This is a great article!

I thought I would re-share this article on the new Stingray.  We should be getting ours any day now and the whole family is talking about it. It's a big family because here at Findlay Chevrolet we consider all of our Employees and Customers family. If you have any questions or want to know more about the Findlay Chevrolet family - just let us know. 

The 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray Lets The Driver Tailor The Drive

By Greg Barbera

The 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray is one of the most technologically advanced high-performance automobiles ever to hit the streets. Five distinct driver modes electronically calibrate up to 12 performance variables to customize your Stingray with the appropriate handling and steer-ability for any road. Modes can be changed on the fly, enabling drivers to tailor the behavior of the car to any situation—an experience that’s part intuitive and part educational. The result? Drivers get maximum performance from a vehicle that can function as a daily driver, a luxury vehicle or a racecar.

1. Weather: Probably the most self-explanatory of all the modes. It adapts the vehicle to road conditions by distributing the appropriate power to the rear wheels, which promotes more confident driving in rain or snow. Tailored Traction Control is at the heart of this mode.

Road: Good for many road conditions you encounter in inclement weather. Probably would be really helpful on US 24 in the heart of the Rocky Mountains or on Interstate 75 in Florida’s Everglades (a.k.a. Alligator Alley).

2. Eco: This mode is designed to conserve fuel and provide the best gas mileage. Through Active Fuel Management, it limits your car’s power when traveling at cruising speeds. An Eco index display is available.

Road: Flat, open roads. For instance, Interstate 15 from Los Angeles to Las Vegas through the Mojave National Preserve or possibly Interstate 10 from Houston to San Antonio.

3. Tour: Ideal for your everyday driving, this mode offers quiet comfort (by relieving the stiffness from shock damping) during the start-stop of your daily commute. Customizable gauge cluster can display audio, navigation and phone data.

Road: That one you take to and from work.

4. Sport: As the name of the mode implies, this works best when aggressive responsiveness and power are needed. Available Magnetic Selective Ride Control is stiffened but tempered (like the steering). The dashboard display changes, easily revealing RPMs, and the throttle note becomes more audible (in other words... LOUDER).

Road: Tail of the Dragon, Deal’s Gap, NC. This road features 318 curves in 11 miles.

5. Track: Best used in autocross or on lapping days, this mode is exclusively for driving on a track. With legitimate race settings that provide maximum responsiveness (through available Magnetic Ride damping and Performance Traction Management) and throttle progression, it also displays a lap timer on the dashboard.

Road: Ron Fellows Performance Driving School, Parhump, NV or Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, Phoenix, AZ.

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Greg Barbera of DadCentric is a dad blogger, beer magazine editor and the singer/bass player for the punk band Chest Pains. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. You can follow him on twitter @gregeboy, tumblr, Facebook and Blogger. Want to know more? Just Google him.

Let's All Go Topless!

It's that time of year again.  The urge to feel the sun.  Here are some of my recommendations.   What about you?  Which one do you want to take to the beach?

2011 Neiman Marcus Camaro 2SS

2012 Certified Equinox 1LT with Sunroof

2013 Camaro 2SS

2013 Camaro 2SS

2013 Cruze 1LT with Sunroof

2013 Cruze 1LT with Sunroof

2013 Corvette Grand Sport

2013 Corvette Grand Sport 1LT

2013 Malibu 2LZ with Sunroof!

2013 Certified Malibu 2LT with Sunroof

2013 Suburban LTZ with Sunroof

2013 Tahoe LT with Sunroof

And my favorite - 2013 Z06 2LZ

Corvette Rallye

Were you able to make it over here to see the Corvettes?  There were about 105 of them parked all over our store's parking lot and the street!  Fun for all!

There is a big big West Coast Corvette Rallye this weekend.  Their last check in point will be here so we are expecting over 100 Corvettes.  They will be showcasing their cars here from around 2:30 - 4pm on Saturday before heading over to the Silverton.  Come on by and take a look at these gorgeous cars.

Team Chevy at the Daytona 500

The Chevy SS made its debut Sunday at the Daytona 500.  And, what a debut it was.  Jimmy Johnson drove the #48 car to victory and said he loved the car.  “Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson, (crew chief) Chad Knaus and (team owner) Rick Hendrick on their victory in The Great American Race,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “And for the Chevrolet SS to win its first points race is incredible. This is a culmination of a tremendous effort by our engineers, owners, drivers, crew chiefs and teams who worked together to develop the Chevrolet SS race car. So much hard work went into preparing the Chevrolet SS for competition in the Sprint Cup series. We waited a long time for this race, and the performance of the No. 48 team made that wait worthwhile.”

Johnson wasn’t the only driver on Team Chevy to place.  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. came in 2^nd, Ryan Newman came in 5^th, Regan Smith was 7^th and Danica Patrick who had pole position came in a respectable 8^th.   Team Chevy racked up their 22^nd Daytona 500 win – more than any other manufacturer showing that Chevy has earned all the accolades.

Adding this Chevy SS to the Chevrolet stable is going to get everyone’s juices going.  0-60 in 5 seconds for an upscale luxury sedan is amazing and the 6.2L V8 is what gets it there. Of course the racing SS has some modifications that you probably won’t find in your garage,  but it will have the same rear wheel drive small block V8 configuration.  This car is a beauty and has so much innovative technology that it’s going to blow you away…Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Vision Camera with Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert (an incredibly safe car to drive) and my favorite – color Heads Up Display.   This summer is going to be hot in more ways than one – the SS, the Corvette and the Impala.  I can’t hardly wait!

It's a beautiful car but....

I like cars. I like cars that go fast. Spending over 2 million dollars on a car? Not so much.  No one can say that Bugatti makes a bad car and the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is a gorgeous car..but the price tag seems a little bit over the top.

This beauty has some interesting stats:  Price around $2 million.  50 colors available.  1001 hp. 253 mph. GPS in the rearview mirror.

Now, let's look at a contender.  I would rather spend $130k on a classic American sportscar.

Stats on this ZR1 are:  638 hp. 205 mph. 10 colors available. GPS in heads up display.

Does anyone really need the extra 48 mph?  And if I am going 250 mph do I want to take my eyes off the road to look at the GPS in the rearview mirror?

What are your thoughts?