Chevy Corvette Stingray C7: Behind the Scenes of it's Design, Engineering & Build

Chevy Corvette Stingray C7: Behind the Scenes of it's Design, Engineering & Build - Part One

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10 жыл бұрын

MotoMan travels to Bowling Green, Kentucky & Detroit to learn how the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray was created and meets Tadge Juechter, Chief Engineer, Tom Peters, Design Director, Dave Tatman, Plant Manager along with the rest of the people behind the return of the Stingray . . .
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@carguy8854 10 жыл бұрын

.. these type of videos anymore. It makes me happy to learn what goes on in the back ground and the people who work countless hours in the background without any true recognition. Thank you.

@MotoManTV 10 жыл бұрын

As you may be able to tell . . . LOVE talking to these guys. They are generally the smartest guys in the room. Tadge, though, is a special case. Not only an extremely talented engineer, but a Stanford MBA . . .

@Frostytravels 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a game changer.....this car is awesome ........the smile never goes away after a drive.

@djweetos 10 жыл бұрын

You can really tell that Motoman has a manufacturing background. Not one word of marketing gibberish was spoken in this video. Can't wait for the next episode!

@violian5 10 жыл бұрын

Have never owned an American car but this is the only American car I want. Such a beautiful car. At our annual auto show, the C7 garnered the most attention from the crowd.

@ionesand3393 6 жыл бұрын

Don't try to buy a Chrysler !!.... has the same quality like a Fiat and the parts have the same price with the B.M.W or Mercedes parts !!!

@Vgk36 10 жыл бұрын

Hit this one outta the park . tail lights are awesome very cool especially on the Lemans race car

@larrymarkusson2228 7 жыл бұрын

I just bought my 2014 Z51 LT3 used and had no idea what an advanced machine I was getting. I was looking for a Vette. Getting the Z51 LT3 extras was a bonus I unknowingly didn't realize I was getting. Unbelievable car!!

@chanceharl9939 6 жыл бұрын

I was never really into Corvette until I saw a C7 in person. Beautiful car inside and out.

@revolutionday1 10 жыл бұрын

A truly engineered machine. Proud to have this one coming from the U.S. for a change!

@glennbartley1536 10 жыл бұрын

I'm going to get one of these one day !!!

@jenniferwhitewolf3784 6 жыл бұрын

Glenn Bartley Don’t buy it on finance longer than you warranty! When they get older all the computer shit fails and little things take thousands in labor to get to. I love driving my Vette, but would just as soon de-ball with a dull scissors the idiots that designed in some of the worst service access I have seen in playing with cars for 50 years.

@carguy8854 10 жыл бұрын

Motoman bless you for this! Thank you for posting videos of actual mechanic and engineering of iconic cars. You dont see

@briantoye 6 жыл бұрын

Watching this from St. Catharines, Ontario...we got a shout out from the plant manager Dave Tatman nice! The old GM plant here in St. Catharines is still being demolished as we speak. Funny thing, I just ordered a 2018 Z06 (3LT/Z07) I wonder if Dave will build my engine!! Cheers from St. Catharines Dave!

@studio-flash 6 жыл бұрын

World's best sports car over 60 years..best looking and design...cool...no other car through its generation looks so good!!!

@WhiteLion2013 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome chevy - corvette nstallation really nice ;-) And also i like that there are working people not only robotics :-)

@markrichardson6145 10 жыл бұрын

The car is increadable!!!!!!

@ChuckBeefOG 10 жыл бұрын

Those robots creep the hell out of me, they move so fast. Neat to see how its done.

@revolutionday1 10 жыл бұрын

Just think if one ever...."went rogue"......

@Rajnoma 5 жыл бұрын

The iconic Chevy Corvette Stingray always made a guy pretty darn popular with the ladies back in the day as I recall. Today, the ladies drive this marvelous driving machine themselves!

@KyberKommando 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this awesome video! I love the new Chevy Corvette Stingray \m/

@MotoManTV 10 жыл бұрын

Absolutely our pleasure . . . As you could probably tell - had a GREAT time with Tadge & Tom . . .

@warren3667 7 жыл бұрын

c7 z06 is it ok to drop the clutch, or should one slip it. what if you get drag radial, lowered tire pressure etc

@ratch812 6 жыл бұрын

corvettes are such cool looking cars

@donwatson4955 8 жыл бұрын

I JUST GOT MY NEW 2016 ZO6 VETT CON . WHAT A CAR PUT IN DRIVE AND HANG ON .

