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Today, 15 January 2014Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray first drive review
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is better in every respect than its predecessor, though traditional character traits remain intact
The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette. The return of the Stingray; in name, at least.We’ll have to see if the new Corvette warrants the iconic title that Chevrolet, only after production was signed-off, decided it could attach to the car. It’s so good, they think, it deserves it.The 2014 ‘Vette is a new car from the ground up, with only two parts carried over from the previous generation. Apparently that’s not ‘the chassis’ and ‘the engine’, either, merely a cabin filter and roof latch.The new chassis is an aluminium backbone structure, with composite body panels hung from it. Suspension is by double-wishbones all-round, retaining the trademark transverse springs, and with magneto-rheological dampers.All European-sold Corvettes get what’s called the Z51 Performance Pack as standard, which is optional in the US. Left-hand drive is standard everywhere.The motor is the one you’d expect to find: a 6.2-litre small block (yeah, I know) V8, here making 460bhp and 465lb ft and driving, as standard, the rear-wheels through a seven-speed manual gearbox. There’s an auto too, of course, and a convertible.
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