Tracing the Vette's evolution from the first year Corvette to the latest, hybrid-powered C8. Plus, our Corvette test numbers.
Tracing the Vette's evolution from the first year Corvette to the latest, hybrid-powered C8. Plus, our Corvette test numbers.Countless barrels of ink have been spilled and many dozen forests of trees have been felled telling the tale of all eight generations of the iconic Chevrolet Corvette. We're as guilty—if not more so—as anyone. But let's say you have an interest in the history of America's sports car, but you don't have the time to read a book.
Given the length of the C3's production run and the era in which it existed, power options ran the gamut from "Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock" to "John Travolta at Studio 54." Highlights? Those include the Corvette ZL-1, which featured an all-aluminum version of the big-block 7.0-liter V-8 making a likely underrated 430 hp. The Corvette ZR-1 also made its debut during this generation, living as a special performance package for 5.7-liter-powered Corvettes from 1970 to 1972.
It's fair to say that the C5 lived up to customer expectations. Lighter and faster, yet quieter and more comfortable than Corvettes that had come before it, the C5 was just as good a GT as it was a sports car.Lightweight, compact, and powerful, they'd later become the default choice for anyone looking to swap an engine into something slower. The standard Corvette coupe, targa, and convertible's LS1 5.
he Corvette ZR1 followed in 2009. It packed the new LS9 under the clear Plexiglas panel in its carbon-fiber hood. But the real excitement arrived in 2009 with the launch of the ZR1 powered by a supercharged, 6.2-liter LS9 Chevy's resurrected ZR1, with 755 horsepower and 715 lb-ft of torque, was only able to manage 3.0-second blasts
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