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

enjoy it man, I wish I could say the same

@ronfurgerson6335 10 жыл бұрын

Very instructive and interesting too. Thanks MotoMan. I have a C5 but look forward to getting a C7 one of these days. I especially appreciated the distinction made between style and design during the video.

@marque27 10 жыл бұрын

very informative video. Wish it could be longer....i like hearing about the technical stuff. Cheers!

@MotoManTV 10 жыл бұрын

Your wish will be granted . . . Another nine minutes coming next week with Tadge, Tom & Dave. There are also a number of bonus clips at our Facebook page: facebook.com/MotoManTV

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

Cool

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

very cool

@JG40061 3 жыл бұрын

On my bucket list, to own a Corvette 🇺🇸

@TotalLifeVictoryTV 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks.

@glennbartley1536 7 жыл бұрын

AWESOME...

@stevefowler2112 5 жыл бұрын

Just bought a beautiful '16 Z06 vert with only 3 k miles...did not know about the "central member"...as an Engineer myself, that is a pretty interesting structural design. Thanks for this upload.

@bmpower6556 9 жыл бұрын

My next car!

@ionesand3393 6 жыл бұрын

My next dream !!

@rickintexas1584 6 жыл бұрын

The C7 is a stunning machine.

@allangross1492 5 жыл бұрын

I like the yellow special edition, but I'm going to order a red C8, 2020-2021? Glad to see you back at the dealership. Also Chuck is the 2nd reason I'm ordering from you. Great job catching the ground effects and ordering a replacement panel.

@pec1739 8 жыл бұрын

i hope to see more about the transaxle stuff, pretty amazing :D

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

its all about the tramic trans

@williamkozar1783 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! Chevy Corvette is the best sports car ever, one day I will get one...

@jamesbond9873 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the C8 taz!

@calvinseo5156 Жыл бұрын

My love corvette

@fidellaboy-negron5816 Жыл бұрын

I miss my VETTE!

@russelljdj 5 жыл бұрын

The 3 C out shines this thing Big Time.

@russellmooneyham3334 5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you haven't driven one.

@williewatson3873 6 жыл бұрын

The best car ever

@ArgentPure 6 жыл бұрын

Shout Out for St. Catharines! COOL!!!

@lacesout1199 5 жыл бұрын

I will be getting one of these cars in s few years

@Dukefazon 5 жыл бұрын

Building dreams... Yeah, I have that dream too, to buy a Corvette one day. I love it since Need for Speed III - Hot Pursuit.

@jimmyflowers5806 5 жыл бұрын

Great design I have a 2018 zo6 love it

@oneslackr 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. I also have 2018 Z06. Mine is a WGG, M7, 2LZ w/Z07 pkg. It's a lot of fun. What color is yours?

@russellmooneyham3334 5 жыл бұрын

Had the privilege of driving a buddies 2016 Z06 roadster. 8 speed paddle shift 650 hp 650lbs torque. Ive driven several "supercars" in my 60 years including a 70 LS6 4spd ss454 chevelle, 04 Z06, 2012 grand sport, ect. NOTHING prepared me for that 2016. I haven't been that scared since the first time my wife told me she was pregnant!!!! Lol. WHAT A RUSH!

@collinskwaning9004 4 жыл бұрын

I perfectly believe one day one day i gonna work in your company.

@terrywix6844 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! Impressive to see some of the engineering that is built into these expensive automobiles. GM fell way short on ground clearance! My 2012 Grand Sport, 2LT only has 3" of clearance. Yes, I said 3". Can't go over speed bumps without dragging bottom. Had to build a driveway ramp because the front fender would drag everytime I backed out the driveway. My 77 Vette never drug bottom on my driveway. You would thing GM would get this problem/challenge/opportunity under control and PREVENT DRAGGING BOTTOM... HINT, HINT, HINT...

@goofydog2 4 жыл бұрын

@8:20 Tag says that a 'certain part connected to cooling the brake calipers and that this part sit too low to fit in a car carrier so the dealer installs it.' Does that mean if the car i required to be put on a car carrier for whatever reason, that part has to be removed for traval and then reapplied after it is taken from car carrier??? Also. Is this line dealing with the Corvettes going to be shut down to varying degrees while we deal with the Virus?

@kiritofansgamingwithcamel5391 3 жыл бұрын

America's famous sports car

@dgcmusi 5 жыл бұрын

I love the new generation super car...

@Mike-mw7nl 9 жыл бұрын

I came here cause I have great taste in cars.....

