AJ

thats 138 miles per tank difference. also i forgot, there is NO spair tire with this truck. it comes with an inflator kit and sealent. reason is it has 2 mufflers. one is tuned to the V8 mode and the other is tunes to V4 mode and takes up the space where the spair tire would go.

yes, 42 little batterys linked together in one big ass battery pack.

that may be on there car. the brake system is a regular system. regenerative braking is where the revirse the polarity of the motors and they switch from useing energy to making energy so there is no wear on those parts and infact makes the disk brake system work less.

went to detroit for this a mont or so ago but didn't get to drive one. we got one in yesterday and no sooner did it get off the truck and we took it for a test drive. Sticker $54,290 loaded. 4WD, NAV, leather ect. after the engine reaches operating temp. then it will go into Auto Stop mode, the transmission has 2 electric motors in it that run off 300v 3-phase electric. under 23mph the truck will opperate in hybrid mode depending on throttle input. if your light on the go pedal then the engine will remain off, read big golf cart. between 23-60 it will work in hybrid assist mode, engine and electric and at 70 its in full gas mode but does have DOD. fuel mileage is 20/20 average. they did add alot of weight to it so they tried to cut as much as they could. the hood and rear hatch is aluminum and there is no electric hatch lift. the seats are only 6 way power not 8 way. the A/C compressor is 300v electric and 42v power steering. Braking is different than anything you will drive. its called regenerative braking, the hybrid control module determins if it should just apply more to the electric motors to use the truck speed to recharge the batterys in turn slows the truck down because of the drag of making electricity or apply hydraulic brakes. when you push the brake pedal you are not moving any fluid, just an input into a module which turns on the ABS motor that applys the brakes. if the system fails then you have to push farther on the pedal and it will then apply hydraulic brakes manualy to the front wheels only. i would rock it, in stop and go traffic you could see even better fuel mileage than 20mpg. its a nice truck and rides nice. it also has a different front end thats more aerodynamic to help some. plus you get a huge tax brake for buying one.

and did i hear a niner in there?

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/CamaroAJ/ninja.jpg

oh shit, that could go either way lol.

maybe the fault lines just need some lube?

will we still be good to go for the rest of the year?

are we even going to need numbers for the drivers school? its not for poiints or anything.

it wouldn't be CR style if we didn't crash random thread once in while.

well i'm pretty sure that your the only one that is making an ass of your self. its a common thing and everyone is used to it.

Rob, someone is just pissed that they can't afford to drive somehting nice so they have to bash someone that can. shithead, the average american doesn't buy a car based on performance aspects. do you really think grandpa bought that new Z06 to go racing with? its a goal he may have set when he was a kid and now is able to make it come true. large amounts of americans have no idea that there cars can even do half the shit they were designed for. F-bodys were never designed for carving curves, yes there are some fast ones that can do it but it was never designed to just be for that. corvettes were never designed for drag racing, they have always been geared towards turing. some people like the vette because of the power it has to start with and its cheep HP/$ to modify.

my car has killed a few cones. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=23 there are a ton of american cars at that link that run track days and autocross. look at the ASP and SS class of NASA and SCCA nationals and see how many american cars are there. Rob on here takes his C6 out to track days too. you sir are an idiot like Ben said.

you'll have to take the cost up with them but Wheel Medic. they are a site sponsor, should be a banner at the top of the page.

Cold Air Intake. i have a set of 2004 Z wheels that are getting powder coated black and my other Toyo's will be here thursday so by saturday i should be rolling 295 on 18's all the way around. that should pick me up a little bit just having the car square and more contact patch in the front.

oh and if you need anything for the vette let me know. i do work at a Dealer on about 90% of the vettes that come in the door.

thats cool, i'll have to think about that. i do have stailness braded lines as well and a CAI. it would be alot closer racing if i had some race tires, you guys had me by 2 seconds with my street tires.

i read the top part about autocross and black vette and thought it had to be the same car i saw at NTR. also see your signed up for the drivers school, see you there.

no reach around for you.

did you drive a GTO yet? i hate how the shifter is 3 miles away as it wasn't designed for left hand drive. they would be a nice car to DD though. just so you know since as alot of people don't know this, vettes have wipers and a heater so they can be driven in cold and rain FYI.

yes but your car will be slow and then brake again.

just so everyone knows, i will be there with all my sweetness. and by sweetness i am not talking about my driving i mean me. and when i say me i mean my car. and when i say my car i'm talking about the vette. i guess what i am trying to say is i will have my car there to get more seat time in. if i could summarize what i am getting at is the corvette will be at the drivers school. if i had to shorten up what i am trying to say is i will have my car there. cliffs: my car will be there.

yes they did, they needed something that ran good.:woowoo: