We didn’t make it to the Geneva Motor Show this year, but we should be thankful that publications such as Car & Driver did, as they were able to discover something truly peculiar about the recently unveiled 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible at the Chevrolet booth. Just to the left of the C7 Convertible’s digital tachometer is the very recognizable icon of two interlocking rotor vanes. AKA, a twin-screw supercharger.
It’s very mysterious as to why the Stingray Convertible would feature a boost gauge, while the hard-top model has no such thing with its free-breathing LT1 V8. Chevrolet even confirmed that the new 2014 Corvette Convertible would cradle the same engine, and be pretty much the same car as the Stingray Coupe, but with a soft top. So what gives? We’re a little stumped at the moment. Was it just for show? A possible bug in the digital readout?
Well, we do know that there are supercharged C7 Corvettes currently undergoing testing, but allegedly the forced induction is reserved for the Z06 and ZR1 supercars. So, we’re going to have to do some deep digging to uncover this mystery. Continue to check back on GM Authority for more on this topic, and for extensive coverage of GM News.
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A small easter egg.
……or a warning to other automakers that whatever the Stingray can do, the addtion of a blower will ramp it up by 10.
Until then, I don’t lend much to this until I see the block.
The Supercharged engine is coming and I would not be shocked if a version of it ends up in a Convertible at some point. The ZL1 convertible has one so why not a lower powered Z06 or even a ZR1?
I think GM just put this in to see if anyone was paying attention. It is easy to put a dash from a future car in a preproduction car.
GM often leaves clues out quietly since the Chapter 11. Those who pay attention get rewarded like here.
GM seems to be on a bit of a roll at the moment, keep bringing out better & better cars, launch after launch (retro muscle cars :-D, hatches, saloons and trucks) keep up the good work GM, loyal fans & new to GM folks will keep buying.
No matter why it is there, it is beautiful! 🙂