Corvette C6

Number: HTC14-N9C0B

Year: 2024 - 2/5

Collection: HW Roadsters

Born: 2005, Bowling Green, KY

Manufacturer: Chevrolet (General Motors)

The Corvette C6 featured new bodywork with exposed headlamps, revised suspension geometry, a larger passenger compartment, a larger 6.0 L V8 engine and a higher level of refinement. It is 5.1 inches shorter than the C5, but the wheelbase was increased by 1.2 inches. It is also one inch narrower. The new LS2 engine has a power output of 400 hp at 6,000 rpm and 400 lb⋅ft of torque at 4,400 rpm. Like the C5, the Corvette C6's suspension consisted of independent unequal-length double wishbones with transverse fiberglass mono-leaf springs and optional magnetorheological dampers.

The Corvette's manual transmission is fitted with Computer Aided Gear Shifting (CAGS), obligating the driver to shift from 1st gear directly to the 4th gear when operating at lower RPM. This boosts the EPA's derived fuel economy thus allowing the buyer to avoid paying the "gas guzzler" tax. GM badges were added to the car in 2006.

Beginning with the 2008 model year, the Corvette received a new engine, the LS3. With displacement increased to 6.2 L, power was increased to 430 hp at 6,500 rpm and 424 lb⋅ft of torque at 4,600 rpm, or 436 hp and 428 lb⋅ft with the optional vacuum actuated valve exhaust. The previous Tremec T56 transmission on manual Corvettes was replaced with a new version, the TR6060, in the 2008 model year. Manual Corvette models now had improved shift linkage; the automatic model was set up for quicker shifts, and accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds, faster than any other production automatic Corvette model. From 2008 onward, the steering was revised for improved feel and the wheels were updated to a new five-spoke design. The last Corvette C6, a white 427 convertible, was completed on February 28, 2013.