CNET On Cars - 2014 Corvette Stingray: America's Supercar - Ep. 26

[@johntechwriter]

Finally! A reviewer who can spot the details -- the important ones others miss -- and who does not bore us with lurid tail slides. Bye-bye /DRIVE, I'm now a CNET subscriber.

[@buildmorefarms1007]

Never thought Id love a Corvette...but I do!

[@damianfurino3691]

The evolutionary incarnation of America's only true sports car. The base Vette with a carbon fiber hood and roof panel with the z51 performance package is an extremely hard show to beat. This brawny, sophisticated, well tuned piece of rolling muscle is a mega bargain. Bravo Chevrolet! looking forward to parking this baby in my garage. Good Tidings to all and a very merry Joyride!

[@docluv14]

I'm not much of a Corvette guy but this car has come along way since its prior generation.

[@mattorama]

Very good presenter. This guy knows how to do a car show.

[@IoNFilmsHD]

Agreed, except he was touching it too much. lol

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

"WHO DID 1.5G's?!" BWAAHAHHAHAHAHHAH

[@TheDestruct0r]

IoNFilmsHD I thought that he wasnt touching it enough.

[@andywren6161]

mattorama Brian's the man.

[@shaggywagshaggywag]

Great review Cooley! We need you back.

[@lp8380]

Phenomenal review. I learn so much from these reviews, I've watched at least 7 other reviews and none mentioned that all the new corvettes are hardtops with a storage system designed for it in the back.

[@raysoto7206]

I was skeptical at first about the vette but now that I own one, I must say.... there is nothing like it for the price. The power and handling of this car is simply amazing. All for under $60k. Feels good spanking an M5 on the Taconic Parkway. Home run Chevy, homerun

[@raysoto7206]

+Jared Malan why did you have to go go there. Really

[@BIGGIEDEVIL]

Corvette is without a doubt an American icon

[@treyperry9722]

Have to disagree with low-tech. You don't see or get to play with too much tech but there is a whole heck of a lot going on backstage. Just the idea of magnetic ride control is kind of amazing when you read about how it works.

[@GalvatronTypeR]

Stingray = sports car Z06 = supercar

[@tonydiego2566]

Corvette thoughts = Badass, high powered, and a technological monster. A must have for me.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

The last Vette that would ever be for men....RIP

[@cardude1992]

We have CNG filling stations everywhere in my country. And it is alot cheaper than petrol on everyday basis. Also it only takes about just under $1000 to convert into a CNG running car. And the petrol functionality is still available whenever you need it. All you gotta do is press a button and it converts back to petrol combustion. The only downside is that the CNG cylinders add weight to the car. Yup thats about it. I drive a 2003 Civic and it runs on petrol and CNG. Works like a charm.

[@Jonathan1003]

This guy reviews cars like no other A+

[@makubex_]

One of the best episodes Mr. Cooley!

[@Lapuage]

Probably the nicest looking American car on the road right now

[@kz1000ps]

I so want to experience the new Vette's linear power delivery. Every reviewer has loved it and it seems like so much fun to play with!

[@LandOfTheFreeMediaBlogspot]

I honestly must admit that the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray is definitely fantastic in every aspect possible (including gas mileage) :) - Michael Land

[@DBares]

Yes the new episode is in! I've been waiting!

[@darwandoo]

Your C7 review was vastly different from your competition. I got the impression this C7 was a complete home run. Your the first review to compare it to the C6.

[@yslreyes]

Finally! where you been on cars

[@trinisuprazee]

a show i actually learn from. thanks cnet

[@sean70729]

My goodness this corvette is beautiful.

[@ConstableVee]

Best show ever on youtube. I love you Cooley!

[@BIGGIEDEVIL]

No one is better than Jeremy clarkson

[@arthurvaronaav]

Cooley is a smooth talking guy. You should do all the car tech reviews man

[@ditrujillo]

You're finally back!

