GM Just Can't Win! Corvette Ends Up In The Cellar In $50k Convertible Comparo

[Rob]

GM Just Can't Win! Corvette Ends Up In The Cellar In $50k Convertible Comparo

Boy, when you're on a losing streak sometimes you just can't get a break.

In this case, the shining star of GM's faithful, the Chevrolet Corvette, gets TROUNCED in this month's C&D's $50k convertible comparo.

If you are a believer that the Corvette is the BEST GM can do, then you'll be in tears when you see the cars ahead of the supposed 'Ferrari for 1/3 the price'.

Ready for the ranking?

Full Article: GM Just Can't Win! Corvette Ends Up In The Cellar In $50k Convertible Comparo - AutoSpies Auto News

 

[Baldilocks]

Auto magazines have been anti-American for quite some time now. If it's not European or Japanese it might as well be crap in their eyes.

I blame the automotive press for a LOT of the downturn in the American car.

 

[LLC5]

Not placing higher than an Audi TT does hurt.

 

[njlouc]

I used to have subscriptions to all these mags, but i quit years ago. i only read them when in the dentist's office. the reason: they write about very unusual VERY high end cars. I cant blame them, otherwise it becomes Consumer's Reports. Yet why must i read about cars that I not only cannot affort, but I never see and wouldnt know where to buy one if I could. They make it sound that all these foreign cars are so great but they never tell you the service these beauties need. The Ferrari for example NEEDS frequent timing belt changes as well as other adjustments. They cost thou$ands to keep up. Why dont they do an article about the BMW which co$ts a ton and is built like a watch, yet it has major transmission/electrical problems after a couple of years?? Service/ repair costs are amazing.
They always compare car costs using MSRP to MSRP, but the american cars are often heavily discounted. Look at the Mercedes (any of them) they tell you of the high resale value but they totally ignore the discounts of their competitors and the only cars that bring high$$ are the ones with FULL service documentation/ dealer sales. This service costs a fortune which they don't count, and the dealer provides a warranty. A private sale is not so fortunate. In short the car mags are very one sided toward the foreign makes, and now why tout a car that will most likely be gone. In a business sense, why bother with GM when you will get nothing out of it in the future??

 

[6 Shooter]

Say what they want, ...

... Corvette Roadster's Rule!​

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Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[U.P. John]

To each their own. I wouldn't want a Boxster, a Z4 OR a TT. I have nothing against them, but I LOVE my Corvette. If those who own the other "winners" feel the same way - well, isn't that what owning a car is all about? And I also gave up on those mags, especially Consumer Reports years ago. Every import I ever owned was one year and out for me. But the way CR foams at the mouth when testing an import made me sick. Wonder why they never blew their horns about a Daewoo or a Simca??

9 times out of 10 when I'm tooling around Marquette on beautiful Lake Superior I see the same guy in his Z4, and I can see the "Damn, I wish I had a Corvette" look on his face.

But maybe guys like us are truly "old school", although you wouldn't know it from the "classic" car rallys they have around here...

 

[jrose7004]

An Audi TT is better than a C6 Vert!

 

[Baldilocks]

Well, pretty soon most of these car magazines will be out of business and their former employees will be driving used Yugos.

 

[njlouc]

Green Journalism

Well, pretty soon most of these car magazines will be out of business and their former employees will be driving used Yugos.

You may have something here. At some point to save their jobs, just before they are out of business, they will be writing about all the great gas mileage and low pollution levels of the green cars they will teach us to love. Like the Fiat 500 challenger, or the Corvette hybrid, or the Porsche diesel.
They already have sections that mention fuel economy and greenness.
NASCAR will be replaced by Smart Car races.

 

[navy2kcoupe]

I don't about you, but I grew up listening to "Surfin' USA" and "409" NOT "Surfin DDR" or "3 liter Porsche"! All my life (well at least from the Mid-Year time frame) I've wanted a Corvette. Never had any desire to own a Porsche or Audi or ..... well, you get my drift. I can appreciate all of the technicial improvements, but when it gets right down to it, I would rather own a ratty, (pick any year here), Vette than a brand new "off-shored" anything. Next in line would be a Viper, then a Mustang (did I just say that???), then an older muscle car. Rant over!
Andy

 

[killain]

Well, pretty soon most of these car magazines will be out of business and their former employees will be driving used Yugos.

