Cross-country in a Corvette Stingray: Day Two

Day two of our cross-country Corvette run is in the books and the new Stingray continues to impress. We're still realizing solid fuel-economy -- mid-20s to low 30s -- and the car is among the most comfortable road-trippers we've spent serious seat time in.

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Grandpa and grandson chillin' at the motel.

It's been extremely well-received across the board. Our fellow motorists have placed their lives and ours in danger while angling for a cellphone pic. Crowds have gathered in parking lots. An old guy called it a "nice outfit" -- though Chevy will be pleased to hear most of the attention has come from much younger admirers.

What was initially assumed to be a barely noticeable driveline shudder was actually the engine going from eight to four cylinders and back. Once we figured out that it wasn't something to worry about, we found ourselves noticing it less and less.

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The Corvette Stingray's smiling face in the Colorado rockies.

Criticisms are as follows: The lights on the driver's climate-control knob are too bright at night. The black vent inserts on the body would look better if they were black instead of black-metallic. The e-brake is a switch -- we know, packaging. The voice instructions on the nav system turn the audio down -- not a problem with music, but super annoying when listening to an audiobook. You can turn the voice off, but then you have to actually pay attention to where you're going, which is what we're doing.

Yes, we're really stretching when it comes to finding things we don't like; the new Corvette is just great.

You can follow along with the rest of our journey on Twitter, Instagram and Vine under the hashtag #xccorvette.

By Rory Carroll