Will the Blue Devil Corvette be America's Fastest Supercar?
Chevrolet is General Motor's bread and butter brand when it comes to cars, vans, sport utilities and trucks. Dependable and
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| The Corvette breaks away from the bread and butter image of the Chevrolet brand. |
The flagship of not only Chevrolet, but the crown and jewels to the General Motors brand, it's the car that's kept the flame alive throughout grim and bleak days and is one of the most recognized nameplates the world over.
Since its introduction as a two-seater convertible in the mid 1950's, the Corvette has developed from a homegrown roadster to a world-class performer. This transformation, particularly evident in the past two generations, has seen a remarkable boost in the fiberglass-bodied car's reputation as a competitive sports car, as seen in its successes on road and track against Europe, Asia and America's best.
The latest generation Corvette, the C6, is proof of Chevrolet's seriousness when it comes to taking on the sports car segment, having designed a vehicle that can hold its own
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| While the public is still dazed by the new Z06, there's news of an even hotter version on the horizon. |
Chevy turned heads earlier this year with the introduction of the C6 'Z06' performance model, which built upon the stock C6's bar-raising capabilities by dropping in a hand-built 505-horsepower 7.0-litre LS7 pushrod V8 with 470 lb-ft of torque. Add that to a suspension system, brakes, and gearbox that were fine-tweaked on the track, and you have a performance machine that's only outclassed by six-figure machines from places with unpronounceable names. While the public is still dazed by the new Z06, there's news of an even hotter version that's on the horizon.