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here it is
the all-new
chevrolet corvette
for the first time ever
it's got its engine
behind the driver and it's got its
steering wheel
on the right
this all-american hero
is starting to look a lot like one of
your fancy european sports cars
question is does it go like one
well
there's only one way to find out
knock it down a couple of gears
she flies
oh my word hundred mile an hour already
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not to 60 just over three seconds 184
mile an hour top speed
that isn't sports car fast that's super
car fast
this is one
quick
car
and that's thanks to chevy's 6.2 liter
small block v8 making over
480 horsepower
i love it
only the americans could put the word
small anywhere near a six liter engine
bonkers
the thing is though american sports cars
have never struggled with going fast in
a straight line
the problem's always been
corners
and when you do reach a corner in your
corvette
you discover
it is brilliant
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all corvettes a bit of a wrestling match
on track but this one
it's with ya
it's a lover not a fighter
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the gearbox is a fancy jewel coach
paddle shift
you can even have clever magnetic shock
absorbers
and having the engine behind the driver
feeds you right in the thick of it
you know exactly what's going on
and what's going on he's all good
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and it's the same story inside
sitting in an american car has
traditionally been a cheap and cheerful
experience
but the corvette's interior
is anything but
there's leather everywhere the screens
and cameras everywhere there's even one
in the rear view mirror
and look at this press this it records
your driving overlaid with data on how
fast you're going and the g-force
does the whole work
and it's got a pop-out roof so it's a
convertible too
seriously you've got everything you need
in here and it doesn't feel cheap and
cheerful it feels expensive and cheerful
so
how expensive is the new corvette
well
that depends
see in america these cars start at sixty
thousand dollars
that's forty five thousand pounds
forty five thousand pounds for nearly
five hundred horsepower mid engine
sports car
i know corvettes have always been about
bang for your buck
but that's an absolute steal
if you can't pay in books though
it's not quite such good news
the corvette we get over here
starts at 75 grand
this one has tested
85 grand
come on america
we give you the english language
we give you the internet
we give you
james corden
and this
is how you repay us
but here's the thing even at that price
this car is still
a total bargain
nothing else
nothing else you can buy in the uk right
now
gives you this much performance for your
pound
this much car for your cash
pound for pound for fun
this is right up there
i'm struggling to find something i don't
like
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stick some gravy on it i'm sold
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