Chevrolet Corvette C5 - car classics

Chevrolet Corvette C5

Corvette remained on the American market for almost 50 years and had been in production longer than any supercar, model C5 1997 issue belonged to the fifth generation. The all-new compact V-shaped eight-cylinder engine under the name of LSI has been specially designed for model C5. With the new cylinder heads, a complex system of cooling of supercharged air, electronic fuel injection, as well as electronically controlled throttle, the engine instantly started to spin, as in a race car, and was strong. The car did fiberglasovym, wheel disks - of magnesium, so Corvette remained relatively easy. Bottom made of balsa, which paved between steel sheets, to strengthen the construction, the steel chassis had a few secrets - suspension arms of alloys and composite monolistovaya rear spring. The leading bridge in the unit with the gearbox was located in the rear part, thus evenly distributing the weight and making the management of splendid.