Specifications
Manufacturer	Chevrolet		Engine	6.0 Litre LS2 V8
Model	Corvette C6 Convertible		Valvetrain	OHV 2 Valves / Cylinder
Drivetrain	Front Engine / RWD		Power	298 kW @ 6000 rpm / 542.0 Nm @ 4400 rpm
Transmission	4 Speed Automatic Hydra-Matic 4L65-E		Redline	6,500 rpm
Wheels	18" Alloys Front / 19" Alloys Rear		0-100 Km/h	4.2 seconds
Brakes	Discs w/ Power Assist & ABS		Top Speed	299.3 km/h
Weight	1451 kg		1/4 Mile	12.6 seconds

corvette's sound hot as

pity about the rear suspension though

front looks good and the high ass is well...

Yeah typical American car, looks good goes real fast in a straight line but uses leaf springs all around (you know the same sort of technology used on a boat trailer, or back in the early 1900s). Now that is the pinicle of American Super Cars.

If you had have seen this thing on top gear, you would have seen that while it has leaf springs, it is still insanely fast around a track...

This is without a doubt the fastest Vette around, its faster around the top gear track than a Lotus Exidge, and almost as fast as an EVO8 (400hp version - not the 300hp version we get here in aus.)

*waits for "BuT iT Muzt haV3 t3chn0loGy t0 b pha5t" stupid comments*

looks nice front lights kinda look dodge viperish
very nice car though

I have always loved Vettes. Much respect!

i thought it was only leaf-springs in the rear buddy...

No it doesn't need technology to go fast and perform well (But it sure as hell helps), it’s just a typical American sports car, yeah it went fast around the top gear track, but it isn’t all that impressive. Have you been in one? I can tell you first hand it isn’t. When you compare it to any Ferrari, a Porsche 911, BMW M5... You know all the top Euro Super Cars that are in this section, it plainly is behind the times and reeks of 'American Beef Cake Body Builder'. Ancient Technology, panels that rattle, cut corners all around but hell it looks good on the out side but like most Americans it still has below average intelligence.

Don't get me wrong I don't hate the car, infact I find it comical. This is the Pinnacle of American super car. This is the American Lamborghini Murcielago, 911 or M5. I'd rather a HSV or FPV any day.

*Waits for all the “Americans isn’t Dumb, the president is just unedumicated” replys*

LOL A hsv with coil springs rolls around like a boat.

Also the price tag of a c6 vette is nowhere at the vicinity of a lambo, ferrari, porsche etc.

It has transverse leaf springs front and rear. Not like a trailer or ute but the ones that go side to side (transverse) not front to rear style. And its not leaves its single composite carbon fibre spring. Although it sound prehistoric is is very effective and cost alot more than coils or coilovers. Coils are a much cheaper way to achieve good handling. Also the transverse leaves act as anti sway/roll bars at the same time as been a spring.

Shakey Bones - These arn't built to be price-is-no object uncomprimising supercars... The C6 Vette still only costs US$73,000 (roughly $96,000 dollars australian).

But if you insist on comparing it to cars with double and triple the price tag then go ahead.. At least we agree it is a very fast car both in a straight line, and around corners.

BBC POWERLAP TIMES (which one is cheapest ?)

Chevrolet Corvette - 1.26.8
Mercedes CLS 55 AMG - 1.26.9
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR 350C - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
Dodge Viper SRT-10 - 1.28.5
MG SV - 1.28.6
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet)
Mitsubishi Evo VIII - 1.28.9

Interesting, Leaf spring has been in the Vette for some time, also the newest "single leaf" is a newer design (1981). Also it's more money for this Vette setup then coils (which I thought the other way around). When comparing the Vette C6 and soon to be released Z06, it's obvious this car is the best supercar deal. The normal C6 crushes things 2x+ in price, just think what the Z06 is going to do!


What are the advantages for the Vette?

This is an article written around the time the C4 was released. It covers a lot of the reasons why GM retained the leaf suspension
http://web.telia.com/~u60113742/misc/suspe...lass_spring.gif
The big advantages are:
-It weights A LOT LESS than coil springs. One leaf replaces two coils. The two coil springs weigh 3 times as much as the one leaf. Additionally the leaf is placed at the bottom of the car. In addition to removing weight you lower the CG.
-It acts as an anti role bar. The article above explains how this works so I won’t. The advantage is you can run lighter anti-role bars because the springs are taking care of part of the job for you.
-The leaf springs never wear out. The vendor of these springs has never had to replace one due to fatigue failure. Coil springs to were out but you typically don’t notice on smaller, lighter cars. You do see it more on old, heavy Caddies and such. The improved fatigue life was really evident compared to the C3’s steel leaf spring. Thus this is an advantage over coils but not a big one.

What are the drawbacks for the Vette?
-They are expensive. We normally don’t think of leaves as the expensive suspension but in the case of the Corvette, coils would be cheaper. The Vette already has all the parts a coil sprung double A arm suspension would use. Pull the leaf off, replace the shock with a coil over and you’ve converted the Vette. Since the rest of the system is the same, the cost comes down to the price of 2 coils or one spring. Well if it was a steal leaf spring it might be cheaper (remember truck suspension is cheaper because the leaves also act as links).

Vette costs 46K USD. Z06 costs 65KUSD.

FYI: Or even a Viper! but here is some other info I thought you might like

On-Track Success: Viper GTS-R and Corvette C5R

If you've ever questioned the Viper or C5 Corvette's prowess as sports cars (as opposed to being thought of as just straight-liners), consider the success each has enjoyed in professional road racing. Fewer than four years after the Viper's introduction, Dodge itself commissioned the racing GTS-R coupe. The result was multiple FIA GT championships and back-to-back-to-back GTS class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (not to mention an outright win at the Daytona 24). Chevy met the Mopar boys where they lived with the creation of the Corvette C5R, which is successfully carrying the mantle: So far, it's earned consecutive class championships at Le Mans (last year and this year) and also bagged an overall victory at Daytona. Who said American cars can't be made to go around corners?--M.S.

yeh il take the Z06 over the C6 thanks.. 7 litre with 500hp, 0-96 in 3.7s, 11.5s 400m ..316kph vmax ..