The 2014 Chevy
Corvette is set to hit dealerships by late summer of 2013, though for
the first time in GM’s history, only certain dealers will be granted
access to the bow tie brand’s sports car.
Only dealers who managed to sell four or more Corvettes in 2012 will
be granted access to sell the new 2014 model. ”I don’t anticipate
getting the new Corvette this year, and many smaller dealers like me
won’t get it either,” says Byron Hansen, a Chevrolet dealer in Brigham
City, Utah.
Dealers who did not hit the sales mark last year are disappointed,
mainly because they can’t keep a Corvette or two around as eye candy, to
draw customers into dealerships. ”[GM] wants us smaller dealers out of
the Corvette market to drive that volume to the metro stores,” according
to Jim Stutzman, owner of Jim Stutzman Chevrolet-Cadillac in
Winchester, Va.
SEE ALSO: SRT Viper Will Require Dealer Certification: Brand Boss Says
The folks over at SRT are taking a similar tack, allowing only
certified dealers to sell the new 2013 SRT Viper. Those dealers must
have good past sales, and they must also undergo special training to
sell and service the new SRT Viper. In Chrysler’s case, dealers need to
pay $25,000 for tools and technician training. GM doesn’t seem to be
charging its dealers extra fees to sell the Stingray.
The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette
Stingray interior blends fine materials and craftsmanship with advanced
technologies to deliver a more connected and more engaging driving
experience.
Features & Security
ENTERTAINMENT
Audio system, AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback
seek-and-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, Radio Data System
(RDS), automatic volume, TheftLock and auxiliary input jack
Audio system feature, 7-speaker system
SiriusXM Satellite Radio is standard on nearly all 2013 GM
models. Enjoy a 3-month trial to the XM Premier package, with over 140
channels including commercial-free music, all your favorite sports,
exclusive talk and entertainment. And now add premium channels to your
trial at no cost. Welcome to the world of satellite radio. (Includes
hidden antenna in outside mirrors. If you subscribe after your trial
period, subscriptions are continuous until you call SiriusXM to cancel.
See SiriusXM Customer Agreement for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com.
Other fees and taxes will apply. All fees and programming subject to
change. Service not available with a ship-to of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico or the Virgin Islands.)
Steering wheel controls, mounted audio controls
Antenna, integral, hidden
EXTERIOR
Wheels, 5-spoke, Silver-painted aluminum 18" x 8.5" (45.7 cm x 21.6 cm), front and 19" x 10.0 " (48.3 cm x 25.4 cm), rear
Tires, front P245/40ZR18 Eagle F1 and rear P285/35ZR19 Eagle F1 run flat
Roof panel, 1-piece body-color, removable
Headlamps, dual projector lamps, Xenon, High-Intensity
Discharge (HID) low-beam tungsten-halogen high-beam with automatic
exterior lamp control
Fog lamps, front, integral in front fascia
Mirrors, outside heated power-adjustable and driver-side auto-dimming, body- color
Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted
Wipers, front intermittent
INTERIOR
Seats, front bucket with leather seating surfaces includes back angle adjustment
Seat adjuster, driver 6-way power
Seat adjuster, front passenger 6-way power
Console, floor 2 covered cup holders, ashtray with cigar lighter, auxiliary power outlet and CD storage
Floor mats, carpeted
Steering column, Tilt-Wheel, manual
Steering wheel, 3-spoke leather-wrapped
Instrumentation, electronic analog with Driver Information Center and 2-line display
Oil life monitoring system
Door locks, power programmable with lockout protection
Keyless Access with push button start and 2 remote
transmitters that enable automatic door unlock and open by touching door
switch
Windows, power with driver and passenger Express-Down
Cruise control, electronic with set and resume speed
Hatch release, push button open with power hatch pulldown
Air conditioning, dual-zone automatic climate control with
individual climate settings for driver and right-front passenger and
outside temperature display
Air filtration system with pollen filter
Defogger, rear-window, electric
Mirror, inside rearview auto-dimming with compass, includes dual reading lights
Visors, driver and front passenger illuminated vanity mirrors
Lighting, interior with courtesy, cargo and glovebox
Storage, with lockable glovebox, center console and 2 rear compartments with covers
Transmission, 6-speed manual, short-throw includes launch control
Rear axle, 3.42 ratio, limited slip (Included and only available with (MM6) 6-speed manual transmission.)