@zamiyanmcduffie3712 8 жыл бұрын

gcc chm a

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

you sure do man and me too

@gdub454 6 жыл бұрын

Wish they would've done circle tail lights..the squareish ones sucks...having 4 circles back there with the 4 circle exhaust pipes in the middle would've looked badass..

@ricksasiela8789 6 жыл бұрын

Sorry to have heard about the Bowling Green massacre...my thoughts and prayers were with you then.

@SIMKINETICS 10 жыл бұрын

This stiff drive-train seems unique, relying on a torque tube to react against a drive-shaft without U-joints. If this has been well-engineered, it saves production costs while improving reliability, tracking & road-feel. On the downside, damage to any part of this assembly is more likely to affect the whole drive-train. Is this concept patented?

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

please look up the tramic trans and you will see what I mean

@dmcnamara9859 5 жыл бұрын

SIMKINETICS: Nothing revolutionary about a torque-tube. Hell even the Model T had it....most/all GM cars/pickups had Torque-Tube until the 1950s. Torque-Tube has been around for hundreds of years in Industrial Applications. Just comes down to ,you wanna spend $20.00 for a conventional drive-shaft with U-joints or spend $30.00 for the Torque-Tube method. Current Corvette still plays catch-up to Japan and Europe....it's Ace is lots of horsepower for little money.

@georgehgordy1690 6 жыл бұрын

At 2:47 Walter Jackson Chevrolet Ringgold Georgia there was a 78 official pace car sitting on the showroom floor that had around 50 miles on the odometer it was given to or purchased by Walter's son Danny Jackson and he just left it sitting on the showroom floor only driving it a few times. In 2011 an F4 tornado came through downtown Ringgold and went across Walter Jackson Chevrolet and demolished that Corvette. Sad day

@Trekologist 10 жыл бұрын

This was really cool, MotoMan. I might lean Mopar, but if I had the means, I'd probably go for a C7.

@MotoManTV 10 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric! Thanks for the kind words . . . You know . . . A fully loaded 300C SRT8 is not far off a base C7 . . . :) (ALTHOUGH: The one MUST have option is Z51)

@Trekologist 10 жыл бұрын

MotoManTV True, but I'd stick with my 6 year old SRT8 given the choice between the newer ones. Sure, they're awesome cars, but for what a brand new SRT8 costs, I could build a serious hot rod out of mine... but it still wouldn't be C7 level, hehe.

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

looks like took some time to blud the c7

@The_R-n-I_Guy 3 жыл бұрын

I would just be happy to get the driveline and suspension. I could build something really fun with that.

@laurensiemens1436 3 жыл бұрын

Its a game changer if you can afford one. GM prices are going STUPID

@phillipgarrow2297 2 жыл бұрын

I have a C7 I love it except the taillights

@bigdiesil75 5 жыл бұрын

Moto man

@MindsEyeVisualGuitarMethods 8 жыл бұрын

I closed my eyes and pretended it was 1974 and he was talking about the new for 1975 - V8 monza and it's somewhat similar "torque arm" solution

@victoriamcmahon9545 6 жыл бұрын

Actually my dad's 1950 Chevy had the same system.

@Qusin111 4 жыл бұрын

for those who can not read between the lines during the first pat himself on the back minutes "the aluminum drive lines kept breaking"

@tscooter22 7 жыл бұрын

I drove my friends 505 HP C6 Z06, and I can tell you, the driveline slosh was pretty bad. It looks like they've fixed it with a stronger torque tube (whatever you call it). I sure hope so!

@mariosorrenti482 6 жыл бұрын

More impressed with the robots......looks like a toyota

@liomolina7902 5 жыл бұрын

👍🏎

@scorpio0251 10 жыл бұрын

HUGE Corvette guy here....except for the C4. What an atrocity that thing was. Looked like a glorified Pontiac Fiero. I'm amazed it survived.

@CODYBIMBO1 10 жыл бұрын

Same here like every gen Except The C4 and some c3s

@MasterDayTrader 9 жыл бұрын

Personally the C4 is my favorite, I'm not a fan of the early versions, but 92-96 are best looking Corvette. I don't see how it looks like a Fiero. I only get compliments with my Corvette. I only see the C4 hate online.

@kevinmiles8712 5 жыл бұрын

Can I put a link in my website to this video?

@MotoManTV 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely - would love it if you could embed any of our episodes within your website . . .

