Classic Corvette C2
Written by admin on February 19, 2009 – 5:40 pm -In 1962 Chevrolet presented the second generation Corvette, the Corvette Stingray C2. It got a new look with a longer nose and the characteristic headlight as seen on the 1959 Chevrolet Stingray racer. GM-design boss Bill Mitchell and his assistent Larry Shinoda designed the car. Like its predecessor the bodywork is made out of glass fibre to save weight. Special for this car is the independent suspension. Spectacular is the in 1966 released 427-edition with a 6999 cc V8 engine which produces 425 hp. It accelerates in about 5 seconds to 70 mph and its topspeed is 153 mph. Famous is the 'split-window'. The production of the C2 ended in 1968 with the introduction of the C3. By then 117,964 C2's were produced. // Read More →
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Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows
Written by admin on January 31, 2009 – 2:50 pm -A special edition, the Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows. Who is Ron Fellows? A long time ago Ron Fellows was a Canadian racing driver. He had a lot of success driving the corvette. The Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows is a hymn to him and these successes. This special edition of the Z06 is white, has a 7.0 liter 511hp v8 engine and produces a topspeed of more than 190 mph. // Read More →
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Corvette ZR1 at Nürburgring
Written by admin on January 20, 2009 – 7:27 am -Several car manufacturers have been battling for a while to get the title 'fastest production car'. Especially Nissan and General Motors take this very seriously. Friday 27th june 2008 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany General Motors took the Corvette ZR1 for a test drive. Driven by engineer Jim Mero the ZR1 completed the 23 kilometer distance in 7 minutes en 26.4 seconds. That is faster than the Nissan GT-R (7:29) and any Porsche. It is 16.5 seconds faster than the Corvette Z06. Later that year the ZR1 was 4 seconds faster and drove in 7 minutes and 22.4 seconds the same distance. // Read More →
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Callaway Corvette not just for the gods
Written by admin on January 12, 2009 – 10:48 am -Photograph by : Handout The Callaway Corvette is a budget priced super car what generated 580 horsepower, with a 6.2 litre super charged engine. Its driving very smoothly without pushing the engine in the red. The driving experience you can compare it with a porsche or a ferrari without paying a fortune for the car. The 580 horsepower monster is blasting from zero to 96 km/h (60 miles/h) in 3.5 seconds and to a top speed of 330 km/h (205 miles/h). The price of a base Corvette Coupe is US$65,205 - even when adding the US$18,900 Callaway Corvette package, it comes out close to US$85,000. That's less than the 505-hp, Corvette Z06 that retails for US$93,775 and much less than the 638-hp ZR1 with the sky-high US$126,605 ticket. Technical specs: Type of vehicle: Rear-drive sports coupe Engine: Supercharged 6.2L OHV V8 Power: 580 hp @ 6200 rpm; 510 lb-ft of torque @ 4,750 rpm Transmission: Six-speed manual Brakes: Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS Tires: P275/30ZR19 front, P305/25ZR20 rear // Read More →
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Go to A Corvette Forum for More Answers
Written by admin on January 9, 2009 – 5:01 pm -You are starting to get interested in sports car and you've found out about Chevrolet's corvette cars that are manufactured by General Motors. You've probably heard that General Motors make very good cars but do not have enough notions about every sports car that they've ever made. If you're starting to worry about how to identify the best corvette sport car, there's always help around you. You just have to look and ask for help to the most reliable source there is. Corvette cars are not hard to know especially if you already have the slightest idea about racing, a little research will also do you good. If you have friends who are in to racing and knows corvette, you can ask them about its performance and its ability and qualification as a racing car. However, if all friends that you've asked didn't provide you with a satisfying answer, I suggest you go online and look for Corvette Forum that will surely aid you and answer your concerns. An online Corvette Forum is very helpful especially... more
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