Engine access, rear-opening hood
Rear wheel drive
Suspension, 4-wheel independent includes transverse composite springs
Steering, power, speed-sensitive rack-and-pinion, variable ratio
Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
Exhaust, aluminized stainless-steel with 3" polished stainless-steel tips
SAFETY
Active handling improves traction and enhances vehicle stability
Traction control, all-speed
Daytime Running Lamps
Air bags, frontal and side-impact, driver and front
passenger with Passenger Sensing System (Always use safety belts and the
correct child restraint for your child's age and size, even with air
bags. See the Owner's Manual or more safety information.)
OnStar, 6 months of Directions and Connections plan
includes, Automatic Crash Response, Emergency Services, Crisis Assist,
First Assist, Injury Severity Predictor, Remote Door Unlock, Roadside
Assistance, Remote Horn and Lights, Turn-by-Turn Navigation with OnStar
eNav, OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics and Hands Free Calling. (Service not
available with a ship-to of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Visit
onstar.com for details and system limitations.)
Automatic Crash Response
Tire Pressure Monitor System air pressure sensors in each tire with pressure display in Driver Information Center
Review “Iconic.” It’s possibly the word most overused in the last decade.
Randomly applied to everything from ’70s television has-beens to retail
establishments, and from shoes to athletes, it’s been rendered
practically meaningless. But in the case of the Corvette, the word still
carries the weight of a blacksmith’s anvil.
Love it or hate it, for more than 50 years, the Vette has
unapologetically stood as a universal symbol for homegrown American
performance. So when Chevrolet announces it has a new one in the pipe,
people get weird. Rumors of mid-mounted engines, piles of carbon fiber,
and turbocharging swirl. But now that the drapes have finally sloughed
off the 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray—yes, the famed name returns on the
base car—we have only truth.
Looks Aren’t Everything, But They’re Very Important
As we surmised weeks ago,
the 2014 C7 Corvette takes more of an evolutionary philosophy—although
it shares just two parts with the outgoing car—while also sprinkling in
some revolutionary details. The C7’s body casts much the same shadow as
did the C6’s, but the new car is peppered with more-pronounced creases,
larger and more numerous vents, and an angrier front fascia and headlamp
treatment. In the front three-quarter view, the tiny hint of Maranello
we previously noticed in the C7’s nose
is clearly evident. Both the hood and roof are constructed of carbon
fiber. The profile is visceral; a stretching, sinewy form emphasized by
the subdued B-pillar and a rakish backlight. There's also a rear quarter
window. But the stylistic element likely to draw the most commentary is
the treatment of the taillamps; although the quad-lens presentation
follows Corvette tradition, the new lights' rhomboid shape and the
dogleg cutout in which they reside are certain to be polarizing. For
their part, Chevrolet says they wanted them “not only to say ‘Corvette,
but new Corvette.’ ” A quartet of trumpet-like exhaust pipes exit
from the center of the rear fascia, one of the few details made clear
in the numerous spy photos we published over the last year.
The Dirty Bits
A naturally aspirated Gen V small-block 6.2-liter pushrod V-8
sits under the hood; it spins a rear-mounted transaxle via an aluminum
torque tube. Dubbed the LT1, GM estimates the engine will make 450
horsepower and 450 lb-ft in base form, making it the most powerful
standard Corvette to date and our (and GM's) early estimate has 0–60
times clocking in at less than four seconds. Cylinder deactivation is
standard, even with the manual transmission, and Chevy says the C7 will
best the C6's 26-mpg EPA highway estimate. Two active exhaust systems
are available; the base setup uses its active valves to tame noise
during four-cylinder cruising. An optional dual-mode system has extra
valves that open a less-restricted path for airflow to both increase
performance and sound bad-ass.
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