and a 2014 Porsche Cayman S.
How many Corvette buyers prefer manuals?
Looking at Corvette-buyer preferences overall, historically the breakdown has been 70 percent auto, 30 percent manual (on models offering a choice between the two). We’ll start with latest developments on the latter.
Who bought the first 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray?
January 19, 2013: Chevrolet sold the first retail VIN #001 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The car was purchased by Rick Hendrick, at a winning bid price of $1,050,000.00 dollars.