2006-12-12 05:55:19Mike O’Lee
CHEVY Corvette C6
What is American’s definition to a sports car? The answer is this Chevrolet Corvette - the quintessential American Sports Car.
Unlike Japanese’s high revving, turbo charged sports car or European’s ultra light, artistically crafted sports car, Corvette gets its power from a naturally aspirated, big displacement, overhead valve engine.
To develop this new C6 Corvette, Chevrolet raced a C5R Corvette in the American Le Man GT series and won over competitions including Ferrari, and used the experiences gained wisely. In some ways, this C6 Corvette is almost better than last year’s Z06 in the stock form. The 6.0 liter LS2 engine produced 400 horsepower @ 6000 rpm and 400 lb-ft of torque @ 4400 rpm. Please note, over 90% of the torque is already available at the lowly 3000 rpm. The engine is barely lugging at 1500 rpm when cruising at 75 mph. Tapping the gas pedal a little deeper, Corvette can sprint at 130 mph when the engine spinning at 4000 rpm. Top speed is at 186 mph.
Most of Corvette’s criticism in the past had been centered in the interior fit and finish. Chevrolet has really taken this to heart and made some major improvements to the C6’s interior. Beige leather interior permeate a sense of luxury; keyless entry and GM’s navigation system given the car a futuristic feeling. Head up display provides all essential information to the driver on the windshield, so he never has to take his eyes off the road.
It is really fun driving this 400 horsepower monster on the streets. Drifting out of a corner is only a tap of the gas pedal away. The ride is firm and managed. The booming engine provides a nice sound track in the background. Although Corvette’s size is on the big side, but the car felt very agile and balanced. We can easily slice through corners in the most efficient and predictable way.
This C6 Corvette has successfully crossed the line between sports and super sports. For barely $50,000, one can own a 400 horsepower, 186 mph sports car. The newly improved exterior and interior is just the icing on top of the cake. It looks like we are having a new car on our wish list.
Unlike Japanese’s high revving, turbo charged sports car or European’s ultra light, artistically crafted sports car, Corvette gets its power from a naturally aspirated, big displacement, overhead valve engine.
To develop this new C6 Corvette, Chevrolet raced a C5R Corvette in the American Le Man GT series and won over competitions including Ferrari, and used the experiences gained wisely. In some ways, this C6 Corvette is almost better than last year’s Z06 in the stock form. The 6.0 liter LS2 engine produced 400 horsepower @ 6000 rpm and 400 lb-ft of torque @ 4400 rpm. Please note, over 90% of the torque is already available at the lowly 3000 rpm. The engine is barely lugging at 1500 rpm when cruising at 75 mph. Tapping the gas pedal a little deeper, Corvette can sprint at 130 mph when the engine spinning at 4000 rpm. Top speed is at 186 mph.
Most of Corvette’s criticism in the past had been centered in the interior fit and finish. Chevrolet has really taken this to heart and made some major improvements to the C6’s interior. Beige leather interior permeate a sense of luxury; keyless entry and GM’s navigation system given the car a futuristic feeling. Head up display provides all essential information to the driver on the windshield, so he never has to take his eyes off the road.
It is really fun driving this 400 horsepower monster on the streets. Drifting out of a corner is only a tap of the gas pedal away. The ride is firm and managed. The booming engine provides a nice sound track in the background. Although Corvette’s size is on the big side, but the car felt very agile and balanced. We can easily slice through corners in the most efficient and predictable way.
This C6 Corvette has successfully crossed the line between sports and super sports. For barely $50,000, one can own a 400 horsepower, 186 mph sports car. The newly improved exterior and interior is just the icing on top of the cake. It looks like we are having a new car on our wish list.
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