2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Weight Estimated at 3298 Pounds

[Rob]

Motor Trend magazine is reporting that according to their sources, the estimated curb weight of the 2014 Corvette Stingray is 3,298 lbs, up 90 lbs over the 2013 C6 Corvette.

According to GM Authority, here's where the extra weight comes from:

- Direct injection, variable valve timing, and Active Fuel Management (AFM) for the new LT1 V-8: 35.2 lbs. - New infotainment system and cabin tech: 31.5 lbs.
- New structural safety requirements: 18.5 pounds
- Reinforced differential and half shafts: 18.5 pounds
- Bigger brakes: 18.3 pounds
- New seats: 17.2 pounds
- Interior trim and safety features: 17.0 pounds
- Steel torque tubes for AFM: 15.4 pounds
- New clutch: 13.2 pounds
- Seventh transmission gear: 11 pounds
- AFM exhaust valves: 5.5 pounds
- Larger fuel tank: 3.0 pounds.

Full Story: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Weight Estimated at 3298 Pounds - WOT on Motor Trend
​

 

[try2pas]

Curb weight

The new C7 at 3298 lbs; curb weight. What is curb weight? Is it ready to drive with oil, water and full of gas or no gas or water/oil?
What is the definition of curb weight?

 

[moonshadow]

2014 corvettes weight

I THINK THE VETTE IS BIG AND HEAVY. chevy should look into a smaller lighter vette. a 450 hp 3000lb. vette would be my cup of tea.

 

[ltmax]

I THINK THE VETTE IS BIG AND HEAVY. chevy should look into a smaller lighter vette. a 450 hp 3000lb. vette would be my cup of tea.

There's a Vette out there with 505 hp at ~3,000Lbs - the C6 Z06 with the Z-07 performance package, with a healthy appetite for front-line Euro sport cars. I'm not necessarily saying to go find a used Vette to get these numbers, just that they're out there. As for the C7, hang on for a little while, they'll come up with another slayer for ya!

 

[Rob]

I THINK THE VETTE IS BIG AND HEAVY. chevy should look into a smaller lighter vette. a 450 hp 3000lb. vette would be my cup of tea.

When was the last time you saw a 3,000 lb Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche? The only 3,000 or sub-3,000 lb sports car that I remember in recent history was the Lotus Elise, and other than using that car for track duty, you couldn't pay me to drive that thing. If I'm not mistaken, that car met an untimely death due to the demise of the company. (CEO had an unfortunate knack for blowing company funds on personal luxuries as reported by the media)

People don't realize that due to government safety restrictions, laws and EPA smog rules, the days of Shelby Cobras and 3,000 lb high performance sports cars are over. Automotive manufacturers have their hands tied most of the time when it comes to dealing with governments and safety/smog laws. The high cost of high performance composites and weight saving technologies is gradually trickling down from the aerospace industry to the automotive industry, but they've got a long way to go before most automotive manufacturers can use and integrate them into automobiles for a cost that most people would be willing to pay.

Ferrari and Lamborghini use these technologies much more so than GM does, however, have you ever wondered why some of them cost 10X more than the C7 Corvette....and still don't come near the 3,000 lb mark?

The C7 Corvette isn't any bigger than today's average Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche, and in a lot of cases, those cars either weigh more, or are dimensionally larger.

 

[Rob]

The new C7 at 3298 lbs; curb weight. What is curb weight? Is it ready to drive with oil, water and full of gas or no gas or water/oil?
What is the definition of curb weight?

Curb weight is the total weight of the car including all accessories (AC, power seats vs standard seats, etc.), and all fluids filled but minus a driver and any passengers. So basically curb weight, is the weight of the vehicle as you see it sitting on a dealership floor.

Gross Vehicle Weight or GVWR is set by the manufacturer of the vehicle and includes the curb weight of the vehicle AS WELL AS any cargo and passengers. A vehicle's GVWR should never be exceeded.

 

[stevebz06]

There's a Vette out there with 505 hp at ~3,000Lbs - the C6 Z06 with the Z-07 performance package, with a healthy appetite for front-line Euro sport cars. I'm not necessarily saying to go find a used Vette to get these numbers, just that they're out there. As for the C7, hang on for a little while, they'll come up with another slayer for ya!

The one Z06 that I put on the scales came in at 3,110 pounds with about a quarter tank of fuel, Hoosier A6 tires which I am sure are lighter than what the car came with, and everything that wasn't bolted down removed, so I would be surprised if there was a stock C6 out there that comes in at 3,000 pounds. That said, the C6 Z06 is a great car ... even more than seems to be recognized on these Corvette forums.

 

[try2pas]

curb weight

So is curb weight a corvette filled full with gas as someone said all fluids but not driver or passenger or cargo? Or is it just some gas like half or quarter full?

 

[stevebz06]

It should be a full tank. I was just giving the numbers that I remember. If the tank had been full, obviously the car would have been heavier by something like 80-100 pounds. So now the C7 is maybe 100 pounds or so heavier than the "light weight" Z06. My personal hunch is that GM will produce a hardcore version of the Corvette that will use the Z/28 as inspiration and delete all the useless stuff like stereo, HUD, power seats, etc,, and the weight will be in line or lower than expectations and it'll be a killer on the track.

 

[Rob]

It's a full tank of gas.

And I agree about the Z06. The Z06 is an incredible Corvette. In some ways better than the ZR1. It's a very well balanced track car.

However, even with that said, I would donate one of my appendages to have a ZR1. There's just something about the ZR1 that I absolutely love. In my opinion, a ZR1 in the right hands can be just as...affective as a Z06. You just have to learn how to properly modulate the power and get the car to work for you vs. owning you.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

 

[ltmax]

It's a full tank of gas.

And I agree about the Z06. The Z06 is an incredible Corvette. In some ways better than the ZR1. It's a very well balanced track car.

However, even with that said, I would donate one of my appendages to have a ZR1. There's just something about the ZR1 that I absolutely love. In my opinion, a ZR1 in the right hands can be just as...affective as a Z06. You just have to learn how to properly modulate the power and get the car to work for you vs. owning you.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

You touch on a really good point, Rob. While we equivocate over 100Lbs here or there, the real performance gain to be had would be with driver capability, as upgraded by a visit to Bob Bondurant or other driver training programs. These days, the car is already there. Your favorite Vette is a great example of a ride that MUST be controlled with competence, and that implies training which, as valuable as it is, is also a blast of an experience. The right Vette in the right hands will slay all pretenders in hyper-dollar cars.... safely too.

 

[stevebz06]

It goes without saying that a driver can make all the difference, but not having been confused with Sebastian Vettel lately, I need all the performance advantages I can get. And the magazine testing that gets referred to a lot preferably uses one test driver with a strong background. The test that left the strongest impression on me was done at Laguna Seca with Randy Pobst driving and the Z06 bested a stellar field with the Ferrari 458 about 2 seconds behind. Phenomenal!