Chevy Corvette gets Valet Mode with Performance Data Recorde

***Ed Blown Vert*** · 08-18-2014, 05:00 AM

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Technology, Videos, Chevrolet, Luxury

For the 2015-model-year, Chevrolet introduces Valet Mode for the Corvette, an enhancement to the Performance Data Recorder (PDR) already available and to your peace of mind. The PDR already captures 720p HD video with a windshield-mounted camera, records interior audio with a cabin microphone and gathers telemetry data using GPS, saving the data to an SD card in the glovebox. You can then watch your track-day antics with various information overlays on the center console screen.

Valet Mode will let you hit 'Replay' when your car gets pulled up front smelling vaguely of fricasseed clutch. Turned on by entering a four-digit code, it also locks the interior storage spaces and turns off the infotainment system. It can't be turned off until the code is re-entered. There's a press release below with more information as well as a video that explains how it works, with the obligatory dig at the 'Vette's biggest foe.Continue reading Chevy Corvette gets Valet Mode with Performance Data Recorder [w/video]
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