Part 2 of 2 of The Interview Series @ 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray / Z51 - CAR and DRIVER

[@tyler951]

I appreciate the depth of questioning and detail of responses. The suspension discussion was very strong.

[@astronmr20]

Nice job, C&D; great interview. Csere asks the questions we were all wondering.

[@hellsgunz1006]

WORDS CANT DESCRIBE HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS CAR! I WOULD LOVVVVVVVVE TO SEE A REVIEW OF IT SOON :). THANKS FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO :)

[@TheJsHep]

I was in a deep depression... about to end it all ya know... then I found out there was a 2nd part to the C7 engineering video... Thanks C&D!

[@niceprince]

This car is STUNNING! I've never liked Corvettes other than the last stingray. It now LOOKS like the Affordable Supercar its been for years now. Good job GM.

[@Kizzle001]

Great interview from Csaba Csere, who used to be an engineer for those who follow C&D. Will be interesting to see the C7 in their next comparo.

[@MrRaitzi]

Thank you for amazing non marketing BS interview!! Also thank you "chassis guy" from Chevrolet!

[@alipontiac]

Thanks C&D for this review with engineers.

[@onquarter]

Yes, thank you. Motortrend always asks the dumb questions my 2 year old son has. Chubba Chedda clearly got down to the real engineering which I appreciate as an engineer.

[@willsom3236]

This is going to be the greatest corvette ever

[@nikemac84]

God, I would love to spend a day talking with these engineers and designers. I wonder what universities they went to. And Csaba Csere, you sir, know your cars. Great interview, Car And Driver!!!

[@AngryTIKI9]

Finally!!!! The new vett is KILLER!!!

[@danelio]

yea i agree. im a vw owner, and i can tell you, the parts them self are high quality (suspension, materials, chassis, engine, plastics,,,) but the electronics are usually the biggest culprit with the newer vw's. its all fine while you have the warranty, but without it, get ready to pay up. luckily, i do my own work on the car, and its quite simple to work on, once you get a few special tools , hehe. aftermarket parts are veryyy nice tho, but realllyy expensive.

[@spazzmonster]

Absolutely stunning insight into this car. Huge technology in it, looking forward to driving it.

[@moaski]

Just for future reference, it would have been nice to cut to footage of the actual vehicle when the interviewee was speaking about the various components (i.e., show the suspension when they are talking about suspension, cut to footage of the vents when discussing vents, etc...). This simple technique would make for a much more dynamic and enjoyable viewing experience. Regardless, the interviews themselves were very nice. Thanks for posting!

[@01Z06guy]

The leaf works awesome on the race track. You don't understand its primary purpose which is anti roll. The only advantage coils have for racing is they are easier to change, adjust, and you can buy all kinds of springs rates. But for cornering ability and lap times for a given spring rate, the leaf is superior due to its making the car lighter, have a lower center of gravity, and lower unsprung weight. GM puts coilovers on the Aveo. They put the expensive leafs on the Corvette for a reason.

[@Inklebonker1]

Took the ascetic features i like from the 458 and the camaro and combined them. Looks really nice.

[@weiandblower]

Pre-order asap! Beautiful!

[@mucioify]

This is amazing!!!! I love the Corvette.

[@3yar1983]

2014 Stingray FTW !

[@hugochavez4382]

Very interesting stuff from Michael Bailey who can explain complex concepts in Layman's terms.

[@n8dh]

pretty fair question..... @adamtank2000 actually those cars are EXTREMELY well-matched. they are within 2 HP (Viper - 640, Corvette - 638), 1 pound (Viper - 3354, Corvette - 3,353) and 4 lb-ft (Viper - 600, Corvette - 604). Pretty much the only difference is the accessiblity of the performance - the viper is very hard to drive fast, but the Corvette is easier for an average driver to drive pretty fast.

[@ScottPulkowski]

Anyone know why the new Vette has paddles to enable/disable the rev-matching feature? I don't understand why they don't just use a button. Paddles are for shifting a semi-auto, not turning features on and off.

[@Greno]

this is all the info they didn't say in the showing of the car. cheers!

[@CHUUMPASS]

i'd have taken a base C6 over a VW race bug, more colloquially knows as Porsche 911 any day ! this new Corvette now though blows my mind away, it is strikingly spectacular in any respect, sheer amazement from any angle, it looks like it's coming to us from another world. greetings from porsche town germany.

[@SyKz07]

Haha i wish i could have been apart of this project!! The new vettes interior is astounding

[@skew613]

Truly amazed how this car can be sold at such a reasonable price.

