"desertdog5051" (desertdog5051)
02/10/2014 at 18:51 • Filed to: 2014 Stingray
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"desertdog5051" (desertdog5051)
02/10/2014 at 18:51 • Filed to: 2014 Stingray | 0
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Even the Brits say it is, for a lot less frogskins than Porsche 911, Jaguar F Type, and Audi R-8. Ha! Take that world.
EL_ULY
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 18:55 |
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YouTube,
"how can they only get 460hp from 6.2l. Americans are so stupid they are still using old fashioned push rods and leaf springs like a stage coach. They are not modern like us Europeans. It doesn't have steering feel and it can't go around a corner like every dumb american car"
PS9
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 18:56 |
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Don't worry. These brits will find a reason to hate it. My predicted top 3?
1) Yeah, it's okay compared to other vettes, but thats only because of how crummy those were! Would you really take it over [Insert european car waaaaaaay out of it's price range here]?
2) Leaf springs? Pushrods? GTFO (Hammond: But it turned in an incredible time at the power la-) STFU, HAMMOND YOU'RE OFF THE SHOW
3) It's not a Ferrari, no matter how bad it wants to be one. [Presses that one spot on the back he always presses]
Leadbull
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 18:57 |
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At first, I thought you said "foreskins".
MtrRider Just Wants Doritos
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 19:00 |
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I foresee a comparison to the F12 Berlinetta.
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desertdog5051
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:12 |
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Pushrods still work. 9500 RPM easily when racing. All aluminum V8. Their suspension seems to work OK. You have to remember who wrote the piece. Those dickheads who think anything not British is crap. Sorry for the hurt on Top Gear, I am not a fan of Clarkson.
Besides that, If you sunk the difference in money into the Stingray compared to the competitors, you would have damn near a race car.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 19:14 |
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The only issue they have came from Clarkson, which was that it's a bit brash to be driving around Britain.
It is a bit brash.
It's also bloody good. Definitely a world-class car.
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EL_ULY
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 19:15 |
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yup, just children dude. Plus, Bentley uses push rods on the V8's :]
Joe_Limon
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:15 |
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:( that 460hp 6.2L engine gets better fuel efficiency than my 170hp 2.0L engine, lol.
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EL_ULY
> Joe_Limon
02/10/2014 at 19:18 |
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Chevrolet TT 2.2 V6 running up to 700HP on IZOD Indycars
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EL_ULY
> Joe_Limon
02/10/2014 at 19:19 |
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and yes, better MPG than anything I have :(
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EL_ULY
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 19:21 |
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my favorite is when they see "if it can handle"
*massive drift session*
no TG, no >:(
Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 19:37 |
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I find it a bit unfair how the put the Vette against the 911 in the power segment. The 911 isn't about straight line speed, its about cornering and braking more than anything. If they switched it with the 911 with R8, the 911 would've put the Vette to shame.
Kookanoodles
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:38 |
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Wait, that is an actual Youtube comment ? If they're going to pick at an American car for being traditionnal, the C7 is a bad choice.
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PS9
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:40 |
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What? Oppo = Handling. That's how all the race cars race, right?
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Kookanoodles
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 19:40 |
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Big, brash, loud, fast, and a tire-shredder ? Plus a proper manual gearbox ? I see no reason for Clarkson not to like it (he did praise the C6 a lot on the American road trip episode, remember).
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desertdog5051
> Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4
02/10/2014 at 19:42 |
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Yeah, it was not a well thought out comparison. But, we have it so we have to deal with it.
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PS9
> Kookanoodles
02/10/2014 at 19:44 |
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He also completely recanted all of his praise and ripped the ZR1 a new one in it's comparison test against the R8 when he took it back to their power laps track. I also remember that. It beat the R8 handily at power laps, but he scoffed that only a previous racing driver could do get those times out of such a poorly handling car.
crowmolly
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:46 |
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How? Easy. Our cars are affordable.
You throw a rock in the USA and you can hit somebody with a Vette. I was in big cities in Germany for two weeks and I only saw 3 Porsches and 1 GT-R. I was actively looking, too.
Go ahead and dump all that money into technology that 99% of your population will never own. Enjoy your Vespas and 1.0L diesels.
Planktron
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 19:49 |
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He called it cuddly
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Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 19:50 |
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Yea, it is what it is.
Pedro Rafael
> EL_ULY
02/10/2014 at 19:55 |
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They think it's like:
Porsche: Our new 911 has a lot of technology. PDK, PTV, PDLS and a crapload of acronyms starting with "p". Everything is built on aluminum, carbon fiber, adamantiun and unobtanium.
GM: Here, have a V8 and some cheap plastic. 'Merica, fuck yeah!
Stupid YouTube commenters...
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Kookanoodles
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 20:04 |
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Don't worry, Hammond the undercover American will be there to defend the 'Vette.
Kailand09
> Flat6ForLife, Drives a Flat4
02/10/2014 at 20:23 |
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911 and R8 are still a stupid comparison.
see: price.
Pockets
> desertdog5051
02/10/2014 at 21:34 |
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"Those dickheads who think anything not British is crap."
Uhm, what? Nobody thinks this. All the "lol pushrods and leaf springs" types are obsessed with anything German. They give McLaren crap for being "too anal and soulless", Jaguar for making "overweight rubbish" like the F-Type and XKR and never stop mocking the build quality of anything Lotus do.
People who like British cars in Britain are a rarity beyond the Range Rover-as-a-status-symbol crowd and old beardy classic car enthusiasts.
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EL_ULY
> PS9
02/10/2014 at 21:36 |
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lol right :]
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desertdog5051
> Pockets
02/10/2014 at 22:57 |
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You may be right. I just call 'em as I perceive them.
472CID
> desertdog5051
02/11/2014 at 00:02 |
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desertdog5051
> 472CID
02/11/2014 at 00:05 |
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I know I am not the brightest bulb in the string, but I am missing something.
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472CID
> desertdog5051
02/11/2014 at 00:09 |
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*My reaction to the tired "Corvette is primitive argument." (Kinja wouldn't let me edit)
pantaloonfan
> PS9
02/11/2014 at 09:58 |
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They've been pretty complimentary about the corvette in the past, save for the comment that it's a bit "vulgar" (which it is, by English standards, I suppose), that the interior was not really in the same league as the competitors (everyone has said that as long as I can remember, even American magazines would talk about the parts-bin switches off of Suburbans etc.), and that the ones that handles best on the track were pretty brutal on regular roads.
I think a number of those criticisms are no longer valid. It should be interesting to see the reaction... are they going to drive it this season?