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The 2020 Corvette C8 was the first Corvette to have a rear mid-engine configuration, [108] GM's first since the 1984 Pontiac Fiero. The base Stingray coupe was introduced on July 18, 2019, with three launch colors, red (with the Z51 Package), white, and blue, and the convertible on October 2 at the Kennedy Space Center , joined by the C8.R race ...
The performance figures for the 405 hp (411 PS; 302 kW) version of the Z06 include an acceleration time from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds and 11.9 seconds in the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (402 m) as tested by GM High-Tech Performance magazine in October 2004. The top speed of the Z06 has been recorded to be 171 mph (275 km/h).
Tested performance figures by Road & Track magazine include a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) acceleration time of 4.9 seconds, a quarter mile time of 13.4 seconds, braking distance of 132 ft from 60 mph and 233 ft from 80 mph along with skidpad acceleration of 0.94 g. The car's tested top speed by the magazine amounted to 179 mph (288 km/h).
Performance was 7.7 seconds for 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) with a 15.9 second 1 ⁄ 4 mile (402.3 m) run at 86.4 mph (139.0 km/h). For the 2005 model year, the SSR used the 390 hp (291 kW) LS2 V8 also found in the C6 Corvette , Trailblazer SS, and Pontiac GTO , and also offered a manual transmission option, the six-speed Tremec , for the first time.
Now featured in five of eight generations, the Corvette Z06 has always been focused on setting the fastest lap time.
Sports cars – including those which meet all the above most basic criterion, such as the 1969 ZL-1 Corvette, with an all-aluminum 427 cu in (7.00 L) V8 listed at 430 hp (321 kW) but reported to produce 560 hp (418 kW), that slung the car through the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (0.40 km) traps in 10.89 seconds [20] – are considered muscle cars by some, [21 ...
The 1982 L83 was again the only Corvette engine, producing 200 hp (149 kW) and 285 lb⋅ft (386 N⋅m) of torque from 9.0:1 compression. Since GM did not assign a 1983 model year to production Corvettes, there was no L83 for 1983. [22] This was also the only engine on the 1984 Corvette, at 205 hp (153 kW) and 290 lb⋅ft (393 N⋅m) of torque.
The Chevrolet Corvette (C6) is the sixth generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced by Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 2005 to 2013 model years. It is the first Corvette with exposed headlamps (as opposed to hidden headlamps) since the 1962 model. Production variants include the Z06, ZR1, Grand Sport, and 427 Convertible.