I am still a little dead inside because a manual won’t be offered. Not just because of the driver engagement lost, but also because the long term reliability and maintenance of a DTC could get ugly outside of warranty. It won’t stop me from owning the car (because it’s so perfect otherwise) but it makes me think, especially the long term reliability and costs outside of warranty as I tend to keep my cars a long time rather than trading them in before warranty expiration (I am not a baller like that 😀)
Here’s my concern: Corvettes have traditionally been high torque cars...I am curious how the ZO6 gearbox will handle the punishment. Other DCT cars in the market have significantly less torque than what we are used to seeing in the Z variant of Corvettes.
Some examples:
Audi R8 - 413 lb-ft
GT3 - 339 lb-ft
GT2 - 516 lb-ft
Ferrari 488 - 561 lb-ft
McLaren 600LT - 457 lb-ft
McLaren 720S - 568 lb-ft
I think this this is another reason why Chevy is moving to turbocharging the next ZO6 (rumors anyway). I think it’s going to be very different. If the next Z approaches torque numbers of its predecessor C7Z and ZR1, I would be very interested to know how the DCT was designed to shoulder that load...and if it will be able to shoulder it long term so I don’t have to spend $20k for a transmission out of warranty down the road.
This is is the main reason I am highly considering the base car or grand sport version (if they make one) rather than a Z variant....a first for me.
Here’s my concern: Corvettes have traditionally been high torque cars...I am curious how the ZO6 gearbox will handle the punishment. Other DCT cars in the market have significantly less torque than what we are used to seeing in the Z variant of Corvettes.
Some examples:
Audi R8 - 413 lb-ft
GT3 - 339 lb-ft
GT2 - 516 lb-ft
Ferrari 488 - 561 lb-ft
McLaren 600LT - 457 lb-ft
McLaren 720S - 568 lb-ft
I think this this is another reason why Chevy is moving to turbocharging the next ZO6 (rumors anyway). I think it’s going to be very different. If the next Z approaches torque numbers of its predecessor C7Z and ZR1, I would be very interested to know how the DCT was designed to shoulder that load...and if it will be able to shoulder it long term so I don’t have to spend $20k for a transmission out of warranty down the road.
This is is the main reason I am highly considering the base car or grand sport version (if they make one) rather than a Z variant....a first for me.
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