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CaleDeRoo wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:41 am Yo big D is the C8 going to be DCT only?
From R&T (and everywhere else):
It Might Be Dual-Clutch Only
While GM has filed a patent for a clutch-by-wire system that replaces the traditional hydraulic master- and slave-cylinder mechanism with an electronic actuator, many signs point to the C8 being a dual-clutch only affair.

Back in 2016, our colleagues at Car and Driver reported that the C8 would use a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox sourced from Tremec. Of its seven speeds, the top three are overdrives, and Tremec says it can handle 9000 rpm input speed and 664 lb-ft of torque.

Car and Driver argues that Chevy will only offer this Corvette with one gearbox to reduce cost and complexity, but a world without a manual-transmission 'Vette is hard to imagine. Still, a dual-clutch would be a big improvement over the current Corvette's eight-speed auto.
But Corvette Engineering and the Lead Engineer said the 8 speed is "just as fast" and "in some cases faster than the PDK" ! ? !

Latest word is that they may use the exact same ZF transmission that is in the 2020 992 Porsche 911.

I would hope sometime after the launch they have a manual option available to order.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:56 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:41 am Yo big D is the C8 going to be DCT only?
From R&T (and everywhere else):
It Might Be Dual-Clutch Only
While GM has filed a patent for a clutch-by-wire system that replaces the traditional hydraulic master- and slave-cylinder mechanism with an electronic actuator, many signs point to the C8 being a dual-clutch only affair.

Back in 2016, our colleagues at Car and Driver reported that the C8 would use a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox sourced from Tremec. Of its seven speeds, the top three are overdrives, and Tremec says it can handle 9000 rpm input speed and 664 lb-ft of torque.

Car and Driver argues that Chevy will only offer this Corvette with one gearbox to reduce cost and complexity, but a world without a manual-transmission 'Vette is hard to imagine. Still, a dual-clutch would be a big improvement over the current Corvette's eight-speed auto.
But Corvette Engineering and the Lead Engineer said the 8 speed is "just as fast" and "in some cases faster than the PDK" ! ? !

Latest word is that they may use the exact same ZF transmission that is in the 2020 992 Porsche 911.

I would hope sometime after the launch they have a manual option available to order.
Manual take rate on rarries was what 2-5%?
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max225 wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:24 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:56 pm

From R&T (and everywhere else):


But Corvette Engineering and the Lead Engineer said the 8 speed is "just as fast" and "in some cases faster than the PDK" ! ? !

Latest word is that they may use the exact same ZF transmission that is in the 2020 992 Porsche 911.

I would hope sometime after the launch they have a manual option available to order.
Manual take rate on rarries was what 2-5%?
Cardi B can’t be bothered with a clutch.
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Why is it squoval?
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Johnny_P wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:07 pm Why is it squoval?
Do you even racecar, bro?

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That steering wheel is hideous, I will give y’all that. Still excited to see the car. I guess horrible steering wheels are part of the Corvette lineage.
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There are two feral cats that hang around the area, and I always see them running out from underneath my truck when I come outside. I have always wondered if one is going to inadvertently hitch a ride one of these days.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:29 pm With all the love for wagons, I figure I'll just drop this here:

We had one of these with the 403
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Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
Rory and Matt were actually pretty fun. Haven't seen the new guys.
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wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
Do they still have as many hosts as a Democratic primary has candidates?
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wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
They allegedly want to do some motorbike stuff. I'm ok with this.
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Huckleberry wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:43 am
wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
Do they still have as many hosts as a Democratic primary has candidates?
Just 3 plus The Stig, and occasionally Sabine.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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4zilch wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 8:21 am
wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
They allegedly want to do some motorbike stuff. I'm ok with this.
Didn't notice any motorbike footage in the montage of the upcoming season that they always show on the first episode. :iono:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:13 am
wap wrote: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm Watching the premier of the new season of Top Gear. :notsure: about these new presenters :doe:
They make me miss Rory and even LaBlanc.
Thoughts?
Rory and Matt were actually pretty fun. Haven't seen the new guys.
Yea they were :notbad:

I'll give the new guys another shot but so far I'm not a fan. :notsure:
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Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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wap wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:39 am
Huckleberry wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:43 am

Do they still have as many hosts as a Democratic primary has candidates?
Just 3 plus The Stig, and occasionally Sabine.
Ah, okay. I haven't watched it since the first season after the punch heard 'round the world. They had brought on enough hosts to start a sports team.
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I haven't watched Top Gear since The Grand Tour guys left.
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Huckleberry wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:24 am
wap wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:39 am

Just 3 plus The Stig, and occasionally Sabine.
Ah, okay. I haven't watched it since the first season after the punch heard 'round the world. They had brought on enough hosts to start a sports team.
Detroit wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:13 pm I haven't watched Top Gear since The Grand Tour guys left.
It had gotten pretty :notbad: with Chris, Matt, and Rory, but these 2 new guys with Chris aren't doing it for me yet. You just can't plug 3 guys in there and expect the type of rapport that the Clarkson, May, and Hammond have. It feels forced and fake.
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Quick read on the stalled development of driverless cars https://havstory.com/havstories/2019/7/ ... eeLU9y5Zug

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/us/d ... -cars.html
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