Comments on: 2014 Corvette is the first GM vehicle to use “Smart Materials” http://www.slashgear.com/2014-corvette-is-the-first-gm-vehicle-to-use-smart-materials-13269167/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: willied1029 http://www.slashgear.com/2014-corvette-is-the-first-gm-vehicle-to-use-smart-materials-13269167/#comment-273350 willied1029 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:03:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269167#comment-273350 And yet it’s one of the best handling cars around. You know what’s also an old technology? Wheels…but we still use them.

]]> By: Phil Meyer http://www.slashgear.com/2014-corvette-is-the-first-gm-vehicle-to-use-smart-materials-13269167/#comment-273235 Phil Meyer Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:06:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269167#comment-273235 What I cannot find, is if the new Corvette still uses leaf springs …

It has long been mocked for still using leaf springs, a technology as old as covered wagons.

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvette_leaf_spring

]]> By: Rob C http://www.slashgear.com/2014-corvette-is-the-first-gm-vehicle-to-use-smart-materials-13269167/#comment-273011 Rob C Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:29:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269167#comment-273011 I just hope this thing doesn’t cost alot. Likely this gadget is likely to spread to regular model cars. I bet its going be insanely expensive in comparison to traditional mechanical wire type.

]]> By: cliff_dangers http://www.slashgear.com/2014-corvette-is-the-first-gm-vehicle-to-use-smart-materials-13269167/#comment-272956 cliff_dangers Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269167#comment-272956 Chevy saying that there is about 200 motorized parts on typical vehicle is more surprising. I thought about it and could only come up with less than 50.

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