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Originally Posted by vtmike
I'm a civil engineer dealing mainly in hydrology, and hydraulics. I pointed out I wasn't an automotive engineer. The only reason I mentioned education and occupation was a comment directed at me to go back to school.
To each their own. I wouldn't buy one. Even in the road and track interview (one with the leaked cover with photo of c7) with one of the engineers he mentions trying to attract a new generation of buyer other than baby boomers. They aren't doing it with me because of the low revving ohv engine and suspension setup. Same for all of the younger car enthusiasts I work with. Most all of us would buy a base cayman before buying any vette.
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I'm glad I guess correctly on the type of engineering degree. Of course I did kind of cast a wide net with my guess.
No one said you had to buy one of course. I can sympathize with the thoughts of a Cayman over a Corvette. I rather like the Cayman myself. However, the notions of the low revving motor are somewhat questionable. The suspension isn't flawed at all and certainly the struts used by the Cayman are typically considered "inferior" to double A-arms. Do you remember the outcry from Civic fans when Honda dumped the double A-arm front end for struts?
This is not to day the Cayman won't have superior steering feel. It does help that the Cayman has an engine behind the driver, doesn't often have a LSD (LSDs cause understeer) and has narrower tires. GM has been working to address these things over the years with the C6 and I suspect the C7 will be even better.
The motor is simply a mater of what you like. The great torque of the Corvette motor goes a long way to forgiving a low redline. The motor has some very impressive attributes. It's small, light, great power, good mileage (when driven for mileage). It also has some downsides. It has so much power you really don't get to push it to redline much if you do you are going really fast really quickly. If you don't rev match well you will notice that 6+ l motors have a good bit of engine braking. The rev match feature of the C7 should help in that regard.
Since you have mentioned liking reviews I will mention this one. It's a few years old, Road and Track, "V8 Exotics". The Ferrari was the winner but the LS3 was picked as their favorite engine, beating the Ferrari.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/car-comparison-tests/v-8-exotics-final-thoughts?click=main_sr
I suspect many of your friends would fall in love with the V8 if given an honest chance.
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