Comments on: Special edition Ron Fellows, Indy 500 Pace Car 2007 Corvettes revealed

By: A4

A4 — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:05:31 +0000

wahahahhaha

By: anderson_b76

anderson_b76 — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:34:53 +0000

Still a plastic American POS!!!

By: theshadow

theshadow — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:02:45 +0000

Get is right, wannabe-arbiters-of-taste: it’s spelled *Gaudi*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Gaudí

As for the Vettes; pace car replicas have always been disgusting looking except for the 1978. Probably qualifies as the largest decal currently used on a production car. That should say something.

The Fellows Z06 is much better, and yes he deserves the recognition but in this case it’s a dubious one; just lose that “Corvette” script on the windshield and you might not get laughed at.

I’d take the regular Z06, strip out the interior, and spend the 10k on a proper steering wheel, coilovers and sway bars.

By: chevy490

chevy490 — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:13:09 +0000

wow gm this thing is badass, im glad the vette is americas number 1 super car! go gm and s-60 is gay!

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:42:23 +0000

more proof that GM still makes lame idiotic moves!

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:58:15 +0000

Found a site online selling an LS7 for 8k, And I’ve seen the new car in action plenty of times. Still twitchy on the edge. A month ago a guy was throwing around the idea of swapping an LS7 into a exige/elise chassis, so we searched around for an engine and a car.

By: doublearon21

doublearon21 — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:19:47 +0000

deutschetouring1337, you make alot of valid points, you messed up on a one thing though, the LS7, not Z07 in crate motor form is 15,000, not 8000. And one more thing, you may not have realized this but the new Z06 handles way better than a e46 M3 and a e36 M3, I have owned both, and driven a Z06 on the track before, there is really no comparison no matter what engine you put in the M.

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:19:23 +0000

The new ricer paint scheme lol gotta loveit!

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:03:59 +0000

hmmm, calling people ‘hicks’ then spelling ‘mignon’ ‘minion’ would seem a perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black.(and it’s ‘Ciabatta’)
Your self image needs toning down a bit Xero. Your dreams of pseudo-intellectualism are fallin short in real practice.

The Corvette does not try to classify itself in the market place as a Ferrari type luxury automobile. It does tout its Ferrari like performance. It is a fine car, and at $70k +/- is not literally for the masses.
And beating the world on the track is a pretty decent exclaimation point on the subject.

By: 55amg

55amg — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:36:03 +0000

me neither. but gmnumber1, where is he…damn he should be happy

By: XeroBlue

XeroBlue — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:05:00 +0000

Oh i forgot to say it DOES look like a hot wheel and i would be embarrassed to drive it. There fore i would NEver purchase one.

By: XeroBlue

XeroBlue — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:04:07 +0000

Im not gonna bash the vette. It has its rightful place in history as an American icon. However i can say it is a hick mobile. LOL I say this because it IS a poor mans prancing horse. Yes they are cheap, yes they are incredibly fast, and yes a Z06 will trounce all over alot of more exotic cars. Simply put the Vette is made for the masses, and that alone does not mean its a bad car because its not. But it will never truely be in the same class as Ferrari Or Lambo, or even Porsche for that very reason. Let me put it this way. Would you go to jack in the box and order the new Steak Chibbata and say that was an equivalent to going to Houstons for a filet minion. Sure Jack in the crack makes a mean Steak Chibbata, but its no filet minion! They are similar but its the way they are made and presented that make that crucial difference. I rest my case.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:50:26 +0000

I believe it is Ferrari that is using GM suspension technology in their latest models douschtouring1337.

I dont understand the complaints of the interior on the vette. It is a high performance ‘drivers car’ in most iterations. Not a luxury GT. The interior is comfortable enough and serves its purpose for the job at hand.
Let Caddy be plush. The vette interior is appropriate IMHO.

By: MM

MM — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:45:20 +0000

Wow, I’d love to own either one of those amazing machines. I prefer the Z06 one, but the Indy 500 car looks great too.

I wish all the idiots here would go away. Stop saying these cars are for rednecks and hicks when you can’t afford one. These cars are for people who appreciate American engineering, and who want performance without having to go broke paying for it. The Corvette still is the best performance car bargain ever!

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:00:03 +0000

Oh god, that Ron Fellows Z06 is the sex! It would have been cool if they gave it some extra power, but I would gladly pay extra for it as is.

By: Carnut4ever

Carnut4ever — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:39:01 +0000

The Corvette needs a new interior now( maybe do something about those pod headlamps) and not this marketing ploy to overprice standard Vettes.

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:44:25 +0000

Better yet, when is Chevrolet gonna realize they are just cloning Ferrari….I’m sick of them backwards engineering them. The last chassis was an exact clone of the 355 which is almost 8 yrs old. And they finally use CF for some of the chassis parts….They were always advertised as a “american 911″ but we already have a Porsche 911…get real. The engine alone in crate form is 8k dollars, go stick it in a E36 body and have fun. I bet a E36/46 with the Z07 would own a Vette Z07.

By: F451

F451 — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:50:13 +0000

Two words: Happy Horseshit.

By: Egbert Souse

Egbert Souse — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:26:37 +0000

I went to a Nascar race at Homestead thinking my opinion would change about Nascar, and I never wanted to leave a sporting event so badly in my entire life. No gear changes, its all the same boring noises, and a driver could be having a great race until the very last lap when the guy in 2nd place drafts behind him passes… On the other hand ALMS is where its at!!! A variety of cars with different engines and specifications, plenty of gear changes, you can usually walk around the track to go to the different turns, sitting in a grandstand for a few hours is torture.