@kevinmiles8712 5 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks

@chemicalspore 5 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail looks like the Corvette was in the hood for too long

@jaxxbrat2634 5 жыл бұрын

Midengine Vette long over due..now playing catch up

@OCALLARM 7 жыл бұрын

Madison Heights, not Sterling Heights. The traffic was terrible!

@DougCameraMan 10 жыл бұрын

This is a great video, I want a C7 Vette so bad. Love the classics as well. Check it out: facebook.com/AwesomeCorvettes

@terrywix6844 8 ай бұрын

Let's see the plants where a lot of other Corvette parts are made, assembled, manufactured in MEXICO...

@bambamtim2632 7 жыл бұрын

Mann I hit lottery I'm get me zo6 Chevrolet corvette

@emantabrizi 7 жыл бұрын

*its No apostrophe needed.

@edgesince84 6 жыл бұрын

There's not supposed to be an apostrophe in "its."

@elNenio 10 жыл бұрын

Man.. if you dont drive this carefully.. that transmission cooler looks like a mechanic's nightmare.. imagine some idiot try to offroad this car into a very high speedbump... knocking that very fragile cooler.. other than that.. this whole car is my dream design.. its cool to know that american is coming up with very good simple design very comparable to japanese.. this whole chassis reminds me of the GTR.. but this ones seems more reliable design by the looks of that thick propeller housing..

@eddieknox9874 7 жыл бұрын

did he say 4 cylinder?

@coryr9938 7 жыл бұрын

It has cylinder deactivation. When you're cruising and not getting on the gas, the engine can drop to only 4 cylinders. All of GM's new V-8s have it.

@RoboTekno 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, rear end is still ruined. Not to mention the brace face front fascia. Interior and general flowing shape is very nice though.

@revolutionday1 10 жыл бұрын

"Ruined" how? This car is a killer. Let's see YOUR design!

@fullbackdive41 6 ай бұрын

Corvette and 4 cylinders should never be in the same sentence.

@johnbecay3686 7 жыл бұрын

if he kept his hands in his pockets, could he still talk?

@bscottfab 7 жыл бұрын

Long time vet owner here. (38yrs). The hype behind the Aztec like tail lights? Not working with me. Sorry. Also the "sharp" edges on various surfaces? Very Aztec like .

@burntsider8457 Жыл бұрын

It's "its."

@spendiddles85 6 жыл бұрын

Selling my S2000 for one of the C7s. Gotta start saving :3

@jenniferwhitewolf3784 6 жыл бұрын

I wish these ‘brilliant’ engineers had to fix the shit designs they create. Just to change the heat/AC diverter doors, remove top half of engine to access firewall, then remove the several hundred pound dashboard as a unit...$5000 to $6000 to replace less than $200 in wear-out parts. Oil pressure sender fail? They DO! and its a $12 part that takes $1,400 in labor to access. Love driving my Vette, but would shoot some of the freaking idiots that engineered impossible service into it.

@ApexFinX 6 жыл бұрын

Jennifer WhiteWolf hmmm maybe you should work for gm or quit complaining

@Roy-sh1oj 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe you can buy a new Corvette for $50,000 anymore. Add another $10,000 to that and that's with a rebate and GMI...

@remnard1 5 ай бұрын

So on the torque tube issue, you tripled the weight because of a vibration in 4 cylinder mode. AFM is a pox in a sports car. Get rid of the DOD, and you’ll fix the lifter issue, and resulting blown motor from dropping a valve issue, lower the weight of the car, the vibration issue, and the torque tube grenading issue that plagues these cars. Oh yeah and fix the pos transmission/torque converter issue. That’s a nightmare. And get paint and body to fix my clear coat issue. I have to spend a few thousand to get my 60 thousand dollar car repainted where the clear coat defected.

@edubelquintanilla3082 5 жыл бұрын

Chevrolt

@mgelliott1 9 жыл бұрын

1:07. Triple is not 300%. If you double something, you increase it by 100% from where it was. If so, tripling something is a 200% increase.

@mgelliott1 9 жыл бұрын

+CatManDewie doesn't respond to my point on what triple is. read my post.

@catmandewie2985 9 жыл бұрын

I redact those statements as a misunderstanding. You're right as a 200% increase from what it was but the end result will still be 300% of the original. So Tadge is still right.

