El Chevrolet Corvette It is the sports car par excellence of the American brand and a model that has been produced uninterruptedly since 1953 for seven generations.
The latest iteration, featured in the Detroit Auto Show de 2013 and launched at the end of the same year, it recovers the name Stingray abandoned in 1976.
Contrary to what many enthusiasts might think, the Corvette is smaller than the Camaro. However, due to its commercial approach, it occupies the upper part of the Chevrolet range in terms of sportsmanship y exclusiveness.
Technical characteristics Chevrolet Corvette
Its mechanical layout consists of a longitudinal front engine with transaxle gearbox, that is, located on the rear axle. This feature helps to achieve a more balanced weight distribution, which specifically in this car is perfect, 50:50.
The seventh generation of the model stands out above all the previous ones for offering an interior of greater quality with great equipment possibilities, or a aluminum chassis lighter and stiffer than the previous generation.
Externally it reaches 4,49 meters in length, 1,96 meters in width and 1,23 meters in height, presenting a distance between axis de 2,71 meters. It is available with two bodies different, one cut disconnected and a convertible type targa.
Both are approved to house inside two occupants. In any case, the habitability It is one of the fairest in its segment since its width and space for the legs is very limited. Their trunk amounts to a few discrete 243 liters.
Mechanical range and Chevrolet Corvette gearboxes
La mechanical range of the Chevrolet Corvette It is made up of a gasoline engine with selective cylinder disconnection. Its cylinder capacity amounts to 6.2 liters Distributed in eight cylinder set to v.
La power of this block is staggered in two versions. The access version (with vacuum feed) delivers 466 CV. The most powerful and performance, makes use of supercharging, to perform 766 CV.
The power of the mechanics that move the Corvette reaches the ground through its rear wheels. The gearboxes available are two, one of manual cut with 7 relations and another of type automatic with 8 relationships called Hydra-Matic.
Equipment Chevrolet Corvette
The range of equipment for Chevrolet Corvette it is not officially structured for the Spanish market. The reason for this situation lies in the commercial absence of the generalist firm of General Motors.
All the units that are marketed in other countries, such as the United States, do so with the following levels: Stingray, Grand Sport, Z06 y ZR1. In any case, the units of the Corvette that arrive in Europe are usually very well equipped, in order to limit the differences with their main rivals.
For this reason, since completion the Corvette You can add things like eight airbags, traction and stability controls (TCS and ESP), ABS and EBD brakes, as well as signal recognition system of traffic, recommended rest indicator or light and rain sensors.
In the most complete endings it can include automatic bi-zone climate control, infotainment system with 7 inch touch screen and Integrated Navigation with MyLink, Hands-Free Entry and Starting, or a built-in camera that records images and telemetry data.
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Chevrolet Corvette and its rivals
By size, the Chevrolet Corvette It is framed in the segment of mid-size sports cars with a coupé-cabrio body. In this way we can classify it in the league of McLaren 720S, Porsche RS 911 GT2, Lamborghini Aventador S o Ferrari F12berlinetta.
Before them he offers a Greater exclusivity (due to its limited diffusion in Europe) and a dynamic American-style behavior. On the contrary, it cannot compete for breadth of range, internal quality or fuel consumption of its only mechanics.
The Chevrolet Corvette of Km0 and second hand
The history and Chevrolet Corvette It is well known in our country, although its sales have been testimonial throughout its extensive commercial life. The reason for that is that General Motors never marketed the model directly on the European continent and Spain.
For this situation, finding units in the semi new market or kilometer is very complicated. In any case, there are units registered between the years 2001 to 2013 (fifth to seventh generation) that have rates between 14 y 85 thousand euros.
If we were interested in a unit we would have to contact a parallel importer to look for it and bring it to us exclusively. In any case, the seventh generation is being marketed in a limited way in several European countries, so getting one is easier.
Highlights
- Aggressive design
- driving dynamics
- History
Improvable Points
- Availability in Europe
- Fuel consumption
- Quality of finishes compared to its European rivals
Chevrolet Corvette Prices
For the American market (United States) the prices at which the Chevrolet Corvette They range as follows: the Stingray access version starts at $55.500 up to $121 for the ZR1 finish.
The price range for Corvette in the Spanish market it is not officially defined. The reason for this is that the firm with the bow tie does not market its products in Spain, since General Motors decided to leave our country in 2016.
The arrival of Corvette to our continent is through parallel importers. Therefore, the final rate varies depending on the country of origin of the vehicle and the costs that must be added to the version price chosen.
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