Chevrolet Corvette C6
The Chevrolet Corvette is the sixth and current generation of
Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet. The new sixth-generation
Corvette gets an overhaul of the suspension geometry, all new bodywork with
exposed headlamps (for the first time since 1962), a larger passenger
compartment, a larger 6.0 L engine, and a much higher level of refinement.
Overall, it is 5.1 inches (13 cm) shorter than the C5, but its wheelbase has
increased by 1.2 inches (3 cm). It is also one inch (2.5 cm) narrower, making
for a smaller, sportier Corvette. The reduced dimensions were in response to
criticism that the fifth-generation Corvette looked too wide—the new body gives
the impression of a much sleeker, faster car. Chevrolet hopes the new design
will attract buyers of comparable European sports cars like the Porsche 911, but
some purists dislike the new styling. The new 6.0 L LS2 V8 produces 400 hp (298
kW) at 6000 rpm and 400 lbf.ft (542 N·m) of torque at 4400 rpm. Its red-line is
increased to 6500 rpm like the fifth-generation Z06. The current Corvette
retains its relatively high fuel economy, in part by upshifting to higher gears
as soon as possible and in part by its relatively low drag coefficient. Equipped
with an automatic transmission, the Corvette achieves 18/26 mpg (city/highway),
and the manual transmission is slightly better at 18/28. However, some
prospective Corvette buyers are surprised to find that the Coorvette's manual
transmission is fitted with Computer Aided Gear Shifting (CAGS), obligating the
driver to shift from 1st directly to 4th when operating at lower RPMs. While
this boosts the EPA's derived fuel economy, thus allowing the buyer to avoid
paying the "gas guzzler" tax, it is an open secret that more than a few
sixth-generation Corvette owners with manual transmissions simply have a $20
aftermarket part (CAGS eliminator) fitted to their vehicle to re-enable a normal
1-2-3-4-5-6 sequence at any RPM.
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