Ya know Baldi, I'm 58 and I can't remember the last time any of the car magazines like C&D or Motor Trend or Automobile ever had a good word for anything domestic. Hell if it were a test between a Corvette and a Wheel barrow, the damn wheel Barrow would come up roses. I quit reading that one-sided crap long ago. I bet my brother in law a $50 bet if he could find ANYTHING in a Consumer Reports that even mentioned a single good word about a domestic car. That was twenty years ago and I've still got the fifty bucks in my pocket.

 

[Zippy]

I'm in the group that didn't renew several car mags. C&D, MT,R&T.
Too pro European and Japanese cars.

BTW, I've had two C5 convertibles and love 'em.

 

[Baldilocks]

Ya know Baldi, I'm 58 and I can't remember the last time any of the car magazines like C&D or Motor Trend or Automobile ever had a good word for anything domestic. Hell if it were a test between a Corvette and a Wheel barrow, the damn wheel Barrow would come up roses. I quit reading that one-sided crap long ago. I bet my brother in law a $50 bet if he could find ANYTHING in a Consumer Reports that even mentioned a single good word about a domestic car. That was twenty years ago and I've still got the fifty bucks in my pocket.

Seems the only time the Corvette comes out on top is when they compare it with the Viper.

 

[Chrisr]

... Corvette Roadster's Rule!​

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Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

I'll second that!!!!

An Audi TT is better than a Vette???

 

[jimmyb]

I think the car they used (A rental!!!!! GM could not supply a corvette convertible????) had some issues. .83G on the skidpad is certainly a sign that this particular corvette had some issue (alignment?). Also, it was a base car but they noted squealing brakes (a condition usually found in Z51/F55 cars with drilled rotors and different pads, not base cars). All in all, I thought the test was a little silly because of the use of a rental car. And, I certainly won't be cross shopping the other brands (as I suspect the owners of Audi/BMW/Porsche won't be looking at corvettes).

Jimmy

 

[Ugolino]

These quotes are factually inaccurate:

"The Chevy felt unweildly [sic] on California's tight coastal roads"
"The suspension handles minor bumps without upset, but the residual vibrations can be felt through the whole car."
"The Lows: Chassis Flex, Slow reacting slushbox, rental car interior"

Were they mistakenly given an '84 Celebrity to drive? The c6 is one of the best cars on the road, and dollar for dollar you can't beat the value, handling, power, or reliability. It's not a luxury car, the interior doesn't need to be covered in acres of leather and brushed aluminum. Chassis flex? What chassis flex? It's difficult to understand these criticisms unless they came from people who simply don't like American cars at all. On what planet is an Audi TT better than a Corvette, this is absolutely ridiculous beyond comprehension, and whoever claimed it is knows absolutely nothing about cars and is completely unqualified to judge them. If you ever see a TT on the street, pause a moment to look inside and see the cheap VW-inspired interior.

 

[KANE]

I've often thought that Car & Driver was full of Europhiles.

I read Car Craft, Super Chevy, High Performance Pontiac, Vette, and GM High Performance.

Car Craft is full of regular folks with outstanding cars.

 

[midyearroadster427]

if we dont buy them..
they will go away...pooooof

 

[DGVETTE]

I don't about you, but I grew up listening to "Surfin' USA" and "409" NOT "Surfin DDR" or "3 liter Porsche"! All my life (well at least from the Mid-Year time frame) I've wanted a Corvette. Never had any desire to own a Porsche or Audi or ..... well, you get my drift. I can appreciate all of the technicial improvements, but when it gets right down to it, I would rather own a ratty, (pick any year here), Vette than a brand new "off-shored" anything. Next in line would be a Viper, then a Mustang (did I just say that???), then an older muscle car. Rant over!
Andy

I Agree That just about says it all.
All of my ratty Corvettes have been good enough for me, the '66 vert I bought in '68, the '71 coupe I bought new and the '04 Coupe I presently own. Heck, my son had a bucket of rust '68 Mustang when he was in high school a few years back and I would choose it over anything "off shore". But I am from the South and have that hardhead rebel blood in my veins.

 

[rwd]

[Nevermind.]