@mgelliott1 9 жыл бұрын

+CatManDewie Dude. Not it won't. You are wrong. Read my original post carefully. Read your own redacted post. You contradicted yourself. You can't say I'm right in the first 1/2 of sentence 2 and then take that back in the 2nd half. Tadge was stating growth from where something WAS. 1x that original, or 100% growth, doubles it (100 to 200, is 100% increase). 2x that original, or 200% growth, triples it from where it was (100 to 300, is a 200% increase, math is (300-100)/100 = 2). As such 3x that original, or 300% growth quadruples it 400 is 3x more than 100, or (400-100)/100 = 3.

@catmandewie2985 9 жыл бұрын

+mgelliott1 What you are saying only applies to percentage INCREASE, not the new stiffness percentage. Tadge wasn't clear when stating that after listening to it. He is trying to say the new stiffness percentage not the increase. It is in fact 300% AFTER tripling if from 100% by a 200% increase. Tadge is still right.

@bernado242 7 жыл бұрын

its all about the math

@AbuWyatt Жыл бұрын

*its

@JOHNBRANSKI100 10 жыл бұрын

THANK GOD THE U S TAXPAYERS ARE PROVIDING THEM THE FUNDS TO BUILD THIS BECAUSE THEY LOSE MONEY ON EVERY CAR THEY SELL.

@revolutionday1 4 жыл бұрын

Tadge now, when talking about the C8 Corvette: "the last car (C7) was basically a total piece of crap compared to this one...." --2019

@KnockoutInvesting 8 жыл бұрын

When GM designs start looking like Imports. shame

@iceee187 8 жыл бұрын

+Berkeclor92 you mean like a ferrari, or lambo. Yes imports.

@johnc.o.6758 6 жыл бұрын

It's been four years and you still haven't fixed the grammatical error in the title.

@misters2837 7 жыл бұрын

Looks like the next generation MIGHT be a "REAL" supercar, Comparable with the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Acura and Ford... I mean really, any Moron can buy and drive a 'Vette Straight-line...but to have a REAL Mid-Engine SUPERCAR, something that actually handles like a real GT race car, Even though I am not a "Chevy Guy", it will be nice to see the American brand Chevrolet name on something like that.

@coryr9938 7 жыл бұрын

Do you realize that Chevy kills a lot of those cars on the track. With the Z06, Grand Sport, ZL1, and more. GM is pretty much king of the hill right now on the track and definitely the skid pad. The new Grand Sport just set a Motor Trend record by pulling 1.2g on the skid pad. These things eat Porsches and BMWs on the track. Not much can beat them, especially on a track.

@misters2837 7 жыл бұрын

Cory R: PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE!

@coryr9938 7 жыл бұрын

Honestly though, go look at the numbers and the times. The Z06 is the number one car on the Willow Springs track that Motor Trend tests on., other than the 918 Spyder which is ridiculously fast. It beats out the GTR Nismo and a bunch of McLarens and Porsches.

@misters2837 7 жыл бұрын

I don't see a single Chevy on this list, until I do, nothing they build impresses me... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans_winners

@coryr9938 7 жыл бұрын

Chevy doesn't really try with Le Mans. Go look at the Nurburgring and other tracks like Willow Springs, Mazda Laguna Seca, etc. A lot of top tens and top fives on those tracks. Z06, ZR1, and ZL1 all do really good.

@ArtStamos 5 жыл бұрын

They need to stop this 4 cl stuff, if you want a 4 cl buy a Camry or accord, running the v8 on 4cl causes premature wear, that is what they want.

@russellmooneyham3334 5 жыл бұрын

Blame the tree huggers.

@jvaubry 5 жыл бұрын

What this guy doesn’t tell you about that driveline is that they copied it from Porsche who first came out with that design in the early eighties in the 944 and 928. Corvette utilized that driveline with a rear mounted transaxle in the C5, ten years after Porsche. Guess he forgot to mention that...

@JOHNBRANSKI100 10 жыл бұрын

TORQUE TUBE STOLEN FROM FERRARI ENGINEERS IN THE '70'S.

@ronhenderson9258 10 жыл бұрын

But the vette had a torque tube in the 60's...

@AutoYoung 9 жыл бұрын

Why the hell does it have to be stolen!? Car companies borrow ideas and technologies from each other all the time. It's a good thing. And since you wanna talk about stealing and shit, Ferrari stole the Magnetic Ride Control suspension from GM. How's that?

@fbody984life 9 жыл бұрын

...and Burger King stole the hamburger from McDonalds, take that too.

@JOHNBRANSKI100 9 жыл бұрын

fbody984life yeah , but Burger King has a better burger now.

@fbody984life 9 жыл бұрын

john branski That depends on your taste buds.