[@potta14]

Green w black rims looks surprisingly good! almost an off black..would never have said that with the c6

[@77rxpharmacy]

I like the new c7. But I'm one of those who wasn't a fan of the past few generations. For me, this new one brings a welcomed breeze of freshness -- just what was needed to win over a new fan. If or when I get one I want the 3LT Z51 7spd laguna blue with black wheels and red brembo calipers with body colored top.

[@DRCINCY]

Cool daddy cooley you make watching a great time, knowing what you are talking about and your way of empathizing is enjoyable & some of your comic expressions give me a kick . GIVE the man more money!

[@CrialCrial]

Cooley could use his own T.V. show on history or something.

[@MajorAddiction]

Great video. Watched this for the Vette, but the natural gas part was interesting as well

[@Mladjasmilic]

Interesting fact - taxis in Japan must be hybrid or CNG/LPG . In my country many drive on LPG (liqufied petroleum gas) . Conversion costs less than $1000 and tank goes where spare wheel used to go . It contains tank , pipes , evaporator and solenod fuel switch . Only problem is that you have a bit less pover (~5-10%) .

[@doodskie999]

the only non-biased non apple worshipper on cnet. cooley is the best

[@ssjkev16]

great episode!!

[@memberofthetribe1]

The trumpets of hell. Love it. Cooley is the best.

[@darthdt234]

I love the lights on corvette

[@Yeroc357]

Keep up the good work. Love this series

[@rsj005]

Never been too much of a corvette guy, but I see buying one of these used at a good price in the future a bargain... It actually looks cool & in person even more so...!

[@cilvrado]

Oh my gawd!! Finally Cooley is back!

[@914050]

We have a lot of natural gas cars here in Korea. They are LPG rather than CNG though. The annoying thing about having two kinds of engines on the road is that you can't just stop at any gas station. You have to check if it is oil or LPG. I've driven one of the LPG cars before, and didn't notice much of a difference in range and performance.

[@MonteOlsen]

Terrific episode. Your best yet.

[@isaiahmartinez5620]

I hope chevy always keeps the naturally aspirated v8 and supercharged v8. This is the way corvette is meant to be. And no downsizing, and no turbos

[@MrIpad2lover]

Best auto reviewer

[@LelandVelasco]

very nice show Mr. Cooley!

[@reyzuna]

this 720p60 resolution is good and better to watch in hd.

[@G8GTJav]

Pininfarina is not Ferrari. It is an independent Italian designer & coachworker builder that has contracted with several manufacturers. The 1963 Corvette design was a collaboration between Larry Shinoda, Bill Mitchell, & Zora Arkus-Duntov. Nothing to do with Ferrari.

[@smithandwesson4940]

Cars are the best thing on earth. I own 3 cars but i call them my 3 kids lmao

[@ChurchieShed]

Stingray! Yes please.

[@matthewmorch6405]

I saw the comment about not comparing to a Ferrari...well, Motortrend put them both on a racetrack and the vette was only .23 seconds slower... For that price and performance, it is a sick deal. I love Ferrari's, but perhaps they should outperform a vette much more than that for that price!

[@JesseEnclave]

Good review, only spotted one mistake. In the Stingray, only 6th and 7th are overdrive gears(which kinda ticks me off, to be honest), 5th is a performance gear.

[@TheAerovons]

Still I think I would miss the absolute feeling of hitting warp speed when flooring my 2014 5.0.....crazy thrust for under 30K

[@erickirshner2810]

Its slower than the C7 so you wouldn't miss it

[@TheAerovons]

@@erickirshner2810 It's cheaper too lol. Moved on to a GT350 anyway!

[@andywar24]

best episode ever.Cooley your the reason i watch cnet. clarfication i heard cng has higher compression ratio when compared to diesel and petrol

[@ttroygotknife]

400+ hp, 20-30 mpg, that some real hacking techs.

[@mef526]

For supercars you left out the 1962 Chevy 409 with aluminum front end. Remember the old beach boys song "409"- "She's real fine my 409 ..."

[@FeldmanChevyofNovi]

Seeing one of these on the showroom floor stops every single person in their tracks! They definitely do not last long!!!

[@rakeec84]

Gosh, I want this car. It's Raw af

[@VossenWheels]

We love ours!!!