[@SoonerFreak87]

Agreed love the features sounds like they finally stepped it up with interior and everything really, but that camaro tail Light thing is not working for me. But I'd like to see it in person for sure. Maybe will go back to round lights on the C8 lol

[@danelio]

true. Delphi did put them on the caddy first. just googled that. learned something new. :) still, i feel like the vette is constantly a lil behind the big boys of speed.

[@Callediceman]

great video ... perfect questions... just what a gearhead wants to know

[@frouwoulou]

extremely precise and instructive. Thanks a lot :)

[@40stryder03]

i like the new viper, what would you have done differently aesthetically?

[@TwistedMetal2011]

The transverse leaf spring has actually hurt European sales a bit in the past. In Europe, a transverse leaf spring set up is considered an ancient technology and unsophisticated. I understand that GM stayed with this set up to save weight and to save room for a trunk and better engine bay space. I wonder how well they'll work for the C7's handling.

[@evansaut1]

The Corvette composite leaf spring is not a torsion spring. It does not twist. It bends.

[@danelio]

the leaf spring works ok, on the street. not so much on the track. the handling capabilities are just higher with a good coilover suspension. i've read several interesting articles on this leaf vs coil subject , there was a good one in the corvette magazine a few years ago. all of them say the same thing. the leaf springs only advantages are lightweight, load capacity and taking up less space, but coils are more performance suited and will make the car handle much better. facts are facts.

[@MrSuchasillygoose]

great video! Loads of good info.

[@evans4you]

I have one burning question; are the truck leaf springs/suspenshions gone?

[@PGROSYE02]

Gonna be one beastly vette.

[@suntsu152]

Lmao demonstrating the worm gear at 15:28 ...., Still gotta love GM engineering poking forward to purchasing a C7 next spring and going in a road trip

[@Dylantuning1995]

True, but still it's an interview, so that means that you film the people that are talking etc. (They could've showed the car in the background atleast) but still, it's an interview so that means not much car, if you want the car, go to there other vid.

[@nbrigdan]

looks very cool, way better, i just hope it rides well.

[@SirHC888]

Wheel hop addressed? How?

[@DocWolph]

I feel kind of bad for Goodyear. I've driving or been in cars, driven with at least gusto, that used Eagle GTs, "Gatorbacks", Eagle GS-C, Eagle F1, and Eagle Supercar G2 and those tires all were awesome. But at least Chevy and Ford use Supercar G2s on their upper tier Camaro and Mustang respectively.

[@evansaut1]

Coilovers offer the advantage of cheaply choosing alternate spring rates and they are easier to change swap. The coil has no other inherent advantage over a composite leaf spring.

[@OneManArmy4Life]

These vids were up quick car&driver, you must be close to the vette crew huh? Very informative video, but I'm kinda surprised that it will cost around the same money as a base C6, wow!

[@billyjohnson777]

im a 911 fan, but im realy diggin this new vette.

[@andrealorente5831]

Corvete Is a great car i would like to buy one , my favorite is Corvete C6

[@athelton]

That's one smart dude, looks a little like Christian Bale. I think he's a little nervous though lol. Great interview.

[@studio-flash]

Corvette the worlds best sports car...enough said!!!!

[@sonytruong3114]

Beautiful car!

[@TransAmsandDashcams]

I want that lapel pin. SWAG

[@taylorc9480]

Great info! GM tech is the best in the industry but damm why couldn't we see the car???

[@paladain55]

what detail about this car makes it look anywhere like a stingray corvette? i dont see it

[@PaxAmericana2000]

Do you get the sense that this guy has the best job ever?

[@danelio]

good point. vettes are deff a good bang for your buck.

[@ahovorka10]

Interviewer trying to act like a badass when asking about DOHC engines; gets rocked by engineer.

[@astronmr20]

...off the lower control arms. There's more suspension weight savings up front.

[@jasonbear72]

Great interview! Pardon my french but this Corvette is Fucking Awesome! Owned 1986 coupe, and 1990 coupe Jason

[@TomaszD84]

I was really looking forward to this, but the sound quality is atrocious, something that is rather important in an interview...

[@ARTOFWAR2008]

You ever see the episode on Top Gear there the Corvette just stopped. Consumer Reports might be telling tall tales.

[@skillz1855]

Jus a lil bit but the high build quality and craftsmanship in the interior as well as quality build is like thaat of super cars and this is only the base model.. give me an example of another car with type of high quality material for the price

[@ARTOFWAR2008]

If it makes your world happier.

