Chevrolet Corvette

The Corvette is Chevrolet’s world-class, high-performance sports car which adds the Grand Sport for the 2010 model year after the ZR1 joined the lineup for 2009. The Corvette Grand Sport features wider bodywork and high-performance suspension to create a car that is equally at home on the road or the track. The Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful and fastest production car ever produced by General Motors. A true American icon, the Corvette was introduced in January 1953.The first 300 cars were produced by hand and powered by 235-cubic-inch 6-cylinder engines. In 1955 a V8 engine was offered for the first time and in 1965 a big-block V8 was optional and 4-wheel disc brakes became standard. The fifth-generation C5 Corvette was introduced in 1997, with the Z06 added in 2001 along with additional performance equipment. The 2005 C6 was the first Corvette in more than 40 years without retractable headlights and the Z06 returned again for 2006. The OnStar advanced communication system comes standard on the current Chevrolet Corvette. Click for more details about OnStar.