The current Chevrolet
Corvette is probably the best Corvette to date. The 197 mph
Z06 is also probably the best-valued supercar in the world.
So, how on earth does GM surpass this with the 2012 C7 model
which is planned to be released in 2011 to coincide with the
100th anniversary of Chevrolet? |
That is a good question, and GM executives are planning the
replacement right now and asking themselves the exact same
thing. GM may be suffering at the moment in the current
economic conditions. However, they will not and are not
going to let one of America’s longest lasting nameplates to
linger too long without a replacement.
At least that is the current plan. Some
sources believe that it will be impossible for GM to bring
out the new Corvette in 2012. Some are predicting delays
until 2013. Others are predicting the earliest that we will
see the C7 is 2015, if we see a new model at all. If the new
model is delayed until the 2013 model year the current C6
Corvette will be the second longest running model in
Corvette history.
Hopefully, GM will survive in one
form or another after this current economic crisis is over.
The Corvette has too much history to let it just expire as a
model. Even if the new C7 is delayed from 2011 to 2015 and
is not brought out in time for Chevrolet’s 100th anniversary,
let us hope that GM continues to work on the icon that has
excited us so much over the years. |