[@skillz1855]

GREAT WORK GM, the rest of the world is not on your level at this point

[@jonathanfrazier1297]

Audio quality is poor when you use a lavalier on only one person in the interview. Either lav both people, use a hand held mic, or use diaphragm microphone. Back to basics.

[@Terraceview]

See, the marketing tactic worked, you want it even more now! ;)

[@OmarsTechWorld]

After 3:00 A.M. and still looking for info. F sleeping!!! Put this bad boy on sell right now!!!

[@stevil1300x]

2012 "Consumer Reports:" 5th highest overall in quality and 1st for US made cars was the Corvette C6 Z06. Next unfounded Clarkson argument...........

[@WorldOfIvillis]

Don't use thumbnail that is not part of the actual played video.

[@danelio]

hehe, chevy is actually catching up to the rest of the industry with magnetic suspension. its been around quite a bit. its not new ,or that innovative. so chevy is actually raising their bar to be on the same level as other "actually innovative" manufacturers. seems they're on a good track tho.

[@andrenj1970]

good question you should have ask him;)

[@eqwanox]

the second gen viper looks like a big S2000

[@pontiacGXPfan]

I've been reading your magazine since i could walk. One of your best comparison tests featured the Vette and it took the one featuring the Viper for you to NOT gripe about the interior. Now that it has a decent(its own)steering wheel that isn't found in every other GM car, will you stop complaining? The Porsche's interior is nothing special either since it's also used in the Boxster/Cayman and the Cayenne.

[@JTreat]

Michael Bailey looks and sounds like Bruce Wayne. Barman helped design the c7

[@andrenj1970]

other vid is by autoweek: best video of c7 yet, check it out people;)

[@mrdurdan67]

Actually, in this regard, the rest of the industry caught up to Chevy. Delphi invented the magnetorheological damper, for automotive applications, while they were owned by GM. The 2002 Cadillac STS was the first production car to offer it, and the Corvette followed the next year. So, um, you're wrong. Nice try though!

[@TopGearSpeed]

Just posted a video on our channel for it!

[@evansaut1]

They are very reliable and inexpensive to maintain. Want unreliable? Check out German cars. They keep the repair shops in business.

[@acjonny031]

great info! but yes,, where is the car?? LOL

[@eqwanox]

they never even show the car in this video!!! misleading thumbnail!!!

[@DIVADNOMIS1313]

The vette guy looks like a batman badguy...

[@n8dh]

very nice car, but i think it looks too much like a stretched out GTR from the side, and the front fascia looks a bit similar to the SRT Viper's.....nice car though

[@gixxergixxer2733]

I agree with some of your argument, German cars might not be as reliable but because they usually have much more technology in them, mechanically they are good but its the tech and electronics that cause problems most of the time. I can bet if the corvette had as much tech in the car it would be more unreliable then the Germans. a friend of mine is a manager in a company where they make parts for American and Euro cars. the parts for German cars are much higher quality & more expensive.

[@ripkej77]

yeah get with the program it was live like an hr ago Joking

[@DMoots]

So this is what Karate Kid ended up doing...

[@Mentalmen2]

Everybody says they just took the body of a dodge viper and a 427 Italia and just though in a vette engine even if so this car is KICK ASS :)

[@anmarahmad8831]

Good

[@2mrmoose2]

Why does this say "Tested"? Barely even had a glimpse of the car.

[@FBIRancher7590]

Chevrolet Camaro + 2013 SRT Viper = 2014 Corvette Stingray

[@deezznts]

LMAO! I fell the same way.

[@ChrisPatterson1986]

I hope there's a hint of sarcasm in that statement! :)

[@scootfd3s]

Milking views with a misleading photo huh, shame.

[@ripkej77]

Interior If it look like carbon fiber it is carbon fiber if it looks like aluminum it is aluminum :)

[@TheJsHep]

Tell me which one you own?

[@Duc1198YamR1]

Never liked Corvette but this is the one I wouldn't mind putting my deposit on..SEXY

[@choward874]

cant beleve the put a camaro rearend on this cat so pissed off!

[@HereForAStorm]

Like 90% of everyone dislikes the rear of the car, esp the Camaro tail lights, don't these designers do market research anymore?

[@3meir]

next car

[@3boody.a]

wtf the reveal video is not available in my country. Fuck this shit. Am in the UAE

[@andrenj1970]

we know what it says and while them bs it wouldn't hurt showing the car right?

[@randominternetguy]

Holy shit! 4kg off of unsprung weight up front!