[@elonmisael9682]

Instablaster

[@CadillaccJ]

Plus Europeans us a lot of turbo diesel setups to get their MPG, so that's why it's relatively higher over there.

[@jgpwlcs36]

not a huge fan of the look of the car inside or out but i do actually like what GM is doing with the quality of cars now

[@funnyy32]

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[@Veyronp87]

possibly the best american car ever

[@RichardsWorld]

I haven't been to Thailand in over three years, but they have been using the CNG for many years before the last time I have been there. The first few times I seen a taxi stop and get NVG I was wondering what they were doing. From what I understand is they could also use regular gas as well. The problem with the taxi's is there was a large tank in the trunk for the CNG, so there was less room in the back for luggage. It's seems odd that the U.S. is just starting to talk about this. But back in Thailand more than three years ago gas was still equal to more than $4 a gallon of gas. And the average earnings for the people there is much much less than the U.S. SO maybe the CNG was more economical for them.

[@razvigor1985]

In EU, CNG is in use more than decade.. in my country, taxis and most of population are using CNG or methane, because its half price of gasoline and low CO2, and you can buy it on every petrol station. :) Also, you can order a car with factory CNG or methane without compromising space for luggage, but y do with aftermarket system. :) Price to install CNG in States is way too high, here is 600-1500 e, depending on engine type . :)

[@stockman214]

Awesome episode!

[@CNormanHocker]

Bryan was the only person of the hosts who could have ever made this episode work.

[@xxFallenKnight]

The car looks awesome

[@briculp83]

the new corvette looks nice.

[@SuperLinteX]

check out the Gitano 111 or also know as GT111. its a prototype, an electric sports car that charges itself, no need to recharge. "invented in Philippines"

[@Dajen_Tk]

They should give that eco option to the 2015 v8 mustang. It would be very convenient to go from fuel efficiency to power at the press of a button.

[@derpanzerkommandant4641]

The C5 was just an example, cause I never liked the C5 rear. Of course the rear of the C6 with the rounded lights was the best of all. (especially the wider types like the Grand Sport, Z06 or ZR1)

[@thecarboy95]

US and UK uses different cycles and standards to test fuel economy despite them having the same "MPG" call out. A Prius gets 50 MPG in US and 71 MPG in UK and its the same car.

[@psvita2335]

i love your reviews

[@obedaguirre1158]

Cooley makes cnet. Big fan keep it up

[@thecarboy95]

Just paddles to activate rev-matching. Not actually shift paddles for influencing the transmission.

[@awhellnaw41]

In Europe its Imperial gallons which are different from the regular US gallons, so those European cars that get 40 mi to the gallon get like 33 in US gallons

[@kngkvn]

The no mid engine corvette comment didn't age very well haha

[@dake2k]

good show cooley!

[@D.Magic_]

Good show

[@StacyDaFunkBoogie]

Great show, I'm hooked!

[@MichaelNNguyen]

What a beauty.

[@madarauchiha1218]

I love HUDs in cars but chevy just has the most boring ones make something like the BMW M5 M HUD and dang Ill be impressed it even tells you the speed limit of the road on the HUD in very bright and nice colors almost like having a LCD built into your windshield extremely clear

[@nismoj14]

I like this guy...

[@amiller2121]

Cooley is the shit!

[@G8GTJav]

The same guys who say it looks like Ferrari are the same guys who say rear end looks like a Camaro. The new design is instantly recognizable as a 'vette. Guessing the reason some people say looks like a Ferrari is because of fancy headlights &/or saw the showcar in red. By the way, Magnetic Ride suspension was first implemented on Caddy & then Vette & then Ferrari. Who's copying who? Also, Caddy Art & Science design looks nothing like Ferrari or any other manufacturer for that matter.

[@jadgeagea8]

aha.. now wait for the 2015 z06 c7 :) with more then 650 hp supercharged engine

[@jr8958]

did you see the c8 yet? and the ZR1 1064hp?

[@Stratblooz]

The new Vett is deeply impressive and incredibly cheap in the US !

