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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Inside the Corvette: Powered by Tonawanda

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Inside the Corvette: Powered by Tonawanda
Inside the Corvette: Powered by Tonawanda
Inside the Corvette: Powered by Tonawanda

ALL NEW AT SIX -- DIDYOU KNOW AMERICA'SSO-CALLED"SUPERCAR" IS BEINGPOWERED ALL OVERTHE WORLD... BYWESTERN NEWYORKERS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER MADISONCARTER SHOWS USHOW THE NEWCORVETTE ENGINE ISCOMING TO LIFE INTHE TOWN OFTONAWANDA.A SUPERCAR...OUR ENGINE POWERSTHIS CAR 495HORSEPOWER, 470LBS OF TORQUE 0-60 INTHREE SECONDS ITHINK YOU CAN GET ALOT OF PLACES IN 3SECONDS RIGHT.MADE IN AMERICA ..BUT POWERED RIGHTHERE AT HOME.THESE CARS WILL BESOLD THROUGHOUTTHE WORLD AND THEYWILL ACTUALLY SEE"BUILT IN TONAWANDANEW YORK"AFTER JUST UNDER AMONTH ON THEMARKET, THE BRANDNEW L-T-2 ENGINE FORTHE ICONIC CHEVYCORVETTE..

ISGETTING RAVEREVIEWS FOR ITSINNOVATION ANDPERFORMANCE.IT'S MID ENGINE IT'SIN THE CENTER OF THECARRAY JENSON IS ON THELINE AT G-MPOWERTRAIN IN THETOWN OFTONAWANDA,BUILDING IT EVERYDAY - HE SAYS THEASSEMBLY LINE HADTO LEARN 8 EXTRAJOBS TO BUILD THISNEW ENGINE.THE LT2 IS MUCH MORECOMPLEX, THERE AREMANY MORECOMPONENTS, IT'S AMUCH MORE DIVERSEENGINE.WITH A TEAM OFABOUT 85-90, EACHENGINE TAKESAROUND TWO HOURSTO BUILD, WITHEVERYONE WORKINGEFFICIENTLY TO PLAYTHEIR PART.ANYWHERE I WOULDSAY PROBABLY FROM30-40 SECONDS PERJOBITS A HUGE THING FOROUR MEMBERSHIP, ITSA HUGE THING FOROUR COMMUNITY, ITADDS MORE GOODPAYING JOBS TO OURNEIGHBORHOOD.THERE IS A SENSE OFPRIDE ON THEASSEMBLY FLOORWITH SUCH AN ICONICCAR IS BRINGINGRECOGNITION TOWESTERN NEW YORK.ITS A LITTLE THING BUTIT'S BIG FOR US ONTHE ENGINE WE'REACTUALLY GOING TOHAVE A STICKER THATSAYS MADE INTONAWANDA.PLANT MANAGER RAMRAMANUJAMSAYS "IT'S FULFILLING"TO SEEITS VERY PERSONAL,THIS IS PART OF OURCOMMUNITY ITS ANOPPORTUNITY TOSHOWCASE THETALENT WE HAVE THESKILLSETS OF THEPEOPLE WE HAVEAND IF SALESCONTINUE TO GO WELLITS POSSIBLEADDITIONAL HIRES WILLBE BROUGHT IN TOHELP ROLL THIS"AMERICAN SUPERCAR"OUR TO THE PUBLIC.MC, 7EWN.

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