I should also mention that Chevy hasn't forgotten about environmental issues completely. While it won't achieve the same
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I really like the fact that the Corvette includes enough usable trunk space to make it an effective weekend getaway car. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
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economy or emissions ratings of a smaller economy car, the new Corvette delivers an estimated combined city/highway rating of about 10.7 to 10.2 L/100 km, which incidentally is almost identical to the outgoing C5 despite the C6's 14.5 percent greater horsepower. Impressive.
Now that I'm on more practical issues, I really like the fact that the Corvette includes enough usable trunk space - 295 litres (10.5 cubic feet) when the top is up and 144 litres (5.1 cubic feet) when down - to make it an effective weekend getaway
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| Interior plastics are extremely high in quality, even on the A-pillars, and switchgear, especially on the centre stack, is nice to the touch and works extremely well. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) |
car. Some roadsters forget about such important issues, but Chevy's designers took this to heart, as they did when making the car's interior as accommodating as it is. The seats are comfortable and as supportive as most drivers will need when tackling corners, while the interior details are positively luxurious compared to the C5. Plastics are extremely high in quality, even on the A-pillars, and switchgear, especially on the centre stack, is nice to the touch and works extremely well. Truly, Chevy has turned what was a bit of an uncivilized monster into a kinder, tamer monster. My only complaint about the car itself (my other complaint being: why does GM Canada stick it to Canadians who are already taxed more and paid less than our friends to the south, with a base price some $18,605 more expensive than what GM's U.S. division charges Americans for the same car, based on the U.S. price of $51,535 USD converted at today's exchange rate to $61,300 CAD) comes down to interior design, a little less exciting than the shape of exterior panels. The button-actuated electric door releases are seriously top drawer, mind you, a point that segues nicely into discussion about its new power soft top.
