Exterior Vents
 

So the press release news has this excerpt:

Many hours were spent in the wind tunnel hand-sculpting surfaces for aesthetics and performance. Functional exterior elements include:

Models with the automatic transmission or Z51 Performance Package feature a functional vent on driver’s left side directing air over a heat exchanger for the transmission fluid and a similar arrangement on the passenger side that directs air over a heat exchanger for the electronic limited slip differential. Airflow through the differential and transmission heat exchangers exit through the aircraft-inspired taillamp vents and lower-rear fascia air outlets.

Does this mean that m/t non-Z51 models will have a pair of faux non-functional vents or no vents at all on top of each quarter panel? Consequently, the rear taillamp vents will also be faux? :confused:

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My God can you stop making me panic......I'm about to burst into flames lol.

Someone please chime in....I have a box of tissues within reach.:(

Attention to detail... nitpicking... analyzing... damn I want this car. :D

You know it's bad@ss when it plum makes your stomach hurt:eek:

I apologize for the redneck rhetoric.

Good questions.
I personally would hope for no vents rather than fake vents.

Yup. I wouldn't like to see a faux pas here...

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...nor here

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Interesting...

Seems like non-Z51 models will have no vents. Could be wrong.

I think what it is, the vents are on all cars, all cars vent the brakes and radiator. But the Z51 adds the electronic limited slip diff, so to vent this on the passenger side they added a vent and then they probably added one on the driver's side to make it uniform. All cars still use vents, the Z51 pack just uses more. Either way the brake cooling and radiator cooling is the most important part, the rest is gravy.

And I like gravy..............that's the problem.:eek:

That's why getting the Z51 package is a given!

I'm going to go ahead and approve a high five on that one. As corny as it may be.:cool:

And a high five shall be given. This car has to be car of the year.

The rear fender vents is what I mean. Good lord I'm tired.

The Carbon Flash Metallic color is an add on too. Very cool I wish that color was available for the entire car.

Yeah have to get the Z51 with magnetic suspension. Wife wants it to be blue, I like red but could live with blue if that is what it takes for her to let me get one.

I think the other vent is for the transmission cooler.

What they said! Both are functional. :)

So, when washing this car. How much of a pita will these be? I would assume they would drain easily, or you just avoid getting water in them at all. I can imagine drying this thing. Ugh...

A lot of tape, and these things have to make these things resistant to water for rain.

It will be a cold day in hell before I tape off a car just to wash it. :lol:

If it got to that point I would just stare at it:pray:

So if I read this right, the base model with auto has functional vents?

I can't imagine GM or Corvette would design this car not knowing water would evidently get water in the vents... :nono:

But I've seen vettes with factory tires not fit to drive in a small drizzle.

I'm not worried about water as much as functionality. They've killed it on so many aspects; I highly doubt this was a wtf moment among them.:stingray: