Vehicle: Chevy Corvette
Trim: Z06
Miles: 15k
MSRP: $115,000
Color: Red
I drove a mid-engine car that wasn’t a Porsche.
It was a Chevy!
This is a slick little beast. If you like sitting really low the with the engine peaking over your shoulder (I do), then you’re in luck. If you also like searching through the HUD menus to find the 3-axis accelerometer, you’re also in luck 😬
This thing is priced … almost reasonably? You’re getting a lot of car for the money. On the other hand, you’re getting a Chevy, so lol.
Control
Hope you like hunting for controls while you’re taking turns in the wine country at very high speeds. Oh jeez, it might get cold in the cockpit, let me just turn on the heat.
Hm. Looks like the arcane hieroglyphics laid out insanely on the center console are CC buttons? (img 2).
Coooool. I guess I’ll start at the top and work my way down? Don’t get me wrong, I sympathize with the dilemma of running out of room in your layout, so you just cram shit in wherever it fits. My friend said: “it looks like they’re laid out for a glissando,” and I agree.
Anyway, the HUD; It’s cool. Shows you speed, tach, and other stupid shit depending on your settings. You should just put the speedo up there because you’ll go cross-eyed trying to look at the multicolored superimposition of the other metrics if you think you’re a fighter pilot. I’ve spent my whole life looking at FPS HUDs and this still gave me a headache.
Ride
Shockingly, this is the most comfortable seat I’ve ever used. It hugs, it supports, it grips, it asks you about your day and gives you a smooch. It’s very adjustable. Like I said, you sit very low. The mid-engine looms over you. Cool as hell.
It doesn’t have a 4 or 5-point harness standard, which it should, because nobody in their right mind is going to drive it gently. But whatever.
It’s an automatic because … imagine trying to fit a stick between those cheeks seats. But no, get used to the paddle shifters. Which are really good!
Positive
Well, this thing is fun to drive. It weighs nothing and has a huge turbo v8 putting out nearly 700hp. For non-car people, that’s what is known technically as “as shitload of horse ponies.” [yes, HP stands for horse ponies]). If you press go, you go. If press brake, you brake. If you paddle-shift down and hold it there, you make can the engine jump out of the back seat — but I don’t recommend it.
If you like mid-engine cars (which I do, I really do) you’re probably gonna like this car, which again, is a fucking Chevy. Hah!
Thanks for reading.
i drove a car 
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