By: brickyards

brickyards — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:24:30 +0000

I don’t see how a $80k car could have 2 pedal covers, and the gas pedal not have one? I just don’t understand…

By: norsairius

norsairius — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:08:22 +0000

“That pace car is just down right hick, hoosier and redneck.
It just screams, ‘Yeehaaa! Look at me and my booba-jobba girlfriend named Sue Ann; we’re going to Ryan’s Steakhouse!’”
“Oh I don’t know… it’s an oval just like NASCAR.”
meanpants555

The Indy 500 is not in any way, hick. While the Indy Motor Speedway can be an oval, it can also be reconfigured into a road course. As for NASCAR being hick, I actually used to have that same idea. However, I recently went to a practice for NASCAR and after watching it in person, I have a new appreciation for it. It actually does take some skill to control a car at sustained high speeds, especially with other cars all around you. And my oh my, those “stock” cars are LOUD! But loud in a very good way. It was actually a lot of fun, and I was surprised at how it changed my perception of NASCAR. I’m from Indiana, and while a lot of it can be considered hick, some of it isn’t.

As for the news piece: I’ve always liked the Corvette, I really like the Z06 (doesn’t everyone?). People complain about the interior a lot, but I’m the type of person who thinks that if it’s a sports car, nothing else should really matter except the performance. If you want a performance car with a comfy interior, look for a GT car, not a sports car.

By: Egbert Souse

Egbert Souse — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:02:21 +0000

LMAO!! Those things are so redneck!!@!! Hahahaha!!!

By: Manster

Manster — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:26:57 +0000

*YAWN”!

By: sampson

sampson — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:10:36 +0000

the white one is decent, but the orange one is HIDEOUS!!

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:06:07 +0000

Oh god, CUT THE MULLET!

By: youngm7

youngm7 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:50:02 +0000

looks like the vette has kicked euro ass in the ALMS 6 straight times. And won Le Mans almost every year. Fellows deserves a special edition for that. And never mind all the naysayers, the corvette is a value. I’ll take performance over a fancy pants interior any day, and any C6 will give you that, let alone the Z06.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:41:33 +0000

prove it.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:29:21 +0000

I have no issue with the Fellows, I do with Pace Car; it looks like a Hot Wheel.

And I am frightfully clever; do not deny me that.

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:08:50 +0000

and you wonder why we have people like GM#1forever on here.
You arrogant twits created him with your opposite but just as inane GM bashing and dumbass redneck rhetoric.
Get over yourselves, you aren’t nearly as clever as you think you are.
It’s a damn collector car. Every company with racing heritage makes them at one point or another.
‘Commemorative’ get it?
And how else would GM give props to Fellows? that guy and the vette have kicked eruo ass for what? 5 of the last 6 years? And this year looks like a repeat.

By: ironpony42

ironpony42 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:54:59 +0000

I’m just glad Fellows is getting a bit of recognition, he’s the man. And I’d take his over the Indy vette anyday. Pace Cars are for tracks, not for Joe Shlub to drive to KFC. They’re tacky, and I don’t think they should sell them at all. But most vette owners are drawn to tacky things so I guess if fits like a glove.

By: davebo

davebo — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:32:13 +0000

I’m all for people with more money than sense paying too much for anything. I’d love to get my hands on a new Z06, but even if I had the spare cash, I’d buy the normal Z06 and spend the extra $10k on mods. Hell, a $10k pair of diamond-studded fuzzy dice would be less tacky than the pace car paint job.

By: mujician

mujician — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:24:08 +0000

That Ron Fellows edition is HOT. As far as the pace car, I hate goddy vehicles, which pace cars usually are.

By: DaveO

DaveO — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:20:39 +0000

Hideous…just hideous…

By: global_lightning

global_lightning — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:20:18 +0000

Never underestimate rednecks with lots of cash. This is the ONE principle that has kept GM alive. I hope they milk every possible $0.01 off this package.

By: CBR2200

CBR2200 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:16:03 +0000

The Ron Fellows treatment is the worst two-tone interior of all time.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:33:26 +0000

Oh I don’t know… it’s an oval just like NASCAR.

By: Merkur XR4Ti

Merkur XR4Ti — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:30:39 +0000

How is the Indianapolis 500 hick???????? It’s open wheel racing, not nascar

By: SRT-4Ken

SRT-4Ken — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:19:17 +0000

——>whooaahh Brother, somebody always gotta say SOMETHIN about the Corvette’s interior, LEAVE IT ALONE ALREADY!!

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:19:12 +0000

People like to compare Corvettes with European and Japanese sports cars and this is a perfect example of why you can’t. That pace car is just down right hick, hoosier and redneck.
It just screams, “Yeehaaa! Look at me and my booba-jobba girlfriend named Sue Ann; we’re going to Ryan’s Steakhouse!”

By: Jazz

Jazz — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:13:29 +0000

Pretty cheap interiors for 70k
The ALMs looks good but is just an overpriced paint job and interior.

The Nascar replica is just plain wrong. Thank God there will be a limited number of them.

Still amazed at cheap interior.

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:06:32 +0000

hey its a collectors item, i had a buddy with a mid-90′s Indy 500 Edition Mustang Cobra and he sold it for the MSRP window sticker two years ago. They maintain their value on the market

By: wetstuff

wetstuff — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:40:00 +0000

What sort of goofball drives around his local town in a car everyone knows is a fake? A Hair Club for Men member.

By: Syrax

Syrax — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:38:54 +0000

they should bring the pop up headlghts back…so should ferrari

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:30:35 +0000

way to screw up the zo6 gm, $10,000 EXTRA FOR UGLY PAINT. and i always hated pace car replicas too.

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:28:39 +0000

God damn sexy. That’s all I can say.