According to Inside Line, a "trusted source" has confirmed the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) will offer a seven-speed manual transmission.
Power will likely total 440hp, an improvement over the 436 horsepower available currently in the Corvette C6, but with improved fuel economy due to the new engine’s smaller size and advanced features.
First things first: The car you see here is not the next Corvette. It is a concept car called the Stingray; it was built by General Motors in 2009. Turns out the magazine hit the Woodward Dream Cruise in August and went digging for new-Corvette dirt. The Pop Mech piece is here.
Platform code: Y1XX. Production start: Summer 2013. Model year: 2014.
The seventh-generation Corvette is built around a platform coded internally as Y1XX and will initially be sold as a 2014 model-year car.
Square taillights are rumored, as are Ferrari-style quarter windows a la the second-generation (C2) Corvette. The seats and interior in the current Corvette need work. Everything feels nice, but certainly not expensive-sports-car nice. Expect that to change, with the car's interior finally competitive with offerings from Europe.
Drivetrain: Economical, fun.
The '14 Corvette should be the first car to use the fifth-generation, all-new Chevrolet small-block V8 engines. Fun stuff.)
Sure, every Corvette is a flawed car, and every new 'Vette is better than the last.
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