[@JCJourney]

GM should consider making Corvette a Brand and only make performance car model. the name of Corvette is so popular and full of racing history. CNG is very clean. I did a oil change on a CNG engine after 20000 miles. the oil is clean as the new one I put in. the only problem is the storage system is huge in the trunk compare to a gas tank. lol

[@dethtour]

exactly what i thought. like they should make this one. a mid engine hypercar, and some other cars ment for performance

[@LOLKINGBABY]

Alejandro Garcia Why would they make it mid engine?

[@dethtour]

***** because mid-engine is has a better center of gravity the transmission wont exceed the weight transfer. The new ZR1 is going to be mid-engine. Look it up. The ZR1 will set the way future corvettes are made. GM has been considering the mid engine vette for years but its expensive to change a factory to be set up like that. So the ZR1 will be the platform for C8 and production should be within 5 years. The ZR1 is said to be twin turbo and going to be at least 800hp and 750 pounds of torque. But the price for the ZR1 will most likely be close to 200000

[@LOLKINGBABY]

front engine rear wheel can be made to be just as good if not better than mid engine. Perfect is example are 911's which are perfect.

[@281cu6]

***** The 911 is rear engine. I don't think they should go to the mid engine route, it's not meant to me some mid engine, hyper car, it's a corvette. Also, they've managed to balance the car beautifully in front and back these days, the transmission in the rear definitely helps. Just look at the Ligenfelter C5, they managed to get it to go 0-60 in 1.97 seconds.

[@derpanzerkommandant4641]

Ddn't like the rear at first too, but after a while I like it. I never liked the look from the C5. The new is much better.

[@therandomchinguy]

COOOLLLEEYYY. we love you

[@ladin425]

surprisingly great review!

[@ValiantXD818]

Bloody love the new stingray all I need to do now is just bring one back to the UK and make all the Chavez go very quiet and I think I might give the Nissan gtr's a race up Milton Keynes :)

[@justinpow92]

They do, its called CNET On Cars.

[@dracoola55]

love this show ! ... keep it up :)

[@GermanyTechno]

The best review!

[@dschonsie]

thanks. switching between stick and paddles, how cool would this be?

[@camaroman101]

didnt know, thanks for the tip!

[@nls8520]

No doubt about it, when it comes to value for the dollar the corvette is unbeatable and it provides exceptional performance with cars that cost 3-4 times as much. But its not a supercar. I consider a super car to be McLaren P1, La Ferrari, Porsche 918 etc.

[@PETERLINNAH]

Stunning automobile! The highest (reasonable) tech and most reliable sports car around. Puts the expensive European cars to shame. And 29 MPG highway. Wow!

[@razvigor1985]

The ones who can afford non-plastic car are really ashamed and crying- out of laughs! :D

[@JesseEnclave]

For a performance car? It's phenomenal. Especially considering that real-world figures in the hands of owners have already vastly exceeded the EPA estimates, just like every other Corvette. Please, name one car out there with as much power/torque as the Stingray, or more, that gets matching or better mileage. Aside from the Porsche 918 Spyder, which costs some $900k and has a hybrid powertrain, there isn't one. Not even Porsches with LESS power than the C7 get mileage that good.

[@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO]

Well done as usual. I guess that FCX and hydrogen is done?

[@vendediesel]

C6 Vette = Supercar as it was designed to be a more or less track ready car (especially with the UPP option) and not so much as daily driver, C6 ZR-1 = Hyper car.

[@OmegaSwitch]

The ZR1 is absolutely not a hypercar. It has insane amounts of power and is almost fast enough to be a hypercar, but I don't think it quite is fast enough still, and in terms of build quality/design it is far away from matching true hypercar standards. That's why it costs less than most supercars, let alone a tenth of what a true hypercar would cost. I wouldn't even consider a 911 to be a supercar, so I also wouldn't consider the C6 a supercar by default, although it exhibits near-supercar performance.

[@vendediesel]

So you're saying that a regular C6 and a C6 ZR1 are in the same category because neither of them cost 300,000 dollars? and here I thought it boiled down to performance . . .