Living in the Midwest has costs, but Minnesotans are not unfamiliar with the usual cold temperatures and slushy roads. Yet experience doesn’t always win, and according to Wrecked Exotics, a Torch Red 2014 Corvette Stingray was the victim of the ice and snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The car is now stationed at a local dealership awaiting repairs with snow under the hood where once a passenger’s side headlight stood. Snow also found itself mixing with what is left of the radiator and front splitter. Further inspecting the damage shows the  front-right tire being mangled and seemingly disconnected from the car.
Friendly reminder, folks. Driving a sports car like the 2014 Corvette Stingray in these weather conditions is foolish, if not reckless. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a wrecked Stingray. Or the second, or the third. But we’ll say it’s the first C7 claimed by the snow.
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That’s why I don’t drive my 2001 GP and 2004 Bonny in the snow! Well, that and rust. . .
A Corvette should be banned from the roads when their is salt on them. If you can afford one, you can afford a late model Impala to drive during bad weather.
Maybe if these people could drive this kind of stuff wouldn’t happen
Summer only tires. That should be a clue and a half.
Tires don’t matter! Knowing how to drive is what is important!
(winter) “Tires don’t matter!”
Said someone who lives in Phoenix.
This guy oughta be taken out in the street and shot like a dog.
I’ve driven every type of vehicle in the snow! You Either can drive or you can’t!
Like I said tires don’t matter, being able to control your car does!
Way to drive in snow with summer tires. Moron.
Isn’t it possible that tires and driving ability are equally important? If tires aren’t important, why does the Z/28 have special tires? or what about the huge investments in tread design by Goodyear, Pirelli, Bridgestone, Michelin, etc? I think it’s an overreaching statement to claim that tires are unimportant.
We also know very little about what caused the wreck. Did a deer jump out in front of them? What about the other drivers on the road? What if the driver was following an SUV who was following too close to the person in front of them? The corvette driver wouldn’t be able to see around the SUV and would have little preparation for a sudden stop a couple cars up. Who really maintains the proper following distance in rush hour traffic? Maybe it happened then. All this to say that we don’t know enough details to assume that it was all driver error.
And finally, your point that being able to control your car matters more than the tires makes little sense. The tires are the connection to the road and directly influence that ability. (Insert favorite driver here) would have a difficult time piloting a (insert favorite sports car here) in snow with tires that have a poor tread design.
Just because you can pay for a new Corvette doesn’t mean you know how to drive one.
Brian, I agree with you that tires, (the “right” tires), are important for the different seasons, and conditions.
From where I sit… The Corvette should have never been out, and on the winter road in the 1st place. It was not very bright to have a work of art, on roads that only a 4 wheel vehicle can safely navigate. And if it’s ice, even a 4 wheel drive can’t stop any faster than a Corvette.
Shot like a dog… I say.
Having specific tires for a car is one thing but no matter what tires you have if the conditions are cold and slippery then you need to slow down and take your time!
It’s called car control! Knowing when to slow down and keep the car out of the ditch!
YOU Don’t Need Special Tires To Make This Choice!
People can be hard headed!
You can drive a sports car during winter/snow conditions. Just make sure you have snow (or at the very LEAST, all-season) tires installed on your car and you drive cautiously.
Why are Americans so against putting snow tires on their vehicles? It is a requirement in other countries and it’s not like you’re wasting money as it simply means that your summer tires will last twice as long since they won’t be used during the winter…